U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts from foreign governments and are intended to thwart corruption and improper influence,

In total, the White House said, the deals announced by Mr. Trump amounted to more than $243 billion between the United States and Qatar.

Siemens expects only a small impact on profit this year from the ramp up in global tariffs, the German engineering group said on Thursday, after it reported better than expected second quarter results...