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Escalating US-China Trade War Sends Stocks Plunging

Escalating US-China Trade War Sends Stocks Plunging

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 500 points Monday as investors sought shelter from an escalating trade war...

Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Over iPhone Apps

Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Over iPhone Apps

The Supreme Court is allowing consumers to pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for...

China Imposes Tariffs on $60 Billion in US Exports

China Imposes Tariffs on $60 Billion in US Exports

China said Monday it would impose tariffs on $60 billion worth of imports from the United States, retaliating after President...

Honda Confirms Closure of UK Car Plant

Honda Confirms Closure of UK Car Plant

Honda has confirmed its western England car factory, which employs 3,500 people, will close in 2021. The Japanese carmaker announced...

Technology Creates Virtual Wall Around Wildlife Preserve

Technology Creates Virtual Wall Around Wildlife Preserve

South Africa, which has the largest population of rhinos in the world, has been the country hit hardest by poaching....

New Fingerprint Technology Could Help Solve Old Crimes

New Fingerprint Technology Could Help Solve Old Crimes

A new mass spectroscopy machine is helping forensic scientists who are looking for a much better view of fingerprints on...

Is It Time for Vietnam’s Companies to Go Global?

Is It Time for Vietnam’s Companies to Go Global?

Usually, the U.S. ambassador in Hanoi brings American interests to Vietnam, but next month he plans to take Vietnamese companies...

US Expects China Tariff Retaliation

US Expects China Tariff Retaliation

The U.S. said Sunday it expects that China will retaliate with increased tariffs on U.S. exports after President Donald Trump...

13-Year-Old ‘CyberNinja’ Hacks Drone to Show Cyber Threat

13-Year-Old ‘CyberNinja’ Hacks Drone to Show Cyber Threat

President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month designed to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity workforce, the front line against...

Wisconsin Cat Gets New Prosthetic Legs

Wisconsin Cat Gets New Prosthetic Legs

A cat who lost his back legs when he was hit by a train got a new lease on life...

Trump Has Long Seen Previous US Trade Agreements as Losers

Trump Has Long Seen Previous US Trade Agreements as Losers

President Donald Trump’s combative approach to trade has been one of the constants among his often-shifting political views. And he’s...

Space Tourism Steps Closer to Commercial Flight Reality

Space Tourism Steps Closer to Commercial Flight Reality

Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic’s winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote...

AP Fact Check: Trump’s Tweets on Trade Battle With China 

AP Fact Check: Trump’s Tweets on Trade Battle With China 

President Donald Trump let loose with a morning round of tweets Friday that downplayed the possible consequences of his trade...

Why Does Facebook Fail to Fix Itself? It’s Partly Humans

Why Does Facebook Fail to Fix Itself? It’s Partly Humans

The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can’t Facebook...

France Welcomes Facebook’s Zuckerberg With Threat of New Rules

France Welcomes Facebook’s Zuckerberg With Threat of New Rules

France welcomed Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Friday with a threat of sweeping new regulation. With Facebook under fire on multiple...

Your Uber Has Arrived, on Wall Street

Your Uber Has Arrived, on Wall Street

With a ring of the opening bell, Uber began picking up passengers as a newly minted public company Friday and...

Trump Tweets US Plan as Tariffs on Chinese Products Kick In

Trump Tweets US Plan as Tariffs on Chinese Products Kick In

U.S. President Donald Trump sent a series of tweets Friday on the escalating trade war with China, as the U.S....

World’s Top Business Group Joins Critics of Hong Kong Extradition Bill

World’s Top Business Group Joins Critics of Hong Kong Extradition Bill

The International Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization, has become the latest group to criticize a proposed change...

New Tariffs on Chinese Products Go into Effect

New Tariffs on Chinese Products Go into Effect

The United States has increased tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. China on Friday...

Uber, Lyft Strike Latest Attempt to Organize Gig Workers

Uber, Lyft Strike Latest Attempt to Organize Gig Workers

A strike by Uber and Lyft drivers in cities across the United States this week caused barely a ripple to...

Nike’s Plan for Better-Fitting Kicks: Show Us Your Feet

Nike’s Plan for Better-Fitting Kicks: Show Us Your Feet

Nike wants to meet your feet. The sneaker seller will launch a foot-scanning tool on its app this summer that...

China ‘Fed Up’ With Hearing US Complaints on Belt and Road

China ‘Fed Up’ With Hearing US Complaints on Belt and Road

China is “fed up” with hearing complaints from the United States about its Belt and Road program to re-create the...