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  • US stocks slide as health care and energy companies slip

    Major indexes are slightly lower on Wall Street as energy and health care stocks slip, wiping out an early gain following strong earnings from...

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  • Markets Right Now: Stocks turn lower on Wall Street

    Stocks are turning slightly lower on Wall Street, giving up an early gain, as health care companies and banks fall. Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories is...

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  • Employee? Independent contractor? How to keep it legal

    Federal and state government agencies are on the lookout for businesses that use independent contractors, or freelancers, to evade employment taxes...

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  • Forgoing staffers, many businesses turn to freelancers

    Many small business owners use independent contractors rather than employees, even transitioning their employees into freelancers

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  • PG&E expects capital spending of $6.6 billion in 2019

    Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it expects capital spending of $6.6 billion this year and about $6.9 billion in 2020

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• Jan 23

  • World markets cautious on worries over US-China talks

    World markets subdued amid news of a possible bump in U.S-China talks

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Oil plan stalled as East Timor president vetoes state budget

    East Timor's president vetoes budget, possibly jeopardizing its plans to develop oil and gas field seen as crucial to the impoverished country's...

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Ex-Theranos employees describe culture of secrecy at startup

    Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud charges.

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Hong Kong's chief voices worries over global trade

    Hong Kong's Beijing-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she's "quite worried" that the rules-based system that has governed global trade for...

    Jan 23

• Jan 22

  • Japan exports sink 3.8 pct in Dec, hit by China slowdown

    Japan exports sink 3.8 percent in December, hit by China slowdown

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Asian shares meander on worries over US-China trade talks

    Asian markets subdued with Japanese trade data and possible bump in U.S-China talks

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

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    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Google self-driving spinoff Waymo to put factory in Michigan

    Google's self-driving spinoff Waymo plans to put factory in Michigan

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • TD Ameritrade doubles its fiscal 1Q profit

    Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s fiscal first-quarter profit more than doubled to $604 million thanks to the company's 2017 acquisition...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

    Stocks fell sharply Tuesday following new signs the global economy is weakening and reports of difficulties in trade talks between the U.S. and China

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Arconic and Stanley Black and Decker slide while eBay leaps

    Arconic, Stanley Black & Decker and Lam Research drop while eBay climbs

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • 5 Hyundai, Kia models have high fire insurance claim rates

    Owners of five Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs file fire insurance claims at a rate far higher than the average for comparable vehicles, according to an...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks skid on economic growth worries

    US stocks are closing lower as investors worry about global economic growth after the International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for the year,...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • PG&E secures $5.5B in credit to operate during bankruptcy

    The nation's largest utility has lined up $5.5 billion in credit and loans so it can continue operating as it prepares for bankruptcy

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Pass it on: Cigna CEO says leadership evolves as you advance

    CEO of Cigna says small businesses struggling with rising coverage costs must redefine expectations so employees know it isn't just about paying for...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Insider Q&A: Cigna CEO seeks deeper push into patient health

    Cigna CEO seeks deeper push into patient health

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • How Bill Gates influenced LinkedIn's chief marketing officer

    Brayton talks about the importance of transparency in the workplace.

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Johnson & Johnson puts up strong profit and revenue in 4Q

    Strong drug sales power Johnson & Johnson in fourth quarter

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • 40 years after his "folly," Bogle's index funds reign

    Forty years ago, the thought of buying an index fund and being satisfied with getting simply the market's return was ridiculed by critics

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Arconic no longer considering sale, shares slide

    Arconic hammered in early trading after it halts search for a buyer

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • US home sales plummeted 6.4 percent in December

    US home sales fell 6.4 percent in December

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • US home sales fell 6.4 percent in December to worst pace since late 2015

    US home sales fell 6.4 percent in December to worst pace since late 2015

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • World shares retreat on fears of global, Chinese slowdown

    World markets retreat after IMF trims global outlook, Chinese economy slows

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn's bail request

    A court in Tokyo has rejected former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn's latest request for bail

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • China demands US drop Huawei extradition request with Canada

    A spokeswoman said that Meng Wanzhou's case was out of the ordinary.

    Jan 22

• Jan 21

  • Asian shares decline on concerns over global, China slowdown

    Asian markets are mostly lower after IMF trims global outlook for 2019 and 2020

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn's bail request

    A court in Tokyo has rejected former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn's latest request for bail

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Tokyo court says it is rejecting the second bail request from Nissan's ex-chair Carlos Ghosn, detained for two months

    Tokyo court says it is rejecting the second bail request from Nissan's ex-chair Carlos Ghosn, detained for two months

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Stocks subdued as Chinese growth falls to weakest since '90

    World stock markets are subdued after China reported that its economy expanded by its slowest pace since 1990.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Billionaire fortunes up, poorest now poorer: Oxfam

    The number of billionaires has doubled since the financial crisis a decade ago, according to the report, with a millionaire becoming a billionaire...

    Jan 21

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• Jan 21

  • Small business optimism showing early signs of slippage

    The fears of a slowing economy that made investors dump stocks in recent months may be spreading to small business owners, a group that has been quite...

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • PepsiCo opposes distillery's trademarked use of 'Mountain Dew'

    A distillery founder says “mountain dew” has long been a synonym for moonshine.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Chinese accuse McDonald's of supporting Taiwan independence

    China claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • France's Macron hosts 150 world business leaders

    French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting 150 world business leaders in a bid to promote his pro-business agenda, as yellow vest protesters take to...

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • China's 2018 economic growth sinks to 3-decade low

    China's 2018 economic growth falls to 3-decade low, adding to pressure to end tariff battle with Washington

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • China grants Ivanka Trump 5 trademarks amid trade talks

    The move comes as the U.S. and China are engaged in trade talks.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn asks for bail, promises not to flee

    Nissan's ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn promises to wear ankle monitor in latest request for bail after two-months of detention in Japan

    Jan 21

• Jan 20

  • China's 2018 economic growth sinks to 3-decade low

    The world's second-largest economy expanded by 6.6 percent.

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • Asian markets advance on optimism over China-US trade

    Asian markets advance on optimism over China-US trade, despite weaker Chinese growth data

    Jan 20

• Jan 18

  • Elon Musk warns 'the road ahead is very difficult' announcing Tesla layoffs

    Tesla announced it's laying off 7 percent of its workers.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown

    Travel industry and economists fear damage from a prolonged government shutdown

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • The Latest: TSA adds personnel to Newark, N.J., airport

    Travel industry and economists fear damage from a prolonged government shutdown

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

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    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Stocks keep climbing as hopes for US-China trade deal rise

    U.S. stocks surge to their fourth weekly gain in a row as investors grow more optimistic about trade talks between the U.S. and China

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • How major US stock indexes fared Friday

    Stocks in the U.S. and Europe jumped Friday as renewed hopes for progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China helped the markets finish the week...

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