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  • South Korea slashes jobs outlook, downgrades growth forecast

    South Korea is dramatically cutting its jobs outlook and slightly cutting its economic growth forecast

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  • Swiss drugs giant Novartis says profit up as spinoff looms

    Novartis says net profit rose 3 percent in the second quarter amid strong growth for some of its top products, as the Swiss pharmaceuticals giant...

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  • Asian stocks ease after rallying on solid US performance

    Asian stocks ease after rallying on Fed comments, solid US performance

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• Jul 18

  • Lessons for next US financial crisis from 3 key ex-officials

    Lessons for next US financial crisis from 3 key officials who were at center of previous one

    Jul 18

• Jul 18

  • Lessons for next US financial crisis from 3 key ex-officials

    Lessons for next US financial crisis from 3 key officials who were at center of previous one

    Jul 18

• Jul 17

  • Asian stocks rise as solid US performance lifts spirits

    Asian stocks rise as Fed comments, solid US performance lifts spirits

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Dagne Dover co-founders on choosing patient capital over venture capital

    Dagne Dover co-founders discuss their funding choice.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • CSX 2Q profit jumps as railroad keeps cutting expense

    CSX. Corp. deliveres a 72 percent jump in its second-quarter profit as the railroad continued to cut its expenses and improve operations

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Jet fuel spike sends 2Q profit lower at United Airlines

    Rising jet fuel prices send second-quarter profit lower at United Airlines, but results beat Wall Street expectations

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • New IRS policy allows some tax-exempt groups to veil donors

    The Trump administration is lifting requirements for some tax-exempt groups to disclose the identities of their donors to federal tax authorities. The...

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Johnson & Johnson climbs while Netflix and UnitedHealth slip

    Johnson & Johnson and Charles Schwab advance while Netflix and UnitedHealth Group slide

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

    U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as retailers, technology and household goods companies all made solid gains and helped the market shake off a weak start

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Powell says strong economy will keep rate hikes coming

    Fed Chairman Powell says strong economy will keep rate hikes coming at gradual pace

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Markets Right Now: Tech, health care lead gains for stocks

    Stocks shook off a weak start and ended higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology, health care and consumer products companies.

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Papa John's founder: Stepping down as chairman a 'mistake'

    Papa John's founder: Ceding chairman's job was a "mistake"

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Blankfein to step aside as Goldman CEO, Solomon to take over

    Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein to retire, to be replaced by David Solomon

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • UnitedHealth posts big profit jump but sees room to improve

    UnitedHealth Group beat second-quarter earnings expectations and hiked its 2018 forecast again, but shares slid Tuesday as Wall Street dissected a...

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • The Latest: Senators press Fed chairman on trade threats

    The Latest: Powell says trade uncertainty prompting businesses to scale back investment plans

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Johnson & Johnson beats revenue, profit projections for 2Q

    Johnson & Johnson tops revenue and profit expectations on surging prescription drug sales, but trims 2018 forecast

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • US industrial production rebounds 0.6 percent in June

    US industrial production rebounds 0.6 percent on rising factory output

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• Jul 17

  • US industrial production rebounds in June, climbs 0.6 percent on faster factory output

    US industrial production rebounds in June, climbs 0.6 percent on faster factory output

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Goldman Sachs' 2Q profit up 44 pct; CEO Blankfein to retire

    Goldman Sachs posts 44 percent rise in 2Q earnings, driven by trading and investment banking

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • World markets turn lower ahead of comments by Fed chair

    World stock markets are mostly lower as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress for clues on U.S....

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• Jul 17

  • Japan, EU sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs

    Japan, EU sign deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs, countering Trump moves on trade

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Clarification: China tech players list

    Clarification: China tech players list

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Kim slams local North Koreans for unfinished power plant

    NKorean leader blasts local officials over unfinished hydroelectric plant as he struggles to boost the economy

    Jul 17

• Jul 17

  • Amazon's hopes its Prime Day doesn't go to the dogs

    Amazon is hoping customers don't see any more dogs, after early problems on Prime Day meant people trying to shop got only images of the cute canines...

    Jul 17

• Jul 16

  • Asian stocks fall, weighed by tensions over US trade tariffs

    Asian markets are lower as mounting tensions over U.S. tariffs overshadowed data suggesting global growth was still on track

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Source: Uber facing probe into alleged gender discrimination

    Source says government regulators are investigating whether Uber's pay structure discriminated against the ride-hailing service's women workers

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Ford to spend up to $299M to settle Takata air bag lawsuits

    Ford has agreed to spend up to $299 million to settle lawsuits filed by owners of about six million vehicles with potentially deadly Takata air bag...

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    U.S. stocks slipped Monday as investors bought banks but sold shares of most other types of companies, including health care and technology stocks

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • US challenges China, EU and others at WTO over steel tariffs

    US brings WTO cases against China, EU and others in dispute over American steel tariffs

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Bank of America and Arconic climb while Noble Energy skids

    Bank of America and Arconic rise while Noble Energy and Alliance Data Systems stumble

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks end mostly lower on Wall Street

    Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street as a steep drop in oil prices delivered a blow to energy companies.

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Bank of America 2Q profits boosted by tax law, higher rates

    Bank of America 2Q profits jump 33 percent, helped by lower tax bill and higher interest rates

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• Jul 16

  • US retail sales rise at a healthy 0.5 percent pace in June

    US retail sales rose at a healthy 0.5 percent pace in June as optimistic Americans spend more

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Small businesses are upbeat, but tariff fallout is a threat

    Small business owners remain generally optimistic, but economists say escalating trade disputes could turn their upbeat attitude around

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• Jul 16

  • Survey of economists: US sales and employment likely to grow

    Survey of economists: US sales, employment and wages will likely grow over next 3 months

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • IMF: World economy likely to grow 3.9 percent this year

    IMF keeps global growth forecast at 3.9 percent this year despite worries about trade tensions

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• Jul 16

  • China files WTO challenge to US $200B tariff plan

    China files WTO case challenging Trump plan to raise tariffs on Chinese goods worth $200 billion

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• Jul 16

  • US retail sales rose at a healthy 0.5 percent pace in June as optimistic consumers spend more

    US retail sales rose at a healthy 0.5 percent pace in June as optimistic consumers spend more

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • China slowdown weighs on markets as Trump meets Putin

    Shares edge higher in early European trading after lackluster day in Asia

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • EU official urges Trump, Putin not to destroy global order

    EU's Tusk urges Trump, Putin, China to unite in avoiding trade wars, preventing 'conflict and chaos'

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • China says it has filed a WTO challenge to Washington's threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods

    China says it has filed a WTO challenge to Washington's threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • China's economic growth cools amid trade tensions

    China's economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent in the quarter ending in June, adding to challenges for Beijing amid a mounting tariff war with...

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Asian shares drift lower as China data, trade cast shadows

    Shares lower in Asia on lackluster China growth, trade tensions

    Jul 16

• Jul 16

  • Survey of economists: US sales and employment likely to grow

    Survey of economists: US sales, employment and wages will likely grow over next 3 months

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• Jul 13

  • US agency urges automakers to speed up Takata recalls

    The U.S. government's road safety agency is urging automakers to speed up replacement of potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Federal Reserve projects further gradual hikes in key rate

    Fed projects further gradual rate hikes that will put rate at a slightly restrictive level by late 2019

    Jul 13