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In Davos, US Executives Warn That China Is Winning the AI Race
Blackstone chief executive Stephen Schwarzman, who travels frequently to Asia, said he sees an explosion of new AI businesses in China.
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America Has 7.1 Million Job Openings, It's A Good Time To Ask For A Raise
The United States has a record number of job openings, another sign workers have greater opportunity to find better jobs, according to new data the Labor Department released Tuesday.
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Amazon Workers Split as Company Raises Minimum Wage
Amazon's decision to raise its minimum wage received widespread praise as a victory for workers and a model for other big US corporations.
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Harley Moving Work Overseas To Escape EU Tariffs; Trump Says "Surprised"
Harley-Davidson, a motorcycle maker that President Donald Trump praised last year for "building things in America," said Monday that it was shifting some production out of the United States to escape European tariffs that had been imposed in retaliation for the president's tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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The First Layoffs From Donald Trump's Tariffs Are Here
The first casualties of President Donald Trump's trade war are 60 workers at Mid-Continent Nail, America's largest nail manufacturer. They lost their jobs on June 15 at a factory in a part of Missouri that voted overwhelmingly for Trump. The whole company could be out of business by Labor Day.
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Trump Has Officially Put More Tariffs On US Allies Than On China
President Donald Trump campaigned on going hard after China for ripping off the United States on trade. Yet a year and a half into his presidency, Trump has put more tariffs on longtime U.S. allies than he has on China, his supposed "bad guy" on trade. The Trump administration announced new tariffs Thursday on the European Union, Canada and Mexico.
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Trump Seeks An Additional $100 Billion In Tariffs Against China In Escalation Of Trade Confrontation
President Donald Trump ordered his chief trade negotiator to consider imposing tariffs on an additional $100 billion of Chinese products Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of his trade war with China.
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Why The US Stock Market Is Selling Off, Explained
The Dow was up over 26 percent from January 2017 to January 2018. That's a massive jump in one year. Historically, the stock market has gained 8 percent, on average, in a year.
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He Helped People Escape Vegas Gunfire, Now Has A Bullet In His Neck
Jonathan Smith is likely to spend the rest of his life with a bullet lodged in the left side of his neck, a never-ending reminder of America's deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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In Davos, US Executives Warn That China Is Winning the AI Race
Blackstone chief executive Stephen Schwarzman, who travels frequently to Asia, said he sees an explosion of new AI businesses in China.
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America Has 7.1 Million Job Openings, It's A Good Time To Ask For A Raise
The United States has a record number of job openings, another sign workers have greater opportunity to find better jobs, according to new data the Labor Department released Tuesday.
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Amazon Workers Split as Company Raises Minimum Wage
Amazon's decision to raise its minimum wage received widespread praise as a victory for workers and a model for other big US corporations.
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Harley Moving Work Overseas To Escape EU Tariffs; Trump Says "Surprised"
Harley-Davidson, a motorcycle maker that President Donald Trump praised last year for "building things in America," said Monday that it was shifting some production out of the United States to escape European tariffs that had been imposed in retaliation for the president's tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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The First Layoffs From Donald Trump's Tariffs Are Here
The first casualties of President Donald Trump's trade war are 60 workers at Mid-Continent Nail, America's largest nail manufacturer. They lost their jobs on June 15 at a factory in a part of Missouri that voted overwhelmingly for Trump. The whole company could be out of business by Labor Day.
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Trump Has Officially Put More Tariffs On US Allies Than On China
President Donald Trump campaigned on going hard after China for ripping off the United States on trade. Yet a year and a half into his presidency, Trump has put more tariffs on longtime U.S. allies than he has on China, his supposed "bad guy" on trade. The Trump administration announced new tariffs Thursday on the European Union, Canada and Mexico.
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Trump Seeks An Additional $100 Billion In Tariffs Against China In Escalation Of Trade Confrontation
President Donald Trump ordered his chief trade negotiator to consider imposing tariffs on an additional $100 billion of Chinese products Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of his trade war with China.
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Why The US Stock Market Is Selling Off, Explained
The Dow was up over 26 percent from January 2017 to January 2018. That's a massive jump in one year. Historically, the stock market has gained 8 percent, on average, in a year.
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He Helped People Escape Vegas Gunfire, Now Has A Bullet In His Neck
Jonathan Smith is likely to spend the rest of his life with a bullet lodged in the left side of his neck, a never-ending reminder of America's deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
