Why bringing your political views to the office can be bad for your career
Resist the urge to live-tweet the upcoming debates for the 2020 presidential election. While nearly 4 in 10 people engage in political chats at work, these...
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Trump is prepared to keep, raise tariffs on Chinese goods, Mnuchin says
U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to keep or even raise tariffs on Chinese imports amid ongoing trade talks, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday...
Nearly half of stock pickers beat their passive peers over the last year
Forty-eight percent of active U.S. stock funds outperformed their passive peers over the 12 months through June, up from 37% year-over-year, according to Morningstar.
Here are the business issues to watch in the third Democratic debate
Democratic frontrunners Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are finally set to square off face to face.
Trade war thaw and ECB stimulus hopes buoys stocks
World stocks climbed to their highest in six weeks on Thursday as the European Central Bank prepared to offer new stimulus measures and the United States...
Where's the fake beef? Not at Kraft Heinz, investors worry
Investors are chewing out Kraft Heinz Co for failing to lay out a full strategy for how it plans to compete in the roughly $3 billion-a-year...
Apple's new iPhones shift smartphone camera battleground to AI
When Apple Inc introduced its triple-camera iPhone this week, marketing chief Phil Schiller waxed on about the device's ability to create the perfect photograph by weaving...
Exclusive: Germany sees windfall from lower borrowing costs, sources say
Germany foresees much lower borrowing costs because of record-low yields, and that could create a windfall of roughly 5 billion euros this year, maybe more, three...
Futures gain as Washington delays China tariffs
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday after President Donald Trump said the United States would delay scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese imports,...
As trade talks loom, Chinese firms look into buying U.S. farm goods
Chinese companies have started to inquire about prices for U.S. agricultural goods purchases, Beijing said on Thursday, in a further sign of potential de-escalation in the...
Charles Li, Hong Kong's charismatic exchange chief, leads charge for LSE
When Hong Kong Exchange chief executive Charles Li described his company's surprise offer for the London Stock Exchange this week as a "a corporate tale of...
ECB to turn stimulus taps back on as economy slows
The European Central Bank is set to unveil fresh stimulus measures on Thursday to prop up the ailing euro zone economy, but its exact moves are...
China says firms have started inquiring about U.S. agriculture purchases
China said on Thursday that Chinese companies have started to inquire about prices for U.S. agricultural goods purchases, in a further sign of a potential de-escalation...
Low-cost fracking offers boon to oil producers, headaches for suppliers
At a dusty drilling site east of San Antonio, shale producer EOG Resources Inc recently completed its latest well using a new technology developed by a...
BAT stubs out 2,300 jobs as new CEO tackles tobacco sector changes
British American Tobacco plans to lay off 4% of its workforce, including a fifth of senior managers, as recently-promoted chief executive Jack Bowles grapples with challenges...