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U.S. and Canadian accident investigators are uncertain how much access they will get to the site of a Ukrainian passenger jet crash in Iran, and there were fears Friday that the probe might already be compromised by the removal of wreckage. The U.S. and its allies alleged earlier this week that the American-built Boeing 737 […]

CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay as part of a record settlement with the federal labor board after the TV network terminated the contracts of unionized camera operators in 2003 January 11, 2020, 1:00 AM 1 min read CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay as part of a record

WASHINGTON — Billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer are testing an unproven theory in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination: that their vast personal wealth can buy the trophy. Not since Texas businessman Ross Perot spent $63.5 million in 1992 (more than $100 million in today’s dollars) on his run for president as an

Internal documents reveal that Boeing employees were aware of problems with the Max 737 jet ahead of two deadly crashes, and that the company emphasized speed over safety during the approval process with the Federal Aviation Administration By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer January 10, 2020, 11:28 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — Internal

What does it take to start a successful business these days? A lot of passion, for sure, but it’s really perseverance that matters. Bob Parsons is best known as the founder of GoDaddy, the domain registration company that grabbed attention with provocative television commercials in the early 2000s. The company quickly came to dominate the

WASHINGTON — West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempted “attacks” at the rate of “about 10,000 per minute” from Iran. Information technology staff in Las Vegas responded to an intrusion, though the city says no data was stolen. All told, state election officials

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) – The idea of imposing a wealth tax on the richest Americans has elicited sharply divergent views across a spectrum of politicians, with PresidentDonald Trump branding it socialist and progressive Democratic presidential contenders Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders prominently endorsing it. But it may have broad public support, according

The new option for loan payments may seem odd because the main goal for saving in a 529 account is to avoid borrowing for college in the first place. And 529 rules allow an account’s beneficiary to be changed to another family member at any time. So extra cash can easily be reallocated to another

The French government and labor unions appear far from reaching any compromise deal in talks over a planned pension overhaul January 10, 2020, 5:53 PM 2 min read The French government and labor unions appeared far from reaching any compromise deal Friday in talks over a planned pension overhaul, with strikes and protests grinding on.

Then, consider starting small, with a single request: Add a socially responsible fund that focuses on large U.S. companies. Socially conscious funds have crept into the mainstream over the past couple of decades, and funds that focus on big American companies are a more mature area of socially conscious investing. (This makes sense; many investors