Oil soars near 5% as U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods
Oil prices on Tuesday jumped by the most so far this year after the United States said it would delay imposing a 10% tariff on certain...
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Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users' audio: Bloomberg
Facebook Inc has been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
A $1 trillion US budget deficit is one big reason the Fed may have to cut rates
If low inflation, a wobbly economy and tariff jitters weren't enough to push the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, there's another reason.
Greenspan says 'there is no barrier' to negative yields in the US
Alan Greenspan said nothing is stopping the U.S. from getting sucked into the global trend of negative yielding debt.
CBS, Viacom agree to merge in all-stock deal
CBS Corp and Viacom Inc agreed to merge on Tuesday, creating a company with more than $28 billion in revenue, as an increasingly competitive media landscape...
Wall Street rebounds as tariff delay prompts rally
Wall Street rose on Tuesday after the Trump administration announced a delay on select Chinese import tariffs, bringing buyers back to the equities market in a...
CBS, Viacom reach deal to reunite Sumner Redstone's media empire
CBS Corp and Viacom Inc have reached a deal to reunite media mogul Sumner Redstone's U.S. entertainment empire after 13 years apart.
Fidelity battles IRS in court over coal tax credits
Fidelity Investments' courtroom battle with the IRS over disallowed tax credits drew to a close on Tuesday when lawyers clashed over whether the mutual fund giant...
Snap, in augmented reality push, launches new Spectacles version
Snap Inc said Tuesday it will launch a new version of its Spectacles sunglasses that will have the capability of capturing photos and videos and uploading...
Exclusive: After 50 years in UK North Sea, Exxon eyes the exit - sources
Exxon Mobil is considering a sale of its assets in the British North Sea after more than 50 years in the oil and gas basin as...
Apple's AirPods will not escape Trump's China tariffs
Apple Inc's AirPods, Apple Watch and HomePod, which have helped the company to offset waning sales of its bestselling iPhone this year, are not included in...
Brick & Mortar fund raises $97 million to make construction tech-savvy
Brick & Mortar Ventures, a venture capital fund founded by a scion of family-run Bechtel Corp, said on Tuesday it had raised $97.2 million from leading...
Ryanair's Irish pilots agree to talks as strike looms
Ryanair's directly employed pilots in Ireland agreed to attend mediated talks starting on Wednesday to avert a strike their trade union said would go ahead next...
GM, Ford planning for possible economic downturn: executives
The top two U.S. automakers are preparing for a possible economic downturn, the companies said on Tuesday, as an ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing...
Apple drives Wall Street higher as U.S. delays some tariffs
U.S. stocks surged more than 1.5% on Tuesday after the Trump administration said it would delay 10% tariffs on some Chinese products, including laptops and cell...