by Caroline Tanner | May 10, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Following public backlash against the world’s biggest coffee chain for the arrest of two black men waiting at one of the chain’s Philadelphia stores in April, Starbucks wants every employee to “think about this moment” as it prepares to shut down its...
by Hannah Wiley | May 9, 2018 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON – Latin America could be the potential and unexpected winner in the ongoing, and so far rhetorical, trade war between the United States and China, economic experts say. Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico are among the top Latin American economies...
by Em Steck | May 4, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The co-founder and CEO of Backpage, a sex advertisement website shut down by the federal government last week, pleaded guilty in Arizona federal court late last week to conspiracy charges related to prostitution and money laundering, including the...
by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | May 3, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON –A trade war “can be averted” between the U.S. and China, economic experts say, as difficult trade negotiations between both countries began Thursday in Beijing. The countries will likely reach some agreements “as a start” to encourage further...
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by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | Apr 27, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Canada is “fully confident” that it will receive permanent exemptions on aluminum and steel tariffs from the U.S. despite “challenging” trade negotiations, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said Thursday night. “I continue to be hopeful...
by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | Apr 25, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON —Senior Securities and Exchange Commission staff indicated Monday at a roundtable discussion on improving equity market structure that it would consider actions to increase liquidity of thinly-traded securities. “I think we all agree that there are issues...
