President Donald Trump has imposed 30 percent tariffs on solar panels made outside the US. It’s hard to tell why he’s doing this. It could be a protectionist move, or it could be designed to hurt renewable energy and protect the dying coal industry. But whatever the reason, the consequences probably won’t be severe. The solar revolution is happening so ...

Singapore is racing Hong Kong to the bottom in weakening shareholder rights. The city-state’s exchange said recently it will allow companies with dual-class share structures to list, a month after Hong Kong announced a similar proposal. The idea is to entice new-economy companies, but joining the dual-class-share club won’t improve the one thing Singapore needs more of: liquidity. In 1999, ...

General Electric’s multi-billion-dollar loss in a unit that sold long-term-care insurance is a blow from which the iconic company is still reeling. But it’s also a harbinger of a much greater challenge for society at large: paying to care for the growing number of Americans who can’t look after themselves. GE’s travails stem from the early 1990s, when insurance companies ...