Executive's arrest, security worries stymie Huawei's reach
While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant's ambition to be a leader in next-generation telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad.
New Nevada attorney general: Background check law a priority
Nevada's next attorney general Aaron (AY'-ron) Ford says finding a way to implement a stalled, voter-approved gun background check law is one of the top issues the Democrat will tackle when he takes office early next year.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump floats fictions about the border
President Donald Trump's relationship with the truth tends to be borderline, at best, when it comes to the border.
Fed has moved too far, too fast: Peter Navarro
Trump advisor Navarro advises the Fed to stand down.
Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy
A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a nearly quarter-century shutdown as U.S. officials try to revamp a fading nuclear power industry with safer fuel designs and a new generation of power plants.
China suspends tariff hikes on US cars, auto parts
China has announced a 90-day suspension of tariff hikes on $126 billion of U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts following its cease-fire in a trade battle with Washington that threatens global economic growth.
J&J hammered by report it knew of asbestos in baby powder
Johnson & Johnson is forcefully denying a media report that it knew for decades about the existence of trace amounts of asbestos in its baby powder.
Michigan governor signs bills to gut wage, sick time laws
Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise Michigan's minimum wage and require paid sick leave for workers, finalizing an unprecedented Republican-backed legislative maneuver that opponents vowed to challenge in court.
Stocks plunge to 8-month lows on growth fears; J&J nosedives
Stocks are sagging Friday after weak economic data from China has investors worrying about the global economy again.
Business Highlights
___ GM says it has 2,700 jobs for workers slated to be laid off DETROIT (AP) — The General Motors' massive 14,000-person layoff announced last month might not be as bad as originally projected.
Regulators OK $15B merger of troubled South Carolina utility
South Carolina regulators have a couple of billion-dollar decisions to make on Friday.
GM says it has 2,700 jobs for workers slated to be laid off
The General Motors' massive 14,000-person layoff announced last month might not be as bad as originally projected.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks staggered to eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe set off more worries about the health of the global economy.
Markets Right Now: S&P 500 sinks to lowest level since April
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): ___ 9:35 a.m.
Farmers buoyed but cautious as China resumes buying soybeans
The resumption of soybean sales to China is encouraging to American farmers who've seen the value of their crop plummet amid a trade war with the world's second-largest economy.
Detentions raise fears, cast doubt on China's policies
By detaining two Canadians in an apparent act of retaliation, China is looking like the country its harshest critics say it is: one unbound by the laws, rules and procedures that govern other major industrial nations.
Apple strikes deal to produce new 'Peanuts' content
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the "Peanuts" crew will have a new home on Apple's streaming service.
EU leaders approve small steps to buttress euro currency
Leaders of the European Union have agreed to press ahead with a common eurozone budget to help the currency union weather future crises.
Trump asserts China's economy feeling his tariff pressure
President Donald Trump says China's economy is feeling the pressure of his tariffs, and he thinks a "big and very comprehensive deal" could happen.
Dow drops 500 as traders worry about slowing economic growth in China, disarray surrounding Britain's plans to exit EU
Dow drops 500 as traders worry about slowing economic growth in China, disarray surrounding Britain's plans to exit EU.














