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Stocks wavered Friday as oil prices slipped for the first time in a week, but Wall Street is still heading for a losing week.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods comes into ...

The Trump administration said Thursday it is imposing tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries that failed to enforce bans on the importation of goods that use forced labor.

The majority of states are mistakenly too generous in handing out federally funded food stamps, and are now at risk of having to pay for the benefits themselves.

It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company.

Long John Silver's closed about 30 restaurants across 18 states last year, according to a newly issued franchise disclosure document, though the opening of 10 new locations left the chain with a net loss of 23 outlets.

Airports in Tampa, Des Moines and Charleston, South Carolina, have opted into the TSA Gold+ program that allows private contractors to do airport security screening.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will take up a slate of kids online safety and AI bills the first week of August.

President Trump on Thursday expanded his Ratepayer Protection Pledge to a sweeping coalition of governors, state legislatures, utilities and data center developers -- demanding that tech giants foot the energy bills for their power-hungry data ...

A new report finds nearly 1 in 5 workers tested positive for illicit drugs last year, as increased marijuana use drove up "persistent long-term" substance abuse across the workforce.