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The article reports that technology company International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) will pay $10 million to settle civil charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that IBM used bribes to secure business in Asian nations including China and South Korea. The SEC noted that IBM's internal controls were not adequate to detect the wrongdoing.

The article reports that U.S. wireless service-provider Sprint Nextel Corp. has disqualified Chinese telecommunications-equipment manufacturers ZTE Corp. and Huawei Technologies Ltd. from a multi-billion dollar equipment contract it has solicited bids for. Sprint Nextel reportedly heeded concerns of the U.S. Defense Department about security implications of awarding the contract to a Chinese company.

The article reports on the near acquisition of Swiss pesticide maker Syngenta AG by China Chemical Corp. (ChemChina). It mentions that the deal is considered significant for the Chinese government in recovering the republic's economy and enhancing its agricultural capabilities for feed its population. It also presents a chart of China's purchase of companies worldwide.

This article focuses on a bill introduced by a group of bipartisan U.S. senators on March 16, 2010 which intends to force the administration of President Barack Obama to take action against China over its currency policy.

The article discusses the scaling back or complete divestiture of their investments in Chinese banks by U.S. banks. Contributing to the trend have been the inability of U.S. banks to gain wider access to the Chinese market, and new rules that require additional capital to be set aside for such investments. Particular attention is paid to Bank of America Corp.'s sale of its remaining stake in Chinese counterpart China Construction Bank Corp.

The article looks at the international banking industry as of July 2013, reporting that Wells Fargo & Co. bank has replaced Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. as the world's largest bank and discussing factors affecting the financial position of U.S. and Chinese banks.