Economy News

October 22, 2019

Swiss file their 1st charges in Petrobras-Odebrecht scandal

Swiss prosecutors have filed their first indictment in investigations related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and ...

October 22, 2019

Under Armour founder Kevin Plank relinquishes CEO post

Under Armour founder Kevin Plank will step down as CEO in the new year to become the company's executive chairman and brand ...

October 22, 2019

Lebanese protesters dig in, even after proposed reforms

Lebanese protesters have set up barricades in the streets around their central rallying point in Beirut. They're digging in ...

October 22, 2019

Delivery food fight: Just Eat rejects another takeover offer

Food delivery company Just Eat has rejected a takeover offer from South Africa's Prosus, saying that the 4.9 billion-pound ...

October 22, 2019

UK lawmaker challenges Facebook on political ads

An influential British lawmaker has challenged Facebook's new effort to safeguard elections, warning the company that the ...

October 22, 2019

UK's Johnson prepares push to heave Brexit bill over line

British lawmakers from across the political spectrum were plotting Tuesday to put the brakes on Prime Minister Boris ...

October 22, 2019

French president kicks off trip to overseas territories

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to combat illegal immigration on the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean.

October 22, 2019

The Latest: EU deciding on Brexit extension 'in coming days'

The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local): 9 a.m. European Council President ...

October 22, 2019

Fire at New Zealand construction site sends smoke over city

A large fire that broke out Tuesday on the roof of a convention center that's under construction in downtown Auckland sent ...

October 22, 2019

Union official: Fired Wisconsin school guard gets job back

A Wisconsin school district is rehiring a black security guard after he was fired last week for repeating a racial slur while ...

October 22, 2019

Chicago teacher strike cancels classes a 3rd day

More than 300,000 public school students in Chicago are getting another day off as contract talks continue between the ...

October 21, 2019

$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis

The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement Monday ...

October 21, 2019

New blow to Johnson's Brexit plan after vote on deal blocked

Britain faced another week of grinding political gridlock after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was denied a chance Monday to ...

October 21, 2019

Saks owner Hudson's Bay to go private

Hudson's Bay, the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is being taken private by a group of its shareholders that will try to revive ...

October 21, 2019

Stocks rise as investors focus on earnings; Boeing drops

Stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street Monday afternoon as investors watch the latest corporate earnings and developments ...

October 21, 2019

What next after Boris Johnson denied vote on Brexit deal?

Britain's long and winding path out of the European Union has taken another twist — into another potential dead end. The U.K.

October 21, 2019

Report: Women company owners say they're not taken seriously

Women business owners can find it hard to be taken seriously even as their companies grow into multimillion-dollar ...

October 21, 2019

China seeks $2.4 billion in penalties against US at WTO

China is asking the World Trade Organization for the right to impose $2.4 billion in annual penalties on the United States ...

October 21, 2019

Phone apps feed rise of delivery-only restaurants

Delivery only restaurants are on the rise, as owners scramble to keep pace with the growing popularity of online ordering ...