Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: General Motors, Boeing — Shares of GM and Boeing fell more than 1 percent in the premarket after President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor Gary Cohn resigned amid a steel and aluminum tariffs debate. GM and Boeing heavily use metals, […]
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Heart monitor links patients to doctors using the one thing they’re unlikely to forget—their phones
Mason Rinks would be studying for exams or working at his internship when he would feel lightheaded and dizzy and sometimes experience palpitations. Away at school and out of his insurance network, he wouldn’t know what to do. The 20-year-old student had been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a type of […]
Trump on DACA fix: “We’re ready, willing and able”
Last Updated Mar 7, 2018 12:36 PM EST President Trump blamed Democrat “obstructionists” for not providing a lasting fix to DACA (Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals) and said the administraiton is ready to find a solution to current immigration disputes while delivering remarks at the Latino Coalition’s Legislative Summit in […]
Slain Salvadoran archbishop Romero to be made a saint
A street vendor sells flags of the late archbishop of San Salvador Oscar Arnulfo Romero during a procession in San Salvador May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas March 7, 2018 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, a champion of the poor who became a human rights […]
Lebanon tribunal says enough evidence to proceed in Hariri assassination case
Pictures of Lebanon’s assassinated former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri are seen at his grave site in downtown Beirut January 16, 2014. REUTERS/Sharif Karim March 7, 2018 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was a terrorist act, judges at the United Nations-backed tribunal […]
Wave of exits from White House sparks talk of potential “brain drain”
President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House. Mr. Trump’s West Wing has descended into a period of unparalleled tumult amid a wave of staff departures — and despite […]
Stock futures fall as Cohn’s exit heightens trade war worries
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly March 7, 2018 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Wednesday after the resignation of top economic adviser Gary Cohn, […]
Nor’easter begins assault days after deadly winter storm
PHILADELPHIA — Another snowy, windy nor’easter threatened a new round of power outages Wednesday, causing officials in some areas to close schools and government offices and raising concerns for utility customers still trying to bounce back from a deadly nor’easter last week. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning […]
EU criticizes ‘aggressive’ tax practices of 7 member states
article The European Commission has criticized seven member states for “aggressive” tax practices, whereby governments try to undercut others to attract multinational companies. Continue Reading Below The European Union’s executive branch said Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands were informed Wednesday that they have tax policies that […]
High-end sports cars gleam at Geneva auto show. Bring money.
article When it comes to gawking at high-end sports cars, the Geneva International Motor Show is a pretty good place to be. There’s one every few feet. Continue Reading Below They’re sleek, fast and the product of the latest engineering technology. They are also some of the most expensive cars […]