Finance

President Donald Trump has signed an anti-robocalls law that is expected to help Americans deal with the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer December 31, 2019, 4:41 AM 5 min read NEW YORK — An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday […]

Russian and Ukrainian gas companies say they have finalized a slew of contracts ensuring uninterrupted transit of Russian natural gas to Europe By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press December 30, 2019, 11:35 PM 3 min read MOSCOW — Russian and Ukrainian gas companies say they have finalized a slew of contracts ensuring uninterrupted transit of Russian

Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies says its sales rose about 18% in 2019 despite American moves to restrict its business By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press December 31, 2019, 12:48 AM 1 min read BEIJING — Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose about 18% in 2019 despite U.S. moves to restrict

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press December 30, 2019, 10:43 PM 3 min read BEIRUT — Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend said

MIAMI — Erik Prince, a major Republican donor and founder of controversial security firm Blackwater, has been referred to the U.S. Treasury Department for possible sanctions violations tied to his recent trip to Venezuela for a meeting with a top aide of President Nicolas Maduro, two senior U.S. officials said. There’s no indication that Prince,

The loss of automotive factories across the United States may have contributed to a rise in local opioid overdose deaths in recent years, according to a study published on Monday, underscoring a connection between economic despair and drug abuse. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that opioid deaths were about 85 percent higher

Stocks are moving broadly lower on Wall Street in midday trading as the market gives back some of its recent gains following a record-setting run By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer December 30, 2019, 4:52 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Stocks moved broadly lower on Wall Street in midday trading Monday as the market

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Guess who’s getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements. But doing your job side-by-side with robots isn’t easy. According to their makers, the machines should take on the most mundane and physically strenuous

Sweden has shut down one of the four nuclear reactors at its largest power station after over 40 years of operation due to a lack of profitability By JARI TANNER Associated Press December 30, 2019, 2:26 PM 2 min read HELSINKI — Sweden has shut down one of four nuclear reactors at its largest power

Russian’s foreign minister has warned that Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers is in danger of “falling apart” as neither the United States nor the European Union is complying with the accord December 30, 2019, 12:31 PM 2 min read MOSCOW — Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers is in danger of “falling apart” without