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Canada, US Push Toward NAFTA Deal by Friday

Canada, US Push Toward NAFTA Deal by Friday

Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the United States increased the pace of their negotiations Thursday to resolve final differences...

Microsoft to Contractors: Give New Parents Paid Leave

Microsoft to Contractors: Give New Parents Paid Leave

Microsoft will begin requiring its contractors to offer their U.S. employees paid leave to care for a new child. It’s...

Republican US Senator Asks FTC to Examine Google Ads

Republican US Senator Asks FTC to Examine Google Ads

U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch on Thursday added to the growing push in Washington to have the Federal Trade Commission rekindle...

Minnesota’s Hmong Farmers Drive Local Food Economy

Minnesota’s Hmong Farmers Drive Local Food Economy

Hmong farmers in St. Paul, Minnesota have the best advocate for their business enterprises: themselves, working together. Originally from China,...

Indian Currency Decree Did Little to Root Out ‘Black Money’

Indian Currency Decree Did Little to Root Out ‘Black Money’

Nearly all of the currency removed from circulation in a surprise 2016 attempt to root out illegal hoards of cash...

Trump OKs Tariff Relief for Three Countries

Trump OKs Tariff Relief for Three Countries

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed proclamations permitting targeted relief from steel and aluminum quotas from some countries, the U.S....

Germany, Seeking Independence From US, Pushes Cybersecurity Research

Germany, Seeking Independence From US, Pushes Cybersecurity Research

Germany announced a new agency on Wednesday to fund research on cybersecurity and to end its reliance on digital technologies...

Virtual Reality: Digital Medicine to Combat Pain

Virtual Reality: Digital Medicine to Combat Pain

More than 100 hospitals across the United States are using virtual reality or VR, as a form of therapy for...

US Economy Grows a Bit Faster Than First Thought

US Economy Grows a Bit Faster Than First Thought

The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.2 percent annual rate in April, May and June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday....

Britain Seeks Ways to Continue Trading with Iran

Britain Seeks Ways to Continue Trading with Iran

British officials have been turning to Japan for tips on how to dodge American sanctions on Iran, according to local...

US, Canada Holding Trade Talks Following US-Mexico Pact

US, Canada Holding Trade Talks Following US-Mexico Pact

Negotiators from Canada and the United States are holding detailed trade negotiations in Washington as they seek to work out...

Cameroon Gaming Stars Train New Generation of Business Superheroes

Cameroon Gaming Stars Train New Generation of Business Superheroes

Off a dusty path in the capital city, flanked by chickens roosting in the grass, one of Cameroon’s most successful...

Oprah, John Legend Voice ‘Madagascar’ Director’s VR Passion Project

Oprah, John Legend Voice ‘Madagascar’ Director’s VR Passion Project

It’s been around for decades, but, unlike regular 3D, virtual reality (VR) has yet to make a big impact in...

China Struggles to Curb Its Reliance on US Buyers, Suppliers

China Struggles to Curb Its Reliance on US Buyers, Suppliers

Faced with plunging U.S. orders, surgical glove maker Ren Jiding is hunting for new markets amid Chinese government calls to...

After Flood, Tourism in India’s Kerala Left a Muddy Mess

After Flood, Tourism in India’s Kerala Left a Muddy Mess

More than a week after the floodwater began subsiding, animal carcasses are  still floating in Kerala’s backwaters, and in places...

Sucking Carbon From Air, Swiss Firm Wins New Funds for Climate Fix

Sucking Carbon From Air, Swiss Firm Wins New Funds for Climate Fix

A small Swiss company won $31 million in new investment on Tuesday to suck carbon dioxide from thin air as...

US Congress Skeptical of Trump’s Mexico Trade Deal

US Congress Skeptical of Trump’s Mexico Trade Deal

President Donald Trump’s trade deal with Mexico could struggle to win approval from Congress unless Canada comes on board, lawmakers...

Kenyatta: Kenya Wants to Boost Trade, Investment Partnership With US

Kenyatta: Kenya Wants to Boost Trade, Investment Partnership With US

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says his country wants to increase bilateral trade with the United States and attract more U.S....

5-Person Sub Readies for Titanic Dive

5-Person Sub Readies for Titanic Dive

The ocean has untold wonders waiting to be discovered. A U.S. company has developed an improved, ultra-deep diving submersible craft...

Five Key Takeaways From Trump’s US-Mexico Trade Deal

Five Key Takeaways From Trump’s US-Mexico Trade Deal

The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to a sweeping trade deal that pressures Canada to accept new terms...

Mexico’s Next Leader: NAFTA Deal Preserves Energy ‘Sovereignty’

Mexico’s Next Leader: NAFTA Deal Preserves Energy ‘Sovereignty’

Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomed a deal between Mexico and the United States to overhaul the North American...

Toyota to Invest $500 Million in Uber

Toyota to Invest $500 Million in Uber

Toyota will invest half a billion dollars into ride-sharing giant Uber as part of a deal for the two companies...