Officer charged in Floyd’s death eligible for pension money
The Minnesota agency that represents retired public workers says former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is eligible to receive pension…
U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump
SALT LAKE CITY — State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a…
Trump administration threatens tariffs of ‘up to 100%’ on certain French goods
The Trump administration threatened the possibility of slapping additional duties of “up to 100 percent on certain French products” in…
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepping down as CEO and president
Google‘s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin — who built the tech giant 20 years ago with servers in a…
Experts estimate Costco’s website crash on Thanksgiving could reach $11M in losses
Costco’s site experienced some technical trouble on Thanksgiving, potentially costing the company millions of dollars in lost sales. Interested in…
Google fires 4 employees just days after staff-organized protest
The firing of four Google employees just days after a staff-organized protest has led to allegations of retaliation against organizing…
America’s largest milk producer, Dean Foods, files for bankruptcy
Dean Foods, America’s largest milk producer and home to multiple well-known brands, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The Dallas-based…
As income inequality soars, languishing labor unions make a return
After decades of declining membership and seemingly sidelined authority, a series of national strikes has put unions back in the…
1 million car charging points in Germany by 2030: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to drastically increase the number of charging stations for electric cars in Germany to give…
Coal plant on tribal land to close after powering US West
Ron Little nestles into a familiar seat aboard a train locomotive and slides the window open, leaning out to get…
3 CEOs pledge to help create 1 million jobs for people with special needs by 2025
Three CEOs have launched a campaign to help create 1 million jobs and leadership opportunities for people with autism, Down…
Opioid companies reach tentative $260M settlement just before landmark trial in Ohio
Hours before a landmark opioid trial was set to start in an Ohio courthouse, major drug distributors and a manufacturer…
80 injured in third night of Catalonia protests; 33 arrested
Catalonia’s separatist leader vowed Thursday to hold a new vote to secede from Spain in less than two years as…
General Motors and United Auto Workers union reach tentative deal
More than a month after nearly 50,000 workers walked off their jobs, General Motors and United Auto Workers have reached…
California hospital chain going to court over high prices
One of California’s largest hospital systems is facing a trial over accusations that it has used its market dominance to…
Fitbit to move production out of China because of ‘ongoing threat of tariffs’
The fitness tracker and smartwatch maker Fitbit announced it will move manufacturing operations out of China to avoid tariffs as…
US stocks sink following weak services sector report
Technology and health care companies helped U.S. stocks rebound broadly from an early sell-off Thursday, snapping the market’s steep two-day…
After delay, Samsung’s $2,000 Galaxy Fold hits stores in the U.S.
Samsung’s highly-anticipated new $2,000 foldable smartphone hit stores in the U.S. on Friday, after a wave of bad reviews delayed…
Boeing to start paying more than $144K each to families of Max 737 crash victims
Families of victims who died in the two Boeing 737 Max crashes that took place within six months of each…
WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann stepping down as CEO
WeWork’s co-founder Adam Neumann is stepping down from his role as CEO of the co-working startup, the company announced Tuesday.…
Trump scores a victory in bicoastal battle over tax returns
President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep his tax returns private played out on both coasts Thursday, with a California judge…
GM no longer paying for striking workers’ health insurance as negotiations enter 3rd day
General Motors is no longer paying the health care costs for the tens of thousands of auto workers who went…
More than 100 business execs demand ‘urgent action’ from lawmakers for ‘America’s gun violence crisis’
Scores of executives from some of the nation’s biggest business demanded “urgent action” from lawmakers on “America’s gun violence crisis,”…
GM recalls over 3.4M pickups, SUVs to fix brake issues
Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling nearly 3.8 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the…
US economy grew at a moderate 2% annual rate last quarter
The U.S. economy slowed in the spring, and most analysts expect it to weaken further in the months ahead. Yet…
Recession fears have some automakers remembering 2009
Automakers would like to forget the economic bloodbath of 2009. But with talk of a global recession accelerating in recent…
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing company’s trade secrets for driverless cars
A former Google engineer spent months downloading Google’s secret files on self-driving cars before he abruptly quit the company in…
US stocks rally for US-China trade war thaw
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential…
Asian shares rise as investors watch trade war, economies
Asian shares were higher Monday, as investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump’s trade war and growing…
Walmart pulling violent displays, but will continue to sell guns despite pressure
In the wake of two mass shootings at an El Paso Walmart and in downtown Dayton last weekend, the superstore…
Dow trades 500 points lower as trade war worries continue
U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday as traders continued to worry about the continuing effects of the trade battle with China.…
FedEx drops Amazon ground deliveries
FedEx is pulling the plug on Amazon deliveries, effectively ending domestic ties with the largest U.S. retailer, the company said…
Wall Street sees worst drop of 2019 amid intensifying trade war between Trump, China
Stocks plunged on Monday amid renewed worries over President Donald Trump‘s intensifying trade war with China, the world’s second-largest economy…
US Treasury Department labels China a currency manipulator
The U.S. Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator Monday after Beijing pushed down the value of its yuan in…
Health insurers experience July heatwave
Health insurer stocks heated up in July. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as an interest to stay up to date…
Feds find potential fraud in student loan repayment plans
Tens of thousands of federal student loan borrowers may be getting their monthly payments lowered by lying about their income…
Asian shares fall ahead of US-China trade talks
Asian shares are lower Friday as investors continued to watch the brewing trade conflict between China and the U.S., and…
US regulators fine Facebook $5 billion for privacy claims; sue Cambridge Analytica
U.S. regulators fined Facebook a record $5 billion penalty to settle claims that the company deceived its users about the…
What consumers are entitled to in the $700 million Equifax settlement over the 2017 data breach
Credit reporting agency Equifax will likely pay out a $700 million settlement over the 2017 data breach that exposed the…
Lufthansa, British Airways suddenly suspend all flights to Cairo as ‘precaution’
The British government issued a travel warning for Egypt on Saturday citing a “heightened risk of terrorism against aviation,” as…
US budget deficit jumps 23% through June
The U.S. budget deficit increased by $140 billion during the first nine months of this budget year to $747.1 billion…
Dow Jones industrials cross 27,000 points for first time
A turbulent day on Wall Street ended in the record books Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above…
Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser to pay $1.4 billion in largest opioid settlement in US history
Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB Group) will pay the U.S. government a record $1.4 billion to end criminal and…
FAA pilots find new flaw with Boeing 737 Max: Sources
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilots found a new potential issue with the 737 Max aircraft during a simulated flight…
Tech rebound powers US stocks higher, snaps 2-day S&P slump
Technology companies helped power stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, snapping the market’s two-day losing streak. The rally followed…
Lyft says drivers tampering with surge pricing could be booted
Rideshare drivers who tamper with surge pricing will face being deactivated after a report revealed that rideshare drivers at a…
Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion
Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether…
NFL salary cap jumps $11 million to $188.2 million
The NFL’s salary cap will jump by $11 million next season to $188.2 million. In the ninth year of the…
Parent company of Sears, Kmart prepares for possible liquidation
Sears and Kmart are expected to become the latest victims of the nation’s changing shopping habits pending a last minute…
Dow tumbles more than 500 points as Apple warning spooks investors
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points in early trade Thursday as investors digested a warning issued…
Coast Guard left out as other military arms get paid during government shutdown
Money is extremely tight for Kendra Cucovatz’s family right now. Her husband, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, is…
Dow Jones rallies, wiping out losses from the brutal Christmas Eve trading session
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied in volatile trade on Wednesday, the first full trading session after the worst Christmas…
Tech stocks drop again as huge losses pile up on Wall Street
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GM says it has 2,700 jobs for workers slated to be laid off
Interested in General Motors? Add General Motors as an interest to stay up to date on the latest General Motors…
Markets Right Now: Tech rout erases stocks’ gain for year
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 10 a.m. Stocks are skidding again on Wall Street as…
Ford Motor Co. recalls 1.5 million Focus vehicles: How to find out if your car is on the list
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it was recalling nearly 1.5 million Focus vehicles over a malfunctioning canister purge valve.…
Stock market plunges, Dow and S&P are now negative for the year
The stock market plunged on Wednesday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closing in negative territory…
Facebook hackers accessed more private information than previously revealed
Hackers accessed much more private information in a recent Facebook breach than the social media giant previously revealed. Interested in…