Woman sues over melon linked to US salmonella outbreak
A Kentucky woman is suing an Indiana-based company that issued a recall last week for melon products linked to a salmonella outbreak.
To some market vets, stocks are rallying like it's 1999
The stock market has been so hot this year that it might need an ice-cold Fruitopia, or a Zima.
Poland PM, Tesla CEO Elon Musk explore electric vehicle factory
Poland is becoming the Silicon Valley of the EU, said Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki.
Opioid crisis cost US $26 billion in lost tax revenue: study
The study combined several data sources to estimate lost income and sales tax revenue due to the effect of opioid addiction on employment.
California city's universal basic income test: What to know
The city of Stockton is conducting a pilot program.
Israel military exports were $7.5 billion in 2018, down 18%
Israel's Defense Ministry says the country's military exports were $7.5 billion last year, down 18% from the previous year.
EU threatens to tax $20 billion of US goods over Boeing aid
The European Union has drawn up a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. products it could tax in an escalating feud over plane industry subsidies, the EU's executive commission said Wednesday.
US trade deficit falls 3.4% to $49.4 billion in February; deficit in trade of goods with China narrows 28.2%
US trade deficit falls 3.4% to $49.4 billion in February; deficit in trade of goods with China narrows 28.2%.
World market mostly rise on encouraging Chinese growth data
Major share benchmarks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after China announced its economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace in the last quarter.
China economic growth tops expectations on robust manufacturing
The quarterly expansion was the second straight at that level but remained below 2018’s 6.6% full-year rate.
Hiking the tax on carried interest capital gains is a lose, lose, lose
Hiking the tax on carried interest capital gains would discourage entrepreneurs who invest their time, energy and expertise in American businesses.
German government halves 2019 growth forecast to 0.5%
The German government has slashed its 2019 economic growth forecast for the country for the second time this year and is now predicting growth of only 0.5%.
Is a recession coming in 2020? Here's what most CFOs think
Nearly three-fourths of CFOs -- 67 percent -- surveyed believe the nation’s economy will enter a recession by the latter half of 2020
China's economic growth steady amid tariff fight with US
China's economic growth held steady in the latest quarter amid a tariff war with Washington in a sign Beijing's efforts to reverse a slowdown might be gaining traction.
Japan reports exports, trade surplus slid in March
Japan's exports declined in March as shipments to China dropped more than 9%, pulling the nation's trade surplus sharply lower.
Asian shares edge lower despite encouraging China GDP data
Stocks were higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier.
China reports economic growth held steady at 6.4 percent in latest quarter, the lowest level in a decade
China reports economic growth held steady at 6.4 percent in latest quarter, the lowest level in a decade.
Trump to allow lawsuits over US properties seized in Cuba
Stepping up pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump is poised to allow lawsuits against foreign companies that have benefited from Cuba's seizure of American companies after the 1959 revolution, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
Sprint, T-Mobile shares dive after WSJ casts doubt on deal
Sprint and T-Mobile shares are falling after a Wall Street Journal report cast doubt on the likelihood of government approval of their $26.5 billion merger .
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___ Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet.













