KOLKATA, India — This is a story of human trafficking, but mostly it’s a story of a mother’s love, the adoring son she raised and the highest-return investment in the world today. Nearly two decades ago, I interviewed a woman named Maya Gayen who had been trafficked at the age of 12 to a brothel […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday a coronavirus stimulus package moving through the U.S. Congress should set the stage for a rebound in the U.S. economy in the second half of the year. Kudlow, speaking to reporters at the White House, said the Trump administration is looking at low-infection […]
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s business confidence soured to levels not seen since 2013, a closely watched survey showed, as the coronavirus pandemic hit sectors from hotels to carmakers and pushed the economy closer to recession. The worsening corporate morale underscores the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces in ensuring […]
