WASHINGTON – As a candidate, Donald Trump made a slew of “Day One” promises that any president would find daunting. He declared that repealing and replacing his predecessor’s health care law would be “one of his first acts as president.
People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan’s stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017.
The White House on Friday suspended a recent reduction of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annual mortgage insurance premiums made by the Obama administration.
Adding to its mounting list of headaches – Yahoo is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ …
Midwest clean energy advocates say they will continue to engage on policies to advance wind, solar and energy efficiency and curtail emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants that affect the environment and public health.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. announced a fifth delay in handing over Japan’s first locally made passenger jet to airlines and about a 30 percent jump in development costs, raising concerns about winning new orders for the single-aisle plane.
Halliburton Co. reported fourth-quarter adjusted profit that beat analysts’ estimates after oil explorers kicked off a year-end recovery in North America where the service provider generates most of its sales.
LONDON Oil prices fell one percent on Monday as signs of a strong recovery in U.S. oil drilling activity outweighed news that OPEC and non-OPEC producers were on track to meet output reduction goals set in December.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
In a small Wisconsin county, a very sweet mystery just took a sticky turn. It began last Tuesday, when an officers with the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office stumbled upon a downright bizarre sight on a rural highway roughly 60 miles west of Milwaukee.
U.S. telecom sector could be on the brink of a major consolidation under President Donald Trump’s likely more merger-friendly administration, said JP Morgan Securities, which now sees a 90 percent chance of T-Mobile US being involved in a strategic …
The sales and earnings reports for fourth quarter 2016 are eagerly anticipated by the financial and retail communities. Earnings, I think, are going to be at the low end of expectations given disappointing Christmas sales by many major chains.
Refunds for more than 40 million low-income families could be delayed by the IRS this year, as the tax agency looks to leverage the extra time to combat identity theft and fraud.
Greece will get daily year-round flights to the U.S. for the first time since 2012 as Gulf carrier Emirates opens a new route from its Dubai hub to Newark, New Jersey, via Athens.
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) has agreed to pay roughly $10.2 billion to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc to take on many long-term risks on U.S.
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