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Dilma Rousseff Removed From Office

Brazil's Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff from office on Wednesday for breaking budgetary laws, ending an impeachment process that has polarized the scandal-plagued country and paralyzed its politics for nine months.

Markets

OECD Calls Meeting Next Week to Discuss Panama Papers

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has called a meeting of senior tax officials from leading economies on April 13 in Paris to discuss a common response to widespread tax avoidance schemes reportedly unveiled by the so-called Panama Papers.

Politics

Trump's 7 Steps to Bring Back U.S. Jobs

In the wake of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, Donald Trump slammed what he described as America’s shift toward globalization and laid out his seven-step plan for economic reassurance during a speech Tuesday.

Politics

Trump's 7 Steps to Bring Back U.S. Jobs

In the wake of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, Donald Trump slammed what he described as America’s shift toward globalization and laid out his seven-step plan for economic reassurance during a speech Tuesday.

Markets

Panama Canal Opens $5B Locks, Bullish Despite Shipping Woes

With a band playing and flags waving, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers on Sunday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shipping.

Markets

Panama Canal Opens $5B Locks, Bullish Despite Shipping Woes

With a band playing and flags waving, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers on Sunday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shipping.

Politics

What’s Puerto Rico’s Problem?

Puerto Rico is facing a crisis that could have major implications here in the U.S. Here are five problems that have been devastating for the island and its economy.