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  • Minister: Germany needs China's Huawei to build 5G network

    Germany's interior minister is suggesting that his country can't build a 5G mobile network without Chinese tech giant Huawei, at least for now

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  • UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer

    The British government is planning celebrations to mark its official departure from the European Union on Jan. 31 but is still warning that some U.K....

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• Jan 17

  • Chicago flights halted; plane slides off Kansas City taxiway

    The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights for hours in and out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport — one of the nation's busiest — due to a...

    Jan 17

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  • Ex-US Rep. Collins gets over 2 years in insider trading case

    The first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump to be president has been sentenced to two years and two months for helping his son and others...

    Jan 17

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  • Report: Disney dropping the 'Fox' from movie studio names

    Published reports say Disney is dropping the word “Fox” from movie studios it acquired as part of last year's $71 billion purchase of Fox's...

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  • Billionaire Bloomberg is granted financial disclosure delay

    Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won't have to publicly disclose his finances until late March, well after voters take to the polls on Super Tuesday

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  • Boeing is working on a new software issue on the 737 Max

    Boeing has found a new software problem on its grounded 737 Max jetliner

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  • Delta and its pilots ask mediator for help in contract talks

    Delta Air Lines and its pilots want Washington to help them agree on a new contract for the pilots

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  • US agency examining Tesla unintended acceleration complaint

    The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicle models can suddenly accelerate on...

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  • Best Buy says it is reviewing allegations made against CEO

    Best Buy says it is investigating CEO Corie Barry after receiving an anonymous letter making allegations against her

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  • Huawei CFO lawyers say her alleged crimes no crime in Canada

    Defense lawyers argue a senior executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei should not be extradited to the U.S. because her actions would not be...

    Jan 17

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Friday

    Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Friday as solid gains by technology and communications companies pushed major U.S. indexes to more record...

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• Jan 17

  • Tech, communications stocks push US indexes to more records

    Solid gains in technology and communications stocks pushed major U.S. indexes to more record highs on Wall Street Friday

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  • Toyota shifting pickup production to Mexico, no US jobs lost

    Toyota will stop making its Tacoma small pickup in San Antonio next year as it shifts production to Mexico

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  • Comcast, State Street rise; Gap, J.B. Hunt fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Comcast, State Street rise; Gap, J

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  • JetBlue ups fee by $5 to $35 for checking a bag on a flight

    JetBlue is raising bag fees again

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  • China's 2019 economic growth weakens amid trade war

    China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said an interim...

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  • For some major US shippers, 2019 ended on a sour note

    For major shipping companies dealing with trade wars and a slowing global economy, conditions appear to have deteriorated for some as 2019 came to a...

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  • A fee for rideshares to the airport may be unconstitutional, Arizona AG says

    Uber and Lyft have already threatened to cease operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor.

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  • Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plans

    Paris' Louvre Museum has closed down as protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government's plans to overhaul the pension system

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  • Employers post fewer jobs in November

    The number of available jobs fell sharply in November, dropping to 6.8 million, a decline of 7.6% from the October level

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  • Global stocks inspired by US rally, hopes for Chinese growth

    Global stock markets are up, seemingly buoyed by high spirits on Wall Street this week

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  • Ghosn lawyers rebut new Nissan claims against fugitive exec

    The legal team of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has issued a statement refuting the latest allegations by the Japanese automaker against the...

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  • SoftBank to invest $40 billion for new Indonesia capital

    An Indonesian official says SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40 billion in the development of a new Indonesian capital on Borneo island

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  • Sales of flowers, pork push Dutch farm exports to new record

    The Netherlands' statistics office says that Dutch agriculture exports rose 4.6% in 2019 to a new record of 94.5 billion euros, or about $105 billion

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  • Truck slams into Illinois Starbucks; 4 sent to hospitals

    Police say a pickup truck has slammed into an Illinois Starbucks, injuring five people and causing massive damage to the coffee shop

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• Jan 16

  • Judge threatens to force PG&E to hire more tree trimmers

    A federal judge is threatening to force Pacific Gas & Electric to hire more tree trimmers to reduce the chances of its electrical grid igniting fires...

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• Jan 16

  • Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

    Starbucks, the home of the $4 latte, is expanding a program to open coffee shops in poor neighborhoods

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• Jan 16

  • NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era

    NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who...

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• Jan 16

  • Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority

    The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade pact that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico

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  • Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering

    A computer security expert says a forensic image of an election server central to a bitter legal battle over the security of Georgia's election...

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  • Panel finds FAA followed procedures in approving Boeing Max

    A government committee that reviewed how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new passenger planes for flight has determined that the system...

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  • Official says Phoenix airport ride-hailing fee is illegal

    The state attorney general says a new $4 fee on Uber and Lyft rides to and from Phoenix airport is “very likely” unconstitutional

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  • CSX 4Q profit declines 9% as railroad hauls less freight

    CSX said its profit declined 9% in the fourth quarter as the railroad hauled 7% less freight

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  • Kentucky coal miners end protest with paychecks

    A group of Kentucky coal miners who blocked a railroad track for three days over unpaid wages have ended their protest, claiming victory after...

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  • Gap dumps plans to spin off Old Navy as a separate entity

    Gap Inc. says it no longer intends to spin off Old Navy as a separate entity

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  • Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data

    The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such...

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, pushing major indexes to more record highs

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  • Boomers in the next decade: Working longer, living better

    By 2025 the number of seniors is expected to pass 85 million.

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  • Morgan Stanley, Signet Jewelers rise; Alcoa, PPG fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Morgan Stanley, Signet Jewelers rise; Alcoa, PPG fall

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• Jan 16

  • Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

    Microsoft says it will be 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits

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  • Payless ShoeSource emerges from bankruptcy

    Payless ShoeSource has emerged from bankruptcy for the second time, with a focus on international markets

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  • A glance at US mortgage rates: 30-year loan at 3.65%

    U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized

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  • Southwest joins rivals in again delaying Boeing jet's return

    Southwest Airlines is pulling the Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule for another two months

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  • US long-term mortgage rates edge up; 30-year loan at 3.65%

    U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized

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  • CEOs got a pass in 2019, but they need to grow profits soon

    Over the next month, companies across the country will be telling investors how much profit they made in the last quarter of 2019

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  • After his client fled the country, lawyer for fugitive former Nissan chief quits

    Carlos Ghosn fled ahead of his trial for financial misconduct charges.

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  • Nation's largest retail trade group: holiday sales rose 4.1%

    The nation's largest retail trade group says that holiday sales increased 4.1%,  the top end of its forecast

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  • Carlos Ghosn’s lawyer, defense team resign

    The former chairman of Nissan and Renault fled Japan, where he was awaiting trial for financial misconduct.

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  • European carmakers build out charging network for electrics

    Europe's major carmakers are building more places to charge electric cars along highways

    Jan 16