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Former President George HW Bush dies at 94; Trump designates Wednesday as national day of mourning, markets to close
George Herbert Walker Bush, who advocated a “kinder, gentler” conservatism, pursued policies that helped topple the Soviet empire and initiated military campaigns that...
Fed concerns aren’t over for the market yet
Trade relations between China and the U.S. overshadow most everything as stocks enter the month of December, but in the week ahead the...
The other big Trump-Putin story: Nuclear treaty hangs in the balance as Russia-US tensions rise
WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin tease on whether or not they will meet at the annual...
Former President George HW Bush, who led the world out of the Cold War, dead at age 94
George Herbert Walker Bush, the World War II veteran who was elected the 41st President of the United States and fathered the nation’s...
Juul said it wasn’t Big Tobacco. Now it’s considering money from the maker of Marlboro
Juul has prided itself on its independence from Big Tobacco. It may not be able to much longer. The e-cigarette maker is in...
‘Kinder, gentler’ and other GHW Bush quotes
Quotations from former President George H.W. Bush. This is America … a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light...
The all-Republican government will end as it began under Trump, in disarray
Donald Trump’s all-GOP government in Washington ends a two-year run as it began, by struggling to govern at all. The president who vowed...
US stock futures pull back after Dow notched strong triple-digit gain on Wednesday
U.S. stock index futures fell ahead of Thursday’s open as investors took a breather following a massive rally in the previous session. At...
Lyft just hired a hotshot exec from McKesson to run its growing medical transport business
After a months-long search, Lyft has hired a leader for its growing health care business, which helps patients get rides to non-emergency medical...
Saudis, US take a significant step toward closing $15 billion deal for Lockheed THAAD missile system
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the United States for Lockheed Martin‘s THAAD missile system, a...
10-year Treasury yield dips below 3% after Powell says interest rates are near neutral
U.S. government debt prices posted solid gains on Thursday morning. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was in the red at...
Fed Chairman Powell now sees current interest rate level ‘just below’ neutral
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday he considers the central bank’s benchmark interest rate to be near a neutral level, an important...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will face Congress next week
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to testify in front of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Dec. 5 at 10 a.m....
A battle over Trump’s border wall could shut down major parts of the government
U.S. government funding may lapse next week and cause the third partial government shutdown of the year. Once again, a spat over President...
Sen. Mike Lee blocks bipartisan effort to vote on a bill protecting special counsel Mueller
An effort by GOP Sen. Jeff Flake and Democratic Sens. Chris Coons and Cory Booker to force a full vote on a bill...
