U.S. equities pared increases as better-than-expected earnings reports from IBM, Procter & Gamble and United Technologies did little to allay concern that global growth is slowing this year. The dollar’s six-day rally stalled and crude…

A street vendor sells regalia depicting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Durban on Jan. 12, 2019. Photographer: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images A law requiring political parties in South…

U.K. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox suggested he could live with a delay to Brexit if more time is needed to implement a divorce agreement with the European Union. “A delay because we’ve got a…

Photographer: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Photo Photographer: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Photo A Huawei Technologies Co. executive facing extradition to the U.S. has “strong arguments” to make against extradition in part…

Photographer: Chris Roussakis/Bloomberg Photographer: Chris Roussakis/Bloomberg U.S. cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands Inc. launched a formal bid for Aphria Inc. valued at about C$2.4 billion ($1.8 billion), less than a month after the Canadian pot…

The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged as it cut its inflation outlook once again, underscoring how far away its price target is and how few options the central bank has for drawing closer.…

65 Days to Go Today in Brexit: A delay in the U.K.’s departure from the European Union may not be entirely good news even for proponents. Opponents of a no-deal Brexit are increasingly pinning their hopes…

Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg Shares of International Business Machines Corp. jumped as much as 10 percent, the most in a decade, after the company’s 2019 forecast and fourth quarter results beat analysts’ estimates.…