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Flu program would be suspended if U.S. government shuts down
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
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...
Citigroup discloses gender and racial pay gaps, plans raises
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.
Crypto mania turns mainstream as stock frenzy reaches new phase
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...
Angry tweets, viral videos are teaching airlines to observe social media, and respond
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...
Voter-purge efforts get support at U.S. high court session
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...
Amazon will buy Target this year, analyst predicts
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
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
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.
Assess: Trump stretches meaning of deregulation in touting achievements
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...