China said it will cut import tariffs for frozen pork, pharmaceuticals and some high-tech components starting from Jan. 1, a move that comes as Beijing and Washington are trying to complete a phase-one trade deal.
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The retailer puts the badge on some items with safety concerns, that make false claims or whose listings appear to have been manipulated to get the endorsement.112
Some of the banks that helped fuel the fracking boom are beginning to question the industry’s fundamentals as many shale wells produce less than companies forecast.134
After mixed fan reaction and thumbs-down from most critics, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” took in an estimated $175.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, the lowest opening of the trilogy produced by Disney.14
Dennis Muilenburg, the aviation giant’s chief, relied on data and legal advice to make decisions as he sought to get the plane flying again. His choices have failed to resolve friction with customers, regulators and the flying public.70
The prime minister accused opposition parties of misleading citizens and stoking fears that the Indian Muslims would be expelled or jailed in detention centers.
Brookfield’s buyout of GGP last year was a gamble that investors had become overly negative about the fate of bricks-and-mortar retail. Since then, things have gone from bad to worse for mall owners.24
Life & Arts
Winter workouts can actually help boost performance, endurance and speed come spring. Here, the equipment you need to up your mileage as temperatures drop.
Strains surface when millennial children who rarely attend religious services visit baby-boomer parents who do.345
Gaming chairs are in high demand this holiday season. Chair makers are appealing to gamers with lining that minimizes sweat, built-in speakers and more.1
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Business & Finance
New Mexico has launched several short-term job training programs aimed at lowering unemployment and training workers for hard-to-fill jobs, a task employers struggled with in a tight labor market.15
In a light week for economic news, the U.S. will offer snapshots of the manufacturing and housing sectors while Japan will offer an update on its jobs market and retail sales.
Global miners are searching for new ways to handle mining waste following deadly spills in Brazil in recent years. Some tests have been disappointing.3
DECADE IN REVIEW
If your memory minimizes how much you lost in the last bear market, you can easily overestimate how brave you will be in the next one.11
POLITICS
Lawmakers signaled they believe congressional leaders will reach a deal that will prompt the House of Representatives to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate soon, amid a standoff over the rules and additional witnesses in President Trump’s trial.
With long days on the trail, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota seeks to make up ground on Biden and other front-runners ahead of first Democratic presidential nominating contest.124
World
Wildfires intensified near Australia’s largest city over the weekend, threatening houses on Sydney’s fringe and devastating a small town about 50 miles away.
An American service member was killed in action in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement, without providing further details.
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are this week set to end a five-year dispute over oil fields in a territory shared between the two countries,paving the way for the return of half a million barrels a day of output.
The Egyptian military released one of the country’s former chiefs-of-staff, nearly two years after his arrest following an announcement that he would challenge President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the 2018 presidential vote.
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