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  • 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

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• 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

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    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

    Jul 16

• 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

    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

    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

    Jul 16

• 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

    Jul 16

• 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

    Jul 16

• 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

• Jul 13

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    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Commerce's Ross selling stock in response to ethics concerns

    Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he is selling off all his vast stock holdings after news reports raised questions about the timing of some of his...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Wells Fargo and AT&T slide while Walmart and Terex climb

    Wells Fargo and AT&T fall while Walmart and Terex trade higher

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • How major US stock indexes fared Friday

    U.S. stocks wrapped up another solid week Friday as industrial and energy companies ticked higher, but quarterly results from several big U.S. banks...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Despite some wobbles, stocks end the week with more gains

    U.S. stocks wrap up another solid week with gains for industrial companies, retailers and energy companies

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Markets Right Now: US stocks notch another weekly gain

    Stocks are closing out their second straight week of gains, despite some wobbly trading during the day, as industrial and energy companies climbed.

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • JPMorgan's profits rise 18 percent, helped by lower taxes

    JPMorgan Chase second-quarter profits rise by 18 percent from a year ago, as the bank continues to benefit from higher interest rates and a lower tax...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Wells Fargo 2Q earnings fall as impact of scandals linger

    Wells Fargo 2Q earnings fall, revenue rises

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • US expected to become world's top oil producer next year

    The U.S. is on pace to leapfrog both Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world's biggest oil producer

    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

• Jul 13

  • Citigroup 2Q earnings rise 16 pct; revenue growth is tepid

    Citigroup 2Q earnings rise as revenue increases

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Nissan recalls about 105K cars to replace Takata air bags

    Nissan is recalling nearly 105,000 small cars to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and...

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • Global shares higher as focus turns to US bank earnings

    Global shares rose Friday as investors focused on a run of earnings statements from U.S. banks.

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • China's June trade with North Korea falls by more than half

    China imports from North Korea plunge by 93 percent in June under U.N. sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs

    Jul 13

• Jul 13

  • China's trade grows in June amid tensions with Washington

    China's trade grows by double digits in June amid tensions with Washington

    Jul 13

• Jul 12

  • Asian shares mostly higher; Japan's Nikkei up on weak yen

    Asian shares mostly higher, led by advance in Japan as yen dips against dollar

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Watchdog says Education Dept. stonewalls student loan suit

    Two federal agencies are at odds over a lawsuit that claims one of the nation's largest student loan servicers caused some students to pay back too...

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Lines wrap around the block for Build-A-Bear 'pay your age' day

    New York City's 34th Street was crowded with people waiting in line for Build-A-Bear's promotional "pay your age" day.

    Jul 12

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• Jul 12

  • Fed Chair Powell says economy in 'good place' at moment

    Fed Chair Powell says economy in 'good place' with but rising trade tariffs could slow growth

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Image issue: Papa John's still tied to founder under fire

    Papa John's founder John Schnatter is no longer CEO or chairman, but his image is still in the center of the company's logo and he owns nearly a third...

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

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    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Best time to be an investor? Yes. Best time to invest? Meh.

    Never has it been so cheap to put money into the market, and it's about to get even cheaper following Vanguard's move to drop online commissions for...

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Technology companies soared Thursday as major U.S. stock indexes recovered the ground they lost a day earlier

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Strong 2Q at Delta, but soaring fuel costs dim 2018 outlook

    Delta Air Lines tops expectations for second-quarter profit, but rising fuel prices prompt a dimmer outlook for the full year

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • CA and Commerce Bancshares jump; L Brands tumbles

    CA and Commerce Bancshares climb while L Brands and Zumiez slip

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Markets Right Now: Tech gains push Nasdaq to all-time high

    Technology companies rose sharply on Wall Street, pushing the Nasdaq composite to another all-time high.

    Jul 12

• Jul 12

  • Bulletproof clothing designers say US demand is on the rise

    Several companies are offering bulletproof clothing for civilians.

    Jul 12