U.S. to Seek Comprehensive Agriculture Access in EU Trade Talks

U.S. to Seek Comprehensive Agriculture Access in EU Trade Talks

The United States on Friday signaled it would not bow to the European Union’s request to keep agriculture out of...

Privacy, Please: Latest Gadgets Want Greater Peek into Lives

Privacy, Please: Latest Gadgets Want Greater Peek into Lives

The latest gadgets want even greater access to your lives. This week’s CES tech show in Las Vegas was a...

Uganda Not Worried China Will Seize Assets Over Rising Debt

Uganda Not Worried China Will Seize Assets Over Rising Debt

Uganda’s growing debt is sustainable, and the country is not at risk of losing state assets to China, the country’s...

Technology Opening New Worlds for Disabled at CES

Technology Opening New Worlds for Disabled at CES

Proponents of Big Tech say the march of technology into our daily lives is designed to make our lives easier....

Despite Volatility in Retail Stocks, US Officials Predict Continued Growth

Despite Volatility in Retail Stocks, US Officials Predict Continued Growth

Despite the U.S. stock market recovery, Macy’s and American Airlines’ revised revenue forecasts for 2018 have sent their stock prices...

Government Shutdown Hurts Small Businesses

Government Shutdown Hurts Small Businesses

The 800,000 federal workers who are not being paid or are working without pay during the partial government shutdown were...

Protectionism, Dysfunction Could Hurt US Businesses, Warns Chamber of Commerce

Protectionism, Dysfunction Could Hurt US Businesses, Warns Chamber of Commerce

Rising global authoritarianism, trade protectionism and the weakening of global institutions threaten U.S. businesses, the head of the U.S. Chamber...

Robots Walk, Talk, Brew Beer and Take Over CES Tech Show

Robots Walk, Talk, Brew Beer and Take Over CES Tech Show

Robots that walk, talk, brew beer and play pingpong have taken over the CES gadget show in Las Vegas again....

Jaguar Land Rover to Cut 4,500 Jobs, Starting in Britain

Jaguar Land Rover to Cut 4,500 Jobs, Starting in Britain

Jaguar Land Rover said Thursday it will cut 4,500 jobs as the carmaker addresses slowing demand in China and growing...

India Establishes Job Quotas for Poor Upper Caste Members

India Establishes Job Quotas for Poor Upper Caste Members

India’s Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill providing a 10 percent quota in government jobs for the poor members of...

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Technology to Help Survive

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Technology to Help Survive

This week, visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are getting a look at the latest technology in...

The Future of Auto Tech: Keeping Drivers Safe, and Entertained

The Future of Auto Tech: Keeping Drivers Safe, and Entertained

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas. The massive exhibition highlights trends and new products that should...

Building Boom Turning to Bust as Turkey’s Economy Slows

Building Boom Turning to Bust as Turkey’s Economy Slows

Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage — hundreds of luxury houses built in...

Cuba Cabinet Chiefs Ousted Amid Cash Crunch, Transportation Woes

Cuba Cabinet Chiefs Ousted Amid Cash Crunch, Transportation Woes

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel replaced his transport and finance ministers this week in his first Cabinet reshuffle since forming his...

Au Pairs Win $65.5M Settlement in Denver Lawsuit 

Au Pairs Win $65.5M Settlement in Denver Lawsuit 

Young people from around the world who provided low-cost child care for American families will share in a proposed $65.5...

Deere Puts Spotlight on High-tech Farming 

Deere Puts Spotlight on High-tech Farming 

It has GPS, lasers, computer vision, and uses machine learning and sensors to be more efficient. This is the new...

CES: Transportation Secretary Skips Show Amid Government Shutdown

CES: Transportation Secretary Skips Show Amid Government Shutdown

The CES 2019 gadget show is revving up in Las Vegas. Here are the latest findings and observations from Associated...

Norway Considering Whether to Exclude Huawei from Building 5G Network

Norway Considering Whether to Exclude Huawei from Building 5G Network

Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China’s Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic...

Global Certainty of Future Cyberattacks Growing

Global Certainty of Future Cyberattacks Growing

Cyberattacks on elections, public infrastructure and national security are increasingly being seen as the new normal, according to a global...

China Gives Long-awaited GM Crop Approvals Amid US Trade Talks

China Gives Long-awaited GM Crop Approvals Amid US Trade Talks

China approved five genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a move...

Venezuela Congress Slams Oil Deals with US, French Companies

Venezuela Congress Slams Oil Deals with US, French Companies

Venezuela’s opposition-run congress on Tuesday issued a resolution calling deals between state-run oil company PDVSA and U.S. and French companies...

World Bank Cuts Forecast for World Economic Growth in 2019

World Bank Cuts Forecast for World Economic Growth in 2019

The World Bank is downgrading its outlook for the global economy this year, citing rising trade tension, weakening manufacturing activity...