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How Will Foreign Investment Change Vietnam’s Economy?

How Will Foreign Investment Change Vietnam’s Economy?

Vietnam’s cheap workers might not be the country’s stars for much longer: low wages helped to propel the communist nation...

Ethiopian Airlines Chief: ‘Many Questions’ Remain About Boeing Aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines Chief: ‘Many Questions’ Remain About Boeing Aircraft

The head of Ethiopian Airlines said “many questions on the B-737 MAX airplane remain without answers” and he pledged “full...

How US States Are Richer Than Some Foreign Nations

How US States Are Richer Than Some Foreign Nations

The United States is an economic powerhouse. As the largest economy in the world, the U.S. produced $20.5 trillion worth...

US Government Posts $234 Billion Deficit in February

US Government Posts $234 Billion Deficit in February

The U.S. federal government posted a $234 billion budget deficit in February, according to data released Friday by the Treasury...

US Official: China’s Race to 5G Raises Global Security Concerns

US Official: China’s Race to 5G Raises Global Security Concerns

Michael R. Wessel is a commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. government organization that investigates...

GM Announces Jobs, Electric Vehicle After Trump Criticism

GM Announces Jobs, Electric Vehicle After Trump Criticism

Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors...

US House to Vote in April to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

US House to Vote in April to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote in April on a bill to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules repealed by the Federal Communications...

Malaysian Leader in Pakistan to Sign $900M in Investment Deals 

Malaysian Leader in Pakistan to Sign $900M in Investment Deals 

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived Thursday in Pakistan on an official three-day visit, where his high-powered delegation is expected to finalize...

Facebook Left Millions of Passwords Readable by Employees

Facebook Left Millions of Passwords Readable by Employees

Facebook left millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company said Thursday, an acknowledgement it offered...

US Labor Market Solid; Manufacturing Sector Slowing

US Labor Market Solid; Manufacturing Sector Slowing

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to still strong labor...

US Negotiators to Visit China Next Week for New Round of Trade Talks

US Negotiators to Visit China Next Week for New Round of Trade Talks

China says a high-ranking U.S. delegation will travel to Beijing next week to resume negotiations aimed at resolving the ongoing...

Federal Reserve Foresees No Interest Rate Hikes in 2019

Federal Reserve Foresees No Interest Rate Hikes in 2019

The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and projected no rate hikes in 2019, dramatically underscoring its...

Even With Trade Deal, US Tariffs on China Could Remain

Even With Trade Deal, US Tariffs on China Could Remain

U.S. tariffs on China are likely to remain in place for a while, even if a trade deal is reached,...

BMW Warns Profits Will Fall Due to Costs, Trade Uncertainty

BMW Warns Profits Will Fall Due to Costs, Trade Uncertainty

German automaker BMW said Wednesday that profits in 2019 would be “well below” last year’s and that it planned to...

EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion for Abusing Online Ads Market

EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion for Abusing Online Ads Market

European Union regulators have hit Google with a 1.49 billion euro ($1.68 billion) fine for abusing its dominant role in...

Trump Linking Huawei, China Trade Roils Justice Department

Trump Linking Huawei, China Trade Roils Justice Department

President Donald Trump shocked some last month when he suggested that the criminal charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies and its chief financial officer, Meng...

Venezuelans Find Ways to Cope with Inflation and Hunger

Venezuelans Find Ways to Cope with Inflation and Hunger

Francibel Contreras brings her three malnourished children to a soup kitchen in the dangerous hillside Caracas slum of Petare where...

Trump Accuses Twitter, Facebook, Google of Siding with ‘Radical Left Democrats’

Trump Accuses Twitter, Facebook, Google of Siding with ‘Radical Left Democrats’

U.S. President Donald Trump has accused social media outlets, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, of being biased, and suggested that...

Robotics Company Creates an All Purpose Robot ‘Platform’

Robotics Company Creates an All Purpose Robot ‘Platform’

A robotics company hopes to bring a robot into every home and business, using a proprietary robotic platform—that can be...

In End of 20th Century Fox, a New Era Dawns for Hollywood

In End of 20th Century Fox, a New Era Dawns for Hollywood

The Fox Studio backlot, first built in 1926 on a Culver City ranch in Los Angeles, was enormous. Before much...

Goodbye Console? Google Launches Game-streaming Platform

Goodbye Console? Google Launches Game-streaming Platform

Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business. The...

High-Stakes Boeing Inquiry Hinges on Ethiopia Black Box Secrets

High-Stakes Boeing Inquiry Hinges on Ethiopia Black Box Secrets

The investigation into the final minutes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 turned on Tuesday to the secrets in the cockpit...