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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...

Vietnam’s Changing Ties with Sweden a Sign of Times

Vietnam’s Changing Ties with Sweden a Sign of Times

It’s a little-known fact that Sweden was the first western country to recognize the government of Vietnam, in 1969, at...

Is 5G Chinese Technology a Threat to US National Security?

Is 5G Chinese Technology a Threat to US National Security?

Earlier this month, officials from a group of 30 countries agreed to take a more coordinated approach to secure the...

Official: Executive Order Not Needed to Ban Huawei in US 5G Networks

Official: Executive Order Not Needed to Ban Huawei in US 5G Networks

A senior U.S. State Department official said there is no need for President Donald Trump to sign an executive order...

US Indicts 2 Israeli Operators of Darkweb Gateway

US Indicts 2 Israeli Operators of Darkweb Gateway

U.S. law enforcement officials announced on Wednesday the indictment of two Israeli operators of a website that referred hundreds of...

Trump Hails GM Plan to Invest $700 mn in Ohio, Sell Shuttered Plant

Trump Hails GM Plan to Invest $700 mn in Ohio, Sell Shuttered Plant

President Donald Trump said Wednesday U.S. automaker General Motors will invest $700 million in Ohio and create 450 jobs, selling...

In the US, Death Is More Certain Than Taxes

In the US, Death Is More Certain Than Taxes

In the U.S., there’s an old saying that there are only two things that are certain in life: death and...

Vietnam Braces for Hard Landing Amid World Trade Tensions

Vietnam Braces for Hard Landing Amid World Trade Tensions

If a rising tide lifts all boats, then Vietnam may find that there is a related saying in economics: when...

Waymo, Lyft Take on Uber with Rides in Self-Driving Car

Waymo, Lyft Take on Uber with Rides in Self-Driving Car

Google’s self-driving car spinoff, Waymo, is teaming up with Lyft in Arizona to attempt to lure passengers away from ride-hailing...

Wall Street Slips as US-China Trade Fears Rise

Wall Street Slips as US-China Trade Fears Rise

U.S. stocks slid Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China triggered global growth fears and drove...

A Robotic Leg That Can Learn to Move Like A Baby and Be Trained Like a Dog

A Robotic Leg That Can Learn to Move Like A Baby and Be Trained Like a Dog

Imagine a robot that can learn to walk by itself in about five minutes. Researchers at the University of Southern...

US Lawmakers Alarmed by New Trump Tariffs on Chinese Goods

US Lawmakers Alarmed by New Trump Tariffs on Chinese Goods

U.S. President Donald Trump’s intention to further hike U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has alarmed American lawmakers of both parties...

Google Annual Event to Showcase New Hardware, AI

Google Annual Event to Showcase New Hardware, AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to showcase much-anticipated updates to the company’s hardware lines and artificial intelligence. Google will...

Porsche Fined 535 Million Euros Over Diesel Cheating

Porsche Fined 535 Million Euros Over Diesel Cheating

German sports car maker and Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche will pay a 535-million-euro ($598 million) fine over diesel vehicles that emitted...

Top Chinese Economic Official to Travel to US for New Round of Trade Talks

Top Chinese Economic Official to Travel to US for New Round of Trade Talks

China has confirmed that its top trade negotiator will travel to the United States to conduct a new round of...

US to Impose Tariffs on Mexican Tomatoes as New Pact Remains Elusive

US to Impose Tariffs on Mexican Tomatoes as New Pact Remains Elusive

The United States will impose a 17.5 percent tariff on Mexican tomato imports starting on Tuesday, as the two countries...