BUSINESS
Donald Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise
Trump has worked for decades to build an image of himself as a hugely successful business mogul — even choosing that moniker as his Secret Service code name.
BUSINESS
Citi picks Jane Fraser as its next CEO, first woman in that role
Fraser is currently head of Citi's global consumer banking division, a major part of the bank that includes checking and savings accounts but also Citi's massive credit card business. She's been with Citi for 16 years.
BUSINESS
When could a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
Worldwide, testing recently started or is about to start for about a dozen potential vaccines. The most promising vaccine candidates are expected to move into larger tests this summer.
WORLD
UN coronavirus therapy trial pauses hydroxychloroquine testing
The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug US President Trump says he is taking
INDIA
Desperate Indian girl bikes 745 miles home with disabled dad
From her village in eastern India, 15-year-old Jyoti Kumari reflected on her desperate 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) bicycle journey home with her disabled father that has drawn international praise.
BUSINESS
Tiger in US zoo tests positive for coronavirus, becomes first animal to get COVID-19
The first animal started showing symptoms March 27, and all are doing well and expected to recover, said the zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16 amid the surging coronavirus outbreak in New York.
BUSINESS
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide
The Central Election Commission says Monday that Zelenskiy has won 73% of the vote while the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko got just 24% support with more than 95% of the ballots counted.
BUSINESS
Honda says it is recalling 437,000 vehicles for fuel-pump issue
The automaker says the vehicles' software needs to be updated, and in some cases, have their fuel pumps replaced.
BUSINESS
Seoul says Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit North Korea
South Korea's presidential office said in a statement that Kim told President Moon Jae-in during their summit last month that the pope would be "enthusiastically" welcomed in North Korea.
BUSINESS
Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down as chairman in September 2019
Ma, a former English teacher, founded Alibaba in 1999 in an apartment in the eastern city of Hangzhou to connect Chinese suppliers with foreign retailers.
BUSINESS
PepsiCo buys Israel's SodaStream for $3.2 billion
Earlier this month, SodaStream reported its strongest results in company history, a 31 percent year over year jump in revenues to $172 million, an 89 percent leap.
WORLD
Pakistan confirms US suspended military training programme
The training of Pakistani soldiers in the United States is the latest program to be hurt by the cutoff of security aid to Pakistan, which was announced at the beginning of this year.
BUSINESS
Donald Trump tariffs on US allies draw retaliation threats
Stock prices slumped amid fears of a trade war, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling nearly 252 points, or 1 percent, to 24,415.84.
