TRENTON, NJ – In 2012, former U.S. President Barack Obama mocked his Republican presidential opponent Mitt Romney who then said Russia is America’s biggest national security threat. “The 1980s called…
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who fled after authorities searched his residence on Wednesday is in federal custody today after he was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border…
By Timothy Aeppel – Dave Petratis boosted wages for his U.S. factory workforce in December – six months ahead of schedule for normal annual increases. It wasn’t enough. The CEO…
By Jody Godoy NEW YORK – A U.S. judge on Wednesday permanently barred former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli from serving as an officer or director of publicly traded companies, and…
– Foreign companies with exposure to Russia were poring over contingency plans on Tuesday, with some looking at whether to shift production or find new supply chains to shield their…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which enforces consumer protection rules, voted on Thursday to embark on regulations that would allow it to win back money from companies that…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of Rhode Island’s two largest health care providers, Lifespan…
Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed at curbing online harms to children. The Kids Online Safety Act is the…
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy – Global non-financial companies have issued the lowest debt volumes in three years in the first six weeks of 2022, deterred by rising interest rates as governments…
As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposed strict emergency measures intended to quell anti-mandate trucker protests late Monday, social media platforms and online services have previously taken steps to disrupt…
By Allison Lampert -Automakers and some manufacturers are looking to the skies as they seek alternatives for moving products caught up in Canadian trucking protests that have hit supply chains…
The State of New York announced that its retirement fund would divest $238 million from companies that are “not prepared for net zero transition.” The state will divest from 21…
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK – The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American companies’ third-quarter 2021 results fell from the quarter before and was at the lowest level…
Several fossil fuel industry groups have lined up in opposition to a top Federal Reserve nominee, saying her preferred climate policies would be antithetical to the central bank’s mission. The…
By David Shepardson, Hyunjoo Jin and Joseph White WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO – Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc to General Motors Co’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their…
SAN DIEGO – The CEO of several Southern California-based medical imaging companies was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for running a scheme that submitted more than…
HONG KONG – The United States should immediately stop “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese companies and treat them fairly, China’s commerce ministry said on Friday. A U.S. regulator earlier revoked China…
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – Public companies in the United States would be required to disclose how the pay of their top executives squares with their overall performance under a…
By Andrea Shalal and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden has threatened to impose devastating sanctions on Russia if leader Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, but some big companies…
WASHINGTON – A trade group representing Chevron, General Electric and other big U.S. corporations that do business in Russia is asking the White House to consider giving U.S. companies time…
HOUSTON – Talks for a new national contract for U.S. refinery and chemical plant workers intensified on Monday between the United Steelworkers Union (USW) and oil companies, the union told…
Following the National School Boards Association letter sent to the White House comparing parents to domestic terrorists, the nation’s largest teachers union sent a letter to social media companies encouraging…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DONISESHA LEE (“DONISHA LEE”), age 30, of Harvey, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty today to Conspiracy…
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Idaho-based Native American Services Corp. (NASCO) and Texas-based Mirador Enterprises, Inc. (Mirador) have agreed to pay…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to crack down on private companies, forcing them to disclose financial and operation statements more frequently, The Wall Street Journal reported. Regulators have…