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
Mar 21 Facebook says millions of passwords stored in readable format By Barbara Ortutay, Frank Bajak, Associated Press Facebook said there is no evidence its employees abused access to the data, but thousands of employees could have searched them. Continue reading
Mar 21 Who benefits from the Fed's decision not to raise interest rates By Stan Choe, Associated Press Borrowers, homeowners and investors could all benefit from the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady for the foreseeable future. Continue reading
Mar 21 Levi Strauss goes public for the second time at $17 per share By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press The 166-year-old blue jeans company, which owns the Dockers and Denizen brands, previously went public in 1971, but the namesake founder's descendants took it private again in 1985. Continue reading
Mar 21 Finland again tops list of happiest nations, U.S. ranking drops By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Researchers say Finland has succeeded in generating a happiness recipe not simply dependent on economic and material wealth. Continue reading
Mar 20 3 new tax rules homeowners need to know By Rianka Dorsainvil How homeowners file their taxes this year could be affected by a number of new changes, including the cap on mortgage interest deductions. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Federal Reserve foresees no interest rate hikes in 2019 The Fed is all but sure to keep its key short-term rate — which can influence mortgages and credit cards — below 2.5 percent. Continue reading
Mar 20 Disney closes $71 billion deal for Fox entertainment assets By Mae Anderson, Associated Press By buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men, Disney aims to better compete with technology companies such as Amazon and Netflix for viewers' attention and dollars. Continue reading
Mar 20 EU fines Google $1.7 billion for restricting competition in online advertising By Associated Press The European Commission found that Google breached EU antitrust rules by preventing other websites from using rival advertising programs. Continue reading