Record Imports Balloon US Trade Deficit in September
A hungry American economy powered by a strong U.S. dollar saw record imports in September, driving the U.S. trade deficit...
Twitter Deletes 10K Accounts That Sought to Discourage US Voting
Twitter Inc. deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. election and wrongly appeared to...
US Added 250,000 Jobs, Wage Growth Fastest Since 2009
U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and boosted average pay by the most in nearly a decade...
Google Silicon Valley Employees Join a Worldwide Protest
San Francisco Google employees joined a worldwide company walkout Thursday in protest of what they are calling the mishandling of...
Days After Synagogue Massacre, Online Hate Is Thriving
A website popular with racists that was used by the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was shut down...
Google Workers Worldwide Protest Company’s Handling of Sex Harassment Cases
It was a protest that went around the globe. From Singapore to Dublin, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Pryor, Oklahoma, Google...
Trump Signs Sanctions Order Targeting Venezuela’s Gold Exports
Washington ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday with new measures aimed at disrupting the South...
Wall Street Gains Ground After Selloff, but Tech Falters as Apple Slips
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as robust earnings reports supported a third day of recovery from a bruising selloff in...
Report: China Exporting Knowledge of Restricting Internet Worldwide
China is exporting its methods of strict internet controls to governments around the world that are employing them to stifle...
Google Workers Launch Worldwide Protests
Hundreds of Google employees left their offices Thursday as part of a worldwide walkout protest of the company’s handling of...
Report: Freedom of Internet Declines for 7th Consecutive Year
Governments around the world are increasing control over use of the internet and social media, according to the latest report...
White House Adviser: More US Tariffs on China Goods Not ‘Set in Stone’
U.S. President Donald Trump has not “set in stone” any decisions on escalating tariffs on Chinese goods and may withdraw...
Trump Carbon Plan Attacked by Coastal States, Lauded by Coal Interests
President Donald Trump’s proposal to replace an Obama-era policy to fight climate change with a weaker plan allowing states to...
Cuba Says Investor Interest Up Despite US Hostility
Cuba’s foreign trade and investment minister said on Wednesday the country had signed nearly 200 investment projects worth $5.5 billion...
US Supreme Court Divided Over How Google Settled Privacy Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google, disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a...
Fitch Shifts Mexico Debt Outlook From Stable to Negative
Fitch Ratings changed its outlook on Mexico’s long-term foreign-currency debt issues Wednesday from “stable” to “negative,” citing the potential policies...
Birthday Blues for Bitcoin as Investors Face Year-on-Year Loss
Bitcoin was heading towards a year-on-year loss on Wednesday, its 10th birthday, the first loss since last year’s bull market,...
In Venice’s War on Mega-Ships, Cruise Lines Fire Back
The population of Italy’s Renaissance canal city of Venice has been on a steady decline for years. At the same...
Bolsonaro’s Economic Guru Urges Quick Brazil Pension Reform
The future economy minister tapped by Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro insisted on Tuesday that he wanted to fast-track an unpopular...
Google Spinoff to Test Truly Driverless Cars in California
The robotic car company created by Google is poised to attempt a major technological leap in California, where its vehicles...
Facebook 3Q Revenue Slightly Below Expectations
Facebook is reporting a slight revenue miss but stronger than expected profit in its third-quarter earnings report. Coming three...
US Presence at Cuba Trade Fair Dwindles Given Trump Hostility
A yellow excavator, forklift and other heavy equipment made by U.S. firm Caterpillar gleam outside Cuba’s annual trade fair, reflecting...
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