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China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit in trade dispute
Apr 2, 2018
The tariffs will hit a total of $3 billion worth of U.S. goods.
Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown
Mar 23, 2018
But an unusual glitch arose when Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, wanted to remove a provision to rename a forest in his home state.
Stocks dive on trade war fears after China sanctions
Mar 22, 2018
The latest on developments in financial markets.
Fed raises key rate and foresees 2 more hikes this year
Mar 21, 2018
The Fed also increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.
Facebook and other tech stocks plunge as U.S. indexes skid
Mar 19, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) – A sharp loss for Facebook is dragging technology companies lower Monday as U.S. stock indexes skid. The social media company is facing new criticism related to privacy issues following reports that a data mining firm working for the Trump campaign improperly obtained and then kept data on tens of millions of […]
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russians for U.S. election meddling
Mar 15, 2018
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said late February that they would be coming soon.
Holmes surrenders Theranos, pays $500K after "massive fraud"
Mar 14, 2018
The settlement comes two years after the SEC began looking into claims at Theranos that it had developed potentially revolutionary blood-testing technology.
Rex Tillerson out as secretary of state, to be replaced by CIA chief Mike Pompeo
Mar 13, 2018
A White House official said Trump wanted to have a new team in place ahead of upcoming talks with North Korea and various trade talks.
Dick’s ends sales of assault-style rifles in stores
Feb 28, 2018
“When we saw what the kids were going through and the grief of the parents and the kids who were killed in Parkland, we felt we needed to do something,” said the company's CEO.