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Asian stocks gained Monday amid investor jitters the U.S.-China trade war might be worsening. Benchmarks in Shanghai and South Korea rose while Hong Kong and Australia were unchanged. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Investors were encouraged by hopes global central banks will keep interest rates low to shore up economic growth. But they […]

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U.S. wholesale prices ticked up just 0.2% in July, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are largely in check. The Labor Department said Friday that the producer price index — which measures price changes before they reach the consumer — increased 1.7% last month compared with a year ago, the same as June. Excluding the

In recent decades, government agencies across the country have used their buying power to benefit American workers. When cities begin development projects or buy expensive equipment, they sometimes award contracts or subsidies contingent on job creation, or they impose wage requirements. The Obama administration required federal contractors to pay workers more than $10 an hour

Stocks moved broadly lower on Wall Street Friday as investors again retreated to safer holdings in a market racked by fear and anxiety over trade disputes. This week has been especially turbulent as investors and central banks react to the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. The lingering conflict looms large over the

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he has received a “very beautiful letter” on Thursday from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that he could have another meeting with him. Speaking to reporters, Trump did not say when such a meeting would take place. North Korea has been testing missiles despite a

“We made the Fafsa an opt-out situation,” he said, “rather than opt-in.” Student advocates say the move toward a Fafsa requirement is generally helpful, as long as schools provide training and support for high school counselors, and help for students and families in tackling the form. The ability to opt out is also crucial so

Walmart is removing from all of its stores signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, store that killed 22 people. The retailer instructed employees in an internal memo to remove any marketing material, turn off or unplug video game consoles that show violent games — specifically

Four years after the sale of his family’s business, Malt-O-Meal, John Brooks said he still felt a void in his life. His grandfather had started the cereal maker in 1919, and his father ran it until his death in 1988. Nonfamily executives expanded it into the fourth-largest cereal producer in the United States before Post