Mar 28 Facebook faces charges of housing discrimination for targeted ads By Mae Anderson, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook technology illegally restricts who can view housing-related ads. Continue reading
Mar 28 New round of U.S.-China trade talks set to begin in Beijing By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The meetings are the latest in a rapid-fire series of exchanges seeking to end the conflict that is disrupting trade in goods from soybeans to medical equipment. Continue reading
Mar 27 How to navigate Social Security’s benefits after marriage, death and divorce By Philip Moeller Your Social Security benefits can be drastically different based on your marital status, writes columnist Philip Moeller. Continue reading
Mar 27 How the U.S.-China trade war could damage the Amazon rainforest By Gretchen Frazee Increased soybean production in Brazil could cause up to 32 million acres of deforestation in the Amazon, more land than in New York state. Continue reading
Mar 25 Why the inverted yield curve makes investors worry about a recession By Gretchen Frazee The yield curve measures the difference between short-term and long-term interest interest rates on government bonds. Continue reading
Mar 22 GM announces plan to add U.S. jobs, new electric vehicle By Mike Householder, Tom Krisher, Associated Press Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric vehicle at a factory north of Detroit. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump nominates economic analyst Stephen Moore to Federal Reserve By Catherine Lucey, Martin Crutsinger, Josh Boak, Associated Press Moore served as an economic adviser to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, helping to draft his tax cut plan. Continue reading
Mar 22 Indonesia airline cancels order for Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press It is the first announcement of a cancellation since Boeing's new model aircraft were grounded following fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Continue reading
Mar 22 Italy, China deepen ties under wary eyes of U.S., EU By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italy is expected to become the first major democracy to sign a memorandum of understanding to join China's "Belt and Road" initiative. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 9:51 Why Louisianans blame government, not corporations, for pollution problems By Paul Solman UC Berkeley sociologist Arlie Hochschild traveled to Louisiana, the second-poorest state, to explore why its neediest populations simultaneously rely on federal aid and reject the concept of “big government.” As Paul Solman reports, the author and professor discovered many residents… Continue watching