Joe Williams
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Ford promises improved profit despite lingering challenges from 2018
Ford Motor Co. expects the challenges that dragged down earnings for at least half of last year to stretch into 2019 but says its financial performance will improve, regardless. → Read More
Citigroup finds female employees earn nearly 30 percent less than men
Female Citigroup employees earn nearly 30 percent less than their male counterparts, according to a new report from the lender that pushes gender-pay gaps back into the spotlight as a record number of women enter the 2020 presidential campaign. → Read More
Netflix adopts record price hike as streaming competition heats up
Netflix is raising prices by a record amount amid growing competition and a shift to original programming over licensed content. → Read More
Ford teams with Volkswagen on vans, pickups amid slowing sales
Amid a massive restructuring effort spurred by double-digit declines in sales, Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said it would launch a global alliance with Volkswagen AG. → Read More
Higher Medicare enrollment underpins profit growth at UnitedHealth
A bustling Medicare business, coupled with smaller improvements in its employer and individual insurance units, helped drive double-digit profit growth at UnitedHealth Group. → Read More
Delta posts double-digit profits for 2018 despite higher fuel costs
Increases in premium ticket sales and higher cargo revenue underpinned double-digit profit growth at Delta Air Lines last year despite a nearly $2.3 billion jump in fuel costs. → Read More
House Democrats open wide-reaching investigation into Big Pharma
House Democrats are quickly intensifying oversight of the pharmaceutical industry, opening what may be one of the most significant investigations into prescription drug pricing in decades. → Read More
House Democrats warn Trump: Stop threatening our witnesses
Top House Democrats are warning President Trump against any attempts to meddle in the chamber's ongoing investigation into the White House ahead of a highly anticipated and public testimony from former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. → Read More
Pompeo: Saudi Arabia must hold Jamal Khashoggi's murderers accountable
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he plans to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to hold accountable the individuals involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. → Read More
Ted Cruz on Steve King's white supremacist comments: 'He needs to stop it'
Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday joined a growing chorus of GOP lawmakers and other party officials condemning comments Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa made in support of white nationalism. → Read More
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio declines to address presidential ambitions
Amid a push to heighten his national profile, the mayor of New York City on Sunday declined to rule out a possible presidential run in 2020. → Read More
Mark Warner declines to rule out Trump working on behalf of Russia
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee declined on Sunday to say if he believed President Trump was working on behalf of the Russians amid new reports questioning the depth of the relationship between the White House and the Kremlin. → Read More
GM predicts profit surge after unpopular layoffs, plant closings
General Motors said last year's earnings would be higher than expected and this year's may rise even further as it focuses on building more lucrative vehicles, a strategy that infuriated lawmakers because of the U.S. plant closings and layoffs it entailed. → Read More
US Chamber's 2019 ambitions collide with harsh political realities
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans to push Congress in 2019 for a massive infrastructure investment along with overhauls of the immigration and healthcare systems, but its ambitious agenda is likely to butt up against the political realities of a divided government and a looming presidential election. → Read More
Top retailers deflate hopes for record-breaking holiday sales
Two U.S. retailers' reports of slower growth at the end of last year are undercutting the industry's high-flying predictions from the start of the lucrative holiday shopping season. → Read More
Corporate America stung by government shutdown over Trump's border wall
The ongoing government shutdown is reverberating through corporate America, upending plans by private companies to go public and delaying multi-billion mergers. → Read More
Trump seeks increased input from top business groups on China deal
The Trump administration is intensifying its outreach to top U.S. business groups on a developing trade deal with China as optimism grows that the White House can reach an agreement to avoid higher tariffs. → Read More
Government shutdown over Trump's wall taking a toll on US air travel
The U.S. air travel industry has begun to feel the sting of a lengthening government shutdown amid delayed training for new pilots and air traffic controllers coupled with an uptick in sick leave by transportation security employees required to work without pay. → Read More
Uber CEO downplays Wall Street volatility ahead of public offering
In advance of the company's initial public offering, Uber's top executive isn't worried about an erratic Wall Street or a possible looming economic recession and believes a slowdown could benefit the ride-sharing behemoth. → Read More
Samsung, LG cut profit forecasts as Trump's trade war batters tech
Samsung said Tuesday its quarterly profits may drop as much as 30 percent and LG Electronics predicted an even larger decline, compounding concerns that President Trump's trade fight with China is undermining tech earnings. → Read More