FTC's antitrust chief, who spearheaded tech task force, to step down
The Federal Trade Commission, which works with the Justice Department to enforce antitrust law, will lose the head of the Bureau of Competition next month, Chairman...
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United Airlines cancels Boeing 737 MAX flights until January 6
United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until Jan. 6, as regulators continue to extensively review proposed...
Wall St. opens higher on trade war de-escalation bets
U.S. stocks opened strongly on Friday, as investors expected top-level trade talks between the United States and China to result in a partial trade deal and...
GM appeals direct to employees as strike losses pile up
General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of its latest...
U.S. bank regulator charges Citi $30 million for real estate violations
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said on Friday that it had fined Citibank $30 million for real estate violations.
Fast-moving wildfire kills at least one, destroys homes north of Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire fueled by dry Pacific winds engulfed houses, roads and wooded areas near Los Angeles on Friday morning, killing at least one person and...
China has invited Lighthizer, Mnuchin for further trade talks: CNN
Beijing has officially invited U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and their teams for further trade talks in China, a CNN reporter said...
Space firm founded by billionaire Paul Allen 'transitioned ownership'
Stratolaunch Systems Corp, the space company founded by late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, said on Friday it was continuing operations after transitioning ownership,...
FAA must ramp up staffing to oversee airplane certification after 737 MAX: panel
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had insufficient personnel to oversee the certification of new Boeing airplanes and should make significant reforms in how it approves new...
Here's the Ken Fisher audio that inflamed executives at a financial conference
The billionaire CEO of Fisher Investments compared winning prospective clients to meeting women at a bar, and saying "hey, I want to talk about what's in...
For a few dollars more: global funds take on FX risk
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Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are going well
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S.-China trade talks were going well as the second day of top-level negotiations aimed at rolling back tensions...
Take Five: Time to talk
Sterling bulls could be forgiven if they thought Christmas had arrived early.
GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses pile up
General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of the automaker's...
OxyContin maker Purdue gets brief shield from litigation
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP won a court order on Friday briefly pausing the sprawling opioid litigation against the company so it can try to make...