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  • World shares retreat after China reports economy weakened

    Asian shares mostly lower back after China reports economy weakened

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  • New Zealand sale announcement highlights TV's struggles

    New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks announces plans to sell its struggling television business, leaving hundreds of workers wondering if they'll still...

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• Oct 18

  • China's economic slowdown deepens, weighing on global growth

    China's quarterly economic growth sinks to 26-year low amid tariff war with Washington, adding to deepening slump that weighs on global growth

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • World finance officials facing host of problems

    Leaders of IMF and World Bank facing host of issues from trade wars to slow growth

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Asian shares fall back after China reports economy weakened

    Asian shares mostly lower back after China reports economy weakened

    Oct 18

• Oct 17

  • Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year's end

    Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he will leave his job by the end of the year

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • China's quarterly economic growth weakens to 6.0%, its lowest in at least 26 years, during a tariff war with Washington

    China's quarterly economic growth weakens to 6.0%, its lowest in at least 26 years, during a tariff war with Washington

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Apples rot on trees as Kashmir strife inflicts economic pain

    Apples are rotting and falling off the trees as the strife in Indian-controlled Kashmir strife inflicts more economic pain

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract

    Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for several more days until they vote on a tentative contract agreement with the company

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • High anxiety in Brussels: Will Brexit deal be clinched?

    Britain's prime minister and European Union leaders have reached a long-sought Brexit deal

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Pelosi moves on drug prices despite falling-out with Trump

    Pelosi pushing drug price bill through the House despite falling out with Trump

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is defending the social media platform's refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy even if it goes against...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • FAA to test whether packed planes affect evacuation time

    Federal researchers are about to test whether smaller seats and crowded rows slow down airline evacuations

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • IMF head says more needed to boost growth than US-China deal

    The International Monetary Fund's new leader says a U.S.-China trade truce could trim expected losses to the world economy but won't be enough to...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • California objects to Berkshire Hathaway's sale of insurer

    California regulators are objecting to Berkshire Hathaway's sale of one of its smaller insurance companies, but they may not have much of an argument

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • US picks Trump resort for G-7; critics call choice 'brazen'

    President Donald Trump's Doral golf resort near Miami was picked as the site of next year's Group of Seven summit, sparking an outcry from critics who...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes

    Juul Labs stops selling fruit and dessert flavors for its electronic cigarettes

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • 80 injured in third night of Catalonia protests; 33 arrested

    The separatist movement in northeastern Spain has been rocked by violent outbursts from its most radical elements after the sentencing of several...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as some solid corporate earnings and a breakthrough in negotiations over Britain's exit from the...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Some US farmers get a reprieve at end of challenging year

    Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was besieged by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though a few Northern states have...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Netflix and Alcoa post gains while IBM and Textron decline

    Netflix and Alcoa post gains while IBM and Textron decline

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices

    Johnson & Johnson agrees to $117M multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women's...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Markets Right Now: Earnings, Britain-Europe deal lift stocks

    Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as some solid corporate earnings and a breakthrough in negotiations over Britain's exit from the...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • US-China trade war weighing on world's growth, IMF says

    US-China trade war to cause world's weakest economic performance in a decade, IMF says

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Barneys pens deal to sell assets to Authentic Brands

    Barneys New York inks deal to sell assets to brand licensing company Authentic Brands

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • The Latest: EU lawmakers might not OK Brexit deal by Oct. 31

    The European Parliament's chief Brexit official says the EU legislature will carefully examine any divorce deal for Britain before it gives its...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • The FCC approved the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Now what?

    The FCC voted along party lines Wednesday to green-light the massive merger.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Jury seated in opioid case, but settlement talks go on

    A jury has been selected for the first federal opioid trial, but talks to settle the case before opening arguments next week are taking another step

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Slowing economy, trade wars, drag on US rail companies

    Union Pacific squeezed by trade wars and slowing global economy

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • IMF head says more needed to boost growth than US-China deal

    The International Monetary Fund's new leader says a U.S.-China trade truce could trim expected losses to the world economy but won't be enough to...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Saturday drama: Brexit battle to be decided in UK Parliament

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost every important vote in Parliament, and he faces a titanic struggle when he puts his new Brexit proposal...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Europe's specialty food makers brace for US tariffs

    European producers of premium specialty agricultural products like French wine and Italian Parmesan are facing a U.S. tariff hike due Friday with...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Iconic women's lifestyle magazine Family Circle to shut down

    The December issue will be the magazine's final, its publisher said.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Head of Bulgarian Radio ousted for move to silence critics

    A state media regulator is ousting the head of Bulgarian National Radio for switching its main news channel off the air for several hours last month...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Choosing among airports? Don't let price be your only guide

    When booking a flight to or from a city with multiple airports, don't pick by price alone

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • GM strike pushed US factory output down 0.5% in September

    Striking GM workers led US factory output to tumble 0.5% in September

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Dubai bets billions that Expo 2020 won't be a desert mirage

    Dubai spends billions building a new city in its vast desert for Expo 2020, but can it boost the city-state's sagging economy?

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • FedEx files $212M building permit for world hub in Tennessee

    FedEx officials confirm the company has filed a building permit for its new package sorting facility and world hub in Tennessee

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Southwest pushes back return of troubled Boeing Max, again

    Southwest Airlines delays return of the Boeing 737 Max, again

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • US home construction fell 9.4% last month

    US home building fell 9.4% in September as apartment construction plummeted

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • US home building fell 9.4% in September as apartment construction plummeted

    US home building fell 9.4% in September as apartment construction plummeted

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Swiss fine commodities giant Gunvor over bribes in Africa

    Swiss authorities have ordered commodities trader Gunvor to pay nearly 94 million dollars after being convicted of failing to prevent its...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Global shares rally on tentative Brexit deal

    Global markets are up after Britain and the European agreed on an outline Brexit deal after days of intense negotiations

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • China appeals to Washington for quick end to trade war

    China appeals for quick end to US tariff war, gives no sign what more Beijing might want before carrying out promise to buy American farm goods

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

    Huawei's facial recognition surveillance cameras are being deployed in cities worldwide, particularly in countries with poor human rights records and...

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Small Northern Irish party plays big role in Brexit talks

    The Democratic Unionist Party is a small Northern Irish political grouping with an oversized impact on the delicate Brexit negotiations.

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Warren, candidate with the answers, dodges tax hike question

    Elizabeth Warren has persistently refused to say whether middle class taxes will rise to pay for her 'Medicare for All' health care plan

    Oct 17

• Oct 17

  • Asian shares mixed on caution over China-US trade deal

    Asian shares mixed on caution over China-US trade deal

    Oct 17

• Oct 16

  • Workers celebrate deal with GM, show union power in industry

    The United Auto Workers' chief bargainer says a tentative deal with General Motors represents "major gains" for 49,000 union workers who have been...

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Book: Trump mulled order to close parts of VA health system

    An upcoming book says President Donald Trump was eager for changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs and toyed with issuing an executive order...

    Oct 16