WSJ Newswire

• China Rejects U.S. Target for Narrowing Countries' Trade Gap May 20, 2018
  A last-ditch effort by the Trump administration failed to get China to accept its demand for a $200 billion cut in the U.S. bilateral trade deficit, as Chinese officials resisted committing to any specific targets.
• Data-Privacy Law Creates New Business for Tech Consultants May 20, 2018
  The European Union’s tough new data-protection law demands costly changes for many companies and opens rich business opportunities for others.
• Main Street Banks Feel Squeezed by New Lending Rivals May 20, 2018
  Hedge funds, private-equity firms and others are elbowing into business loans. Midsize banks are being forced to rethink a business that is a key part of their revenue.
• Starbucks Restrooms Open for All Visitors May 19, 2018
  Starbucks is creating an official policy that allows all guests to use its cafes, including its restrooms, whether or not they make a purchase.
• One Small Rancher's Big Role in Saving Brazil's Amazon May 19, 2018
  Mauro Lúcio Costa is now preaching his methods across the Amazon, putting him on the front line of a battle to preserve the forest and transform the cattle industry there.