Sanders calls out Walmart for ‘starvation wages’
Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brought his campaign against economic inequality to Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting to push for higher wages....
Hope grows for deal to ward off Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports
Hope grew on Wednesday for a deal to avoid the United States imposing tariffs on Mexican goods in return for Mexico doing more to halt...
Possible Mexican retaliatory tariff list excludes U.S. corn -sources
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has received an official list of U.S. products, excluding corn, that could be subject to retaliatory tariffs if duties...
Ai-Da the robot paints a picture of the future
Wearing a white blouse and her dark hair hanging loose, Ai-Da looks like any artist at work as she studies her subject and puts pencil...
U.S. Justice Department to review 1941 ASCAP, BMI consent decrees
The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it would review two consent decrees reached with music licensing groups ASCAP and BMI in 1941, a decision...
British veterans parachute over Normandy 75 years after making D-Day jump
Two British war veterans in their mid-nineties parachuted over the fields of Normandy, northern France, on Wednesday, 75 years after they jumped behind German defences...
U.S. services sector activity strengthens, eases gloom over economy
U.S. services sector activity expanded at a brisk pace in May and industries hired more workers, offering some respite for an economy that is slowing...
Kelkoo ready to take Google complaint to U.S. antitrust regulators: CEO
British price comparison site Kelkoo is willing to take its complaint about Google to U.S. antitrust regulators because EU efforts to ensure a level playing...
Oil slumps on U.S. crude stock build, WTI touches January low
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) dropping to its lowest since January after U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly surged, adding...
Amazon’s new drones to start delivering packages in months
Amazon.com Inc has new drones that will deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less in the coming months, a step toward a goal...