Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index poised for the first two-day loss in almost three weeks, as Japanese shares slid after data on U.S. manufacturing missed estimates and the yen strengthened. Canon Inc. (7751), a camera maker that gets 27 percent of its revenue in the Americas, lost 3.4 percent in Tokyo. Toyota […]

Asian stocks fell for a second day, led by Japanese shares, after data on U.S. manufacturing missed estimates and the yen rose to a four-week high versus the dollar, damping earnings prospects for exporters. Sony Corp. (6758), an electronics maker that gets 19 percent of its sales in the U.S., fell 2.4 percent in Tokyo. […]

Material incentives for infrastructure investments should be considered as part of future Budgets. For example, it may be appropriate to introduce significant capital allowances. The UK should also consider a programme of transport infrastructure upgrades and maintenance, such as the US has done. While there is a clear need for private sector funding for infrastructure […]

Labor markets have for the past quarter century been at the center of the globalization disputes under the “off-shoring and out-sourcing” rubric. How many jobs were lost at home to cheap labor abroad? What were conditions for those overseas workers? But the rapidly changing nature of the global economy has changed much, though not all, […]