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Oct 20, 2018
However, Congress is out of session until after the midterm elections.
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Oct 20, 2018
About half the global market for in-flight catering has been up for sale this year, yet the business is often more profitable than flying passengers.
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Oct 20, 2018
Two of the country's largest e-scooter companies have been accused of gross negligence and a series of assaults stemming from hit-and-run incidents involving pedestrians, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Oct 20, 2018
The journalist hasn't been seen or heard from since he walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
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Oct 20, 2018
Not since the reign of the country's founder, Abdulaziz ibn Saud, has so much power been in one man's hands in Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman isn't king, yet. But the 33-year-old crown prince essentially runs the country for his father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is 82. The prince leapfrogged a generation of more experienced uncles and cousins to the brink of the top position in one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies. He vowed to deliver revolutionary change, moderating rel
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Oct 20, 2018
The estimated cash option alone is nearly $905 million.
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Oct 20, 2018
A self-driving ride-hailing company has launched in Arlington, Tex., where a fleet of robot-driven vans ferry people between downtown landmarks, restaurants and sporting events.
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Oct 20, 2018
Tuesday's mind-boggling Mega Millions jackpot will draw players hoping to score the largest lottery jackpot in history.
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Oct 19, 2018
Name the subject, and Russian disinformation operatives had a playbook on how to pass themselves off as politically active Americans to manipulate U.S. voters. The same tactics honed during the 2016 election carried over into the run-up to the midterms.
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Oct 19, 2018
Efforts could affect billions of dollars in weaponry made by U.S. contractors.
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Oct 19, 2018
Amazon released an Alexa skill for its Echo on Oct. 18 that allows it to whisper to U.S. users for life's quieter moments.
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Oct 19, 2018
Name the subject, and Russian disinformation operatives had a playbook on how to pass themselves off as politically active Americans as they secretly sought to manipulate U.S. voters online -- on both the right and the left -- with incendiary phrases, glib putdowns and appeals to pre-existing political biases. And the same tactics honed during the 2016 presidential election carried over into the runup toward the 2018 midterm congressional vote.
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Oct 19, 2018
Name the subject, and Russian disinformation operatives had a playbook on how to pass themselves off as politically active Americans as they secretly sought to manipulate U.S. voters online -- on both the right and the left -- with incendiary phrases, glib putdowns and appeals to pre-existing political biases. And the same tactics honed during the 2016 presidential election carried over into the runup toward the 2018 midterm congressional vote.
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Oct 19, 2018
If you find yourself in the ‘wrong seat,' jump up but don't jump to conclusions about what it means
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Oct 19, 2018
The financial ties between the Saudi government and the tech industry underscore the delusion of an enlightened tech sector, says Giridharadas.
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Oct 19, 2018
The event is separate from the ‘Davos in the Desert' financial summit that Mnuchin withdrew from on Thursday amid global outrage over the Saudi dissident journalist's suspected death.
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Oct 19, 2018
The Fed is going to be driving Trump crazy for a while.
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Oct 19, 2018
Andrew Gould's Strike LLC purchase is the latest sign of growing interest in the upkeep and repair of the sector's aging infrastructure.
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Oct 19, 2018
The Mega Millions jackpot will draw players hoping to score the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
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Oct 19, 2018
Investors are punishing Bank OZK, which could be a canary in the coal mine when it comes to commercial real estate.
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Oct 19, 2018
No, it doesn't design its products to need rapid replacement.
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Oct 19, 2018
With carmakers being buffeted from the left, right and center, are they a viable investment any more?
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Oct 19, 2018
It still has ample work ahead to achieve a comeback, and a difficult environment won't help.
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Oct 19, 2018
For nations of the European Union's single currency area, the annual budget process isn't over when a budget is drawn up. The European Commission also gets a say. In Italy's case, the response from Brussels took less than three days. In a letter to the Italian government, the EU leadership said the draft included an unprecedented "deviation," and it demanded an explanation. With no evidence that Italy is willing to reconsider its plans to spend big, signs point to an escalating standoff.
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Oct 19, 2018
The broad sustainable movement has garnered a lot of attention but done a poor job of explaining what it is and what it wants to do.
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Oct 19, 2018
Working in retail made the aspirational real. When I sold a crystal jar, I bought a Diane von Furstenberg dress.
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Oct 19, 2018
"Paul deserved more time in life. He would have made the most of it," Gates wrote in an essay in the Wall Street Journal.
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Oct 19, 2018
Clegg will take over from Elliot Schrage and could put the company on a stronger footing in Europe.
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Oct 19, 2018
Jon Tester and Jacky Rosen got the company's backing.
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Oct 19, 2018
Earnings expectations were high, but it still managed to impress.
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Oct 19, 2018
The controversy over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has prompted business leaders to distance themselves from Saudi Arabia. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon and Uber Technologies Inc.'s Dara Khosrowshahi have all dropped out of an investment conference in Riyadh slated to begin Oct. 23. However, SoftBank Group Corp.'s founder Masayoshi Son is among the few who haven't. Here's an overview of Son and SoftBank's ti
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Oct 19, 2018
The ride-sharing company took a $3.5B investment from Saudis in 2016.
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Oct 19, 2018
The ride-sharing company took a $3.5B investment from Saudis in 2016.
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Oct 19, 2018
Secret doors can protect hidden places from serious threats, dress up a room or add to the fun
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Oct 19, 2018
Banks and exchanges aren't waiting for political uncertainty to abate before they move business.
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Oct 19, 2018
As Americans dreamed of luxury, it became increasingly unattainable. Enter the lottery.
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Oct 19, 2018
HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The 5,055-square-foot house overlooks Weems Creek and has two deep water piers.
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Oct 19, 2018
In Yemen, a three-year conflict has produced what United Nations officials call "the worst man-made humanitarian crisis of our time." Markets, hospitals and other civilian sites have been repeatedly a...
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Oct 19, 2018
If you're in the "wrong seat," jump up but don't jump to conclusions about what it means
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Oct 19, 2018
Nothing lasts, folks. But you knew that.µ
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Oct 19, 2018
Not many businesses would impose a price hike of 10 percent on their best-known product while cutting prices 29 percent on a similar but less-popular product. But the U.S. Postal Service is doing just that.
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Oct 19, 2018
Who knew millennials would pay more to work than party?
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Oct 19, 2018
President Trump has good reasons for thinking that the Federal Reserve is raising rates more than the economic situation warrants. But the Fed has good reasons for strongly signaling that it will keep raising rates for the foreseeable future.
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Oct 19, 2018
Cutting the dividend now rather than later looks the most sober course of action.
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Oct 19, 2018
Under conventional economic theory, a government that spends more than it collects has two unpleasant choices: borrow, or raise taxes. An alternative view provided by what's known as Modern Monetary Theory is taking hold among progressive U.S. politicians. The idea is that there's lots more room for deficit spending on wish-list items like guaranteeing everyone a job, fixing infrastructure, making higher education loan-free and ensuring everyone has access to health care. With President Donald T
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Oct 18, 2018
The move signals an attempt for the all-electric automaker to get back to business after months of controversy.
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Oct 18, 2018
Using the euro zone sovereign debt crisis era as a base, it looks as though the nation is very close to losing the confidence of international investors.
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Oct 18, 2018
From Wyoming to China is too far, shipping is too expensive, and the product is too low-quality.
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Oct 18, 2018
Everyone now knows the Web is filled with lies. So then how do fake Facebook posts, YouTube videos and tweets keep making suckers of us?
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Oct 18, 2018
In the past year, prime memberships grew 8 percent -- the lowest annual rate in at least six years -- according to a new report.
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Oct 18, 2018
More leadership changes could come as the next generation of executives puts its stamp on the private-equity firm
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Oct 18, 2018
After years of self-driving hype, companies are taking a more subdued approach to addressing the tough realities of the most complicated robotic system ever built.
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Oct 18, 2018
Keep an eye on inventory levels at electronics makers as this earnings season progresses.
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Oct 18, 2018
In an interview last year, Allen talked about the future he envisioned in space, he was at ease and excited at the possibilities — especially with the advancements in satellite technology.
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Oct 18, 2018
Laszlo Bock gives a first look at his new venture Humu, which aims to make work better thru "machine learning, science and love."
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Oct 18, 2018
Laszlo Bock gives a first look at his new venture Humu, which aims to make work better thru "machine learning, science and love."
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Oct 18, 2018
Mnuchin's withdrawal follows the disappearance of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who Turkish investigators believe was killed inside a Saudi compound.
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Oct 18, 2018
The future of money is in your pocket — the one you keep your phone in, not your wallet. A growing portion of the world's population is making phone-assisted transactions. They're using a variety of technologies, from the text-message system popular in Kenya to the seamless credit card-and-app arrangements that move money for every Lyft and Uber ride. It's a revolution that's lagged in the U.S., despite offerings from Apple Inc. and a range of big retailers. In addition to providing convenience
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Oct 18, 2018
Everybody knows that young Americans don't tend to go to the polls. But data shows steep midterm turnout declines among 30-, 40- and 50-somethings, too.
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Oct 18, 2018
A big shortfall at one of the company's mishmash of businesses highlights the dangers of being too sprawling.
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Oct 18, 2018
A sale of the pipeline giant's Canadian subsidiary would help investors finally focus on its growth story.
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Oct 18, 2018
The 30-year fixed-rate average dropped to 4.85 percent.
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Oct 18, 2018
Investors, including UnderArmour founder Kevin Plank, want to build a bustling waterfront business center that will bring high-paying jobs and world renown to a now-blighted section of South Baltimore.
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Oct 18, 2018
The Security and Exchange Commission reached an agreement with Elon Musk. He will pay a $20 million fine and step down as board chairman of Tesla.
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Oct 18, 2018
Governors face every temptation to put their thumb on the scale in the run-up to an election. Veto budget cuts. Hold off on that hiring freeze. But it's always been difficult to prove that such manipulation happened on a nationwide scale.
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Oct 18, 2018
The move to make the company's newest electric car available for $45,000, with discounts available, could frustrate Tesla fans who put down a $1,000 deposit two years ago for what they believed would be a sleek electric sedan costing about $27,500 after tax incentives.
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Oct 18, 2018
Strip out one-time gains and benefits from the tax cut, and profit growth in the third quarter was just 5 percent.
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Oct 18, 2018
Many parents believe they have little to no obligation to pay the entire cost of college for their children
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Oct 18, 2018
A bond exchange gives the country more time to repay its debt, but the Treasury still faces a funding struggle.
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Oct 18, 2018
The upside to going seems small.
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Oct 18, 2018
Publicis and WPP both need to overhaul their sprawling empires, and investors aren't looking for half-measures.
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Oct 18, 2018
The Chinese yuan sank to a 21-month low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday.
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Oct 18, 2018
Advice on surviving a stock market decline
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Oct 18, 2018
Many parents believe they have little to no obligation to pay the entire cost of college for their children
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Oct 18, 2018
The struggling retailer and its new CEO face a crucial test this holiday season.
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Oct 18, 2018
Metropolis, a $1 billion housing/retail complex, is a towering symbol of the city's downtown renaissance.
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Oct 18, 2018
The proliferation of the wage-depressing contracts is a natural consequence of capitalists' paradoxical aversion to competition. That doesn't mean courts and politicians have to go along with it.
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Oct 18, 2018
The proliferation of the wage-depressing contracts is a natural consequence of capitalists' paradoxical aversion to competition. That doesn't mean courts and politicians have to go along with it.
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Oct 18, 2018
The proliferation of the wage-depressing contracts is a natural consequence of capitalists' paradoxical aversion to competition. That doesn't mean courts and politicians have to go along with it.
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Oct 18, 2018
The game has existed in some form since 1996. But only recently has it been shelling out massive jackpots.
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Oct 18, 2018
The game has existed in some form since 1996. But only recently has it been shelling out massive jackpots.
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Oct 18, 2018
TOWN SQUARE | Many of the cities with rising inventory are in the West. D.C. is among the ones with fewer homes for sale.
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Oct 18, 2018
With activist investors prowling, neither of Europe's two big consumer giants can afford any slip-ups.
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Oct 18, 2018
If you think you're immune to this stuff, you're wrong. Detecting what's fake in images and video is only getting harder.
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Oct 18, 2018
Its latest chipmaking technology has had one of the fastest uptakes in recent history.
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Oct 18, 2018
The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft was an aerospace enthusiast and Stratolaunch was to be his crowning achievement.
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Oct 18, 2018
Laszlo Bock's new venture makes software that acts like a digital personal coach, prodding managers to give employees a shout-out for helping their team or to ask workers what they're looking forward to doing over the weekend.
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Oct 18, 2018
An anti-dumping investigation into Japanese and Taiwanese exporters ignores the reality that orders have been slowing.
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Oct 18, 2018
Like a legislative Zelig, it pops up in all sorts of places. The U.S. law known as the Magnitsky Act has been wielded against Russian officials and the Myanmar military, proposed as a tool to punish China and Saudi Arabia and invoked in the ongoing investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. There's quite a story behind it as well.
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Oct 17, 2018
If the oil company is seized, it could choke off a reliable source of cash for the already struggling country.
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Oct 17, 2018
It's likely that the Fed will boost its target for the federal funds rate by a full percentage point by the end of next year.
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Oct 17, 2018
Demand is flat or falling and supply is increasing, so what gives? The explanation could lie in China's sketchy data.
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Oct 17, 2018
The president moves to undo a 144-year-old postal treaty that gave steep discounts to Chinese-based businesses
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Oct 17, 2018
An "$11 billion jump ball"?: Why you might be hard pressed to find stores not stocking their shelves with toys this year.
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Oct 17, 2018
Congress would have to approve his proposals, which lawmakers repeatedlyhave brushed aside.
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Oct 17, 2018
On Tuesday, President Trump said the Fed is his 'biggest threat,' but top Fed officials are brushing off the criticism, according to minutes of their September policy meeting.
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Oct 17, 2018
The decision to free the insurer from tougher federal oversight was long expected as the Trump administration seeks to roll back regulations it sees as strangling economic growth.
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Oct 17, 2018
The Mega Millions jackpot will draw players hoping to score the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
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Oct 17, 2018
"Raising the pay of your lowest-paid workers ... does not give you a free pass to engage in potentially illegal anti-union behavior," the senators say in a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Oct 17, 2018
Pump prices are stubbornly high just ahead of the midterms, despite a surge of fuel in storage.
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