We’re about two months away from elections in Pakistan — elections that are almost certain to be shrouded in controversy, one way or another. And, worryingly for Pakistan, it appears that the economy is weakening, just in time for the instability that might follow from the country’s turbulent politics. Under the outgoing government — led till last April by Nawaz ...

Wells Fargo & Co. has launched a series of advertisements meant to rebuild trust with customers. But the ads, to pull an image from Wells Fargo’s long-ago campaigns, are putting the wagon before the horse. Evidence of that is piling up. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wells Fargo recently discovered that employees were improperly altering the documents of business ...

The long-awaited marriage of Standard Chartered Plc is a story of three decades of yearning that’s never found consummation. The latest potential suitor is Barclays Plc, which is reported by the Financial Times to be exploring a merger of StanChart. London-listed Barclays isn’t considering a possible deal, Reuters reported, citing two people close to the lender. In the event of ...