Don’t leap to conclusions about JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s decision to upgrade its assessment of Indonesia’s stock market. The New York-based bank has elevated internal compliance to nuisance levels in Asia since a scandal over its hiring practices in China broke three years ago, people who work at JPMorgan tell me. In such an environment, the Indonesia rating change ...

  Last week, China announced that it had mastered the art of making ballpoint pens. Don’t laugh: It was a years-long effort that cost millions of dollars and required the leadership of a state-run corporate colossus. It was front-page news, widely discussed on talk shows and celebrated on social media. And it was no one-off stunt. China hopes such government-mandated ...

  Bloomberg European stocks pared their decline on Tuesday after UK Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her intentions on Brexit while supporting a strong European Union. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 0.1 percent at 12:37 p.m. in London, recovering from a 0.7 percent slide earlier, still held lower by declines in mining and automaker stocks. May ruled out ...