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Former US labor officials urge contractors to stand firm on DEI
A group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials has urged federal contractors to maintain their corporate diversity policies in the face of legal threats by the Trump administration, a letter ...
US import prices unexpectedly fall in March on cheaper energy goods
U.S. import prices unexpectedly fell in March, pulled down by decreasing costs for energy products, but the trend is unlikely to be sustained amid an escalation in trade tensions.
Harvard rejects Trump demands, gets hit by $2.3 billion funding freeze
Harvard rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a ...
AMERICAS Fed gives market a breather
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US stock futures edge up on hopes of more tariff exemptions
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Tuesday, as investors assessed the possibility of tariff relief for the auto sector after President Donald Trump floated the idea of more exemptions.
US lawyer says UK intel firm paid for hack operation against him
A New York attorney has accused a British private intelligence firm of paying mercenary hackers who he says tipped a court battle in his opponents' favor.
US House committee seeks testimony from 23andMe co-founder after bankruptcy
A U.S. House committee on Monday asked 23andMe's co-founder to testify next month as it launched an investigation into the risk of genetic data being transferred to potential buyers amid the DNA ...
J&J beats Wall Street quarterly sales and profit estimates on cancer drug sales
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported first-quarter revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates, driven again by strong sales of its cancer treatments including multiple myeloma medicine Darzalex.
Bank of America profit rises on trading strength
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Another Columbia student arrested by US immigration officials
The public security bureau of China's northeastern Harbin city has accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) ...
Asia shares rise, bonds hold steady on some tariff reprieve
Asia shares edged slightly higher on Tuesday, helped by gains in auto companies after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he might grant exemptions on auto-related levies already in place.
Inquest into death of tech tycoon Mike Lynch in yacht sinking will take 'many months', court hears
The investigation into the deaths of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, banker Jonathan Bloomer and members of their families who perished when a luxury yacht sank last year will take many months, a ...