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Some Fear Steel Tariff Could Hurt Auto Industry in the South

Some Fear Steel Tariff Could Hurt Auto Industry in the South

German business leaders are expressing concerns that President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariff on imported steel could affect the auto...

China Warns US It Will Defend Own Trade Interests

China Warns US It Will Defend Own Trade Interests

The United States has flouted trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China will defend its interests, Vice...

Wayne Huizenga, Who Built Fortune in Trash, Dies at 80

Wayne Huizenga, Who Built Fortune in Trash, Dies at 80

H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports...

Why is Austin an Attractive Hub for Many Tech Companies?

Why is Austin an Attractive Hub for Many Tech Companies?

Austin, Texas, is not California’s Silicon Valley technology corridor. But companies from Silicon Valley and other major U.S. hubs are...

Trade War Fears Roil Equity Markets While Yen, Bonds Gain

Trade War Fears Roil Equity Markets While Yen, Bonds Gain

The threat of a trade war sent world stock markets broadly lower in choppy trading on Friday and boosted safer assets like...

Fearing Trade War, Some US Farmers Worry About Trump Tariffs

Fearing Trade War, Some US Farmers Worry About Trump Tariffs

Randy Poskin, a soybean farmer in rural Illinois, voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. But ask him...

Black Identity, Technology Celebrated at Afrotectopia Fest

Black Identity, Technology Celebrated at Afrotectopia Fest

Being black and working in the tech industry can be an isolating experience. But at the Afrotectopia festival in New...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sets Course for Popular Social Media Site

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sets Course for Popular Social Media Site

Now that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spoken publicly about the firm’s data controversy, the chief question remains whether the...

Black Identity, Technology in US Celebrated at Afrotectopia Fest

Black Identity, Technology in US Celebrated at Afrotectopia Fest

Being black and working in the tech industry can be an isolating experience. New York nonprofit Ascend Leadership analyzed the...

US Core Capital Goods Orders, Shipments Jump in February

US Core Capital Goods Orders, Shipments Jump in February

New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods rebounded more than expected in February after two straight monthly declines and shipments...

Fearing Trade War, Some US Farmers Worry About Trump China Tariffs

Fearing Trade War, Some US Farmers Worry About Trump China Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memo paving the way for major tariffs on Chinese imports. It’s part...

US Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Activated; Some Countries Exempt

US Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Activated; Some Countries Exempt

The White House announced late Thursday which countries will be temporarily exempt from the tariffs on steel and aluminum that...

Indian Airliner Makes History with Flight to Israel via Saudi Airspace

Indian Airliner Makes History with Flight to Israel via Saudi Airspace

Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel with the inauguration Thursday of...

Zuckerberg Apology Fails to Quiet Facebook Storm

Zuckerberg Apology Fails to Quiet Facebook Storm

A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg failed Thursday to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data from...

Experts: Uber SUV’s Autonomous System Should Have Seen Woman

Experts: Uber SUV’s Autonomous System Should Have Seen Woman

Two experts say video of a deadly crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle shows the sport utility vehicle’s laser and...

Toy Company CEO Leads Effort to Save Toys R Us

Toy Company CEO Leads Effort to Save Toys R Us

Toy company executive Isaac Larian says he and other investors have pledged a total of $200 million in financing and...

In Russia’s Dying Arctic City, Residents Plead for Putin to Offer Lifeline

In Russia’s Dying Arctic City, Residents Plead for Putin to Offer Lifeline

A little more than 40 hours after leaving Moscow’s Yaroslavsky station, the Vorkuta Express pulled into its terminus after a...

In Russia’s Dying Arctic City, Residents Plea for Putin to Offer Lifeline

In Russia’s Dying Arctic City, Residents Plea for Putin to Offer Lifeline

About 150 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle lies the Russian city of Vorkuta, a mining outpost that is rapidly being...

Facebook Under Fire for Data Misuse

Facebook Under Fire for Data Misuse

Facebook is coming under intense criticism following reports that information from 50 million users was gathered by a voter data...

‘Beating’ Human Heart Cells Help Spur Drug Discovery

‘Beating’ Human Heart Cells Help Spur Drug Discovery

A British tech company is using donated human heart tissue to replicate the “beating” action of heart muscle to aid...

Live Screening and Q&A – Beyond the Unicorn

Live Screening and Q&A – Beyond the Unicorn

Silicon Valley is less than 3% black, with an even smaller numbers of Africans. The race gap is actually much...

African Continental Free Trade Facing Slow Road, Many Challenges

African Continental Free Trade Facing Slow Road, Many Challenges

Handshakes, smiles and jubilation accompanied the long-awaited launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area on Wednesday in Rwanda’s capital,...