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NBCUniversal will make a free version of its upcoming Peacock streaming service available, but it will charge some viewers at least $5 a month for original videos and returning broadcast series By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer January 16, 2020, 9:40 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — NBCUniversal will make a free version of […]

WASHINGTON — European officials arrived in Washington this week touting a new mantra for the trans-Atlantic trading relationship: reset, refresh, recalibrate. But when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration, it appears that the new European government, even more than its predecessor, may be gearing up for a fight. In remarks in Washington on

Microsoft says it will be 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer January 16, 2020, 7:52 PM 3 min read Microsoft is pledging to become 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits. CEO Satya Nadella

U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly last week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized January 16, 2020, 5:47 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly last week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said

Stocks rallied on Wall Street in early trading as a solid retail sales report injected more optimism into markets following the signing of an initial trade deal between the U.S. and China By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer January 16, 2020, 3:21 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Stocks rallied on Wall Street

Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer January 16, 2020, 1:45 PM 2 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, evidence that Americans were willing to spend during the winter holidays after a sluggish November. The Commerce Department said Thursday that

Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn’t came up as a top candidate to become Russia’s next prime minister By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press January 16, 2020, 11:07 AM 3 min read MOSCOW — Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his

Global markets took cheer from the signing of a preliminary China-U.S. trade agreement that investors hope will bring better relations between the two biggest economies By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer January 16, 2020, 9:24 AM 3 min read BANGKOK — Global markets took cheer Thursday from the signing of a preliminary China-U.S. trade agreement

The German government says officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation’s coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s January 16, 2020, 7:28 AM 2 min read BERLIN — German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation’s coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s,

One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job after Ghosn fled to Lebanon By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 16, 2020, 4:27 AM 2 min read TOKYO — One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job