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Rick Gates leaves federal court in Washington in February 2018.

Mueller’s quiet cooperator Rick Gates has key role in Trump probe

August 22, 2019 at 10:18 a.m.

Behind the headline-grabbing developments in Robert Mueller's Russia probe, one potentially pivotal witness has been quietly cooperating for almost a year on multiple investigations. Rick Gates, who spent about a...

In another tweet targeting GM, President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to slap a tax on the U.S. automaker for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM makes the vast majority of compact Chevrolet Cruzes at a sprawling factory complex in Lordstown, Ohio, near Cleveland.

Trump tariff on GM would violate NAFTA, but that may not stop him

August 21, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

As president, Donald Trump won't be able to punish General Motors for building cars in Mexico without violating NAFTA. That may not stop him from taking an unprecedented step against...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania walk at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2016.

Build-that-wall pledge has companies bracing for labor shortages

June 9, 2018 at 3:40 a.m.

For corporate America, there's a lot to like about President-elect Donald Trump's platform: fewer regulations, lower taxes and a singular devotion to deal-making. Yet there's one signature campaign pledge —...

Walmart reported slightly higher quarterly sales May 19, 2016, and offered a confident outlook despite reporting a dip in earnings. The results bested analyst expectations, standing out from a plethora of largely-disappointing retailer earnings in recent days and sending Walmart shares up nearly nine percent in pre-market trade to $68.50.

Wal-Mart’s 1st-quarter earnings beat estimates as sales grow

June 10, 2018 at 2:51 p.m.

Wal-Mart Stores reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' estimates after eking out a sales gain during a period that has challenged many other retailers. U.S. same-store sales rose 1 percent...

Some Women With Early Signs Of Cancer Feel Pushed Into Surgery

December 12, 2018 at 5:35 p.m.

Jackie Fox and Peggy MacDonald share a diagnosis. Both were told by doctors they had a cluster of abnormal cells in one of their breasts that may turn into cancer....

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