Walmart to stop selling short-barrel rifle ammunition
Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it would discontinue sales of some ammunition in stores across the United States, in response to the mass shootings in Texas...
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U.S. manufacturing contracts as trade war with China bites
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in three years in August, with new orders and hiring declining sharply as trade tensions weighed on business...
Illinois joins lawsuit to stop T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney...
Wall Street bogged down by weak manufacturing data, trade worries
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as data showed factory activity shrank for the first time since 2016 in August, renewing fears that a drawn-out trade war...
Consumer watchdog agency shows one way to help improve your savings
Research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and H&R Block suggests consumers might save more of their tax refunds if they receive encouragement or a small...
Austria's AMS makes $4.8 billion counterbid for Germany's Osram
Austrian sensor specialist AMS made a 4.3 billion euro($4.8 billion) counter-offer for larger German lighting group Osram on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a bidding war...
NTSB says Autopilot engaged in 2018 California Tesla crash
The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California --...
VW retains access to U.S. public sector in, gets second monitor at HQ: Handelsblatt
Volkswagen will not be excluded from public sector contracts in the United States but will instead install a second U.S. monitor at its German headquarters, business...
Global stocks slip as new U.S.-China tariffs sour global outlook
Global stocks dipped on Monday after the United States and China imposed new tariffs on each other's goods, reinforcing investors' worries over slowing global growth, with...
Trade war dents Chinese company profits, portfolio inflows
Some Chinese business sectors reported solid first half earnings, though a substantial fall in industrial profits and in tepid overseas investment inflows into China's stock markets...
China aims to rev up shale gas drive, wean itself off imports amid U.S. trade row
China aims to slash its growing dependence on gas imports by boosting domestic projects like shale fields as the security of its energy supply comes under...
Russian court orders seizure of stake in bank in dispute with Baring Vostok
A court in Russia's Far East ordered the seizure of a stake in Vostochny Bank [VOSEK.UL] held by private equity group Baring Vostok at Vostochny Bank's...
Sanctions choke Iran's crude sales, but oil product exports booming
While U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil industry have slashed the OPEC member's crude exports by more than 80%, oil product sales from the Islamic Republic remain...
VW retains access to U.S. public sector contracts, gets second monitor at HQ: Handelsblatt
Volkswagen will not be excluded from public sector contracts in the United States but will instead install a second U.S. monitor at its German headquarters, business...
Bankers' exits and zombie accounts: China's Shanghai free trade zone sputters
When China launched the expansion of the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) recently and announced six new zones in July, officials touted the efforts to attract...