Three states join AG group probing planned merger of Sprint and T-Mobile
The attorneys general of Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania have joined a group of states probing T-Mobile's plan to buy rival Sprint for $26 billion, which is...
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Google to buy analytics software firm Looker for $2.6 billion
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it would buy Looker, a privately held big-data analytics company, for $2.6 billion in cash, in the first major acquisition...
Huawei CFO extradition hearing to begin in January 2020
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will challenge her extradition to the United States on fraud charges at hearings set to begin Jan. 20, 2020, court...
World stocks, oil jump amid optimism over Mexican tariffs delay
Major world stock indexes and oil prices jumped on Thursday as investor optimism grew following a report that the United States is considering a delay in...
White House stands firm on Monday deadline for Mexico tariffs: spokeswoman
The White House is standing firm on its position that Mexico must make take significant new steps to halt the surge of Central American migrants by...
Mexico offers to send national guard to southern border to stem migration: sources
In talks with the United States, Mexico has offered to send up to 6,000 members of its national guard to secure its southern border with Guatemala...
Pence says encouraged that Mexico is willing to do more on immigration
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday he was encouraged that Mexican officials were willing to do more to curb migration flows to the United States...
Trump tariffs could sink Mexican peso to lowest point this year: analysts
The Mexican peso could sink next week to its lowest point of the year if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to slap...
As Mexico-U.S. talks progress, markets rise on hopes a deal could be close
Mexican and U.S. officials resumed talks on trade and migration on Thursday, with markets rebounding on reports that a deal could be close, although it was...
Wall Street rises with hopes of Mexican tariffs delay
Wall Street's main indexes closed higher after a choppy session on Thursday as investors grew more optimistic on trade after reports that the United States is...
Trade war, tariffs pose risks to U.S. and global growth: IMF, Fed officials
Officials of the U.S. Federal Reserve and International Monetary Fund separately warned on Thursday that global trade tensions and rising tariffs posed an increasing risk to...
Wall Street subdued as rate cut bets temper trade tensions
U.S. stocks eked out gains in choppy trading on Thursday, as hopes of an interest rate cut outweighed fears of a flare up in U.S.-China trade...
Asian shares catch Wall Street's Fed cheer; dollar remains weak
Asian shares tracked the Wall Street rally on Wednesday after U.S. central bank comments pointed to the increasing prospects of an interest rate cut, boosting investor...
SEC adopts rule to protect ordinary investors, but critics say it's too lax
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule requiring brokers to act in the best interest of clients when recommending investments.
The gender wage gap widens among educated workers
The wage gap is actually worse for women with more education.