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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicom’s continued U.S operations pose national security risks, according to a letter released Friday. In April, the FCC issued show-cause orders warning it Read more
Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House that appears increasingly to favor their candidate enters its final stretch. Overall U.S. consumer sentiment Read more
In an ordinary presidential election, Friday’s retail sales report would have been a dream for an incumbent like Republican President Donald Trump. Headline sales topped expectations by a wide margin and spending was up from August in all but one Read more
Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google has tweaked concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit FIT.N, people familiar with the matter said, putting it on course to secure EU approval for the deal. The world’s most Read more
Houses are being built and sold across the United States. Autos are moving off lots. Corporations are raising money and overall financial conditions remain easy. Expectations were high in September that the U.S. Federal Reserve, as it rolled out a Read more
United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.O said on Friday it would introduce eight new routes and add more flights to 19 destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. The U.S. carrier said it would begin selling tickets for new flights Read more
China’s love for luxury is spilling over into the once shunned second-hand goods sector, with online stores surfing a wave of pent-up demand from shoppers, led by millennials, who have been forced into belt-tightening by the coronavirus pandemic. The rapid Read more