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EU Warns US Against Car Tariffs

EU Warns US Against Car Tariffs

The European Union has warned the United States that placing tariffs on automobiles would end up hurting the U.S. economy...

Tesla Hits Model 3 Manufacturing Milestone, Sources Say

Tesla Hits Model 3 Manufacturing Milestone, Sources Say

Tesla Inc nearly produced 5,000 Model 3 electric sedans in the last week of its second quarter, with the final...

Swedish Researches Developing 3-D VR Model of Milky Way

Swedish Researches Developing 3-D VR Model of Milky Way

Researchers at a public university in Sweden are creating a 3-D, virtual reality model of the Milky Way. They say...

Canada Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods

Canada Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect Sunday following the Trump administration’s new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum....

Iran Seeks Ways to Defend Against US Sanctions

Iran Seeks Ways to Defend Against US Sanctions

Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported Saturday....

Trump Claims Saudi Arabia Will Boost Oil Production

Trump Claims Saudi Arabia Will Boost Oil Production

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the kingdom will...

AP Fact Check: Were Tax Cuts an ‘Economic Miracle?’

AP Fact Check: Were Tax Cuts an ‘Economic Miracle?’

Editor’s note: A look at the veracity of claims by political figures President Donald Trump has elevated his tax cuts...

‘Insect Vision’ Hunts Down Asteroids

‘Insect Vision’ Hunts Down Asteroids

June 30 marks Asteroid Day, a U.N.-sanctioned campaign to promote awareness around the world of what’s up in the sky....

US Manufacturers Brace for Impact of Escalating US-China Trade Battles

US Manufacturers Brace for Impact of Escalating US-China Trade Battles

Just days before the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports are set to go into effect, trade...

Trump: Expect Another Tax Cut, ‘Probably in October’

Trump: Expect Another Tax Cut, ‘Probably in October’

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects a second tax overhaul to be unveiled in October or a bit earlier,...

Trump Celebrates Tax Cut Law at 6-Month Mark

Trump Celebrates Tax Cut Law at 6-Month Mark

U.S. President Donald Trump touted the Republican tax cut plan Friday, six months after he signed it into law, saying...

Trade Dispute Hits China’s Yuan, Investors

Trade Dispute Hits China’s Yuan, Investors

After a sharp sell-off, China’s yuan and stock markets attempted a modest recovery Friday, yet investors were grappling with some...

Minnesota Approves Enbridge Energy Line 3 Pipeline Project

Minnesota Approves Enbridge Energy Line 3 Pipeline Project

Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across the northern part...

US Delegation Attends Kenya’s Inaugural Economic Summit 

US Delegation Attends Kenya’s Inaugural Economic Summit 

A U.S. delegation traveled to Kenya on Thursday to attend the inaugural economic summit of the American Chamber of Commerce,...

Praise for Foxconn, Warning to Harley by Trump in Wisconsin    

Praise for Foxconn, Warning to Harley by Trump in Wisconsin    

Hailing “great economic success” during the first 18 months of his administration, U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for more...

Threats from US Put New Pressure on Iranian Oil Importers

Threats from US Put New Pressure on Iranian Oil Importers

Importers of Iranian oil are facing pressure from the United States to find another energy source or be hit with...

Virtual Reality in Filmmaking Immerses Viewers in Global Issues

Virtual Reality in Filmmaking Immerses Viewers in Global Issues

Melting glaciers and rising seas in Greenland; raging fires in Northern California; a relentless drought in Somalia and the disappearing...

Trump to Tout Economic Policies at Foxconn Ground-Breaking

Trump to Tout Economic Policies at Foxconn Ground-Breaking

President Donald Trump was highlighting his economic policies Thursday by taking part in the ceremonial ground-breaking for a $10 billion...

China Says Its Trade Practices Benefit World

China Says Its Trade Practices Benefit World

China defended its trade practices Thursday as being beneficial to the world as it tries to ease pressure from the...

Move Over UPS: Amazon Delivery Vans to Hit the Streets

Move Over UPS: Amazon Delivery Vans to Hit the Streets

Your Amazon packages, which usually show up in a UPS truck, an unmarked vehicle or in the hands of a...

Apple, Samsung Settle US Patent Dispute

Apple, Samsung Settle US Patent Dispute

Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday settled a seven-year patent dispute over Apple’s allegations that Samsung violated...

Automakers Warn US Tariffs Will Cost Jobs, Hike Prices

Automakers Warn US Tariffs Will Cost Jobs, Hike Prices

Two major auto trade groups on Wednesday warned the Trump administration that imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported...