NAFTA talks run up against deadline; U.S. tariffs remain tough issue
OTTAWA (Reuters) – With little time left ahead of a deadline to agree to a renewed NAFTA, Canadian and U.S.…
SEC chairman says Tesla settlement in ‘best interests’ of shareholders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton said in a statement on Saturday that the agency’s…
Musk to resign as Tesla chairman, remain as CEO in SEC settlement
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla and Elon Musk have agreed to pay $20 million each to financial regulators and the…
Man accused of killing, dismembering mother pleads guilty
A man accused of killing and dismembering his mother in their Waikiki apartment pleaded guilty. Yu Wei Gong pleaded guilty…
Canada, U.S. make progress in bid to save NAFTA, no deal yet: sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States on Saturday narrowed their differences in last-ditch talks to save NAFTA but…
GM will recall more than 3.3 million vehicles in China: market regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) – General Motors’ joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, will recall more than 3.3 million Buick, Chevrolet and…
Insmed’s treatment-resistant lung disease drug gets FDA approval
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Insmed Inc’s lead drug to treat a rare, chronic…
Facebook’s slide stalls Intel-led advance on Wall Street
(Reuters) – Wall Street ended flat on Friday as gains by Intel, real estate companies and utilities offset a drop…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to supply engines for Vulcan rocket
SEATTLE/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, has…
Trump rejects Canada leader’s request to meet, unhappy with NAFTA talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a meeting during…
U.S. new home sales rebound in August, but trend softening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in August after two straight monthly declines, but the underlying…
Fed likely to lift rates, possibly end ‘accommodative’ policy era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Federal Reserve widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, financial markets are focused on…
Raytheon Co wins $1.5 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Raytheon Co (RTN.N) has been awarded a $1.5 billion modification to a contract for the sale of…
Oil above $80 lifts stocks, offsets trade and bond market chill
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose and Wall Street was set for a stronger open on Tuesday, as oil above…
Alaska man charged with murder in 10-year-old girl’s slaying
An Alaska man tied to the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl who was later found dead was charged Monday with…
The night a Chinese billionaire was accused of rape in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the Chinese billionaire Richard Liu at her Minneapolis area apartment, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota…
Special Report: Juul copycats flood e-cig market, despite FDA rule
(Reuters) – The sleek Juul electronic cigarettes have become a phenomenon at U.S. high schools, vexing educators and drawing regulatory…
Former co-worker: Wisconsin shooting suspect never smiled
A former co-worker says a gunman who opened fire at a Wisconsin software company was quiet and never smiled. WTS…
Uber’s strongest growth comes in depressed Argentina — minus commissions
BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Uber’s fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion…
Canada PM says informal NAFTA talks likely in next few days at U.N.
MONTREAL (Reuters) – U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are “very likely” to hold informal…
Stolen smokes: Florida man gets 20 years for cigarette theft
A Florida man who stole $600 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store has been sentenced to 20 years in…
Comcast outbids Fox with $40 billion offer for Sky in auction
LONDON (Reuters) – Comcast (CMCSA.O) beat Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) in the battle for Sky (SKYB.L) on Saturday…
U.S. agency accuses Walmart of pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit
(Reuters) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing Walmart Inc of forcing pregnant workers…
White House optimistic on China trade; no date for more talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic about finding a way forward in its trade dispute with China, but…
Drug shortages may add $230 million to annual U.S. drug costs
(Reuters Health) – Prescription drug shortages may drive up prices twice as much as they would rise with medicines in…
US to Impose More Sanctions on Turkey Over Detained Pastor
The United States says Turkey faces more U.S. sanctions if it refuses to release an American pastor held on allegations…
Futures flat as oil gains offset chipmaker falls
(Reuters) – Stock index futures handed back initial gains on Friday to point to a flat opening for U.S. markets,…
Diabetes drugs less affordable, less available in lower income countries
(Reuters Health) – People who live in low-income and middle-income countries may have a harder time finding and affording essential…
Under Armour cuts 400 more jobs in turnaround push
(Reuters) – Under Armour Inc (UA.N) (UAA.N) said on Thursday it was cutting about 400 jobs, or 3 percent of…
EU approves fifth copy of AbbVie’s $18 billion drug Humira
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe has approved a fifth copy of AbbVie’s $18-billion-a-year biologic drug Humira – the world’s best-selling prescription…
What sector overhaul means for tech stocks, Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The most significant changes to Wall Street’s broad industry sectors since 1999 will take effect Monday,…
AstraZeneca plots China robot offensive to counter price cuts
WUXI, China/LONDON (Reuters) – With smart cancer diagnostics, one-stop-shop diabetes kits and AI systems to improve ambulance pick-ups for patients…
Headwinds before takeoff for new Thai Airways team
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Struggling national carrier Thai Airways International PCL is pinning hopes of a revival to its 1990s heyday…
Trump-tape-hunting Tom Arnold, ‘Apprentice’ producer scuffle
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Global shares knocked after new U.S. tariff threat on Chinese goods
LONDON (Reuters) – European share markets followed Asian counterparts lower on Monday as investors took fright at news Washington was…
JP Morgan chief Dimon says shouldn’t have made remarks about Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon on Sunday said he regretted comments that he was…
Trump ‘likely’ to announce new China tariffs as early as Monday: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports…
‘You clearly corrupted our national security’ – US veteran to Hillary Clinton
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is facing some difficult questions over her handling of classified material while she was Secretary of…
U.S. regulator approves Teva migraine drug, shares rise
(Reuters) – Shares of Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries rose over 5 percent in after-hours trading on Friday after the…
Iran says Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken oil market ‘hostage’: SHANA
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s OPEC governor said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken the oil market “hostage”…
Brazil space station open for small satellite business
ALCANTARA SPACE CENTER, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil is ready to launch small commercial rockets from its space base near the…
Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
Campbell, Third Point urge shareholders to vote for two different boards
(Reuters) – Campbell Soup Co (CPB.N) and hedge fund Third Point LLC on Friday filed preliminary proxy materials urging the…
Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. technology and consumer discretionary stocks have been insulated from global trade tensions, but if another…
SEC orders Citigroup to pay $12 million to settle dark pool probe
(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc was ordered to pay more than $12 million by U.S. regulators on Friday after it was…
Wall Street propped up by gains for bank stocks
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks inched higher for a fifth day on Friday, as declines in real estate and utilities were…
A Visual Timeline of African American History
The songs used for this video are “Piano & I” by Alicia Keys, the intro to her awesome debut album…
Amazon’s Bezos says Trump should be ‘glad’ of media scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said on Thursday the company would announce a decision on…
GM to recall more than one million vehicles in the U.S
(Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling more than 1 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United…
What if Canada says no to NAFTA?
Canada has lived with NAFTA for 24 years, but can we live without it? Some critics insist the Canada would…
U.S. firms in China feeling ‘clear and far reaching’ trade war pinch: survey
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – American companies in China are being hurt by tariffs in the growing trade war between Washington and…
Jared Kushner accidentally locked out of NAFTA talks
As negotiations on NAFTA continue between the United States and Canada in Washington, CBC cameras caught an awkward situation where…
U.S. producer prices post first drop in one-and-a-half years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in August, recording their first drop in 1-1/2 years, as declines in…
Oil prices rise on declining U.S. crude stockpiles, looming Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday following a report of declines in U.S. crude inventories and as looming…
Wall Street gains as Apple, tech rebound; oil lifts energy shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as Apple led a jump in technology shares and a gain…
China seeks WTO backing for $7 billion sanctions on U.S. over dumping duties
GENEVA (Reuters) – China told the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday it wanted to impose $7 billion a year…
Merck KGaA, Pfizer’s immuno-drug shown to alleviate kidney cancer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA said that its immunotherapy Bavencio, jointly developed with Pfizer, delayed the progression of kidney cancer…
US Embassy Move to Jerusalem Aggravates US-Turkish Tensions
Turkey is furious over the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and Israel’s use of live ammunition against Palestinian…
Fuel shippers ask FERC to expedite hearing on Colonial Pipeline rates
(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N), Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) and Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) have urged U.S. regulators to…