Court to Rule on 'Nut Rage' Case

The Seoul High Court is scheduled to deliver a verdict in an appeal of the one-year prison sentence handed to the eldest daughter of Korean Air Lines Co.’s chairman for disrupting a flight with an angry outburst over cabin service.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Contrasting Fortunes of Samsung Executives Defy Slump

Amid one of Samsung’s most bruising years, J.K. Shin, the co-CEO who oversees its mobile division, saw his total pay more than double and he earned nearly three times as much as one of his co-CEOs.



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Investors Across the Globe Join the Party

Quarterly Markets Review: Stocks in the U.S. and big global markets ended March on a down note, but investors had plenty to celebrate during a quarter marked by records broken around the world.



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Don't Buy Excuses for Poor Readings

Ahead of the Tape: When it comes to a key manufacturing gauge, the impact of a port strike and harsh winter may fade but dollar strength will linger.



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Nigeria's Muddled Vote for Oil Prices

Geopolitical strife is having a muted effect on oil prices.



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City Comes to the Suburbs in New Developments

Demand for office space in American suburbs, which for years has lagged behind their urban cores, is showing signs of a rebound. That is sparking development.



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Indonesia School Trial Nears Verdict

A Canadian school administrator and an Indonesian teacher’s aide await verdicts on charges of sexually abusing three young boys.



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U.K. Growth Data Fuel Election Debate

The British economy grew at a faster pace than previously thought in 2014, according to new data that give fresh ammunition to both the country’s main political parties ahead of Britain’s upcoming election.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Wal-Mart Presses Suppliers to Cut Prices

Wal-Mart is telling suppliers to forgo investments in joint marketing with the retailer and plow the savings into lower prices instead.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Bright House Deal Advances Malone's Cable Ambitions

John Malone missed out on acquiring Time Warner Cable, but his deal to buy Bright House Networks is putting him back at the center of the cable industry’s transformation.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Google Lab Puts a Time Limit on Innovations

Google is embracing a leaner, faster way to find the next big thing amid questions about the Internet giant’s heavy spending on long-term research projects.



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Edoardo Cignoli : GoDaddy Raises $460 Million in IPO

GoDaddy Inc., a technology provider to small businesses, priced its initial public offering at $20 a share Tuesday.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Privacy Group Sues FAA Over Drone Rules

Privacy advocates sued the Federal Aviation Administration for not addressing privacy issues in recent proposed rules for commercial drones.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Ballet Dancers Leap Into Instagram, Commerce

For centuries, ballet was all about presenting its glittering, performance-ready side. Then came Instagram.



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Edoardo Cignoli : 23 People Charged in 'Sneakers Case'

Twenty-three people, including nine doctors, were charged with taking part in a health-care-fraud scheme that raked in reimbursements from unnecessary medical services provided to poor New Yorkers.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Supreme Court: Medicaid Providers Can't Sue States for Higher Pay

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Medicaid providers can’t sue states claiming they were underpaid for medical services to the poor, ruling such disputes should be resolved instead by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Samson Resources Says It May File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Struggling oil-and-gas producer Samson Resources Inc. said, in a filing on Tuesday, that Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection might offer the best route to restructuring its heavy debt load.



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Syrian Opposition Tries to Govern Newly Won City

The rebel groups that took over the provincial capital of Idlib in northwest Syria over the weekend are now trying to consolidate control and establish civil governance.



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Obama Administration Releases Military Aid to Egypt

President Barack Obama will release F-16 attack aircraft, missiles and $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt that was frozen after a 2013 military coup, the White House said.



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Argentina Hit by Labor Strike

Union members went on strike across Argentina, shutting down banks, ports and public transportation to demand lower income taxes.



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Mexico to Make Additional Budget Cuts in 2016

The Mexican government expects to lower spending next year by 135 billion pesos ($8.8 billion), in addition to the 124 billion pesos it has cut from this year’s budget.



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Taiwan to Apply to Join China-Led Development Bank

Taiwan will apply to join China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the presidential office said Tuesday, another U.S. ally to join the institution despite concerns from Washington about the bank’s governance.



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Brazil Posts Deficit in February

Brazil took a step back in February on efforts to boost government savings, a cornerstone of Finance Minister Joaquim Levy’s plan to bring Latin America’s largest economy back to balance.



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In Frankfurt, the Train Station Is for the Birds

Upstaging mice and other vermin, pigeons are a regular, if unwelcome, part of the commuter landscape.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Businesses Seek Out New African Frontiers

Economic issues in South Africa and Nigeria have prompted companies to look for growth in smaller but promising African countries like Angola and Kenya.



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Edoardo Cignoli : RadioShack Rescue Deal Clears Bankruptcy Court

RadioShack won court approval of a lender takeover that will send the retailing operation out of bankruptcy trimmed-down but still selling electronics.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Wendy's Backs Shareholder Move on Boards

Wendy’s has agreed to support a proxy-access amendment allowing big shareholders to nominate candidates to the fast-food chain’s board, after similar moves by other major companies such as Citigroup in recent months.



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Edoardo Cignoli : EU Seeks Information on Luxembourg's Tax Dealings With McDonald's

European Union authorities are seeking information from Luxembourg over its tax dealings with McDonald’s, in the latest phase of a widening investigation.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Actavis CEO's 2014 Compensation Was $36.6 Million

Actavis PLC said total compensation for Chief Executive Brent Saunders was valued at $36.6 million last year, including a base salary of $500,000 and $25.9 million of stock awards.



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Photos of the Day: March 31

In photos chosen Tuesday by editors at The Wall Street Journal, deep grief after a landslide in India, celebration after the Nigerian elections, cherry blossoms spread in Japan, and more.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Noah to Succeed Stewart on 'Daily Show'

Comedy Central has tapped 31-year-old South African comic Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart as the host of its flagship franchise, “The Daily Show.”



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Edoardo Cignoli : 'Summer' Movies Show Up Early

What makes a “summer” movie? As Hollywood churns out more big-budget “tentpoles,” a packed calendar from May-to-August means more such films are being released in March and April.



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Edoardo Cignoli : UTi Worldwide Loss Widens

UTi Worldwide Inc. said its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened sharply on one-time expenses related to recent restructuring efforts, as well as a decline in revenue.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Brazil's Grupo OAS Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Brazilian conglomerate Grupo OAS said it filed for bankruptcy protection in a São Paulo state court for nine of its units amid a corruption investigation that has engulfed some of Brazil´s largest construction firms.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Oil Companies Show Interest in Mexican Auction

More than 40 oil companies have sought access to geological data under Mexico’s first oil auction in eight decades, showing interest is holding up despite low oil prices, according to the nation’s hydrocarbons regulator.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Laricina Gets Creditor Protection

Oil-sands company Laricina Energy said it has obtained creditor protection in Canada after getting a demand for payment from its key lender and largest shareholder, which says it is owed about $137 million.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Ally Financial To Stay In Detroit

Ally Financial will remain a mainstay of Detroit after the company announced plans Tuesday to move to a new office building in the downtown area.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Nielsen to Merge Into U.K. Unit as Part of Planned Relocation

Nielsen NV outlined more details of its plan to change its corporate structure as it moves its headquarters to the U.K. from the Netherlands.



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Edoardo Cignoli : GoDaddy Out to Lose Bad-Boy Image

Customers recognize GoDaddy from ads with Danica Patrick and others but the web-hosting firm now hopes an IPO will help its transition to serious small business Web partner.



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Edoardo Cignoli : UnitedHealth to Buy Catamaran for $12.8 Billion

UnitedHealth Group plans to bulk up its pharmacy-benefit business with the acquisition of Catamaran.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Horizon Pharma to Buy Hyperion Therapeutics

Horizon Pharma has agreed to purchase Hyperion Therapeutics for $955.7 million in cash, in a move to expand its drug portfolio by adding two treatments for a rare metabolic condition.



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Edoardo Cignoli : South African Utility's Chairman Steps Down

The move is the latest for the country’s beleaguered state utility and follows the suspension of four top executives, including chief executive, earlier this month.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Singapore Air Seeks Stake in Hong Kong Airlines

Singapore Airlines is in talks to buy a minority stake in short-haul carrier Hong Kong Airlines, as part of an effort to tap into China’s booming travel market.



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Edoardo Cignoli : CBRE to Buy Johnson Control Unit for $1.48 Billion

CBRE Group Inc. has agreed to buy Johnson Controls Inc.’s global workplace solutions business for $1.48 billion in cash, as the commercial real-estate firm looks to capitalize on the trend of corporations outsourcing real estate services.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Line CEO Sees 2015 as Critical

The new chief executive of the operator of popular smartphone messaging application in Japan worries the door for growth won’t remain open for long.



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Turkey Gripped by Power Outage

Turkey’s government was scrambling to tackle the country’s largest power outage for more than a decade as blackouts hit dozens of cities impacting key transport infrastructure.



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Crash Investigation to Focus on How Industry Vets Pilots

France’s probe into the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 will focus on possible “systemic weaknesses” behind the disaster, including how the airline industry vets the psychological backgrounds of pilots.



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Eurozone Price Falls Ease

Eurozone consumer prices fell for the fourth straight month in March, but at the slowest pace during that period, easing fears that the currency area is at risk of a slide into deflation.



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Hanoi Takes Resistance to China Underwater

China’s World: Vietnam’s submarines purchase illustrates how China’s neighbors are looking for alternative ways to counter Beijing, adding an unpredictable dimension to South China Sea tensions.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Uber Wins French Court Reprieve Over Legality of Uberpop

A French court declined to ban Uber Technologies Inc.’s lowest cost services, kicking the case to a higher court and winning the car-hailing service a reprieve in one of its biggest European markets.



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Peru Congress Votes to Remove Premier

Peru’s Congress voted to censure Prime Minister Ana Jara for failing to control the nation’s intelligence-gathering agency, delivering a harsh blow to the government of President Ollanta Humala.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Samsung, LG End Legal Disputes

Samsung and LG said they would end all pending legal disputes, bringing a measure of peace to two of South Korea’s best-known conglomerates.



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Australia Looks to Bolster Naval Power

Australia is considering ramping up its naval fleet on a continual basis to help preserve shipbuilding jobs, protect vital commodity exports and respond better to regional conflicts.



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U.S. to Move Stealth Destroyers to Pacific

The U.S. will move its latest stealth destroyers to the Pacific region to counter unease over Chinese muscle-flexing.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Richemont to Merge Net-A-Porter With Yoox Group

Richemont plans to combine its online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter with Italian Web-based clothing company Yoox a deal that will create an Internet shopping giant with revenue of more than $1.4 billion.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Philips Sells Lighting Business

Investment fund GO Scale Capital plans to buy an 80.1% stake in Philips’ combined LED components and automotive lighting operation, in a deal that values the business at about $3.3 billion.



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Edoardo Cignoli : IBM to Invest $3 Billion in Sensor-Data Unit

IBM plans to invest $3 billion over four years on a new business helping customers like the Weather Channel gather and analyze the flood of data from sensor-equipped devices and smartphones.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Alibaba, BMG Sign Music Distribution Deal for China

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has signed a digital music distribution deal in China with BMG, the music division of Germany’s Bertelsmann.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Huawei Profits Jump

China’s Huawei Technologies’ net profit rose 33% last year, helped by strong revenue growth and foreign exchange gains.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Kaisa Delays Release of Results

Troubled Chinese property developer Kaisa delayed the release of its 2014 results to give auditors time to finish their work.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Facebook Woos Chinese Advertisers

Facebook is waging a charm campaign to draw more business from Chinese companies, even though Chinese users can’t access its service.



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Nuclear Deal Could Drive Investors to Iran Stocks

If Iran reaches a nuclear deal, Western investors will almost certainly queue up to invest in the country. The first stop for much of that money, at least initially, could be the Tehran Stock Exchange.



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Former Federal Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin

Two former federal agents were charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars of virtual currency during an undercover investigation into an online drug market, bringing an age-old law-enforcement problem into the Internet era.



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China to Delay Bank Technology Rules

China has agreed to delay implementation of some bank technology rules that have sparked heavy lobbying from the U.S. government and technology companies due to protectionist concerns, a senior U.S. Treasury official said.



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Rock Star Spearheads Investment in Ethiopia

A number of high-profile investors are following in the footsteps of Bob Geldof, who raised money for Africa through his Live Aid concerts 30 years ago and now chairs a private-equity firm that invests in Ethiopia.



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Iran's Supreme Leader Holds Key to Nuclear Deal

U.S. and European officials said nuclear negotiations were imperiled by deep uncertainty over whether Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would sign off on the necessary concessions for a deal.



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As China Expands Its Navy, U.S. Grows Wary

Washington is divided over whether Beijing should be viewed as naval partner or potential adversary.



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Exhibit Seeks to Show Ivan Wasn't So Terrible

A medieval-history exhibition in Russia contends negative portrayals of Ivan the Terrible were ‘the first information war of Europe’s press,’ echoing current newsreels and raising the question if Russia’s often-bloody history is being whitewashed to fuel the Kremlin’s nationalist campaign.



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Edoardo Cignoli : McDonald's to Test Expanded Breakfast Hours

Fast-food chain McDonald’s will experiment with round-the-clock Egg McMuffins and Hot Cakes at some San Diego area outlets, responding to customer demand and countering rivals such as Jack In The Box and Sonic.



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Edoardo Cignoli : MillerCoors Caught in a Downdraft

At MillerCoors, the U.S. joint venture of SABMiller and Molson Coors, profit margins are under pressure and rival craft beers are cutting into sales. On top of it, the company needs to find a new CEO.



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Edoardo Cignoli : U.K. Aims to Lure Game Developers

The British government will offer millions of dollars of tax breaks in a bid to lure digital-game developers.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Senator to Take Closer Look at FTC-Google Meetings

A key U.S. senator plans to ask the FTC for information about meetings it had with Google executives during the time it was investigating the company for possible antitrust violations.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Jay Z Enters Music-Streaming Wars

Tidal, a music-streaming service acquired by rapper Jay Z earlier this month, was relaunched with star-studded fanfare in New York. The service hopes to set itself apart from Spotify with exclusive music and a high-fidelity option.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Amazon Hires Pilot-Union Executive for Drone Program

In the latest sign of the importance of its drone program, Amazon.com has hired Sean Cassidy, the former number-two executive at the Air Line Pilots Association, to help with the project.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Chinese Food Giant Seeks Deals in U.S.

Chinese food company Cofco is on a determined shopping spree. In a few short years, Cofco has spent a couple billion dollars quietly buying up Australian cane fields, French vineyards and soybean pastures in Brazil. Now, Cofco is exploring deals in the U.S.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Tesla to Unveil New Product April 30

Tesla Motors will unveil a new product on April 30 that isn’t a car but is likely a stationary battery storage system.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Aston Martin May Build Electric Rapide

Aston Martin may build an electric version of its Rapide sports car in two to three years as a part of its plan to overhaul its lineup and add several new models, said Chief Executive Andy Palmer in an interview.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Wintry Hit Seen in Soft Spending

Americans are deferring spending for now in favor of saving, a cautiousness that has restrained broader economic growth despite signs household outlays may rebound later in the spring.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Germanwings Crash Comes Amid Labor Strife

The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 comes at a delicate moment for labor relations at the budget airline’s parent company, Lufthansa.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Enterprise Products CEO to Retire

Enterprise Products Partners said Chief Executive Michael Creel will retire at year’s end after leading the company for five years, to be replaced by Chief Operating Officer A. James Teague.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Thomsons Invited Banker to Fill Role at Trust

Canada’s Thomson family approached a prominent banker about filling a role at the trust that holds their controlling stake in Thomson Reuters, amid criticism about the vacancy in litigation with a former employee.



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Edoardo Cignoli : FTC's Second Request for Info on Staples, Office Depot Merger Plan

The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information from Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc. in connection with the pending $6.3 billion deal to combine the companies.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Vail Resorts to Buy Australian Ski Resort Perisher

Vail Resorts agreed to acquire Perisher Ski Resort for about $136 million, a deal that marks its first international expansion.



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West Seeks to Curb Trade in Looted Artifacts

A coalition of Western nations is seeking new powers to curtail the trade of illicit antiquities after an explosion of looting in Syria and Iraq raised fears that the plunder finances Islamic State militants.



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Gunmen Kill Ugandan Prosecutor

The lead prosecutor in the trial of al Qaeda-affiliated militants charged in a 2010 terror attack was shot and killed by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Uganda’s capital on Monday, in what police described as a well-planned assassination.



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Dutch-Led Probe of MH17 Crash Says Missile Launch is Primary Theory

The Dutch-led probe into last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 announced that its primary theory is that a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held Ukrainian territory was responsible.



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Air Canada Plane Missed Runway in Crash Landing

An Air Canada flight that crash landed at Halifax International Airport very early Sunday touched down more than 1,000 feet shy of the runway and hit an antenna array which caused the plane to lose its landing gear, safety investigators said.



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Brazil Has No Room for Errors, Finance Minister Says

Brazil’s government has run out of quick fixes for the country’s economic problems and has no room for mistakes as it tries to get its budget in order and spur growth, Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said.



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Photos of the Day: March 30

In photos selected by Wall Street Journal editors on Monday, Iraqi security forces plant a flag as they surround Tikrit, a bulldozer clears a path to the Germanwings crash site and Afghans trek across rugged terrain into Pakistan.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Abbott Labs Files to Sell Nearly a Third of Its Mylan Stake

Abbott Laboratories filed to offer nearly a third of its stake in Mylan NV that it got from the recent sale of a portion of its generic-drugs business to the Netherlands-based drug maker.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Yoox Confirms Net-A-Porter Talks

Italian online fashion retailer Yoox said it was in talks about a possible ‘business combination’ with Net-A-Porter, the Web-based clothing seller owned by luxury giant Cie. Financière Richemont.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Japan Clips Thailand's Wings With Airline Ban

Thai authorities said Monday they will use military-provided powers to improve a poor safety rating that prompted Japan to ban Thai carriers from adding new flights last week.



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Edoardo Cignoli : American Realty Capital Properties Revenue More Than Doubles

American Realty Capital Properties said its revenue more than doubled in the fourth quarter due to an increase in gross assets and last year’s acquisition of Cole Capital Advisors.



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Edoardo Cignoli : GNC Reaches Agreement With New York State on Herbal Supplements

GNC Holdings and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday that a test of the company’s herbal supplements found that they are in full compliance with the Food and Drug Administration.



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Rock Star Spearheads Investment in Ethiopia

A number of high-profile investors are following in the footsteps of Bob Geldof, who raised money for Africa through his Live Aid concerts 30 years ago and now chairs a private-equity firm that invests in Ethiopia.



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Serb Nationalist Seselj Ordered Back to Cell

Appeals judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal say Serbian far-right leader Vojislav Seselj has breached conditions of his provisional release and must return to the court’s cellblock in The Hague.



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U.S., Shiite Militias Share Uneasily in Battle

Iranian-backed Shiite militias remained on the front lines of the battle to retake this strategic city from Islamic State days after the U.S. demanded they be sidelined as a condition for joining the fight with airstrikes.



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U.S. Presses China on Bank Tech Rules

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew presses China to reconsider new bank technology rules that U.S. tech companies fear will be used to exclude them from the market.



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China Cuts Down Payments for Second Homes

China’s central bank lowered down payments for buyers of second homes, as policy makers continue a drive to support the flagging housing market.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Horizon Pharma to Buy Hyperion Therapeutics

Horizon Pharma has agreed to purchase Hyperion Therapeutics for $955.7 million in cash, in a move to expand its drug portfolio by adding two treatments for a rare metabolic condition.



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Edoardo Cignoli : EU Approves Biomet-Zimmer Merger

Zimmer Holdings secured approval in the EU for its $13 billion acquisition of fellow orthopedic-device maker Biomet after agreeing to sell three businesses in Europe to assuage antitrust concerns.



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Former Israel PM Found Guilty of Corruption

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was found guilty of unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter in a retrial on corruption charges.



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China Evacuating Citizens From Yemen

China is evacuating its citizens from Yemen and suspending antipiracy patrols in the area due to the growing violence there.



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Philippines Ends Offensive Against Rebel Group

The Philippine military halted a campaign against a militant Islamist rebel group that has displaced more than 120,000 people in Mindanao.



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Eurozone Business Confidence Jumps in March

Businesses and consumers across the eurozone became more optimistic about their prospects, reflecting lower oil prices, a weaker euro, and hopes for the ECB’s quantitative easing program.



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G-20 Leak Revealed Leaders' Details

An Australian official inadvertently revealed world leaders’ personal details, including passport numbers, by accidentally emailing them to organizers of a soccer tournament.



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Australia Eyes Tax Changes to Fix Finances

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s conservatives struggle to shore up the country’s finances amid deep hostility to proposed austerity measures.



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Japan Gets the Word Out in English

Japan’s government is paying to translate Japanese-language nonfiction books into English, as it engages in a public relations battle with China and South Korea.



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Edoardo Cignoli : UnitedHealth to Buy Catamaran for $12.8 Billion

UnitedHealth Group plans to acquire Catamaran for about $12.8 billion in cash, bulking up its pharmacy-benefit business.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Korea Aerospace Industries Preferred Bidder for New Fighter Jet

South Korea has named Korea Aerospace Industries the preferred bidder of a multibillion-dollar deal to develop a new fighter jet.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Li Ka-shing Bets on Tech Startups

Li Ka-shing’s venture-capital fund, run by his longtime companion Solina Chau, is accelerating investments from Israel to Silicon Valley.



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A Local Bank in Amish Country Flourishes

Bank of Bird-in-Hand is the only new bank to open in the U.S. since 2010, when the Dodd-Frank law was passed.



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India Rises as Importer of Coal

India has recently been taking advantage of a global price slump to import more coal, while China is seeking to rely more on domestic sources.



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Consumers Should Emerge From Hibernation

Ahead of the Tape: As a harsh winter ends, Americans won’t continue their saving ways.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Fears Push Car Makers Deep Into Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is becoming the nexus of an emerging car industry that has giants like Mercedes-Benz, Ford and others racing to tap the region’s know-how.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Volvo to Open Plant in the U.S.

Volvo said it plans to spend $500 million to build a new vehicle plant in the U.S., and said it will choose a state in about a month.



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Edoardo Cignoli : GM, Ford Make a Play for China's Luxury-Car Buyers

Ford and GM will unveil new passenger cars at the New York Auto Show that take aim at the growing collection of buyers of luxury vehicles in China.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Liability for Crash May Rest With Airline, Insurer

Lufthansa and its insurer could still face large legal liability claims in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 despite indications that the co-pilot who deliberately crashed the plane hid medical problems.



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Edoardo Cignoli : EIG Investing $1 Billion in Breitburn

EIG Global Energy Partners agreed to invest $1 billion in Breitburn Energy Partners, as energy producers turn to alternative capital sources in an effort to bolster their balance sheets.



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Edoardo Cignoli : ABN Amro Executives Renounce Pay Rises

Dutch bank ABN Amro Group said its top executives returned a pay increase following criticism from lawmakers.



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Liability for Crash May Rest With Airline, Insurer

Lufthansa and its insurer could still face large legal liability claims in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 despite indications that the co-pilot who deliberately crashed the plane hid medical problems.



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Tsunami Alert After South Pacific Quake

A powerful earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to warn that hazardous tsunami waves could affect some coastlines in the Pacific.



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Canadian Filmmaker Said to Be Held in Iran

A Canadian resident has been arrested in Iran, according to Canada’s public broadcaster.



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Singapore Turns Out for Lee Kuan Yew's Funeral

Singaporeans gathered Sunday to bid a final farewell to Lee Kuan Yew, the country’s founding prime minister, in a grand funeral ceremony.



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Co-Pilot Inquiry Focuses on Suicide

German investigators are scrutinizing medical records and other evidence in an effort to determine whether Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of Flight 9525, intended to commit suicide.



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E-Commerce a Big Pain for India's Deliverymen

Motorcycles go where trucks can’t, but drivers have to shoulder heavy backpacks filled with appliances, sometimes even dumbbells.



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Edoardo Cignoli : A Local Bank in Amish Country Flourishes

Bank of Bird-in-Hand is the only new bank to open in the U.S. since 2010, when the Dodd-Frank law was passed.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Chinese Company Makes Lower Bid for PanAust

A Chinese company made a reduced takeover bid for PanAust, valuing the miner at $859 million and indicating the world’s second-biggest economy is eager to take advantage of slumping commodity prices.



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Edoardo Cignoli : It's Really Here: TV for Babies

Most TV networks don’t target viewers any younger than four years old, but one channel is testing that boundary. BabyFirstTV aims its programming at children as young as six months, and it now reaches 50 million households.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Facebook Woos Chinese Advertisers

Facebook is waging a charm campaign to draw more business from Chinese companies, even though Chinese users can’t access its service.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Lawsuit Exposes Tensions in Thomson Media Family

A lawsuit aimed at a member of Canada’s Thomson family alleges serious governance lapses involving the company through which the country’s richest family controls media giant Thomson Reuters.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Boxing Match Sets Off Fight Over Fees

Boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao don’t square off until May 2, but the media companies behind the highly anticipated welterweight title bout are already coming to blows over how to split up the money.



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Edoardo Cignoli : 'Home' Sweeps Away Box Office

Animated film starring, Rihanna and Jim Parsons, leads the weekend with $54 million in debut.



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Edoardo Cignoli : A New Normal for Defense Contractors

Contractors and Army leaders gathering at two big trade shows face a sober reality: The Army has borne the brunt of Pentagon budget cuts, prompting deal-making among suppliers and forcing others to leave the business.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Indiana Governor Defends 'Religious Freedom' Law

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended a controversial religious-objections bill he signed into law, saying he was “proud” of the legislation and declined to say whether it would allow discrimination against gay people.



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Obama Ramps Up Lobbying on Iran As Deadline Looms

The White House has expressed a willingness to accept legislation that would give Congress some oversight over a nuclear deal with Iran.



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Photos of the Day: March 27

In photos selected Sunday by Wall Street Journal editors, the aftermath of elections in Nigeria; the state funeral of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the start of Holy Week; and more.



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Greece's Fate Lies in Athens' Hands, Not Berlin's

Europe File: Greece has spent too long trying to secure a deal with Germany to change the bailout process—something Berlin won’t and probably can’t do—when it should have been crafting ways to comply, while still meeting some of Syriza’s objectives.



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French Leader Dealt Setback in Local Vote

France’s Socialist President François Hollande suffered an electoral setback as his predecessor and political nemesis Nicolas Sarkozy led a center-right alliance to take a sweeping majority in local elections.



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Yemen Militants Press Despite Sign of Strained Alliance

Houthi militants continued their military campaign despite the first signs of strain in their alliance with former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as the former head of state appealed for political dialogue.



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Top Suspect in Tunisia Museum Attack Killed

Tunisia’s prime minister said a leading suspect in a deadly museum attack on foreign tourists has been killed in antiterrorist operations, as tens of thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital to denounce extremist violence.



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U.S. Coding Website GitHub Hit With Cyberattack

A popular U.S. coding website is enduring an onslaught of Internet traffic meant for China’s most popular search engine, in an episode that security experts say represents a likely attempt by China to shut down anticensorship tools.



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Air Canada Accident Injures 23

Air Canada Flight 624 experienced “an incident upon landing” at the Nova Scotia provincial capital Halifax on Sunday. Twenty-three passengers and crew members of the 138 people aboard sustained non-life-threatening injuries, the airline said.



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Aabar, Arabtec Consider More Investments in Egypt

Abu Dhabi investment firm Aabar and U.A.E. construction company Arabtec are looking to step up their investments in Egypt, the chairman of both entities said, underscoring the deepening ties between the two countries.



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Greek Bailout Proposals Lack Necessary Detail, Officials Say

Greek proposals for a revised bailout program don’t have enough detail to satisfy the government’s international creditors, eurozone officials said.



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Syrian Opposition Claims Takeover of Idlib

Opposition and rebel forces said they had overtaken a provincial capital in northwest Syria, a boon for the opposition at a time when they have increasingly lost ground to regime forces.



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Edoardo Cignoli : U.S. Coding Website GitHub Hit With Cyberattack

A popular U.S. coding website is enduring an onslaught of Internet traffic meant for China’s most popular search engine, in an episode that security experts say represents a likely attempt by China to shut down anticensorship tools.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Tobacco Companies to Meet with FTC Ahead of Merger Decision

Reynolds American and Lorillard are expected to meet this week with members of Federal Trade Commission ahead of a final decision by the agency on whether to allow the companies to merge, according to people familiar with the matter.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Greece Gives Details on Port Sale

Greece has told creditors it expects to raise at least $545 million from the privatization of the Piraeus port, according to Greek officials.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Holcim Shareholder Opposes Lafarge Deal

Eurocement Holding, the second-largest shareholder in cement company Holcim, plans to vote against the Swiss company’s union with Lafarge unless the financial terms of the deal are altered, according to a person familiar with situation.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Aabar, Arabtec Consider More Investments in Egypt

Abu Dhabi investment firm Aabar and U.A.E. construction company Arabtec are looking to step up their investments in Egypt, the chairman of both entities said, underscoring the deepening ties between the two countries.



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Saudi Arabia Pulled Diplomats From Yemen

Saudi Arabia’s navy evacuated diplomats from Aden in Yemen before Houthi rebels—who took control of the government in the capital last month—descended on the southern port city, the Saudi Press Agency said.



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Some Polling Stations Reopen in Nigeria

Several hundred Nigerian polling stations reopened Sunday, a day after violence and technical glitches tainted a presidential election and deepened tensions in Africa’s biggest democracy.



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Edoardo Cignoli : ChemChina to Uphold Pirelli's Autonomy

China National Chemical, which is bidding for tiremaker Pirelli, says it is committed to upholding the Italian company’s autonomy and reputation.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Chairman of Dubai's Drydocks World Resigns

The chairman of Dubai’s shipyard arm Drydocks World has stepped down and has been replaced by an official from the emirate’s department of finance.



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Kerry Stays On for Last Iran Push

Secretary of State John Kerry canceled his planned return to the U.S. to try to seal a political understanding on Iran’s nuclear program in Switzerland by Tuesday’s deadline.



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Lights Dimmed Worldwide for Earth Hour

The Empire State Building dimmed its lights and the Eiffel Tower went dark on Saturday as iconic landmarks across the world observed Earth Hour, the global climate change awareness campaign. The annual Earth Hour is organized by conservation group WWF.



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Afghan Court Sentences AP Journalist's Killer to 20 Years

Afghanistan’s highest court has ruled that the police officer convicted of murdering an Associated Press photographer and wounding an AP correspondent almost one year ago should serve 20 years in prison.



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Rogier Van Der Weyden Rarities, Together in Spain

The Prado museum in Madrid has brought together works of Netherlandish artist Van Der Weyden, in a rare show.



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The Secret of the Jane Austen Industry

What accounts for the writer’s enduring appeal? A voice with a modern sensibility, says Alexander McCall Smith.



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Best Buy to Shutter Canadian Future Shop Chain

Best Buy Co. said it would shutter its Canadian chain Future Shop to focus attention on its namesake brand, a move that will cut about 1,500 jobs across the country.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Dufry Close to Deal for World Duty Free

Swiss airport retailer Dufry is nearing a deal to buy Italy’s World Duty Free Group for around €3.6 billion ($3.92 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Dow to Merge Chlorine Business With Olin

Dow Chemical said it would split off a significant portion of its chlorine business and merge it with Olin in a deal valued at $5 billion. The deal’s value of $5 billion includes $2 billion in cash.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Chevron to Sell Caltex Australia Stake

Chevron plans to sell its stake in an Australian oil-refining business for about $3.60 billion, as the U.S. oil company sheds assets to buffer its balance sheet from tumbling oil prices.



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Edoardo Cignoli : BlackBerry Posts Surprise Profit

BlackBerry said a plan to revive its fortunes remains on track, even though revenue in its latest quarter fell 32% and was well below expectations.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Motorola Has a Hit---in Brazil

The Moto G has become the best-selling smartphone in Brazil, helping Motorola double its market share to 18% of unit shipments. The Moto G’s runaway popularity indicates the extent to which lower-priced, midtier cellphones will be increasingly important for vendors globally.



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Edoardo Cignoli : How Wall Street Helps Tech Workers Cash In

Financial firms are creating a murky, ad hoc market where the red-hot stocks of closely held technology companies trade largely out of sight of regulators, other investors and the companies themselves.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Yahoo, Microsoft Extend Search-Deal Talks

Yahoo and Microsoft agreed to push back the deadline for renewing their Web search alliance another month, as the two sides hash out whether and how to revise an alliance that has sparked friction.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Microsoft Acquires Collaboration Startup LiveLoop

Microsoft has acquired LiveLoop, a San Francisco startup that developed a service to let people collaborate on PowerPoint documents.



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Edoardo Cignoli : FCC Nears Opening Some Airwaves for Cheaper Wireless Use

Federal regulators are one step closer to unlocking a large swath of airwaves that could be used to deliver much cheaper wireless service.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Lifestyle Lift Considers Bankruptcy After Shutting Down Most of Business

Lifestyle Lift, a nationwide chain of cosmetic surgery centers, abruptly shut down the majority of its business Monday and said it is considering filing for bankruptcy.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Lifestyle Lift Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Plastic-surgery chain Lifestyle Lift filed for Chapter 11 protection, 3½ weeks after abruptly shutting down its business and laying off its staff of nearly 400.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Grupo Gigante to Buy RadioShack's Mexican Business

Retailer Grupo Gigante said Friday that it has agreed to buy RadioShack’s Mexican business for $31.8 million, which it plans to revamp and expand.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Barrick Chairman Got Almost $13 Million in 2014

Barrick Gold Chairman John Thornton received almost $13 million in total compensation for his role at the gold miner, a company that has seen investor disquiet over executive compensation in recent years.



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Edoardo Cignoli : United Shifts Two-Crew Cockpit Policy on Certain Jets

The parent of United Airlines said it had dropped a policy allowing a single pilot to remain in the cockpit of some of its Boeing jetliners, and now required two crew members be present at all times.



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Edoardo Cignoli : DaVita Healthcare Announces CFO Transition

DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.’s chief accountant, James K. Hilger, will take on the chief financial officer role on an interim basis, effective March 30.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Pilot Sues JetBlue Over Mental-Health Issues

A JetBlue Airways Corp. pilot whose erratic behavior diverted a U.S. flight three years ago sued the airline on Friday for permitting him to fly despite what he claims was evidence of his mental-health problems.



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Hezbollah Chief Blasts Saudi Arabia Over Yemen Airstrikes

The head Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed Shiite group backed by Iran, berated Saudi Arabia for launching airstrikes in Yemen while also accusing the Sunni-led monarchy of creating and backing the extremist group known as Islamic State.



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For Former Yankee Ichiro Suzuki, 41 Is the New 25

When Ichiro Suzuki arrived at Miami Marlins training camp last month, he was the only player on the roster born in the 1970s. But the 41-year-old former Yankee is very much intent on extending his Hall of Fame career.



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Fitch Again Cuts Greek Credit Rating

Fitch Ratings cut its credit ratings on Greece deeper into junk territory, while also revising outlooks on Angola and Tunisia.



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Lee Kuan Yew, the Man Who Remade Asia

The Saturday Essay: He preached ’Asian values’ and turned a tiny, poor city-state into an astonishing economic success. Is Lee’s ’Singapore model’ the future of Asia?



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Pilot Sues JetBlue Over Mental-Health Issues

A JetBlue Airways Corp. pilot whose erratic behavior diverted a U.S. flight three years ago sued the airline on Friday for permitting him to fly despite what he claims was evidence of his mental-health problems.



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Photos of the Day: March 27

In photos selected Friday by Wall Street Journal editors, a memorial to the Germanwings crash victims, the aftermath of an explosion in New York City, a recovered Picasso, and more.



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Saudi-Led Coalition Takes Control of Yemen Airspace

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition took full control of Yemeni airspace after two days of airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels who seized control of the country’s capital and government.



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Sunnis Cheer Saudi-Led Coalition

Sunnis across the Middle East greeted the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen as an overdue opportunity to reverse the tide of Iranian-led Shiite influence.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Jury Backs Kleiner Perkins in Sex-Bias Case

A San Francisco jury Friday found that venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers did not discriminate or retaliate against former partner Ellen Pao, in a closely watched case that raised questions about the treatment of women in Silicon Valley.



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Edoardo Cignoli : MSG Files to Separate Its Sports, Entertainment Businesses

Madison Square Garden took another step in its spinoff plans, filing a registration statement to separate its sports and entertainment operations from its media business.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Exide Wins Court Approval for Restructuring

Battery maker Exide won bankruptcy-court approval for a restructuring that cuts $600 million from its $1 billion in debt and puts the company under the ownership of senior lenders who financed its stay under Chapter 11.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Delta Retains Route Between Seattle and Tokyo's Haneda

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday determined that Delta Air Lines Inc. should retain the slot pair that allows it to fly daily between Seattle and Tokyo’s close-in Haneda Airport.



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U.S., Syria in Talks Over Missing Journalist Austin Tice

The U.S. and Syria are in discussions over missing journalist Austin Tice, the State Department said Friday in an unusual admission of direct communication with the Assad regime.



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Scott Kelly Blasts Off for 1-Year Trip to Space Station

American astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko blasted off early Saturday on a mission to spend an entire year away from the Earth.



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Israel to Release Frozen Palestinian Tax Funds

Israel said it will release hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian tax funds that it had frozen at the beginning of the year in protest over the Palestinian leadership’s decision to join the International Criminal Court.



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How Wall Street Helps Tech Workers Cash In

Financial firms are creating a murky, ad hoc market where the red-hot stocks of closely held technology companies trade largely out of sight of regulators, other investors and the companies themselves.



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Investing Lesson of 1937: Hold Some Cash

Sure, yields are puny. But when stocks next tumble, the value of cash will be clear, says columnist Morgan Housel.



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Investors Lured By Palm Oil's Wild Ride

Interest in trading palm oil futures is growing beyond its traditional heartlands in southeast Asia, thanks to growing consumption of the edible oil and opportunities for traders.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Austria's OMV Gets New CEO

The head of German oil and gas company Wintershall Holding GmbH, Rainer Seele, will take over in July as chief executive officer of Austrian oil and gas company OMV AG, the Austrian company said.



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Edoardo Cignoli : New SkyMall Owner May Relaunch Catalog

SkyMall got approval to proceed with a sale to C&A Marketing for $1.9 million. C&A said it plans to turn around the failed business and possibly reinstate the quirky catalog.



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Germanwings Co-Pilot Hid Depression From Airline

Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot who crashed an airliner into a French mountainside, was being treated for depression, a fact he concealed from his employer.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Intel in Talks to Buy Altera

Intel is in talks to buy Altera Corp. in what would be Intel’s largest purchase ever.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Regulators Have Hands Full With Tesla's Hands-Free Driving

Tesla Motors Inc. has provided auto executives and regulators a better view into the nascent electric vehicle market, but now it is in focus for another reason: autonomous vehicles.



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Edoardo Cignoli : RadioShack Bidding War Continues With Salus Offer

The bidding war for RadioShack is still on, even as the company pursues court approval of a company-saving deal with Standard General LP.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Bombardier CSeries Won't Fly Commercially Until 2016

Bombardier Inc. says it doesn’t expect its CSeries aircraft to begin carrying commercial passengers until early 2016, the latest setback linked to the jetliner program.



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Iraq Resumes Offensive in Tikrit After U.S. Airstrikes

After two days of U.S. airstrikes, the stalled Iraqi offensive to rout Islamic State fighters from Tikrit has resumed, the Pentagon said Friday.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Building Workers Fired at South Africa Power Plant

Contractors providing thousands of building workers to South Africa’s state power company fired more than 1,500 employees at a key project, after a one-day strike threatened further delays to construction of a plant.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Tycoon Li's Horizons Ventures Bets on Tech Startups

Li Ka-shing’s venture-capital fund, run by his longtime companion Solina Chau, is accelerating investments from Israel to Silicon Valley.



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At Least Nine Dead in Attack on Hotel in Somalia

At least four gunmen took up positions inside a Mogadishu hotel, exchanging fire with security forces, a Somali police official said.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Mercedes-Benz Plans a Pickup for Urban Cowboys

German auto maker says its coming offering will appeal to existing pickup owners looking for greater luxury and comfort than now available from midsize pickups from Toyota, General Motors and others.



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Iran Nuclear Talks Could Push Past Deadline, U.K.'s Hammond Says

International negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran could be extended past the Tuesday deadline, U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Friday.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Auto Makers Set Up Shop in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is becoming the nexus of an emerging car industry that has giants like Mercedes-Benz, Ford and others racing to tap the region’s know-how.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Toyota's New Blue-Collar Executive

Toyota Motor Corp. has promoted veteran Mitsuru Kawai to senior management, the highest post held by a blue-collar worker at the company. Mr. Kawai’s main task will be overseeing Toyota’s plants and utilizing his experience in traditional manufacturing.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Southern Copper Cancels Peru Copper Project

Southern Copper said it is canceling the $1.4 billion Tia Maria copper mine project in southern Peru due to ongoing protests and a lack of government support.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Doncasters Pursues Sale of Fastener Business

U.K. industrial firm Doncasters is pursuing a sale of its structural-fastener business, according to people familiar with the matter.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Mexican Government Puts Sugar Mills up for Sale

The Mexican government on Thursday began the process of selling nine sugar mills that were expropriated more than a decade ago.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Oil Producers Retreat From China

Global oil companies are unwinding some big bets they made on China—and that is bad news for the Chinese companies, which need their know-how.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Oil Firms Reap Large Gains After Cashing In Hedging Bets

After oil plunged from more than $100 a barrel to about $50 in a matter of months, some of the hedges have shifted from a form of insurance to a source of income.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Hedge Funds: Don't Call Us a 'Hedge Fund'

Grappling with years of uneven performance, image problems and deep-pocketed clients who have distanced themselves, hedge-fund managers are taking pains to avoid the moniker.



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Edoardo Cignoli : EU to Open E-Commerce Probe

The European Union is set to open a sweeping investigation into whether Internet commerce firms like Amazon.com are violating the bloc’s antitrust laws.



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Alberta Raises Taxes Following Oil Price Drop

The energy-rich western Canadian province of Alberta said it would raise taxes and hold the line on expenses even as it expects to post a record deficit due to a slump in crude oil prices.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Ford Expects to Triple Exports from India

Ford Motor opened a new factory in western India, more than doubling its capacity in the country as it makes a billion-dollar bet that Indian exports can power its push to sell more affordable vehicles around the world.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Geely Revs Up London Black Cab Investment

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is investing $372 million to build a new plant in Coventry, England, to help ramp up production of London’s black cabs and boost the vehicles’ presence overseas.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Mercedes-Benz Plans a Pickup for Urban Cowboys

German auto maker says its coming offering will appeal to existing pickup owners looking for greater luxury and comfort than now available from midsize pickups from Toyota, General Motors and others.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Companies Restless at Slow Pace of EU Justice

Companies involved in cases concerning breaches of EU competition law are so frustrated at the slow pace of the courts that some of them have decided to sue.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Drug-Tied HIV Outbreak Sparks Emergency in Indiana

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence declared a public-health emergency in a rural southern county due to an outbreak of HIV that he said has reached epidemic proportions.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Two Ebola Vaccines Show Promise

Two experimental Ebola virus vaccines appear to be safe, based on a trial with 600 people in Liberia, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Thursday.



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Edoardo Cignoli : The High Cost of Saving a Failing Business

Filing for bankruptcy protection to save a small business often costs at least $100,000 to $300,000—and sometimes twice as much in cases where creditors are contentious, lawyers say.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Germanwings Plane Crash Heightens Pressure on Airbus

The deadly crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 heightens pressure on Airbus Group, just as it embarks on an unprecedented period of building more jets and introducing new models.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Balance of Power Shifts in Groceries

Smaller companies focused on natural and organic foods are feasting on shifts in tastes among consumers distrustful of established food giants’ products and ingredients. And big retailers are egging them on.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Meet the Father of Zero-Based Budgeting

Pete Pyhrr pioneered the use of budgets that required managers to justify spending every year, a technique that reached the White House in the 1970s—and then almost disappeared. Now, Heinz, Kraft and other giants are adopting it.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Google CFO Gets $70 Million Pay Package

Google’s incoming CFO, Ruth Porat, will receive a $5 million signing bonus plus $65 million worth of restricted stock, making her one of the highest paid CFOs.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Apps Meerkat, Periscope in Race for Live-Video Supremacy

Live-video streaming apps Meerkat and the newly introduced Periscope are going head-to-head in a race to become the dominant way for social-media users to broadcast their surroundings.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Mobile Alters Landscape Where Google Operates

Smartphone users spend most of their time in apps rather than Web browsing. But among those who search, Google has a big share.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Pemex in Pipeline Deal With BlackRock, First Reserve

Pemex has landed its first major investment since an energy overhaul opened the sector to private players. BlackRock and First Reserve will put up about $900 million for a 45% stake in a pipeline project.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Yahoo Boosts Share Buyback by $2 Billion

Yahoo has authorized an additional $2 billion for stock buybacks through March 2018.



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Nigerian Leader Relies on Votes From Homeland

Africa’s top economy is slowing and its currency is tanking, yet President Goodluck Jonathan could well win a fresh four-year term on Saturday, thanks to the fervent support from his homeland in the predominantly Christian and oil-rich south.



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Mexico's Central Bank Stands Pat, Awaiting Fed Move

Mexico’s central bank stood pat on rates Thursday, as widely expected, adopting a cautious stance ahead of a potential rate increase in the U.S.



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Companies Restless at Slow Pace of EU Justice

Companies involved in cases concerning breaches of EU competition law are so frustrated at the slow pace of the courts that some of them have decided to sue.



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Greece Hammers Out Policies to Satisfy Creditors

Greece is hurrying to compile a list of economic overhauls that satisfies its creditors and secures desperately need bailout aid, as it runs increasingly low on cash and debt payments loom.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Schlumberger Admits Sanctions Violations

Oil-services giant Schlumberger has agreed to pay $232.7 million for violating U.S. sanctions in Iran and Sudan, ending a six-year Justice Department investigation.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Movie Franchises, Now a Bargaining Chip

Universal Pictures gave up a piece of “Furious 7” in a deal to secure “Ted 2,” an agreement that illustrates the increased value of franchises in Hollywood.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Facebook to Beef Up Messenger Mobile App

Facebook Inc. unveiled plans to beef up its Messenger mobile application to allow users to book reservations, track online orders and send custom videos, a push to make the app a tool for commerce.



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Edoardo Cignoli : PayPal to Pay $7.7 Million to U.S. Over Alleged Sanctions Violations

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday a $7.7 million settlement with eBay unit PayPal over multiple alleged sanctions violations by the payments company.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Kraft Deal Fueled by Lean Recipe

A key ingredient in 3G Capital Partners recipe for reshaping the U.S. food industry is an arcane-sounding financial tool that slashes costs by focusing on minute details.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Boat People Disrupt Mediterranean Shipping

Last year, Italian authorities called on 700 mercantile vessels to help rescue migrants.



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Appeals Court Backs Kirchner in Iran Case

In a split-decision, an Argentine federal appeals court on Thursday rejected accusations that President Cristina Kirchner conspired with Iran to cover up its alleged role in a 1994 terrorist attack.



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Panel Criticizes U.K. Government's Handling of Girls' Disappearance

A panel of British lawmakers criticized the U.K. government’s response to the disappearance of three British schoolgirls believed to have joined Islamic State in Syria.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Judge Approves LightSquared's Restructuring Plan

A judge on Thursday approved the restructuring plan of LightSquared, an elusive milestone for Philip Falcone’s ambitious wireless venture that went bankrupt nearly three years ago.



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Edoardo Cignoli : For Monsanto, a Season of Woes

Monsanto is confronting some of its stiffest challenges in years, as it contends with criticism of biotech foods, farmers tightening their belts, and the WHO labeling its trademark weed killer as a potential carcinogen.



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Edoardo Cignoli : H-P Nears Deal to Sell Control of Chinese Unit

Hewlett-Packard Co. is nearing a deal to sell control of its data-networking business in China to Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.



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Edoardo Cignoli : FedEx Uses 'Common Carrier' Defense Against DOJ Charges

FedEx filed to dismiss Justice Department charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances for its alleged role in transporting illegal prescription drugs, arguing that it is legally protected as a company that carries goods for the public.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Pepsi-Cola Replaces Diet Coke as No. 2 Soda

Pepsi-Cola supplanted Diet Coke as the No. 2 soda brand in the U.S. by volume in 2014 as Americans continued to flee diet soft drinks, according to industry data published Thursday.



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Edoardo Cignoli : HBO, Vice Media in Programming Deal

HBO is teaming up with Vice Media to launch a daily newscast, the two companies said Thursday.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Former Petrobras CEO 'Ashamed' Of Allegations Against Company

The former chief executive of Brazil’s beleaguered state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said Thursday she is “ashamed” of allegations of bribery at a Petrobras project.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Groupe Bolloré Raises Stake in Vivendi

French conglomerate Groupe Bolloré said Thursday it has again boosted its stake in Vivendi SA, bulking up the influence of chairman Vincent Bolloré as he faces a challenge from an activist shareholder.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Intel, Micron Join Shift to 3-D Storage Chips

Intel and Micron Technology said they are shipping samples of jointly designed chips that stack circuitry in layers to boost storage capacity rather than packing smaller components on to a flat square of silicon.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Codelco Restarts Some Operations in Northern Chile

Chilean state-owned copper company Codelco said Thursday it had restarted operations at its Distrito Norte mines, which had been closed due to heavy rains and flooding.



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U.S., Iran Begin Final Round of Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Lausanne, Switzerland, but it was Yemen that dominated the proceedings.



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U.S. Airstrikes Back Iraqi Army in Push to Take Tikrit

Iraq’s regular army took a lead role in the battle to capture Tikrit, as Iranian-backed Shiite militias withdraw from the front lines—a U.S. condition for launching airstrikes against militants holding the city.



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Cameron, Rouhani Discuss Nuclear Talks

British Prime Minister David Cameron had a “cordial” and “substantive” phone call with President Hasan Rouhani during which they reaffirmed their commitment to securing a deal in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.



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Antarctic Ice Shelves Shrinking, Study Says

The ice shelves that float off the coast of Antarctica and act as a bulwark against the melting of the continent’s ice sheet have lost volume over the past two decades, according to a new study.



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British Jury Clears Student of Preparing Terrorist Acts

A British jury acquitted a law student accused of plotting a massacre on the scale of the 2008 Mumbai attack, a setback for the U.K. government’s counterterror efforts after a string of high-profile convictions.



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National Guard Soldier Accused of Conspiring to Support Islamic State

U.S. authorities arrested an Army National Guard soldier and his cousin on charges related to a plot prosecutors allege would have involved the soldier traveling to join Islamic State while his cousin used his uniforms to attack a northern Illinois military base.



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Greek Bank Deposits at 10-Year Low

Greek bank deposits plunged to an almost 10-year low in February as some €8 billion were withdrawn from lenders, amid rising political uncertainty and worries over the country’s possible exit from the eurozone.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Lululemon Gives Disappointing Outlook

Lululemon Athletica Inc. gave a weak outlook for its current quarter and full year, despite posting better-than-expected results for its holiday quarter as traffic improved.



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Germany Bans Extremist Group

Germany banned a militant jihadist group, searched various premises and seized assets in an effort to prevent the recruitment of teenagers for Islamic State.



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Aquino Struggles to Quell Raid Criticism

Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Thursday accepted responsibility for the deaths of 44 policemen in a bungled January raid, as he sought to move beyond the political crisis that has gripped his administration.



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Gulf States, Egypt Team Up in Yemen

Five Persian Gulf states and Egypt have lined up to coordinate military action in Yemen after Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes there, escalating a conflict that threatens to draw in Iran.



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Edoardo Cignoli : EU to Open E-Commerce Probe

The European Union is set to open a sweeping investigation into whether Internet commerce firms like Amazon.com are violating the bloc’s antitrust laws.



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Germanwings Pilot Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash

One of the two pilots flying the Germanwings Airbus A320 jet that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday with 150 people on board left the cockpit just before the plane began its decent, according to a person familiar with evidence from the plane’s recovered black box.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Adidas Targets Turnaround

Adidas aims to lift profit by 15% through 2020 as it battles to assuage investors’ concerns after abandoning earlier financial targets.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Bolloré Sells Big Chunk of Havas

Groupe Bolloré, the conglomerate controlled by French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, has sold a $655 million stake in Havas, the French advertising group run by Mr. Bolloré’s son, Yannick.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Geely Revs Up London Black Cab Investment

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is investing $372 million to build a new plant in Coventry, England, to help ramp up production of London’s black cabs and boost the vehicles’ presence overseas.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Ford Expects to Triple Exports from India

Ford Motor expects to triple exports from India, its chief executive said, as the U.S. auto maker started a $1 billion manufacturing facility in the country.



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Edoardo Cignoli : German Consumer Confidence Seen Rising

German consumer confidence is set to improve further in April, buoyed by a weak euro and low energy costs, according to a monthly sentiment survey.



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Bill Clinton to Lead U.S. Delegation to Lee Kuan Yew Funeral

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will lead an American delegation to the funeral of Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.



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Kraft Deal Fueled by Lean Recipe

A key ingredient in 3G Capital Partners LP’s recipe for reshaping the U.S. food industry—reflected in its roughly $49 billion deal to acquire Kraft Foods —is an arcane-sounding financial tool that slashes costs by focusing on details as minute as how to make photocopies.



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Buyout Firms Feel Pinch From Lending Crackdown

Regulatory guidance that seeks to limit the use of borrowed money in corporate takeovers has hit the private-equity industry in its bread-and-butter business of debt-laden acquisitions.



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GameStop Needs to Level Up

Ahead of the Tape: GameStop has been lucky so far, but it will have to develop a new game plan if it is to weather the trend away from store-bought disks toward downloadable games.



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Next at Morgan Stanley: More Reshuffling of Management Deck

Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman plans more changes to his management team in the coming months, in addition to several unveiled earlier this month.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Energy Department Revives Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Loan Program

The Energy Department is dusting off a loan program meant to help auto makers and their supply chain finance investments in fuel-efficient vehicles, announcing a $259 million loan to Alcoa.



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Edoardo Cignoli : América Móvil in Network Agreement With Elektra

Mexico’s América Móvil signed an agreement with Grupo Elektra under which a unit of Elektra will offer mobile-phone services by leasing space on America Movil’s network.



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Edoardo Cignoli : The High Cost of Saving a Failing Business

Filing for bankruptcy protection to save a small business often costs at least $100,000 to $300,000—and sometimes twice as much in cases where creditors are contentious, lawyers say.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Germanwings Plane Crash Heightens Pressure on Airbus

The deadly crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 heightens pressure on Airbus Group, just as it embarks on an unprecedented period of building more jets and introducing new models.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Top Beer Brands Soon to List Calories

Carlsberg, Heineken, InBev, SABMiller and others soon will add nutritional labels to their drinks to aid customers making food and drinks choices by calorie count, a European brewers group said.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Supreme Court Appears Divided on EPA Mercury Rules

The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided over whether the Environmental Protection Agency erred when it adopted regulations requiring power plants to cut emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants.



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Edoardo Cignoli : DOJ Seeks More Information in Expedia, Orbitz Deal

Expedia and Orbitz each received second requests from the Justice Department for additional information in connection with their pending merger.



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Edoardo Cignoli : FDA Bans Shipments From Indian Drug Maker Aarti

The FDA has banned shipment to the U.S. of medicines made by Aarti Drugs, the company disclosed in a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange, following an inspection of manufacturing facilities in August.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Pacific Sun's Sales Rise

Teen retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. said sales rose more than expected in its holiday quarter but warned it may report a wider loss in the current period due to supply disruptions and weather.



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A Shoe Designer's Next Platform

Brian Atwood, whose sexy high heels are red-carpet mainstays, shakes his head over the current taste for ‘ugly chic’ flats, contemplates new creative outlets and explains what pushes a platform shoe from sexy to vulgar.



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Iran Stalls U.N. Probe Into Its Atomic Past

Talks over Iran’s nuclear program have hit a stumbling block a week before a key deadline because Tehran has failed to cooperate with a United Nations probe into whether it tried to build atomic weapons in the past.



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Security Remains an Issue as Nigeria Prepares to Vote

Nigerian election officials have distributed 56 million plastic voter cards and more than 100,000 ballot boxes to conduct the biggest democratic exercise in African history. Now comes the bigger task: ensuring Saturday’s vote is peaceful and fair.



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Greek Rescue Needs to Be Long-Term

Europe File: In the next few days, it will become clear whether there is any realistic prospect of Greece remaining within the eurozone, says Simon Nixon.



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U.S. Begins Airstrikes Against ISIS In Tikrit

U.S. warplanes began hitting the Islamic State extremist group in Tikrit on Wednesday, in what U.S. officials said was a sign of the failure of Iranian-backed forces to retake the city.



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Photos of the Day: March 25

In photos chosen Wednesday by Wall Street Journal editors, Greeks celebrate their independence, wildfires rage in Argentina, figure skaters compete at the world championships in Shanghai, and more.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Schlumberger Unit Admits Sanctions Violations

Oil-services giant Schlumberger has agreed to pay $232.7 million for violating U.S. sanctions in Iran and Sudan, ending a six-year Justice Department investigation.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Movie Franchises, Now a Bargaining Chip

Universal Pictures gave up a piece of ‘Furious 7’ in a deal to secure ‘Ted 2,’ an agreement that illustrates the increased value of franchises in Hollywood.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Facebook to Beef Up Messenger Mobile App

Facebook Inc. unveiled plans on Wednesday to beef up its Messenger mobile application to allow users to book reservations, track online orders and send custom videos, a push to make the app a tool for commerce.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Chobani in Talks for TPG Partner to Be Its President

Chobani Inc. is in serious talks with a partner from private-equity firm TPG Capital to formally take on the role of president and chief operating officer at the yogurt company, according to people familiar with the matter.



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Edoardo Cignoli : PayPal to Pay $7.7 Million to U.S. Over Alleged Sanctions Violations

The U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions unit Wednesday announced a $7.7 million settlement with PayPal Inc. over multiple alleged sanctions violations by the company.



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Bank Access Still Hard for Many in India

Financing the Future: India’s new government and central bank have stepped up their battle against myriad illicit moneylenders by trying to ease Indians’ access to the formal banking system, but change comes slowly.



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Edoardo Cignoli : In Kraft-Heinz, a New Way to Cut Costs

Zero-based budgeting, which forces executives to justify their spending plans from scratch every year, is a critical part of the blueprint for rejuvenating Kraft, Heinz and other big consumer-goods companies.



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Edoardo Cignoli : In Kraft-Heinz Deal, Will Chicago or Pittsburgh Lose More Jobs?

H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group said their merger will create a new company “co-headquartered in Pittsburgh and the Chicago area.” That fuzzy concept will leave people in both places nervous.



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Kuwait Seen Missing Oil-Production Target

The delay throws a spotlight on the fractious politics of a rare Middle Eastern country where an elected parliament holds real power, and the constitution bans foreign ownership of natural resources.



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Nigeria's Campaign Trail Ventures Into Cyberspace

Not long ago, elections in Africa’s biggest democracy were won through rigging and intimidation, not tweets. But Saturday’s coming vote is a more modern affair.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Hermès Posts Rise in Profit

French luxury goods company Hermès said its 2014 net profit rose 9% from a year earlier, though currency effects caused its operating margin to fall from 2013’s record high.



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Afghan President Thanks U.S. Military, Taxpayers

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked the U.S. military for its sacrifices and U.S. taxpayers for their support in an address before a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday.



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Deadly Car Bomb Breaks Recent Calm in Kabul

A car bomb killed at least seven people and injured scores in Kabul on Wednesday, breaking a period of relative quiet in the city while Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is on an official trip to the U.S.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Google Turns to Wall Street for New CFO

Its stock lagging and investors grumbling, Google reached out to Wall Street, hiring Morgan Stanley’s Ruth Porat as its new finance chief.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Fiat CEO's Testimony Starts in Jeep Lawsuit

Chrysler conducted a “thorough review” of older Jeeps and the design of their fuel tanks is “not a safety defect,” Fiat Chrysler’s CEO testified in a wrongful-death lawsuit over a 4-year-old boy killed in a 2012 crash.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Auto Workers' Medical Benefits at Risk Under New Tax

Detroit’s negotiations this summer to reach a new four-year labor deal won’t just be an argument about wages. Generous health-care benefits for about 135,000 unionized factory workers are at risk of being cut.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Comcast Pushes Back Closing for Time Warner Cable Merger

Comcast said its expects its pending merger with Time Warner Cable to close in the middle of the year, a delay from its earlier guidance.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Brazil Antitrust Agency Clears Telefonica Purchase of Vivendi Unit

Brazil’s antitrust regulator approved, with some conditions, Spanish telecom firm Telefónica SA’s purchase of Vivendi SA’s Brazilian unit, GVT.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Versace Dressed for Success in 2014

Gianni Versace’s 2014 revenue and profit rose by double-digits amid the Italian fashion house’s efforts to reach a wider customer base in both emerging and mature markets.



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Edoardo Cignoli : RadioShack Auction Continues

The RadioShack auction moves into a second day Tuesday in New York, as the company and its creditors debate the value of the bid from big lender Standard General LP.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Christie's Asking $140 Million for Picasso

Christie’s will try to make auction history this spring when it asks at least $140 million for Pablo Picasso’s “Women of Algiers (Version O),” the highest price tag ever placed on an artwork headed for auction.



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Property Investors' Latest Horror: Zombie REITs

There are a record 41 so-called zombie REITs that can’t sell shares to raise more money for growth and are having trouble liquidating their assets to return shareholders’ capital.



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Morgan Stanley CFO Can Put Wind in Google's Sails

Heard on the Street: Ruth Porat is leaving her role as Morgan Stanley’s finance head to be Google’s. That’s promising news for investors in both companies.



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University of Phoenix's Wings Get Clipped

Ahead of the Tape: A magical rebirth isn’t in the cards for Apollo Education, although its fiscal second-quarter results could provide a spark.



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Dollar's Rise Stings Africa

The consequences of a soaring U.S. dollar are rippling across Africa, from empty store shelves to a closed oil refiner to delayed infrastructure improvements.



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In Nigeria, Oil Price's Slide Deters Theft

With prices low, the risk of getting busted by Nigeria’s navy now outweighs the get-rich rewards of sabotaging pipelines, stealing oil and smuggling vast quantities of it onto international markets.



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New Zealand's Trade Surplus Shrinks

New Zealand reported a small trade surplus in February, driven lower by falling dairy exports.



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Rail Break Involved in Canadian Train Derailment

Canadian National Railway Co. said Wednesday that a derailment earlier this month of a crude-carrying train in remote northern Ontario involved a rail break.



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After Ratings Reprieve, Brazil Faces Tough News

President Dilma Rousseff got a big break when Standard & Poor’s maintained Brazil’s investment-grade credit rating, but Friday’s coming report on economic growth is expected to bring the embattled president bad news.



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Why London Cabbies Wish Rickshaw Drivers Would Pedal Their Wares Elsewhere

A taxi association says bike-cart combos are treading on their turf and are “an absolute menace.”



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Edoardo Cignoli : Kraft in Talks to Be Bought by 3G Capital

Private-equity firm 3G Capital is in talks to buy Kraft Foods Group in a deal that would transform the industry and likely be worth more than $40 billion.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Google Makes Most of Ties to White House

Google’s access to high-ranking Obama administration officials, averaging a White House meeting a week, during a critical phase of the antitrust probe is one sign of the Internet giant’s reach in Washington.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Sex-Bias Trial Takes Big Toll on Kleiner

Venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers might have trouble repairing its reputation in the wake of a sex-bias case brought by former partner Ellen Pao, even if it wins a courtroom victory.



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Edoardo Cignoli : In Search of a Printer You Won't Want to Destroy

Joanna Stern on what you need to know to find a printer you won’t want bash with a baseball bat.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Executive Pensions Swell at Top Firms

A significant chunk of the increase results from arcane pension accounting, but the rest reflects very real improvements in the executives’ retirement prospects.



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Edoardo Cignoli : China Seeks to Sow Global Seed Power

A fight over a maker of crop seeds in China last year shows how Beijing plans to secure its food resources: by building an answer to Monsanto .



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Edoardo Cignoli : Lockheed Likely to Lose Part of F-35 Fee

Lockheed Martin stands to lose part of a $300 million incentive fee because of software issues in the first batch of F-35 fighters being delivered to the Marine Corps this summer.



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Edoardo Cignoli : American Airlines Group to Combine Two Loyalty Programs This Weekend

American Airlines Group in the coming days intends to combine the frequent-flier program of its US Airways merger partner with the larger American AAdvantage plan.



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Edoardo Cignoli : 'Merchant' Chip Makers Fuel Networking Firms

Broadcom and others are churning out chips to help devices move data between computers and the Web, and they’re increasingly popular with those that don’t want to design their own.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Telefónica to Sell Britain's O2 for $13.83 Billion to Hutchison

Telefónica agreed to sell British cellphone operator O2 to Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa, a deal seen helping the Spanish telecom company to focus attention on Latin America.



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Edoardo Cignoli : UAW to Again Push for Mississippi Nissan Union

The United Auto Workers union is preparing to take another shot at making inroads at a Nissan Motor Co. plant in the southern U.S.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Hertz Global Holdings Gets Notice That It Is Out of NYSE Listing Compliance

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said it received notification from the New York Stock Exchange that it is out of listing compliance because of the late filing of its annual report.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Rail Break Involved in Canadian Train Derailment

Canadian National Railway Co. said Wednesday that a derailment earlier this month of a crude-carrying train in remote northern Ontario involved a rail break.



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Edoardo Cignoli : NLRB Sets April Vote on Union for Boeing Machinists in South Carolina

The National Labor Relations Board set an April 22 election date for Boeing Co. machinists in South Carolina to decide whether they want to join the IAM union.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Lexmark to Buy Kofax in Deal Valued at $1 Billion

Lexmark International agreed to buy software developer Kofax in a deal valued at $1 billion that is projected to nearly double Lexmark’s enterprise software business, the companies said.



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Edoardo Cignoli : RadioShack Creditors Weigh Standard General Offer

Standard General has boosted the price it is offering for RadioShack Corp., increased the number of stores it plans to keep open and committed to preserving 7,500 jobs in the only bid now on the table at a bankruptcy auction for the iconic retailer.



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Light Sanction for Former Greek Official Charged With Crimes

Greek former finance minister George Papaconstantinou, the man who signed the country’s first bailout in 2010, was found guilty of a misdemeanor by a Greek court on Tuesday for tampering with a public document, but he was acquitted of criminal charges of impeding a tax-evasion investigation.



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Photos of the Day: March 24

In photos chosen Tuesday by editors at The Wall Street Journal, a Malayan sun bear avoids poachers, a London neighborhood uncovers a World War II bomb, and more.



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Edoardo Cignoli : 'Eat Right' Meltdown for Kraft Singles

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is locked in talks with Kraft Foods to determine how to proceed with a campaign to put the academy’s “Kids Eat Right” logo on packages of Kraft Singles.



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