EU tax on big digital companies could be struck by March: French minister
FILE PHOTO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in…
Shorter waits for new patients at VA than in private sector, U.S. study finds
(Reuters Health) – In many cases, veterans get a first appointment at VA hospitals quicker than the general public gets…
PBGC steps in to oversee Sears’ two pension plans
FILE PHOTO: A store closing sale sign is posted next to a Sears logo in New Hyde Park, New York,…
Exclusive: U.S. pushing for regular review of China trade, reform progress
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a…
U.S. consumer morale at two-year low; factory output surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment tumbled in early January to its lowest level since President Donald Trump’s was elected…
Netflix shares fall as weak forecast dampens investor optimism
(Reuters) – Shares of Netflix Inc fell nearly 5 percent on Friday, as investors looked past its record subscriber numbers…
JPMorgan board raises Dimon’s compensation to $31 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon is receiving a 5 percent raise, bringing his…
Tennessee teacher who fled with student gets 20 years
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Germany considering ways to exclude Huawei from 5G auction: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government is actively considering stricter security requirements and other ways to exclude China’s Huawei Technologies…
U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting China’s Huawei and ZTE
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured outside their research facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie…
Sterling up after May wins confidence vote; stocks climb
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major world stock indexes rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 supported by sharply higher U.S.…
No quick fix for physician burnout, depression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Close to 44 percent of U.S. physicians are burned out, and 15 percent are depressed…
Industry must rein in spend on electric, self-driving cars: Magna CEO
DETROIT (Reuters) – Global automobile and auto parts makers which want to capitalize on electric and autonomous vehicles need to…
Nordstrom’s full-price comparable sales for holiday season disappoints
FILE PHOTO: The Nordstrom store is pictured in Broomfield, Colorado, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (Reuters) – Nordstrom Inc (JWN.N)…
McDonald’s loses ‘Big Mac’ trademark case to Irish chain Supermac’s
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) has lost its rights to the trademark “Big Mac” in a European Union case ruling…
Family behind Purdue Pharma pushed opioid marketing, Massachusetts says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Members of the wealthy Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma LP pushed it to boost sales of OxyContin…
Airbus steps up pressure on suppliers over Canadian jet
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus is ratcheting up pressure on suppliers like United Technologies to cut costs for its Canadian-developed…
Wall Street falls as China prompts global slowdown worries
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 10,…
U.S. substance abuse helpline largely unknown
(Reuters Health) – The U.S. government’s toll-free substance abuse helpline, which provides free referral services to those looking for treatment,…
U.S. judge lets Buffett’s Dairy Queen sue W.B. Mason over ‘Blizzard’
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Minnesota ruled this week that Dairy Queen, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc,…
J&J raises U.S. prices on around two dozen drugs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson raised U.S. prices on around two dozen prescription drugs on Thursday, including the…
After Monsanto patent ruling, Indian farmers hope for next-gen GM seeds
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A court ruling in India this week that upheld a Monsanto patent on genetically modified (GM)…
Asia shares recover as China stocks rise after weak data
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged up on Thursday as stimulus expectations and a rise in the yuan helped Chinese…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, and wife MacKenzie Bezos are divorcing…
Bed Bath & Beyond posts better-than-expected profit, shares soar
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers leave A Bed Bath & Beyond store in Boca Raton, Florida in this March 19, 2016 .…
Volkswagen hires Apple executive for autonomous vehicle role
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logos are pictured during the media day of the Salao do Automovel International Auto Show in Sao…
China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with U.S. resume
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has the “good faith” to work with the United States to resolve trade frictions, the Foreign…
Southeast Asia wary of China’s Belt and Road project, skeptical of U.S.: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative…
Fund managers hoping for stock rally look to emerging markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After emerging market stocks led global equity markets lower in a brutal 2018, some U.S.-based fund…
Trump: Weakness in China economy gives Beijing incentive for trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Camp David from the White House in Washington,…
Trump says China woes help U.S. in trade talks, downplays Apple warning
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed a revenue warning from Apple Inc that cited slowing sales in…
Wall St. rebounds on robust jobs report, dovish Powell remarks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rebounded on Friday to close at its highest in two weeks after a strong…
PG&E seeks to make changes to its board
(Reuters) – PG&E Corp (PCG.N), the electricity provider in the northern California region ravaged by a deadly wildfire, said it…
China warnings signal Trump’s trade war finally hitting home
ATLANTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Weak sales at Apple and Cargill, U.S. giants of technology and agriculture, may be the clearest…
Upbeat employment report underscores U.S. economic strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, pointing to sustained…
Exclusive: California utility PG&E explores bankruptcy filing – sources
(Reuters) – California utility company PG&E Corp (PCG.N) is exploring filing some or all of its business for bankruptcy protection…
Samsung, Huawei supply majority of own modem chips, Qualcomm says
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – The two largest smart phone makers in the world supply a majority of their own…
Tesla urges tariff exemption for Chinese-made car computer ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has asked the Trump administration to exempt the Chinese-made car computer “brain” of its new…
GM sold 200,000 electric vehicles in U.S. by 2018, triggering tax-credit phaseout: source
FILE PHOTO – The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state,…
Tesla shares drop on price cut, disappointing Model 3 deliveries
(Reuters) – Shares in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) dropped as much as 9 percent on Wednesday on worries of future profitability,…
Bank, energy stocks lift Wall Street higher in choppy session
(Reuters) – Wall Street edged higher in a choppy session on Wednesday, as gains in energy and bank stocks helped…
Police: Homicides in Chicago down by nearly 100 in 2018
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‘Pooey Puitton’ purse said to irk Louis Vuitton, prompts lawsuit
(Reuters) – A California toy company has sued Louis Vuitton to stop the French luxury goods maker from interfering with…
Hertz Global to pay $16 million fine to settle accounting case: SEC
FILE PHOTO: A Hertz logo is pictured on a sign at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., May 6,…
After damaging Reuters report, J&J doubles down on talc safety message
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson Inc’s statement was unequivocal. FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby…
Wall Street rises, limps across the finish line of a turbulent year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street advanced in low-volume trading on Monday as revelers gathered to ring in 2019, marking…
Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard – source
The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) –…
Farmers risk loss of federal payments, loans, from shutdown
The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the…
Is China buying U.S. soy? Washington shutdown keeps traders guessing
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Commodity traders are in the dark because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, unable to see daily…
Wall Street rally pauses, but stocks mint weekly gain
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended marginally lower in a choppy session on Friday, but major indexes posted weekly gains…
Britain’s HMV faces the music as retailer calls in administrators
(Reuters) – Music retailer HMV said on Friday it was calling in the administrators, blaming a worsening market for entertainment…
Dick’s Sporting Goods to end U.S. Olympic sponsorship
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (Reuters)…
Defensive stocks top 2019 playbooks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Perceived safe havens like utilities and consumer staples, often an afterthought in Wall Street’s cascade of…
U.S. retirees try to keep cool as stocks tumble
BOSTON (Reuters) – Nancy Farrington, a retiree who turns 75 next month, admits to being in a constant state of…
Sears Chair Lampert makes $4.4 billion bid to keep retailer alive
(Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a $4.4 billion takeover bid for the bankrupt U.S. retailer, representing…
Scheduled dialysis for undocumented immigrants saves money and lives
(Reuters Health) – Providing scheduled dialysis for undocumented immigrants with kidney failure, rather than offering them only emergency dialysis, dramatically…