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On Thursday, President Trump toured the facility and spoke to workers, hailing the steel mill as an economic success story. Trump maintains that North Atlan...

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At 9:57 a.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 27.15 points, or 0.11 percent, at 25,030.97, the S&P 500 was down 4.76 points, or 0.17 percent, a...

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In June, the two long-term cryptocurrency proponents submitted a proposed rule change. It noted the exchange, known as Gemini, was thinly traded compared to lar...

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Expectations were tempered ahead of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's visit to the White House on Wednesday, but a surprise announcement o...

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Sky News reported that the LTDA was likely to argue that 25,000 black-cab drivers in London had suffered lost earnings from Uber averaging around 10,000 pounds...

Trump pushes for speedy NAFTA renegotiation in Mexico letter

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Officer Helps Homeless Man Shave, So He Can Apply For Job

The Tallahassee Democrat reports Officer Tony Carlson pulled into a gas station Sunday and saw the man trying to shave. After fixing Phil's razor, he realiz...

Facebook to expand operations in London

While the company hasn't confirmed how many jobs will be created at its King's Cross offices, it expects to employ 2,300 people at its other two offices combine...

EU threatens US with $20 billion tit-for-tat tariffs

The U-S president and the European Commission chief announce joint steps to end a trade row between the two sides. The US President, who has accused the Europ...

Cannabis Beer: Scientists Create First Beer Brewed From Marijuana Plant

It seems that what Wendschuuh's company is clear about is that, risks aside, there's a lot of money to be made in the marijuana market - placing safety a dist...

Ryanair refuses to compensate passengers for cancelled flights amid pilots strike

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) disagrees and thinks Ryanair should pay €250 (£222) to customers, which is the sum of compensation that is stated in European...

How Trump's trade feuds impact Valley farmers

US White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley announced on Tuesday that President Trump meant to bring up at the meeting with the chief of the European Commiss...

Republicans visiting White House surprised by European Union trade announcement

Trump's decisions to put trade hostilities with the European Union on hold and to delay the Russian President's visit he had planned for the fall are likely t...

China keeps Qualcomm guessing on NXP fate as bid enters final hours

The San Diego-based company, which employs more than 33,000 people, is now stuck with paying NXP a $2 billion breakup fee. "We reported results significantl...

Channel 4 rules out Glasgow for new HQ | Scotland

The city was on the initial shortlist revealed in May. Liverpool City Region metro mayor Steve Rotheram and Mr Anderson led the bid with help from Phil Redm...

Nestlé's fingers burnt in Kit Kat battle

But a European court ruled Wednesday against KitKat and its maker, Nestle , saying that its shape is not recognized throughout all the 28 countries of the EU. ...

Oil prices gain as US drillers cut oil rigs

Opec and non-Opec said they would raise supply by returning to 100 per cent compliance with previously agreed output cuts, after months of underproduction. But ...

Al-Malki: Houthi attack on Saudi oil tanker fails

A statement by the coalition said one tanker was attacked west of Yemen's Hodeidah port, but did not name the vessel or describe how it was hit. One of the s...

China pulls approval for Facebook's planned venture

The Facebook-owned messaging service Whatsapp became partially unavailable in China before last year's Communist Party Congress, which is held once every five y...

Trump and the US dollar: Actions speak louder than words

The comments also signaled an undiminished appetite for battle on multiple fronts after a week dominated by coverage of the fallout from his dealings with Russi...

4-Day Work Week Increased Productivity at New Zealand Firm

Helen Delaney of the University of Auckland Business School, one of the researchers who supervised the experiment . From a traditional management and operati...

Former Ferrari chief Sergio Marchionne dies

Sergio Marchionne , the man in black and self-proclaimed fixer who plucked Chrysler from the ashes of bankruptcy in 2009 and hitched it to Fiat to create a ...

USA farmers to receive up to US$12B in trade war relief

The European Commission has responded with retaliatory tariffs, but new levies on cars could prompt Europe to take further action. Northwest Cherry Growers ...

General Motors sideswiped by Trump trade war; cuts outlook as prices rise

Most of its additional costs were incurred in America, Chief Financial Officer Chuck Stevens told reporters. "We faced significant external challenges, but de...

Philips, Asus, Pioneer and D&M hit with e-commerce fines

The four companies fined on Tuesday were found to have restricted the ability of online retailers to set their own prices for products such as kitchen appl...

Consumer prices in Japan rose by 0.8% in June 2018

The yield on a 10-year Japanese bond rose as high as 0.092 per cent in early-morning trading, according to Tradeweb data, before the central bank's move pushed ...

N Korea 'begins dismantling' rocket launch site

The North Korean government has maintained that the site is only for scientific and peaceful uses, but US intelligence believes Sohae plays a critical role in t...

6.1-inch LCD iPhone Will Not Launch in Red Color

After all, where's the fun in that? It looks like with the 2018 series, Apple could expand its colour range, especially on the budget iPhone, which some are r...

Trump Announces Plan To Work With EU To Strengthen Trade Relationship

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Facebook shares slump as user growth slows

The company had warned investors to expect a surge in costs due to efforts needed to address concerns about Facebook's inadequate handling of users' privacy. An...

Fiat Chrysler shares drop as CEO exit creates uncertainty

FCA is the world's seventh largest carmaker and one of Italy's biggest companies, employing more than 200,000 people. The gathering marks the beginning of ...

One Lucky Person Wins Gigantic Mega Millions Jackpot

Six, worth $1 million each, were sold in Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and two in New Jersey. The winning ticket was sold at Ernie's Liquors on ...

Fiat’s boss, Sergio Marchionne, dies at 66

CFO Richard Palmer, who was also on the call, said Marchionne was unique, and that he was grateful to have worked alongside him for the last 12 years. With the ...