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– Apple Inc is raising the pay of many U.S. retail employees effective this month, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The hikes range from 2% to 10% depending on store …

– Walmart Inc informed staff on Friday that fully vaccinated workers in the United States will no longer be required to wear masks in the company’s facilities, effective immediately, unless …

By Michael Erman – A U.S. decision on Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for infants and children 6 months through 4 years of age has been postponed for at least …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Navy engineer charged with attempting to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign power will appear in court for a plea …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday rejected an appeal by 18 Democratic lawmakers who want the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to end its practice of …

-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Eli Lilly and Co’s COVID-19 antibody drug for people aged 12 and older at risk of severe illness, adding a tool …

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is seeking input from utilities, communities and advocates as it develops its new program to boost …

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department wants to depose some of Apple’s top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law in how it …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON – Canada’s trucker protesters could not have picked a better spot to disrupt the export-driven country’s economy, or the North American auto industry, than the four-lane …

By Andrea Shalal and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON – The United States is seeking to free up half of the $7 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets on U.S. soil …

WASHINGTON – Two U.S. senators claim the Central Intelligence Agency is running a secret program aimed at scooping up massive amounts of data and has been shielding it from Congressional …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -U.S. consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in more than a decade in early February amid expectations that inflation would continue to increase in the …

– The U.S. Senate banking committee will hold a vote on advancing the nominations of a slate of nominees to the Federal Reserve on Tuesday Feb. 15, it said on …

By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG – France’s Renault and U.S. carmaker Rivian have backed a moratorium on deep-sea mining and will exclude seabed metals from their supply chains in a blow …

A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. An aggressive 50 basis point U.S. interest rate hike to contain inflation now appears like a no-brainer after the …

LEE COUNTY, FL – Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno described Jason Evilsizer as a sick individual who was on the run from justice after being investigated for three separate cases …

By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would ban companies from forcing employees who allege sexual assault or harassment to settle …

By Carlos Osorio, Steve Holland and Ismail Shakil WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON – Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada …

By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall NEW YORK – The U.S. Treasury yield curve has been flattening over the last few months as the Federal Reserve prepares to hike rates, …

LOS ANGELES – Jerry Harris, who starred in the American reality TV show “Cheer,” pleaded guilty on Thursday to two charges related to child [censored]ography and sexual assault, according to …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Cynthia Lummis, a Republican, introduced a bill aimed at addressing addiction to social media platforms like Meta Platform’s Facebook or Twitter. …

– The United States has urged Americans in Ukraine to leave immediately due to the “increased threats of Russian military action” against Ukraine. “Do not travel to Ukraine due to …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled its plan to award nearly $5 billion over five years to build thousands of electric vehicle charging stations. Congress approved …

TORONTO – The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Thursday as data showing that U.S. inflation soared to a 40-year high in January raised expectations for aggressive interest rate …

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday for delays to its landmark climate change risk disclosure rules …