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US names China a currency manipulator after Beijing pushes down the yuan

WASHINGTON (AP) — US names China a currency manipulator after Beijing pushes down the...

Former union official sentenced in federal corruption probe

DETROIT (AP) — A former United Auto Workers vice president has been sentenced to 15 months in prison in a scheme that funneled cash from a job training center in Detroit toward personal uses. Norwood Jewell appeared Monday...

Tribe files formal request for hearing on pipeline expansion

Futures, Stocks

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux have requested a hearing on a plan by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline to double the line’s capacity, a move the tribe believes multiplies the risk of an oil...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Forex, Stocks

U.S. stocks plunged to their worst loss of the year Monday, and investors around the world scrambled to sell on worries about how much President Donald Trump’s worsening trade war will damage the global economy. China let...

Tyson Foods, Allakos rise; Cars.com, ON Semiconductor fall

Futures, Stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: ON Semiconductor Corp., down $2.13 to $17.85. The semiconductor components maker gave investors a weak revenue forecast for the current quarter....

Stocks drop 3% on Wall Street, their worst drop of the year, as China counters Trumps’ tariffs with cheaper currency

Stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drop 3% on Wall Street, their worst drop of the year, as China counters Trumps’ tariffs with cheaper...

Energy Department wants to build nuclear test “fast” reactor

Futures, Stocks

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday....

Newspaper chain GateHouse buying Gannett, USA Today owner

Futures, Stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the country’s largest newspaper companies have agreed to combine in the latest media deal driven by the industry’s struggles with a decline of printed editions. GateHouse Media, a chain...