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October 15, 2019

Ecuador crisis weakens president, strengthens indigenous

Thousands of indigenous demonstrators, student volunteers and local residents launched a mass cleanup Monday of a Quito park ...

October 14, 2019

China's trade with US shrinks again in September

China's trade with the United States fell by double digits again in September amid a tariff war that threatens to tip the ...

October 14, 2019

The Latest: UK parliamentary pomp is overshadowed by Brexit

The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Britain is getting out an ornate royal carriage and a diamond-studded crown ...

October 14, 2019

Ecuador indigenous, president strike deal to end protests

Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity ...

October 13, 2019

Tunisia polls suggest conservative professor wins election

A conservative, Islamist-backed law professor looked set to assume Tunisia's presidency after polling agencies suggested he ...

October 13, 2019

President orders army onto streets of Ecuadorian capital

Ecuador's army took to the streets after President Lenín Moreno ordered the first 24-hour curfew in decades in response to ...

October 13, 2019

The Latest: Ecuador's president offers some concessions

The Latest on Ecuador's political crisis (all times local): 10:25 p.m. President Lenín Moreno has announced some possible ...

October 12, 2019

Tunisia: Post-debate handshake hailed as pro-democracy sign

A media mogul and a former law professor who are vying to be Tunisia's next president sparred during a televised debate over ...

October 12, 2019

Companies welcome US-China trade truce, warn disputes remain

Companies have welcomed a U.S.-Chinese trade truce as a possible step toward breaking a deadlock in a 15-month-old tariff ...

October 12, 2019

Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook's Libra digital currency plan

Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook's Libra project, a major setback to the social ...

October 11, 2019

Fed plans more Treasury purchases to control lending rates

The Federal Reserve said Friday that it will buy short-term Treasury bills each month until the second quarter of 2020 to ...

October 11, 2019

Has your newborn's identity already been stolen?

Imagine discovering that your newborn's brand new Social Security number has already been used to construct what Eva ...

October 10, 2019

Fed approves rules loosening Dodd-Frank bank restrictions

The Federal Reserve is easing restrictions imposed on banks following the 2008 financial crisis, giving a victory to the ...

October 10, 2019

Cuba's historical generation leaves top legislative body

Cuba's top legislative body will no longer include members of the country's historical generation of former rebels, part of ...

October 10, 2019

European Central Bank minority opposed bond-buying stimulus

European Central Bank policymakers haggled extensively over several parts of the stimulus package unveiled at their meeting ...

October 09, 2019

Global plan aims to better tax digital business

A global economic body has proposed overhauling the way multinationals - particularly tech giants - are taxed to make sure ...

October 09, 2019

Bank of England: financial sector ready for no-deal Brexit

The Bank of England says the U.K. financial system is prepared for a no-deal Brexit, though uncertainties about the country's ...

October 08, 2019

Millennial Money: Don't ignore the signs of financial abuse

Nearly 70% of millennial women have experienced financial abuse by a romantic partner. Let that sink in for a second.

October 08, 2019

EU competition chief: ready to act on digital tax

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says the bloc should agree on a tax to ensure global digital companies pay ...

October 07, 2019

GE freezes pensions for 20K workers in bid to trim debt pile

General Electric is freezing the pension plans of about 20,000 of its workers and offering pension buyouts to 100,000 former ...