The world’s longest running and most expensive trade dispute looks set to end in a destructive shootout — that is, if the US and European Union don’t show some sense. On October 2, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) authorised the US to proceed with tariffs on as much as $7.5 billion in European exports, likely including planes, aircraft parts and ...

It’s almost universally expected in India that the central bank’s monetary policy committee will lower interest rates this week. Many expect it to keep cutting until the policy rate hits 5% by the end of the year; it was 6% in June, and the committee cut it by an unexpected 0.35 percentage points in its last meeting to bring it ...

In the five years since Tesco Plc was plunged into the biggest crisis in its history, Dave Lewis, its chief executive officer, has executed an (almost) textbook turnaround of Britain’s biggest retailer. He’s now decided that his job is done and he will hand over the reins next year to Ken Murphy of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. “Drastic Dave” — ...