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  • Payless Shoes to close all of its remaining US stores

    Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its U.S. stores, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us that have liquidated in the last year

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  • IG report: Ex-housing agency director Watt misused position

    Inspector General report finds former director of housing agency Watt misused his position

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  • Gucci to step up diversity hiring after 'blackface' uproar

    Gucci announcing major push to step up diversity hiring following an uproar over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface

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    Business Highlights

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  • Pepsico and Nvidia rise, while Mattel and Newell Brands slip

    Pepsico and Nvidia rise, while Mattel and Newell Brands slip

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Friday

    Stocks surged on Wall Street Friday after Chinese and U.S. officials agreed to continue trade talks in Washington next week

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  • Stocks post strong finish as optimism over trade talks grows

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 400 points Friday as renewed optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China put investors in a...

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  • US industrial output tumbled 0.6 percent in January

    US industrial production fell 0.6 percent in January, led by a plunge in the making of motor vehicles and auto parts

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• Feb 15

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks surge, boosted by trade talks

    Stocks surged on Wall Street after Chinese and U.S. officials agreed to continue trade talks in Washington next week.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Airlines to give customers 'nonbinary' choice under gender

    Major airlines plan to expand gender options to include more than male and female

    Feb 15

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  • Trump says he might extend deadline in US-China talks

    Trump says he might extend March 2 deadline in US-China trade negotiations; talks to resume next week

    Feb 15

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  • Deere, hit on both sides of trade war, posts weak 1Q earns

    Deere takes a 1Q trade-war hit, but is optimistic about 2019

    Feb 15

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  • PepsiCo moves to profit in 4Q, sees tax benefit

    PepsiCo moves to profit in 4Q, sees tax benefit

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • US industrial production fell 0.6 percent in January, led by a plunge in the making of motor vehicles and auto parts

    US industrial production fell 0.6 percent in January, led by a plunge in the making of motor vehicles and auto parts

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • World stocks recover as US-China trade talks extended

    World markets bounce back after Chinese officials say trade talks with the US to continue in Washington next week

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • The Latest: China's Xinhua: US trade talks for next week

    China's Xinhua says US-China trade talks to resume next week in Washington

    Feb 15

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  • Official Chinese news agency says US, Chinese trade negotiators will meet next week in Washington

    Official Chinese news agency says US, Chinese trade negotiators will meet next week in Washington

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  • Ikea woos India's rising consumer class, tapping new markets

    Ikea woos India's rising consumer class, testing new waters in developing markets

    Feb 15

• Feb 14

  • Asian stocks slip on Wall Street leads as trade talks simmer

    Asian markets tumble on poor Wall Street leads as US-China talks wrap up

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Ghosn beefs up defense with lawyer famous for acquittals

    Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has beefed up his defense team ahead of his trial with a new lawyer with a strong track record for winning...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • The Latest: Arlington says it's sticking to its Amazon plans

    Arlington, Virginia, doesn't expect its plans to build a new Amazon headquarters to change, even though Amazon has scuttled a plan to build a...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Average tax refunds fall, creating political flashpoint

    Average tax refund falls for second week, creating potential political flashpoint for GOP

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  • Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct in December

    Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 percent in December, worst since September 2009

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  • Buffett's firm tweaks stock portfolio, adds Suncor, Red Hat

    Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has taken a new stake in Canadian firm Suncor Energy and trimmed its massive Apple stake

    Feb 14

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  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

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• Feb 14

  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Thursday as losses for banks and consumer products makers outweighed gains elsewhere in the market

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Mixed finish for US stock indexes over weak retail sales

    U.S. stock indexes clawed most of the way back from an early slide Thursday to finish mostly lower, ending a four-day winning streak for the benchmark...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • What people are saying about Amazon dumping NYC HQ plans

    What people are saying about Amazon cancelling plans to build a headquarters in NYC

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Cisco Systems rises while Coca-Cola, AIG fall on Wall Street

    Cisco Systems rises while Coca-Cola, AIG fall on Wall Street

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Report finds problems with student loan servicing, oversight

    A new government report finds some lax practices and inefficient oversight in the student loan industry

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Markets Right Now: Mixed finish on Wall Street for stocks

    Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as losses for banks and consumer products makers outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • A glance at US mortgage rates

    US long-term mortgage rates fell this week to 12-month low, an enticement for prospective homebuyers in the upcoming season

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • US mortgage rates fall to 12-month low; 30-year at 4.37 pct

    U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to a 12-month low, an enticement for prospective homebuyers in the upcoming season. The average rate on...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • National Retail Group: holiday sales fell short

    National Retail Federation says that holiday sales increased 2.9 percent, as worries about trade war, shutdown and stock market meltdown dragged down...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Amazon, in stunning reversal, dumps NYC as new HQ site

    Amazon ditches New York as location for new headquarters

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Double tap: Investors face taxes for funds that fell in 2018

    As if the worst year for stocks in nearly a decade weren't bad enough, many investors now have to pay a tax bill on top of it

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Amazon drops New York City as one of its new headquarter locations, will not search for another

    Amazon drops New York City as one of its new headquarter locations, will not search for another

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Outlook overshadows strong quarter at Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola's strong quarter overshadowed by outlook with the strong dollar weighing on organic revenue

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• Feb 14

  • US wholesale prices dip 0.1 percent in January

    US wholesale prices down 0.1 percent in January, second decline, as inflation remains docile

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  • US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000

    US unemployment claims rise to 239,000; four-week average highest since January 2018

    Feb 14

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  • US wholesale prices down 0.1 percent in January, second monthly decline, as inflation remains docile

    US wholesale prices down 0.1 percent in January, second monthly decline, as inflation remains docile

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Humbug holiday season: US retail sales dropped 1.2 percent in December

    Humbug holiday season: US retail sales dropped 1.2 percent in December

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Stocks move higher as US, China begin talks on tariffs war

    Stock markets turn higher as US, China kick off trade talks in Beijing

    Feb 14

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  • Nestle profit rise amid deal-making, eyes future of Herta

    Nestle says net profit rose more than 40 percent last year, pointing to revived growth in its key Chinese and U.S. markets and laying out plans to...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • China, US open trade talks as Beijing says exports rebound

    Beijing reported its exports rebounded in January despite tariff hikes.

    Feb 14

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  • Japan's economy rebounds in 4Q, growth for 2018 at 0.7 pct

    Japan's economy rebounds in last quarter, but 2018 full year growth slows sharply

    Feb 14

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  • Airbus 2018 profits jump despite $1 billion loss from A380 superjumbo, A400 military plane

    Airbus 2018 profits jump despite $1 billion loss from A380 superjumbo, A400 military plane

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • China's January exports rebound, imports decline

    China's exports rebound in January amid trade tension, imports from US plunge 41 percent

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• Feb 14

  • China reports January exports to US fall 2.4 percent from year earlier, imports of American goods sinks 41.2 percent

    China reports January exports to US fall 2.4 percent from year earlier, imports of American goods sinks 41.2 percent

    Feb 14

• Feb 13

  • China's January exports rebound amid tensions with US, rising 9.1 percent over a year ago; imports decline 1.5 percent

    China's January exports rebound amid tensions with US, rising 9.1 percent over a year ago; imports decline 1.5 percent

    Feb 13