US customs officers seize counterfeit designer watches worth over $4 million in Kentucky
US Customs and Border Protection officers in Kentucky say they intercepted millions of dollars worth of counterfeit designer watches last month.
2023-08-05 13:25
Purdue asks Supreme Court not to block opioid settlement during US appeal
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject
2023-08-05 06:26
Fitch US downgrade followed protocols, despite timing questions
By David Lawder and Davide Barbuscia WASHINGTON When Fitch Ratings dropped its bombshell downgrade of the U.S. credit
2023-08-05 04:29
UAE’s $60 Billion Firm Chases Global Deals Despite Vodafone Snag
Vodafone Group Plc’s biggest shareholder is pushing ahead with an ambitious global expansion strategy, undeterred by a slump
2023-08-04 13:20
You'd have to work five lifetimes to make what your boss makes in one year, report shows
The gulf between a CEO's paycheck and their typical employee's has always been vast. But the advent of AI is already threatening to exacerbate that gap, enriching the C-suite at the expense of their employees, according to a new report from the AFL-CIO.
2023-08-04 06:00
Attention, Shoppers: Costco Sample Stations May Be Going Self-Serve
Product kiosks are popping up at Costco locations, casting doubt over the role of human product demonstrators.
2023-08-04 02:46
Warren Buffett isn't worried about Fitch's downgrade
Warren Buffett is shrugging off Fitch Ratings' historic downgrade of US credit from the top AAA grade to AA+.
2023-08-03 22:47
Inside how Biden's frustrated advisers crafted an 'aggressive' response to Fitch's downgrade of US credit
Outreach from Fitch Ratings to the Treasury Department on Monday afternoon set off a frenzy inside the Biden administration to respond to news that would once again put President Joe Biden's handling of the economy under the microscope.
2023-08-03 19:21
Rampant DC dysfunction made America's credit downgrade inevitable
For only the second time in history, America lost its perfect rating on its long-term debt — the exact thing everyone said would happen when lawmakers decided to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the United States.
2023-08-03 17:24
Fitch downgrades Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac after US rating cut
Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday downgraded U.S. mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Long-Term Issuer Default
2023-08-03 06:48
Fitch's historic downgrade may be a black eye for the US but not much more
There may not be any lasting major negative ramifications from the surprise US credit rating downgrade by Fitch this week — not for the economy, not for consumers and not for the government's ability to borrow.
2023-08-03 05:54
J&J talc cancer plaintiffs want 6-month ban on further bankruptcy filings
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson's talc-based powders caused
2023-08-03 03:24