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The investigation could result in tariffs on older types of chips from China, though the decision would ultimately fall to Trump.

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Prosecutors said Watson orchestrated a years-long scheme that resulted in "tens of millions of dollars" in losses to investors.

Shopkeepers in Devon and Cornwall describe confronting criminals amid a retail crime wave.

Trump may be hitting peak popularity among billionaire businesspeople. Here's why.

The social media giant is currently seeking to delay a law that would see it banned or sold in early 2025.

Artificial intelligence has been trained to examine eye scans for a condition that can cause blindness.

The 30-stock Dow slid for an eighth session on Monday, marking its longest run of losses since 2018.

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Masayoshi Son said he would invest $100bn in the US, and others could follow during Trump's second term.

Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.

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Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.

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CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group's Optum control the majority of the U.S. pharmacy benefit market, with their parent companies also operating health insurance and pharmacy businesses. Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate drug costs with pharmacies and drug manufacturers and help build drug coverage lists for health plans, mostly on behalf of employers and the government.

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A federal jury in July found Mr. Watson, who started the digital media company in 2013, guilty of trying to defraud investors and lenders.

The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.

Tesla stock’s end-of-year rampage rolled on, with shares hitting another new high based on optimism for Tesla's "autonomous opportunity" and a Trump-controlled executive branch.

The holiday season is underway and fraudsters are looking to capitalize on it. Experts tell FOX Business about scams to be on the lookout for this season.

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American investors will soon have the chance to put their money into an ETF that includes all S&P 500 names – except three dozen that prioritize DEI hiring targets.

The sale of Royal Mail's parent company to the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has been cleared by the UK government.

Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.

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The e-commerce giant is accused of trying to misrepresent its safety record, but says a report "isn't grounded in reality".

S&P Global's flash US composite, which captures activity in both the services and manufacturing sectors, hit its highest level in 33 months during the month of December.

PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on Monday that SoftBank would invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years in what would be a boost to the U.S. economy. Trump said in his joint appearance with Son that the investment would create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure, with the money to be deployed before the end of Trump's term.

Walmart has secured Yahoo Finance's coveted annual Company of the Year award. Go inside its year and road ahead with CEO Doug McMillon and CFO John David Rainey.

President-elect Donald Trump and Softbank's CEO announced $100 billion in investments Monday in a bid to create 100,000 new American jobs.

Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.

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Bates hopes sub-postmasters can get closure as the inquiry's evidence hearings come to an end.

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Markets are gearing up for the Fed's final rate decision of the year, while bitcoin hit a fresh record.

Lenders' trade body UK Finance says the market is likely to be tough for landlords in 2025.

Shares of MicroStrategy were higher Monday after Nasdaq announced the bitcoin proxy will join the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index.

The boss of Canal+ says the bear will stay "close to his roots" as the firm begins trading in London.

A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.

Ebay and Folksy are among online marketplaces to allow sellers to effectively turn off orders to NI.

Juneau, a popular cruise port in summer, becomes a deal-seeker’s base for skiing, skating, hiking and glacier-gazing in winter.

A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its service.

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Rates may not come down as much or as quickly as had been expected, just as Trump — a self-declared “low-rate guy” — returns to the White House.

Investors are betting a final 2024 rate cut this week is a sure thing from the Federal Reserve this week, but the bigger question is whether the central bank is ready to scale back what it expects to do in 2025.