Lowe's swings to 4Q loss on charges, anemic housing market
Lowe's swung to a loss in its fourth quarter, weighed down sizeable one-time charges and a lethargic housing market.
Global shares trend lower as world eyes Trump-Kim summit
Asian shares rose in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.
AOC, Sanders, Warren, Robert Reich (and socialism) are nothing to joke about
The problem is -- and we are not kidding -- if you confiscated every dime earned by every person in this country, it would not pay for these agendas.
Texas lured Apple, Google, Oracle to state, Gov. Greg Abbott touts win
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is working to convince more financial and tech firms that are concerned about high taxes to consider the Lone Star State.
Asian shares higher as region eyes Trump-Kim summit
The stock market shook off an early slump and was mixed in morning trading Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting reports on how the U.S. economy is doing.
Blaze extinguished at suburban Detroit-area plastics plant
A large fire outside a plastics manufacturing and supply facility in suburban Detroit is sending clouds of black smoke into the air that are visible from far away.
Powell calls Ocasio-Cortez floated theory on government debt 'just wrong'
The Federal Reserve chair refuted the notion that the central bank’s role is to provide support for particular policies.
AT&T's Time Warner takeover has already reshaped media world
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld AT&T's $81 billion takeover of Time Warner, approving one of the biggest media deals on record in the face of opposition from the Trump administration.
Bad weather, real estate market chill Home Depot's sales
Home Depot's fourth-quarter profit is short of expectations with rising real estate prices cooling home sales.
White House: Trump 'clearly' understands economy
Massive growth, jobs, and wage increases tell the story, said Mercedes Schlapp.
The Latest: Powell: Fed in 'no rush' to decide rate moves
The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress (all times local): ___ 10:20 a.m.
New York 'oligarch tax' aimed at wealthy buyer's second homes
The effort aims to tax people who have a residence in the state but don’t pay income taxes.
Elizabeth Warren grills Fed's Powell over BB&T, SunTrust merger
During Powell’s semi-annual testimony on the state of U.S. monetary policy, Warren accused the Fed of rubber-stamping applications for bank mergers and acquisitions.
Fed's Powell again signals 'patient' rate hike approach, warns of crosscurrents
In his semiannual testimony on the state of monetary policy, Powell noted that the Fed is closely monitoring potential crosscurrents.
US appeals court clears AT&T's $81B purchase of Time Warner
A federal appeals court has blessed AT&T's takeover of Time Warner, defeating the Trump administration by affirming that the $81 billion merger won't harm consumers or competition in the booming pay TV market.
US housing starts fall to more than 2-year low
Housing starts dropped 11.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.078 million units last month.
Brexit: British Parliament to decide between no deal and delay
But British lawmakers worried that May risks thrusting the world's fifth largest economy into an economic crisis have threatened to usurp control of Brexit from the government in a series of votes on Wednesday.
Trump vs. Yellen: Who's better at economic policy?
When it comes to economic policy do you side with the Federal Reserve or President Trump?
Fed's Powell patient for now, but more hikes in store?
Powell discusses the central bank’s monetary policy outlook on Capitol Hill.
Survey: American companies worry US-Chinese ties will worsen
A business group says American companies in China increasingly worry U.S.-Chinese relations will deteriorate and are "hedging their bets" by delaying investment or moving operations.



















