It was the moment businesses exhaled and viewers switched the channel. On April 4, the UK parliament voted, by a margin of one, to ensure that the country wouldn’t leave the European Union (EU) without a deal. Brexit may or may not happen – but there would be no chaotic crashing out because parliament had vetoed it. Except, like a ...

By the looks of it, Toyota Motor Corp. is holding steady, even as other carmakers flail. But some caution is warranted. Toyota has consistently outperformed its rivals over the last year as the industry struggles with everything from technology adoption to tariffs. Its shares are down just 5 percent in the past year, compared with its peers’ average of almost ...

Five years ago, I wrote that Narendra Modi could be India’s Shinzo Abe. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The chief minister of Gujarat state had just been chosen by his party to become the next prime minister if it won the popular vote. Writing for Reuters then, I predicted he could lift the country’s drooping economy, just as Abe ...