Silicon Valley Skeptical of Washington’s China Concerns
With the U.S. and China still negotiating a trade deal, and ongoing concerns in the U.S. about China’s technology goals,...
Smog-Fighting Shingles Helping to Clean California Air
Northern California is famous for many things, the sun, the surf, the wine, but it has also been infamous for...
SpaceX Tests Crew Capsule in Flight to Space Station
America’s newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. The...
White House Worries Too Few American Kids Study Science & Math
White House officials are worried that unless more American students study math and science the United States won’t be able...
US Stocks Rise as Trade Optimism Counters Weak Data
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average snapped a three-day run of losses on Friday as optimism about the...
US Consumer Spending Fell 0.5 Percent in December
U.S. consumer spending tumbled 0.5 percent in December, the biggest decline in nine years, as the holiday shopping season ended...
Oregon OKs 1st Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law in US
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the nation’s first statewide mandatory rent control measure on Thursday, giving a victory to housing...
Tesla to Close Stores, Take Orders for $35,000 Model 3
Tesla says it is now taking orders for the long-awaited $35,000 Model 3, will close stores and move to online...
Gap to Separate Old Navy, Close Stores; Shares Jump
Gap Inc. said Thursday that it would separate its Old Navy brand into a publicly traded company in order to focus on...
YouTube to Block Comments on Most Videos Showing Minors
YouTube said Thursday it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart “predatory behavior”...
US Craft Marketplace Makes Plans to Go Green by Offsetting Emissions
Online crafts retailer Etsy Inc will go green by offsetting planet-warming carbon emissions from its shipping activities, the U.S. company...
WTO Rules China Over-Subsidized Farmers
The United States won a World Trade Organization ruling Thursday that China subsidized its wheat and rice producers too much...
Thai Lawmakers Approve Controversial Cybersecurity Act
Thailand’s legislature has passed a cybersecurity bill that would allow authorities access to people’s personal information without a court order....
US Economy Grew at 2.6 Percent Rate in Fourth Quarter
The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of last year to an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent,...
US-China Trade Talks ‘Not Close’
The top U.S. trade official said Wednesday that a new trade agreement with China is not yet close to being...
Walmart Is Eliminating Greeters, Worrying Disabled Workers
As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested “greeters” at 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those...
World Bank: Women Have Just 75 Percent of Men’s Legal Rights
Women around the world are granted only three-quarters of the legal rights enjoyed by men, often preventing them from getting...
TikTok Fined in US for Illegally Gathering Children’s Data
The fast-growing, Chinese-owned video sharing network TikTok agreed to pay a $5.7 million fine to U.S. authorities to settle charges that it...
Fed to Stop Shrinking Portfolio This Year, Powell Says
The Federal Reserve will stop shrinking its $4 trillion balance sheet later this year, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday, ending...
Meet Elon Tusk: Tesla Chief Changes Twitter Display Name
Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk changed his Twitter display name to “Elon Tusk” in another late-night flurry of tweets on...
Boeing Unveils Unmanned Combat Jet Developed in Australia
Boeing on Wednesday unveiled an unmanned, fighter-like jet developed in Australia and designed to fly alongside crewed aircraft in combat...
Brazil’s Senate Confirms Campos Neto as Central Bank Chief
Brazil’s Senate confirmed Roberto Campos Neto as central bank governor on Tuesday, after he stressed that controlling inflation and reining...
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