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There is new further development in cryptocurrency via a hybrid effort by some of the world's top banking giants.
Boeing has notified the FAA of a manufacturing defect that could affect more than 300 of the company's 737 airplanes.
Several of the large divisions of Alphabet could operate independently. As the government reviews how it might blunt Google's influence, these divisions offer a map for what Alphabet would look like...
Will the FTC suggest that Amazon.com be broken into pieces, thus blunting its power in both the e-commerce and cloud marketplaces? Amazon has three large segments, so cutting it up would not be...
Three of the world's largest oil companies have adopted proposals to make them more responsive to and transparent regarding their impact on climate change. Don't expect any big changes.
Tuesday's ruling against Qualcomm's pricing practices could be an even bigger blow to the company if Apple seeks to renegotiate the settlement it reached with Qualcomm just a month ago.
T-Mobile's pending acquisition of Sprint has taken yet another turn. The U.S. Department of Justice is set to block the merger.
Wednesday's appointment of three new members of the board of directors for the U.S. Export-Import Bank enables the bank to make and guarantee loans of more than $10 million, its first such...
Brokerage firms with a history of misconduct or that employ a high number of brokers and advisors with red flags may about to face even more regulatory scrutiny. FINRA has requested a comment period...
Whether investors will see this as a great buy or as a bad sale may depend on multiple factors that are not yet fully known.
On Wednesday, President Trump signed an order directing Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, to prepare a report on actions the United States can take to curb the sale of counterfeit...
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Thursday said the company accepts responsibility for the two 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and that the company will have a fix for the problem within weeks....
The FDA has issued a safety alert related to the use of e-cigarettes, especially among young Americans. The agency has received a number of reports that mentioned seizures having occurred while...
Eleven states have passed legislation raising the legal age for purchases of tobacco and electronic cigarette products to 21.
As of last week, six states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.