Business, Finance & Economics
Will Saudi women drive once ban is lifted? US car companies want to find out.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree last year that lifted a decades-old ban on women driving in the Kingdom. The announcement caught many — including auto manufacturers — by surprise.
House approves government spending bill despite conservative revolt
It’s Trump versus California, but immigrants and employers already feel the fallout
US open to tariff exemptions for more countries
Cities may need to act on climate change or see their bond ratings drop
New NAFTA talks aim to clear pathway to toughest issues
Officials say they're unlikely to address any of the major changes demanded by the Trump administration
Will automated convenience stores put South Koreans out of work?
South Korea has one of the world’s highest human-to-convenience-store ratios, but increasingly, those stores are operating without staff, instead relying on machines to allow customers to purchase goods.
Hundreds of British KFC stores have to close — after they run out of chicken
Most of the chain's 900-some UK stores are closed after a new supplier couldn't deliver chicken to stores
Wages for American workers are ticking upward, but the US remains one of the world’s most inequitable nations
The American economy is strong by most metrics. But income inequality remains a huge concern: In some cases, a CEO can make a workers' annual income in a single day.
Here's what's in the final version of the Republican tax bill
From child tax credits to business "pass-throughs," here's your guide to everything in the final GOP tax reform bill.
In San Juan, they're going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on
More than 450 power line workers from the New York area are on the ground in Puerto Rico trying to impose some order on the island's battered electric grid.
How do consumers make good choices about clothes? Spider silk and brand transparency.
We know that fast fashion is polluting the Earth, clogging landfills and underpaying workers. What can consumers do to make better choices?
How fair is your fashion? Take the quiz.
Fast fashion is polluting the world's air and water, filling landfills and overworking and underpaying workers. How does the shirt on your back contribute?
If Europe can't do business with the US, it may turn to China
The US and European economies are so interconnected that if trade relationships falter, the effects could be catastrophic.
EU turns screws on Amazon and Apple, demands millions in back taxes
The EU turned the screws on US tech giants Wednesday, ordering Amazon to repay Luxembourg 250 million euros in back taxes and taking Ireland to court for failing to collect billions from Apple.