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WEST NYACK, NY Retailer Macys will shutter at least 28 stores in the coming months as sales remain sluggish despite unexpectedly positive holiday figures, multiple news outlets reported. The stores that will be closed in New York are in Hicksville and Commack, both on Long Island. The Macys

The deal passed the Senate Wednesday in Washington.

President Donald Trump said Friday his 2021 plans to welcome more foreign workers will not flood the labor market for U.S. college graduates.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 410 points and indicated a loss of 432 points at Wednesday's open. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures pointed to losses of at least 1.5%, according to CNBC.

As we prepare to embark on a new decade, any fans of Fox programming still holding onto their cable subscription could soon be SOL. Hundreds of mid-range and local cable providers with millions of customers between them are locked in 2020 contract negotia

A Federal Reserve official supported a study claiming that 25% of Bitcoin users and 50% of transactions are in some way illegal

Ripple has raised a $200 million Series C funding round. Tetragon is leading the round, with SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures also participating. According to Fortune, the company is now valued at $10 billion. "We are in a strong financial position

The announcement comes only a few days after the Democratic National Committee said that it would be partnering with Apple News for its February debate in New Hampshire. Apple's collaboration with ABC News is expected to roll out at the same time.

Gasoline prices fell again last week for the sixth consecutive drop. Crude oil prices jumped last Friday on news of a trade deal with China, but U.S. refined product inventories remain high.

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is calling for a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions over the next 10 years to battle climate change.

This is a developing story. Return to this post for updates.UPDATE 1 At a press conference in Beijing, Chinese officials have just announced a phase one trade agreement with the United States has been reached.According to the Chinese, the agreement still

We desperately need a return to common sense economics, but unfortunately common sense appears to be in short supply in America today.

Coal is still reeling

The Cybertruck has arrived and it looks nothing like any pickup truck you've ever seen. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the long-awaited electric pickup truck at its Design Studio in Hawthorne, California, just outside Los Angeles.

WeWork will lay off 2,400 employees worldwide -- about a fifth of its workforce -- as it struggles to reorganise amid mounting losses, the company announced Thursday.

The vegans accuse Burger King of cooking fake meat on the same grill that cooks real meat.

According to the American Chamber of Commerces annual Ukraine Business Climate Survey, 82% of 110 top managers of member companies that took part in the surv

Cable TV alternative offered lower prices and more options but Sony blamed higher programming costs in announcing the decision to close down.

AT&T tries to make peace with investors after losing 5M subscribers since 2016.

Neighborly's original focus was selling municipal bonds in smaller increments than the typical $5,000 lots, which would make it easier for residents to invest in their own communities.