Sears warns of ‘going concern’ doubts

WASHINGTON – Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta says he will work with Congress to address the need for good, safe jobs and to provide American workers with the training they need to get them.

A fierce battle over Trumpcare within the Republican Party is causing Wall Street to sharply reassess its optimism about Donald Trump’s economic policy agenda, as evidenced by the sharpest sell off in stocks this year.

The short-term rental startup paid little attention to the world’s most populous country for years. But it’s now stepping up efforts to appeal to China’s growing ranks of young people with money to spend on travel.

The U.S. and U.K. on Tuesday banned people flying from much of the Middle East and North Africa from carrying laptops, tablets and other large electronic devices in the airplane cabin because of concerns about terrorism.

An Amazon.com employee lifts a box from a conveyor at the company’s fulfillment center in Tracy, California. Amazon.com is expanding a program to remove counterfeit goods from its website this spring as part of a broader push to assure brand owners …

FedEx Corporation’s (FDX – Free Report) third-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Feb 28, 2017) earnings per share (on an adjusted basis) of $2.35 fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.63.

Uber held a special press call on Tuesday, hosted by board member Arianna Huffington and staffed with three of its highest ranking female staff, including North American operations lead Rachel Holt, Chief HR officer Liane Hornsey and company comms lead …

The yen has hit a fresh four-month high against the dollar, passing 111.3 per dollar for the first time since November 23 as the biggest wobble in the Trump Trade so far boosts the typical beneficiaries from a shift to haven assets.

Miki Agrawal, the founder, former CEO and now “SHE-eo” of THINX who aimed to take on the feminine hygiene industry, finds herself awash in allegations that she touched employees inappropriately and created a hostile work environment.

The parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains on Tuesday named a new CEO to replace Andy Puzder, who last month withdrew his nomination to be Labor Secretary under President Trump.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., whose rapid growth was fueled by millennials enamored of the chain’s signature fresh ingredients, is looking to families to help it recover from a food-safety crisis that tarnished its carefully crafted image.

Professional investors are starting to worry that stock prices are getting out of hand compared with where they should be. Valuation has been a key concern of late for market participants in a bull market that just passed its eighth anniversary.

Dutch paints and coatings maker AkzoNobel rejected a second takeover proposal from U.S. rival PPG Industries saying an improved 22.4 billion-euro ($24.1 billion) offer was too low and too risky.

The staid world of golf is heating up over dimples and curves. Costco (COST) is suing golf-ball maker Titleist over the right to produce its own — and lower-priced — golf balls.

Andrew Ng, an alumnus of Stanford and Google, in 2012. Credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times. Advertisement. HONG KONG – In 2014, Baidu announced a hiring coup in the world of artificial intelligence: It had brought in the Stanford and Google alumnus …

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has agreed with President Trump’s intention to return the agency to its “core mission” of ensuring clean air and clean water.

Dublin is the best destination in the European Union for London-based bankers forced to move after Brexit, according to an index of 15 cities compiled by a relocation company.

Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s two main companies raised their dividend payments as Hong Kong’s richest man followed through on a pledge to shareholders after completing the biggest-ever reorganization of his business empire.