Новости за 11.12.2017

The Food and Drug Administration plans new medical-device approval processes to speed products’ entry to the U.S. market, mirroring the desires of industry and President Donald Trump to clear barriers to new business.

Xerox said that former Icahn Capital Managing Director Jonathan Christodoro resigned from its board so that investor Carl Icahn’s organization could nominate four directors at Xerox’s annual meeting in 2018.

Europe’s five largest economies warned the U.S. its planned corporate tax reform could violate the country’s double-taxation treaties and breach world trade rules.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked legislators to extend martial law on the southern island of Mindanao for a year, sticking with a policy he said was necessary to fight Islamic extremism despite vehement opposition from rights groups.

Can an audience suspend disbelief and believe that a human and a creature can fall in love; both emotionally and physically? That was the challenge for director Guillermo Del Toro, whose latest film "The Shape of Water" was inspired, in part, by classic monster movies such as "The Creature From The Black Lagoon." Images: Everett Collection Composite: Mark Kelly

Can an audience suspend disbelief and believe that a human and a creature can fall in love; both emotionally and physically? That was the challenge for director Guillermo Del Toro, whose latest film “The Shape of Water” was inspired by classic monster movies such as “The Creature From The Black Lagoon.” Images: Everett Collection Composite: Mark Kelly

Treasury Department said the Republican economic agenda would generate enough economic growth to pay for the tax cuts being considered by Congress, using growth assumptions exceeding the official congressional estimates.

With rules governing internet services set to be rolled back, service providers and their detractors are envisioning new models that could translate into a wider range of fees—both lower and higher.

Walt Disney would likely significantly scale back Fox’s movie studio if the company nails down a deal to buy most of the assets of 21st Century Fox, as part of Chief Executive Robert Iger’s plan to transform the company into a direct-to-consumer digital powerhouse to rival Netflix.

Traditional employers like General Electric are using artificial intelligence and other elements of the work-on-demand business model to manage traditional full-time workforces.

Department stores and other retailers have a gift or two for discount-weary holiday shoppers: they have been scaling back overlapping promotions and making price reductions easier for customers to understand.

Would you invest in a company that couldn’t tell you what its business was going to be? Some would, in fact they are doing so in record amounts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise visit to a military air base in Syria, marking a mission-accomplished moment for the leader months ahead of a presidential election.

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Voice-recognition fraud globally costs organizations $14 billion per year. Here's what you need to know.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinians to accept Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying that was the best way to advance serious peace talks.

The Trump administration will nominate as ambassador to Seoul a prominent Korea expert who favors a tough line on Pyongyang, filling a yearlong vacancy at the front lines of President Donald Trump’s biggest foreign-policy challenge.

Steinhoff has appointed additional outside advisers as the retail giant battles a burgeoning financial crisis that has engulfed the firm since it disclosed possible accounting irregularities last week.

China is pushing hard to dominate new energy industries and clean up terrible air pollution. Too bad about all that coal-power debt.

Japan’s SoftBank Group has agreed to invest roughly $500 million more in satellite broadband provider OneWeb, according to a person familiar with the details.

Saudi Arabia lifted a decades-old ban on movie theaters in the kingdom, a move that opens the conservative kingdom to Hollywood-style entertainment.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked legislators to extend martial law on the southern island of Mindanao for a year, sticking with a policy he said was necessary to fight Islamic extremism despite vehement opposition from rights groups.

Steinhoff has appointed PwC to investigate accounting issues while other advisers will help to deal with lenders and assist with management.

The New York Power Authority, the largest state public utility in the U.S., has flipped the switch on a digital system to monitor its 16 power plants and 1,400 miles of transmission lines.

The ruling Socialist Party swept local elections in Venezuela on Sunday, amid an opposition boycott and widespread allegations of pro-government bias.