Trade disruptions, taxing tech companies are talk of G-20
Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka are debating how to revise tax systems to ensure big companies pay their fair share and support economies as global growth slows.
This company is offering $1,000 to someone willing to give up their smartphone and use a flip phone
FrontierBundles.com is giving somebody a chance but they have to be willing to put away their smartphones for a week and use a flip phone for a compensation of $1,000.
US-China trade war sparks worries about rare minerals
Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China have sparked worries about the 17 exotic-sounding rare earth minerals needed for high-tech products like robotics, drones and electric cars.
McDonald’s gave away millions of free fries thanks to Toronto Raptors’ success: report
The McDonald’s promotion giving away a medium fry in Ontario each time the Toronto Raptors made at least 12 three-pointers in a game appeared to backfire, a report stated.
Mega Millions $530M winning ticket sold in California
A lucky person in California has just become much richer after winning the Mega Millions $530 million jackpot.
With Mexico deal done, US urges China to resume trade talks
One down, still others to go.
Trump says tariffs on Mexico suspended indefinitely
U.S. and Mexican officials claim to be making progress as they labored for a second day to avert import tariffs.
The Latest: Pompeo hails Mexico's work to avert tariffs
The Latest on U.S. threats to impose tariffs on Mexico (all times local): 8:35 p.m. President Donald Trump says he has "indefinitely suspended" tariffs he has threatened to impose Monday on Mexican imports.
Iran condemns new US sanctions on petrochemicals
Iran has condemned new U.S. sanctions targeting its petrochemical industry, saying they prove President Donald Trump is not serious about pursuing negotiations.
NBA, MLB using data to chase better deals with sportsbooks
For NBA and MLB executives, a cut of sports betting revenue is pretty much a no-brainer.
The Latest: Mnuchin to hold 1-on-1 chat with PBOC Gov. Yi
The Latest on the meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 major economies (all times local): 1:50 p.m.
Shipping from Mexico rushed before tariff threat lifted
Companies have been rushing to ship as many goods as possible out of Mexico to get ahead of possible tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, hurriedly sending cars, appliances and construction materials across the border to beat Monday's deadline.
Wells Fargo agrees to pay $385M to settle car loan lawsuit
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay at least $385 million to settle a California lawsuit alleging it signed up thousands of auto loan customers for costly car insurance without their consent, resulting in many having their vehicles repossessed.
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete.
DuPont loses appeal bid to keep Chemours lawsuit secret
A judge has denied the DuPont Co.'s request to approve an appeal to Delaware's Supreme Court of an order directing the unsealing of a complaint filed against the company by chemical manufacturer Chemours.
New Mexico governor says no to high-level nuclear waste
New Mexico's governor said Friday she's opposed to plans by a New Jersey-based company to build a multibillion-dollar facility in her state to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors around the U.S. In a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the interim storage of high-level radioactive waste poses significant and unacceptable risks to residents, the environment and the region's economy.
Correction: Election Security-North Carolina story
More than two years after voter check-in software failed on Election Day in a North Carolina county, federal authorities will finally conduct a forensic analysis of electronic poll books to see if Russian military hackers who targeted the software provider may have tampered with registration information to disrupt voting.
Police use of DNA leads to backlash, changes to big database
After California detectives used a popular online DNA database to track down a suspect in the decades-old Golden State Killer slayings, other police agencies quickly adopted the same technique.
Business Highlights
___ US stock market notches best week since late November NEW YORK — Wall Street turned the page on a painful May in the stock market by notching its best week since late November.
Why Trump's trade wars are pressuring both economy and Fed
A sharp pullback in U.S. hiring for May intensified fears that the economy has weakened and that many employers have grown nervous, in part from President Donald Trump's escalating trade wars.
















