Japan Inc shares more of massive profits with workers

Japan's biggest companies are on track to book a record 21.1 trillion yen ($174 billion) in profit as the fiscal year winds down this month. Their workers can expect a larger share of the bonanza.

India puts brakes on slowest lending since 2009 as rules tighten

Indian banks may rein in lending growth already near the slowest pace in five years after regulators ordered them to set aside more funds to counter bad debt.

Buffett's childhood home offered for attendees at annual meeting

Some fortunate Berkshire Hathaway investors at this year's annual meeting will get the chance to sleep in the same bedroom Warren Buffett did as a boy.

New system required to cultivate green funding

Around 90 percent of the funds needed to further develop China's environmental industry are expected to come from private sources, requiring a new financial system to encourage more funds into the sector.

All aboard for Visa's financial literacy tour

Visa Inc, the global card payment services company, has launched its third nationwide financial education bus tour aimed at educating young people in China, especially those in rural areas and migrant workers.

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Pressure on KFC after McDonald's says no to antibiotics in chicken

KFC, the world's largest chain of fried chicken restaurants, may face pressure from consumer and environmental groups to change how the animals it uses are raised after McDonald's Corp said it would switch to chicken raised without human antibiotics.

Stricter rules being considered for P2P lenders

Industry players fear thresholds, conditions could be too harsh and limit development

Wyoming may feel the pangs of lower coal consumption in China

China's decision to limit coal usage may have a far-reaching impact in the United States, particularly in Wyoming where it is the mainstay of the economy.

Billionaire plans Cushman & Wakefield bid

Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang's Fosun International Ltd is weighing a bid for commercial property broker Cushman & Wakefield Inc, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Building a solid platform for the future

Amid the remote terrain in Qianxinan prefecture in Southwest China's Guizhou province, one can hear the roar of heavy machinery at the Shengxing workshops. Inside the facility one can see scores of workers huddled over machines that turn raw titanium into materials for making screws for Apple Inc's iPhone 5s and iPhone 6.

What if Fed is no longer patient?

For the Federal Reserve, patience may no longer be a virtue.