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8:36 AM ET Fri, 7 Dec 2018

The tightest U.S. labor market in nearly 50 years could be another contributor to the steep drop in Obamacare sign-ups in some states, as more Americans get health insurance as a benefit from their employer.

6:02 AM ET Thu, 6 Dec 2018

The former chairman of YUM Brands has a proposal for the elected officials new or returning to Capitol Hill in January.

1:43 PM ET Wed, 5 Dec 2018

Carmakers were initially buoyed by the claim of an "incredible" trade deal emerging Trump's dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit. But the White House has now backpedaled, acknowledging there was no deal.

8:01 AM ET Wed, 5 Dec 2018

China issued an upbeat but vague promise Wednesday to carry out a tariff cease-fire with Washington but gave no details that might dispel confusion about what Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed to in Argentina.

2:52 PM ET Wed, 5 Dec 2018

The United States Postal Service should have more flexibility to raise rates and should have the authority to charge market rates to deliver most packages, according to a task force created following criticism from President Donald Trump.

1:32 AM ET Tue, 4 Dec 2018

Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, says there has been a "reversal in policies" by China on intellectual property, in part due to pressure from the Obama administration and the Trump administration.

2:00 PM ET Sun, 2 Dec 2018

The signing of the much anticipated Music Modernization Act (MMA) could trickle down to independent artists.

11:40 AM ET Tue, 4 Dec 2018

According to the newly released Global Nutrition Report, malnutrition and obesity are costly problems worldwide.

4:16 PM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018

Senior Russian officials publicly chided U.S. President Donald Trump following his announcement on Thursday that he would no longer meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit of world leaders in Argentina this week.

11:20 AM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018

Michigan and New Jersey are on track to become the latest states to legalize recreational marijuana, with some of the lowest marijuana tax rates in the country. Some lawmakers and advocates say the states are leaving money on the table.

6:48 PM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018

The United Auto Workers union said GM's decision to idle plants in the U.S. and Canada shows the new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico is not strong enough to stop the flow of jobs from the U.S. to Mexico.

9:29 AM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018

This week the Trump administration proposed allowing Medicare Part D pharmacy drug plans to be more selective on branded drugs from what are known as the six special therapeutic classes, which include cancer treatments and H-I-V antiviral drugs.

5:41 PM ET Thu, 29 Nov 2018

Volvo's global CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, told reporters at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday that Volvo is slowing the pace at which production is being ramped up in Charleston, a move that will also result in a slowdown in hiring.

10:03 AM ET Thu, 29 Nov 2018

Trump criticizes the largest U.S. automaker three days after its job-cut announcement, saying other companies were "pouring into the U.S., including BMW, which just announced a major new plant. The U.S.A. is booming!"

5:07 PM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018

The Detroit automaker cited rising commodity prices and interest rates as reasons to ask 17,700 employees to retire from the company.

9:13 AM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018

Federal economists have calculated that the nation's losses in corn - its largest crop by harvest and export volume - amount to just a penny per bushel, a pittance farmers call absurd.

4:03 AM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018

The United States will regret waging the trade war with China, as it is pushing the world's second-largest economy in a direction counter-productive to American interests, says Hong Kong property tycoon Ronnie Chan.

1:35 AM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018

China's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it will impose fines on executives at Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing as part of a crackdown on illegal practices in the industry.

5:12 PM ET Tue, 27 Nov 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says "some kind of response" is needed from the United States for Saudi Arabia's role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

7:07 PM ET Tue, 27 Nov 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed changes to Medicare prescription drug coverage that would allow insurers to stop covering certain "protected" classes of drugs used to treat common ailments like depression, cancer and HIV.