May 14 Watch 7:27 Why the Teamsters president supports Trump’s new tariffs Workers, jobs and wages are central to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, in which the two countries have exchanged tariffs and threats recently. Though many Americans fear that they will be the ones to pay the… Continue watching
May 14 Disney takes over Hulu streaming service By Associated Press Disney said Tuesday that it's taking operational control of the streaming service immediately. Continue reading
May 14 Walmart introduces next-day shipping By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Walmart appears to be competing with Amazon, which recently upgraded its own shipping options. Continue reading
May 14 WhatsApp discovers spyware that infected through missed calls By Frank Bajak, Raphael Satter, Associated Press Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of phones. Continue reading
May 14 U.S. targets $300 billion of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The list of Chinese exports to the U.S. includes laptop computers, saw blades, turbine parts, tuna and garlic. Continue reading
May 13 Escalating U.S.-China trade war sinks stock indexes By Damian Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Technology companies, which do a lot of business with China and would stand to lose greatly in an extended trade battle, fell far more than the rest of the market Monday. Continue reading
May 13 Why tariff increases muddy the prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The riff of the past week has cast doubt on the conventional wisdom that the world's two biggest economies were edging toward a compromise on trade. Continue reading
May 13 Supreme Court allows monopoly lawsuit over iPhone apps By Mark Sherman, Associated Press iPhone users who must purchase software for their smartphones exclusively through Apple's App Store filed the suit. Continue reading
May 13 China retaliates by raising tariffs, and stock markets go into a slide By Associated Press Tariffs of 5 percent to 25 percent will take effect on June 1 on about 5,200 American products, including batteries, spinach and coffee, the Finance Ministry said. Continue reading
May 11 AP fact check: Trump’s fog of misinformation on trade By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump cast a fog of misinformation over the U.S. trade dispute with China, floating inaccurate numbers and skewed economic theories as big tariffs kicked in on Chinese goods. Continue reading