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Flu program would be suspended if U.S. government shuts down

January 19, 2018 at 11:31 a.m.

The U.S. government's efforts to battle an especially virulent flu season could be forced to pause if lawmakers fail to reach agreement on spending legislation before an early Saturday deadline.

Think flu season is bad? It could get worse before it’s over

January 16, 2018 at 11:14 p.m.

The influenza virus that's sickened millions of Americans is already the most widespread outbreak since public health authorities began keeping track more than a dozen years ago. Now, with the...

A pedestrian passes by a Citibank in downtown Boston, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. The U.S. government will exchange up to $25 billion in emergency bailout money it provided parent company Citigroup Inc. for as much as a 36 percent equity stake in the struggling bank, contingent on private investors also agreeing to a similar swap.

Citigroup discloses gender and racial pay gaps, plans raises

January 15, 2018 at 9:09 p.m.

Citigroup said it would measure, publish and take steps to close the gaps between what it pays men and women in three countries and for U.S. minorities.

ATM machines for digital currency, including bitcoin, are seen in Hong Kong on Dec. 18.

Crypto mania turns mainstream as stock frenzy reaches new phase

February 16, 2018 at 1:55 p.m.

It's one thing for an iced-tea maker or a furniture company to reap massive returns simply by rebranding with blockchain or adding a digital currency, but now some household names...

Southwest Airlines aircraft at Concourse "C" at the Denver International Airport February 20, 2015.

Angry tweets, viral videos are teaching airlines to observe social media, and respond

January 13, 2018 at 7:44 p.m.

As everyone learned when a passenger was forcibly removed from a United Express flight, social media and the ubiquity of mobile phone cameras have shifted the ground rules for airline...

An Architect of the Capitol employee shovels snow in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 4, 2018.

Voter-purge efforts get support at U.S. high court session

January 10, 2018 at 9:08 p.m.

U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may give states broader latitude to purge their voting databases of people who might have moved, as the court heard arguments Wednesday in an...

In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, file photo, an online shopper searches Amazon's website showing holiday deals.

Amazon will buy Target this year, analyst predicts

January 2, 2018 at 9:31 p.m.

Amazon.com's shakeup of the retail landscape may not be over, according to one well-known technology analyst.

Google’s “Dutch sandwich” shielded 16 billion euros from tax

January 2, 2018 at 9:07 p.m.

Alphabet Inc.'s Google moved 15.9 billion euros ($19.2 billion) to a Bermuda shell company in 2016, saving at least $3.7 billion in taxes that year, regulatory filings in the Netherlands...

North Korea’s Olympics peace bid tests U.S.-South Korea alliance

January 1, 2018 at 8:50 p.m.

After a year filled with nuclear provocations that raised fears of a devastating war in Northeast Asia, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started 2018 on an optimistic note.

President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform on Dec. 13 at the White House.

Assess: Trump stretches meaning of deregulation in touting achievements

January 5, 2018 at 9:07 a.m.

While the president has succeeded in undoing some major environmental and financial industry rules, a Bloomberg News review of the administration's list found almost a third of them actually were...

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