Advisers used tough tactics to bring desired trade deals to the president, but key details in many remain unfinished.

Although Switzerland has no gold mines itself, the gold shipped by its refineries to the US — worth about $61.5bn over the 12 months ending in June — weighed heavily on the country’s trade surplus ...

Apple announced $100 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments, sending its shares up over 10% for the week. After recent declines, triggered by a weaker-than-expected jobs report and a June ...