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
Mar 19 For Midwest farmers, floodwaters threaten millions in crop and livestock losses By David Pitt, Associated Press The rising water that has damaged hundreds of homes and been blamed for three deaths has also taken a heavy toll on agriculture, inundating thousands of acres, threatening stockpiled grain and killing livestock. Continue reading
Mar 19 Lyft and Uber's plans to go public, explained By Thomas Maxwell In recent months, Lyft and Uber have been offering steep discounts to their customers in an attempt to corner more of the market before they go public. Continue reading
Mar 19 What does Andrew Yang believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues By Dan Cooney Yang is a 44-year-old entrepreneur, the child of Taiwanese immigrants, and a first-time presidential candidate. Continue reading
Mar 16 New U.S. military budget focused on China despite border talk By Robert Burns, Associated Press To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: “China, China, China.”… Continue reading