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  • Sales of new U.S. homes fell 1.5 percent in April; buying plunged in the West

    Sales of new U.S. homes fell 1.5 percent in April; buying plunged in the West

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  • United Technologies plans to hire 35,000 people

    United Technologies plans to hire 35,000 people and invest more than $15 billion in the U.S. over the next 5 years

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  • Markets Right Now: Stocks open lower on Wall Street

    Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street following a late slide the day before.

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  • Summer driving: Edmunds' picks for Memorial Day car deals

    Edmunds offers its top picks for car deals over Memorial Day weekend

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  • Target's 1Q profit falls short as it continues transition

    Target, pushing through a multi-year reinvention plan, posts weaker-than-expected profits for the first quarter

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  • Global stocks fall amid weak data, worries over Koreas

    Stock markets are mostly after weak European economic data and as U.S. President Donald Trump raised doubts that a summit with North Korean leader Kim...

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  • Lowe's 1Q falls flat as extended winter cuts into sales

    Lowe's, which named a new CEO this week, posts weak profit and revenue numbers in 1Q

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• May 23

  • Thailand to up controls on paraquat, other farm chemicals

    The Thai government has tightened restrictions on use of the weed killer paraquat amid mounting concerns over health risks, especially for farmers

    May 23

• May 22

  • Asian shares fall amid worries over US-China trade, Koreas

    Asian shares mostly lower amid worries over US-China trade, Koreas

    May 22

• May 22

  • Congress moves to dismantle key post-crisis bank rules

    Congress has moved to dismantle a chunk of the rules framework for banks, installed to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 financial crisis

    May 22

• May 22

  • Uber's new rules on arbitration for sex-related claims face 1st test

    A former employee has filed a lawsuit against the company.

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    May 22

• May 22

  • Low US unemployment rate masks financial struggles for many

    Low US unemployment rate masks financial struggles for many families

    May 22

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

    Stocks faded Tuesday afternoon and finished the day mostly lower as industrial companies and retailers fell

    May 22

• May 22

  • Tata Motors and Micron Technology rise; Toll Brothers slumps

    Tata Motors and Micron Technology trade higher while Toll Brothers and J.C. Penney slide

    May 22

• May 22

  • US and China work on ZTE rescue; Mnuchin denies quid pro quo

    US and China negotiating to ease sanctions on ZTE; Mnuchin denies any quid pro quo

    May 22

• May 22

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks ended lower, giving up early gains

    Stocks turned lower in the late afternoon after being higher for much of the day and ended with modest losses.

    May 22

• May 22

  • For the first time in 226 years, woman to lead the NYSE

    The New York Stock Exchange for the first time in its 226-year history will be led by a woman

    May 22

• May 22

  • China cutting auto import taxes as of July 1

    China to slash auto import duties as of July 1 following promises to buy more U.S. goods and end restrictions on foreign ownership in the industry

    May 22

• May 22

  • J.C. Penney CEO Ellison departs for Lowe's

    J.C. Penney CEO Ellison departs for top job at Lowe's, sending shares of the department store down.

    May 22

• May 22

  • JC Penney's CEO Ellison departs for Lowe's, shares plunge

    JC Penney CEO Ellison departs for top job at Lowe's, sending shares of the department store plunging.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Gas prices up 5 cents this week, 52 cents from 2017

    Leading up to Memorial Day weekend, gas prices nationwide are up 5 cents from last week and are 52 cents higher than a year ago.

    May 22

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• May 22

  • Stocks mixed amid US-China trade talks, Italian politics

    Global stock markets are mixed as investors watched developments in the U.S.-China trade relations and Italy's move toward a euroskeptic government.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Airlines caving to Beijing despite White House protest

    Airlines caving to Beijing on Taiwan despite White House protests

    May 22

• May 22

  • China reduces auto import duties effective July 1 following pledges to buy more U.S. goods, ease controls on industry

    China reduces auto import duties effective July 1 following pledges to buy more U.S. goods, ease controls on industry

    May 22

• May 22

  • US hikes tariffs on Chinese steel exported via Vietnam

    The U.S. government has hiked tariffs on steel products from Vietnam that were made with materials from China and that Washington said evaded...

    May 22

• May 21

  • Asian markets mostly lower after Wall Street gains

    Asian markets have mostly declined after Wall Street gained as Italy moved toward forming a euroskeptic-led government

    May 21

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  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    May 21

• May 21

  • General Electric, Alphabet and Micron Technology surge

    General Electric, Alphabet and Micron Technology climb while U.S. Steel slips

    May 21

• May 21

  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Industrial and technology companies led stocks to solid gains Monday after the U.S. and China appeared to make significant progress in trade talks

    May 21

• May 21

  • Markets Right Now: Relief over easing tensions lifts stocks

    Signs of easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent stocks solidly higher on Wall Street, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its...

    May 21

• May 21

  • US Treasury bills rates rise to highest in nearly a decade

    US Treasury bills rates rise to highest in nearly a decade

    May 21

• May 21

  • General Electric continues transformation; $11B rail deal

    GE train engine division ties up with Wabtec as GE CEO John Flannery continues to break off parts of the conglomerate

    May 21

• May 21

  • Aston Martin's 1st female president has a message for young girls

    Laura Schwab is shattering misconceptions about the auto industry.

    May 21

• May 21

  • Kilauea eruption: A reminder to businesses about insurance

    The eruption of Mount Kilauea in Hawaii is a reminder to businesses that they can be vulnerable to nature's destructive forces

    May 21

• May 21

  • Blankenship to seek US Senate seat as 3rd-party candidate

    Despite having lost the Republican primary, convicted ex-coal baron Don Blankenship says he's going to continue his bid for U.S. Senate as a...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Stocks are higher as US, China put trade war on hold

    Global stock markets are trading higher as investors cheer the outcome of trade negotiations between the United States and China that put a trade war...

    May 21

• May 21

  • Fifth Third spends $4.7 billion for Chicago's MB Financial

    Fifth Third Bancorp is buying Chicago's MB Financial for about $4.7 billion, mostly in stock

    May 21

• May 21

  • This Week: Fed minutes, home sales, durable goods orders

    This Week: Fed minutes, home sales, durable goods orders

    May 21

• May 21

  • Asian markets higher as US, China put trade war on hold

    Asian stock markets are trading higher as investors cheer the outcome of the trade negotiations between the United States and China to put a trade war...

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  • Insider Q&A: Should investors worry about 'peak earnings?'

    Stocks suffered a downturn last month when investors got worried that growth in corporate profits is going to slow down, and that the market might...

    May 20

• May 18

  • Beijing showing signs of compromise in trade talks with US

    Beijing is showing signs of compromise in trade talks with US in Washington

    May 18

• May 18

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    May 18

• May 18

  • How major US stock indexes fared Friday

    The major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Friday as declines in banks and technology companies offset gains elsewhere in the market

    May 18

• May 18

  • US stock indexes cap choppy trading week with a mixed finish

    Despite a choppy week of trading and a mixed finish for U.S. stocks, the market extended its recent streak of relative calm Friday

    May 18

• May 18

  • PayPal, Deere rise; Campbell Soup, Applied Materials fall

    PayPal, Deere rise; Campbell Soup, Applied Materials fall

    May 18

• May 18

  • What rising interest rates mean for savers, borrowers

    Interest rates are on the rise, and that can be a good or bad thing depending on whether you're saving or borrowing

    May 18

• May 18

  • Beijing showing signs of compromise in trade talks with US

    Beijing is showing signs of compromise in trade talks with US in Washington

    May 18

• May 18

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

    It was a mixed finish on Wall Street as declines in banks and technology companies offset gains elsewhere in the market.

    May 18

• May 18

  • New Mexico adds 3 rigs as national count rises by 1 to 1,046

    The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by one this week to 1,046

    May 18