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Millers: Zimbabwe to Run Out of Bread in One Week

Millers: Zimbabwe to Run Out of Bread in One Week

Zimbabwe could run out of bread in a week after flour stocks dwindled due to the country’s failure to pay...

Germany, France Push to Create European Industrial Policy

Germany, France Push to Create European Industrial Policy

Germany and France on Tuesday launched a drive to overhaul the European Union’s competition rules to facilitate the creation of...

Exec: India’s Thermal Coal Imports Could Rise 10 Percent This Year

Exec: India’s Thermal Coal Imports Could Rise 10 Percent This Year

India’s thermal coal imports could rise by about 10 percent in 2019 due to rail transport problems and other logistical...

Nigerian Center Teaches Coding to Conflict-Displaced Kids

Nigerian Center Teaches Coding to Conflict-Displaced Kids

Nigeria’s internal conflicts have displaced nearly two million people, according to the United Nations, 60 percent of them children. A...

Shrimpers Hope Industry Lost to Warm Seas Won’t Be Forgotten

Shrimpers Hope Industry Lost to Warm Seas Won’t Be Forgotten

Glen Libby looks back fondly on his days as a Maine shrimp trawler, but he’s concerned about what seafood lovers...

Brazil Bans Upstream Mining Dams After Deadly Vale Disaster

Brazil Bans Upstream Mining Dams After Deadly Vale Disaster

Brazil’s government on Monday banned new upstream mining dams and ordered the decommissioning of all such dams by 2021, targeting...

Amazon Aims to Cut Its Carbon Footprint

Amazon Aims to Cut Its Carbon Footprint

Amazon, which ships millions of packages a year to shopper’s doorsteps, says it wants to be greener. The online retail...

Auto Industry Lines Up Against Possible US Tariffs

Auto Industry Lines Up Against Possible US Tariffs

The U.S. auto industry urged President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday not to saddle imported cars and auto parts with...

China Accuses US of Trying to Block its Tech Development

China Accuses US of Trying to Block its Tech Development

China’s government on Monday accused the United States of trying to block its industrial development by alleging that Chinese mobile...

‘Digital Gangsters’: UK Wants Tougher Rules for Facebook

‘Digital Gangsters’: UK Wants Tougher Rules for Facebook

British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that calls for tougher rules on Facebook to keep it from acting like...

Trump: US Trade Talks with China Making ‘Big Progress’

Trump: US Trade Talks with China Making ‘Big Progress’

President Donald Trump said Sunday “big progress” is being made in U.S. trade talks with China on what he calls...

Sedans Take Back Seat to SUVs, Trucks at 2019 Chicago Auto Show

Sedans Take Back Seat to SUVs, Trucks at 2019 Chicago Auto Show

It’s billed as North America’s largest and longest-running auto show, now in its 111th year. The 2019 Chicago Auto Show...

Convenience Stores are Getting Even More Convenient

Convenience Stores are Getting Even More Convenient

The store checkout line may be a thing of the past sooner than we think. A year after Amazon opened...

Trump Receives Update on China Trade Talks 

Trump Receives Update on China Trade Talks 

President Donald Trump received an update on trade talks with China on Saturday at his Florida retreat after discussions in Beijing saw...

Gone in a New York Minute: How the Amazon Deal Fell Apart

Gone in a New York Minute: How the Amazon Deal Fell Apart

In early November, word began to leak that Amazon was serious about choosing New York to build a giant new...

Payless ShoeSource to Close All Remaining US Stores 

Payless ShoeSource to Close All Remaining US Stores 

Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names...

Amazon’s Exit Could Scare Off Tech Companies From New York

Amazon’s Exit Could Scare Off Tech Companies From New York

Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine’s Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce...

Chinese Leader Meets with US Trade Delegation in Beijing

Chinese Leader Meets with US Trade Delegation in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Friday with members of the U.S. trade delegation in Beijing where China and the U.S....

Mars Opportunity Rover Ends Nearly 15 Years of Discovery

Mars Opportunity Rover Ends Nearly 15 Years of Discovery

The Mars Opportunity Rover landed on the Red Planet’s surface in 2004 for a 90-day mission of exploration. More than...

Report: Facebook, FTC Discuss Multibillion Dollar Fine

Report: Facebook, FTC Discuss Multibillion Dollar Fine

A report says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are negotiating a “multibillion dollar” fine for the social network’s privacy...

‘Fintech’ Could Help Mexicans Abroad Send Money Home

‘Fintech’ Could Help Mexicans Abroad Send Money Home

Mexico’s new government is trying to slash the cost of sending cash home for Mexican families living abroad and is...

White House Upbeat on Beijing Trade Talks

White House Upbeat on Beijing Trade Talks

A top White House economic adviser is expressing confidence in the current U.S.-China trade negotiations in Beijing. “The vibe in...