Donald Trump’s tough talk on trade and immigration was a winning message in parts of the Midwest. If this talk is put into action, that could accelerate the economic decline of much of the region. One flaw in the conventional thinking about globalization is that it’s an international phenomenon. Manufacturing jobs move from the U.S. to China or Mexico. …

  There are apocalyptic scenes in the streets of Syria’s Aleppo. As the bombs rain down on the besieged city, it causes horrible sufferings everywhere. More than 250 civilians have been killed in the government’s assault on east Aleppo since November 15, including nearly 30 children. And up to 20,000 people have fled the regime offensive in the past 72 …

  AFP Oil prices rallied more than six percent on Wednesday, pushing European and US stocks higher as traders seized on hopes that OPEC could later decide to cut crude output. Saudi Arabia’s influential oil minister Khaled al-Falih sounded an upbeat note that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — which pumps about a third of global oil — …