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  • This Week: Walmart earns, Fed meeting minutes, US home sales

    Walmart serves up its fiscal fourth-quarter results Tuesday

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  • Asian markets mixed: Japan skids; China helped by rate cut

    Markets are mixed in Asia, with Japan's benchmark slipping 0.8% after the government reported the economy contracted in the last quarter

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  • Asian markets mixed: Japan skids; China helped by rate cut

    Markets are mixed in Asia, with Japan's benchmark slipping 0.7% after the government reported the economy contracted in the last quarter

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  • GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand

    Strategy is to exit markets that don't produce adequate returns on investments.

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  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump's exaggerations on Roger Stone sentence

    President Donald Trump is misrepresenting the Justice Department's handling of the legal case of his confidant, Roger Stone

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• Feb 16

  • Japanese economy sinks amid fears about virus impact

    The Japanese economy shrank at an annual pace of 6.3% last quarter as growth was battered by typhoons and crimped consumer spending

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

    Many people in China are calling for a temporary ban on the wildlife trade.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Cost of China's anti-virus fight rises with workers idle

    Millions of Chinese workers and entrepreneurs are bearing the rising costs of an anti-virus campaign that has shut down large sections of the economy

    Feb 16

• Feb 15

  • Houston blast prompts safety debate in city with no zoning

    Last month’s explosion at a Houston metal fabricating and manufacturing company that killed two workers and damaged hundreds of structures has renewed...

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Lawmaker questions China's offer to build UK high speed rail

    A prominent British lawmaker has warned that allowing China's state-run railway to build a high-speed rail line linking London with central and...

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • What I learned about driving on ice near the Arctic Circle

    Jaguar's Ice Academy lets drivers test their limits on a frozen lake.

    Feb 15

• Feb 14

  • Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike

    A lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump has been convicted of trying to extort...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids

    A Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by The Associated Press confirms that bus companies such as Greyhound do not have to allow Border Patrol...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • National Black News Channel makes debut

    The nation's only black news network is on the air

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • How major US stock indexes fared Friday

    Stock indexes finished mostly higher on Wall Street Friday as technology, real estate and utilities companies outweighed losses elsewhere in the...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Nvidia, GoDaddy rise; Yelp, CarGurus fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Nvidia, GoDaddy rise; Yelp, CarGurus fall

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Facebook's influencers nod shows murky side of campaign ads

    Facebook's green light for political campaigns to pay prominent social media users to spread their messages is highlighting the difficulties around...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Trump appointees weigh plan to build pipeline in Oregon

    A three-member federal commission, all appointed by President Donald Trump, has on its agenda a controversial proposed natural gas pipeline and marine...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • US stocks post small gains, major indexes up for the week

    Stocks çlosed slightly higher on Wall Street Friday, as technology shares rose along with lower-risk sectors such as utilities

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • United and American push back expected return of Boeing Max

    United Airlines won’t use the Boeing 737 Max at all this summer, while American Airlines is still holding out hope for a late August return

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Delta says it will invest $1 billion to cut carbon emissions

    Delta Air Lines says it will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to offset climate-warming emissions from its planes

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Tesla discloses that the SEC is looking into its 'regular financing arrangements'

    The SEC declined ABC News' request for comment.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

    Many people in China are calling for a temporary ban on the wildlife trade to be made permanent as the coronavirus spreads

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Delta Airlines announces $1B pledge to go 'carbon neutral'

    However, "carbon offsets aren't a 'get out of jail free,'" card, critics warn.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Landfill took 2M pounds of radioactive fracking waste

    Authorities say a chemical waste landfill in Oregon near the Columbia River has been accepting hundreds of tons of radioactive fracking waste from...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • EU chief unveils budget plan setting scene for tense summit

    A top European Union official unveiled Friday his proposal for the bloc's next long-term budget

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • EU chief unveils budget plan setting scene for tense summit

    A top European Union official unveiled Friday his proposal for the bloc's next long-term budget

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Negative interest rates turn saving, borrowing upside down

    These are strange times for borrowers and savers

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • US retail sales up a modest 0.3% in January

    US retail sales up modest 0.3% in January, boosted by strong sales at furniture and hardware stores

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Cyprus struggles to ease problem of bad loans

    Defaulted loans are a prime economic issue for Cyprus, which since a 2013 financial crisis has seen overdue payments weighing on consumers and banks

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • US manufacturing output hit by Boeing troubles, slips 0.1%

    U.S. manufacturing output fell slightly in January, driven lower by Boeing's decision to halt production of its troubled 737 MAX aircraft

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Trump wants $1.5B over 10 years to revive US uranium mining

    The Trump administration wants to spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to create a U.S. uranium reserve, claiming that reliance on cheaper uranium imports...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • With virus, shops in China suffer a star-crossed Valentines

    In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine's Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to their door

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Global shares steady but virus concerns keep buying in check

    Global shares have recovered their poise, though continuing concerns about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that began in China is keeping...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • RBS changes name to NatWest in bid to shed legacy of bailout

    The majority state-owned U.K. bank RBS has announced a name change as it tries to leave behind its near-collapse during the 2008 financial crisis

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • German economy stagnates in sign of Europe's woes

    Germany’s economy stagnated at the end of the year with zero growth in the fourth quarter

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei

    The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and two of its U.S. subsidiaries

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • India keeps lid on Kashmir's internet 6 months into lockdown

    Six months after India's government stripped restive Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and enforced a total communications blackout, it is heralding the...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • China's virus crackdown leaves millions working at home

    China has told employees who can work from home to stay there while the government fights a virus outbreak with the most extreme anti-disease measures...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Feds to track how private Medicare info gets to marketers

    A government watchdog plans to launch a nationwide probe into how telemarketers may be getting hold of seniors’ personal Medicare information, a red...

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Asian stocks rebound from early losses as virus toll grows

    Shares have rebounded in Asia after an early sell-off though Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 0.6% on Friday as investors reacted to news of a growing...

    Feb 14

• Feb 13

  • Trump's story about veteran's comeback was not quite true

    President Donald Trump's story in his State of the Union address about a homeless vet who turned his life around thanks to a company using the...

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • American and Alaska strike deal around Seattle flights

    American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are deepening their ties in Seattle, where both carriers compete against Delta Air Lines

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing

    One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve has come under sharp questioning from senators over her unorthodox economic views,...

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • In win for Amazon, judge freezes work on Pentagon contract

    A federal court has ordered the Pentagon to temporarily halt work with Microsoft on a $10 billion military cloud contract that Amazon was initially...

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Weight loss drug Belviq pulled from market over cancer risk

    The weight loss drug Belviq is being pulled from the market because of an increased risk of cancer

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Nevada's Culinary Union will not endorse in Democratic race

    The Culinary Union, the most influential union in Nevada politics, has decided to stay out of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • US hits Huawei with racketeering, conspiracy to steal trade secrets charges

    The allegations include stealing intellectual property and bypassing sanctions.

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Major stock indexes closed with modest losses Thursday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street that snapped a three-day streak of all-time highs...

    Feb 13

• Feb 13

  • Tempur Sealy, Redfin rise; Nu Skin, MGM Resorts fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Tempur Sealy, Redfin rise; Nu Skin, MGM Resorts fall

    Feb 13