Panama City, Panama / AFP With its capacity boosted by nearly three times, Panama’s enlarged canal — set to be inaugurated on Sunday — is expected to stimulate trade between the United States and Asia, and steal business from the rival Suez canal. “A good deal of the commerce between Asia and the east coast of the United States can ...

  Bloomberg Colombia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for a 10th consecutive month as consumer prices rose at the fastest pace since 2001 — while Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas signaled that the tightening cycle was now over. In a majority decision, the seven-member board voted to raise the key rate a quarter-point to 7.5 percent, central bank Governor ...

  Bloomberg PG&E Corp.’s plan to shut California’s last nuclear power plant by 2025 would cost $15 billion if all its output is replaced with solar-generated electricity at current prices. Actual costs could be lower because the company expects to compensate for lower demand and replace only part of the production, energy policy analyst Rob Barnett said in an interview. ...