Global shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally on Huawei
Aug 20, 2019
Global shares are mostly higher after Wall Street rallied on the US decision to give Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90 days to buy equipment from American suppliers
Die-hard Hong Kong protesters defend tactics as unity cracks
Aug 20, 2019
Protesters on the front lines in Hong Kong explain how largely peaceful marches against proposed changes to the city's extradition law morphed into a summer of tear gas and rubber bullets
Writers union says talent agents are violating antitrust law
Aug 20, 2019
The Writers Guild of America has filed claims in federal court alleging three of the entertainment industry's biggest talent agencies are violating antitrust and anti-racketeering laws
With eyes on election, White House insists economy is strong
Aug 20, 2019
The White House is insisting the "fundamentals" of the U.S. economy are strong, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a decade ago amid mounting concern that a recession could imperil President Donald Trump's reelection
Nebraska moves all girls out of facility for troubled youth
Aug 19, 2019
Nebraska officials are moving 24 teenage girls out of a state-run facility for female juvenile offenders after learning that many were confined to buildings with fire hazards, holes in the wall and mold and water damage
74% of economists in survey see US recession by end of 2021
Aug 19, 2019
Nearly three-quarters of economists in survey see US recession by 2021
Asian shares rise as investors watch trade war, economies
Aug 19, 2019
Asian shares are higher as investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump's trade war and growing worries about slowing economies around the world
Japan's exports fell in July for 8th straight month
Aug 19, 2019
Japan's exports fell for the 8th straight month in July as worries continued about President Donald Trump's trade policies denting Asian economic growth
Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end
Aug 19, 2019
The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an extent unseen in decades, or perhaps ever
Signs of recession worry Trump ahead of 2020
Aug 17, 2019
President Donald Trump has been warning of an economic crash if he loses reelection, but recession may be coming before that.
