Trial proceedings have begun against Volkswagen on behalf of investors alleging the company did not give them timely notice of its scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY — Trial proceedings have begun in the lawsuit brought against Volkswagen by investors alleging the company did not give them timely notice of its scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

Global stocks lower as investors wait for U.S. decision on tariff hike in tech battle with China.

BEIJING — Major global stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street’s gains as investors waited for a new U.S. tariff hike in a trade battle with China.

TORONTO — President’s Choice Financial’s credit card nabbed the highest customer satisfaction rating in J.D. Power’s inaugural Canada credit card study, beating out American Express, Canadian Tire and all the Big Six banks’ offerings.

Number rises by 3,700 but many are foreign or non-doms who could leave after Brexit

The number of people in the UK earning more than £1m a year has jumped to over 18,700, with more than one in 10 of them living in Kensington and Chelsea, according to figures released by HM Revenue & Customs.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

Bread and butter

Empire Company Ltd. releases first-quarter results and holds its annual meeting on Thursday. Empire CEO Michael Medline said in June that tariffs on some U.S. food products that went into effect July 1 could mean higher prices for Canadian shoppers.

Ma will be succeeded by company’s CEO Daniel Zhang

Jack Ma, who founded e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and helped launch China’s e-commerce boom, announced Monday he will step down as the company’s chair next September.

Debenhams has brought in advisers from KPMG to assess a number of options to improve the fortunes of the department store chain.

It is in the midst of a turnaround plan designed to cut costs and boost sales.

A workforce crisis in a booming U.S. economy is prompting the child care industry to use business tactics more that resemble Wall Street more than “Sesame Street.”.

Saturday, September 8, 2018, 7:26 PM – A company on the Northern Peninsula is extracting cosmetic ingredients from parts of fish that are usually thrown away.

Compensation for not-for-profit hospital executives and administrators climbed at a higher rate over a 10-year period than those for surgeons, physicians and nurses, according to a national study released in August.