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  • Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law

    Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill has become law

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  • Union Pacific 4Q delivery volume falls, so does its profit

    Union Pacific's fourth-quarter profit fell 10% as the railroad hauled 11% less freight, but the recent U.S.-China trade deal is helping boost the...

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  • U.S. stocks fall over worries about virus outbreak spreading

    Stocks fell on Wall Street in midday trading Thursday as investors worried that a deadly virus outbreak in China could continue spreading and hurt the...

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  • Boeing jet weighs on airlines as Southwest's profit falls

    It looks like the three big U.S. airlines that own Boeing 737 Max jets will have to go through another summer without the planes

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  • 'Who is she?' - US Treasury chief takes swipe at Thunberg

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is in no position to give economic advice until she goes to...

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  • Xerox nominates 11 to replace HP board

    Xerox plans to nominate 11 people to replace HP's board, a company that it is targeting for a takeover

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  • Switzerland makes world's smallest gold coin

    Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you

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  • US treasury secretary takes jab at Greta Thunberg, tells her to go to college

    "Is she the chief economist or who is she? I'm confused," he said as a "joke."

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• Jan 23

  • The Latest: Merkel says climate may become survival matter

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that climate protection may become a matter of survival for Europe and the entire planet

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • New warning over text that looks to be from FedEx

    Some people around the country have received a text message that appears to show a "tracking code" from the package delivery company and prompts the...

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  • European Central Bank holds rates, launches policy review

    The European Central Bank is launching a review of how it steers the eurozone economy

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Stocks drop on concerns over impact of China virus

    World shares are lower as health authorities around the world rush to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in China and keep it from spreading...

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • American Airlines profit rises 27% on strong travel demand

    American Airlines says profit is rising because strong demand is leaving fewer empty seats on planes

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • European Central Bank keeps interest rates, stimulus programs on hold, launches review of strategy

    European Central Bank keeps interest rates, stimulus programs on hold, launches review of strategy

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Appeals court upholds Norway licenses for Arctic drilling

    The Norwegian government can hand out oil drilling licenses in the Arctic, dealing a second blow to environmental groups that had filed a lawsuit...

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  • Angola seeks Portugal's help in major corruption case

    Angola’s attorney general is in Portugal to ask his country’s former colonial ruler for help investigating a major corruption case

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  • Downtown Tokyo's homeless fear removal ahead of Olympics

    The dozens of homeless people sleeping in shuttered Tokyo subway stations worry that with Japan's image at stake authorities will force them to move...

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Britain's EU Journey: When Thatcher turned all euroskeptic

    Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016...

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Asian shares higher despite growing impact of China virus

    Asian shares are mostly higher as health authorities around the world move to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in China and keep it from...

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • Japan has second straight year of red ink on trade last year

    Japan has marked a second straight year of red ink in trade for last year, hurt by a slowdown of demand in China and tensions with neighboring South...

    Jan 23

• Jan 23

  • US, other leading powers flag in fight against corruption

    A report has found that the U.S. and several other leading industrial powers are struggling to keep up the momentum in fighting corruption

    Jan 23

• Jan 22

  • New rules could bump emotional-support animals from planes

    The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Saudi crown prince's WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack

    Two U.N. human rights experts say the cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appears to be an attempt by...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • California governor urges judge to reject PG&E bankruptcy

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric's blueprint for getting out of bankruptcy and renewing his...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Boeing's new CEO: 'We were our own worst enemy'

    David Calhoun has been on the job for approximately a week.

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • IBM, Express rise; Netflix, Baker Hughes fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: IBM, Express rise; Netflix, Baker Hughes fall

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

    Major US stock indexes closed essentially flat Wednesday after an early rebound rally faded in the final minutes of trading

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Boeing's new CEO sees 737 Max production resuming in spring

    Boeing's new CEO is suggesting that production of the 737 Max will resume this spring, even before regulators approve the plane to fly again

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Tesla passes $100 billion, teeing up big payout for Musk

    The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company's value over $100 billion could turn into a supercharged payday for CEO Elon Musk

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Key events leading to statement on Jeff Bezos phone hack

    Experts at the United Nations said Wednesday that the phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was likely hacked through a file...

    Jan 22

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  • Coalition of NGOs battling private equity firm trying to buy '.org' domain

    ACLU and Greenpeace are among those objecting.

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • 'Africa's richest woman' now a formal suspect in graft probe

    Africa's reputed richest woman is a formal suspect in an investigation into mismanagement and the siphoning off of funds during her time with Angola's...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • US official: China steals 'massive amounts' of data in West

    The top U.S. cybersecurity diplomat says that China steals “massive amounts” of data from Western companies

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Head of Hallmark's media business leaves, no reason given

    The head of Hallmark's media business is leaving the company after 11 years

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Trump administration approves Keystone pipeline on US land

    The Trump administration has approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Wednesday is deadline for claims in 2017 Equifax data breach

    Wednesday is the deadline to seek cash payments and claim free services as part of Equifax's $700 million settlement over a massive data breach

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Why tech has been slow to fight wildfires, extreme weather

    As wildfire risks heat up, Silicon Valley startups are starting to take notice

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • UN links Saudi Crown prince to hack of Jeff Bezos phone

    It may have been an attempt to "influence" the Washington Post's reporting.

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • China virus outbreak may wallop economy, financial markets

    Reports that a new coronavirus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial markets and...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last

    The head of the World Trade Organization says an ongoing debate over special exemptions granted to China and India because they are still considered...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • NJ is 1st state to mandate severance pay for mass layoffs

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's office says his state has become the first to guarantee severance pay for mass layoffs

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Judge orders Microsoft to release tax records in IRS dispute

    A federal judge says it's likely Microsoft was trying to avoid paying U.S. taxes and is ordering the company to hand over financial documents

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Michigan lifts barriers to Tesla sales, settling lawsuit

    Michigan has cleared the way for Tesla to sell more electric vehicles in the state and get them serviced under a deal that settles a lawsuit by the...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Air bag woes force Honda, Toyota to recall 6M vehicles

    Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers...

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Toyota adds 361K vehicles to Takata air bag inflator recall

    Toyota is recalling 361,000 more vehicles worldwide to replace Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • US, France reach tax deal averting broader trade war

    France's finance minister says his country will delay its digital tax and U.S. will hold off retaliatory sanctions

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Stocks mostly recover on hope for handling of Chinese virus

    Share prices are higher in most world markets as investors become confident that a virus outbreak spreading in China can be contained

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Johnson & Johnson posts higher sales, big 4Q profit jump

    Higher prescription drug sales and lower costs for litigation drove up Johnson & Johnson's fourth-quarter profit by 32%

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • US home sales soared 3.8% in December

    U.S. home sales climbed 3.8% in December

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • Automaker Daimler sees full-year earnings sag by half

    The maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars says its earnings fell by about half last year

    Jan 22