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In its update to the biannual World Economic Outlook, the Washington-based IMF upgraded its forecast of U.S. growth to 2.6 percent from 2.3 percent.

Trump said the U.S. does not have the necessary capacity to make samarium cobalt rare earth permanent magnets.

The world's biggest tech leaders had a "constructive discussion on a range of economic issues" according to the White House.

Apple shut down its Hong Kong stores early Monday over concerns related to escalating violence, according to reports.

Bank of American CEO Brian Moynihan says four things need to happen to keep the U.S. economy growing.

Boeing, Facebook and Tesla are among the firms poised to release financial results through June.

Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker Friday in the Strait of Hormuz amid growing tensions in the region.

"I don’t think we ought to do anything to make it easier for them to operate and do business here in America," said McConnell.

Some analysts wondered whether the addition of Zhong was an intentional delaying tactic to see what happened in the 2020 presidential elections.

Earnings also influenced Wall Street. UnitedHealth Group on Thursday raised its 2019 profit outlook after beating estimates for financial results through June.

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China’s economic growth has slowed to the lowest level in nearly three decades.

Apple has said proposed tariffs would cover all of its mainstream products, including the iPhone, iPad and MacBook.

“This is a long, involved process,” said Wilbur Ross during an exclusive interview on FOX Business.

Wall Street also noted the less-than-spectacular quarterly results of several major corporations.

Starbucks on Friday opened its first express retail store in China aimed to transform pickup and delivery for its customers.  

Higher interest rates could undermine earnings at JPMorgan Chase.

Thiel, who sits on Facebook’s board and co-founded PayPal, criticized Google for doing business with China and not the U.S. military.

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Google’s working relationship with China raises many national security questions says Thiel.