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Steep tariffs on imports have been signed by President Donald Trump as a first major step to lower imports and motivate the market to use American products. The first to have been affected by the […]

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It was announced on Thursday that as a result of Trump’s tax overhaul, introduced by the Republican Senate, Walmart will soon start to raise their workers starting wage. The employees will now start from 11 […]

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After last month it was revealed that Apple had a practice of slowing down older iPhones, the company is now facing being questioned by a top Republican Senator. John Thune, the Commerce Committee Chairman, is pressing […]

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The most-watched cable television network in 2017 is Fox News. This comes as no surprise as last year Fox News was also declared a cable network with most viewers. Deadline reported that Fox News on average […]

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The House voted to overturn the Obama administration’s decision to temporarily ban mining in an area of northern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest. The Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest, or MINER, Act, passed […]

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The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station has obtained the approval it needs to remain open through 2019. The Salt River Project, an Arizona utility that partially owns the plant and is negotiating on behalf of the […]

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United States officials have filed a brief with the World Trade Organization as a third party in a case that China has brought against the European Union. The officials explain in the brief why China […]

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U.S. District Judge Brian Morris allowed a lawsuit over a key permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline to move forward, rejecting claims from the Trump administration and developers of the Keystone XL pipeline, The […]

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Nebraska officials approved the Keystone XL pipeline, removing its last major regulatory obstacle, The Wall Street Journal writes. The Nebraska Public Service Commission in a 3-2 vote approved Keystone XL’s route through the state, which […]

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will step down from its Board of Governors once her successor is sworn into office, Bloomberg reports. President Donald Trump has nominated Jerome Powell to replace Yellen, whose term ends […]

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration wouldn’t support tax legislation with a corporate tax rate of more than 20 percent, as a possible compromise between the House and the Senate, The Wall Street […]

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China will provide foreign investors greater access to the country’s financial sector, The Wall Street Journal reports. Chinese vice finance minister Zhu Guangyo said China is moving to allow foreign companies to hold 51 percent […]

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China signed business deals with U.S. companies during President Donald Trump’s visit. The deals include purchases of American chip-sets, jetliners and soybeans. According to Zhong Shan, Chinese Commerce Minister, the total worth of the agreements […]

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California could use armored cars to transport the hundreds of millions of dollars the state anticipates making in tax from marijuana sales, Newsweek writes. According to California treasurer John Chiang, the problems anticipated from the […]

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According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the GOP tax proposal is aimed at the middle class and could encourage businesses to bring back as much as $5 trillion to the United Sates, Newsmax reports. “This […]

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European plane maker Airbus notified U.S. regulators about shortfalls reporting certain defense-related deals, adding to its global compliance woes, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company said it would miss delivery targets for one of […]

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said that he will block the nominations of Gilbert Kaplan and Nazakhtar Nikakhtar to the Commerce Department until the Trump administration imposes the tariffs meant to protect U.S. manufacturers from […]

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Driver’s license data for more than 10 million Americans were compromised during the hack on Equifax’s system, The Wall Street Journal writes. Hackers managed to access vital personal information, including Social Security numbers, of potentially […]

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