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Here is an analysis on reasons behind the failure of the first round of negotiations that led to a partial government shutdown.

In a rebranding exercise, the Bank of America has announced dropping of Merrill Lynch name from most of its businesses.

The Tesla Model 3 is, by far, the world's best selling electric vehicle and looks set to repeat in 2019.

GE got a much needed financial lifeline with the sale of its life sciences business for $21 billion.

Elon Musk is in big trouble again with the U.S. SEC for making unauthorized statements about the company's operations.

The world's two largest gold mining firms intend to merge but one of them doesn't want to.

Warren Buffett wants wealthy American to pay more taxes and he's fine with paying more too.

The U.S economy is heading towards a recession. This was confirmed in a survey by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) where 75 percent of economists agreed that a recession would hit the American economy in the next 3 years.

MacLeods Pharmaceuticals has recalled one lot of Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide combination tablets for the presence of a cancer-causing impurity.

Roche is acquiring Spark Therapeutics, whose gene threrapy drug called Luxturna is the most expensive in the United States.

International Business Times poll on major U.S. economic releases scheduled for the week of Feb. 25, 2019.

Boston Market Corporation is recalling more than 86 tons of its frozen meals due to contamination by bits of glass and plastic.

Amazon and Google are competing for dominance in the new voice commerce market.

News of Southwest's financial losses come at the end of a chaotic week, including union issues, massive cancelations and delays, computer outages, and an FAA investigation.

Tesla could start offering a lease option for the Model 3 within the next few months. However, it might not boost sales as much as some bulls expect.

The "Fortnite" World Cup is looking to be one of the biggest professional gaming circuit events of the year.

Reggie Fils-Aime has announced he will be retiring as President of Nintendo of America in April. Meet the man taking over, Doug Bowser.

BMW and Daimler have entered into a series of joint ventures that will offer car-sharing, taxi, parking, charging, and multimodal services.

J Bar B Foods has recalled 51,188 pounds of smoked sausage for an undeclared milk allergen.

At a time sports gear maker Nike is tackling the damage from a shoe-breaking controversy, yet another brand from the same industry is battling controversy over the CEO’s romantic link up and use of company funds for running the relation.

Mixed open likely for the U.S markets Friday as stock futures are relatively flat. At 2:35 a.m. ET, Dow futures rose just 7 points, hinting a flat open. Both S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were barely above the flat line.

Elon Musk might take a run at cryptocurrencies -- but only when his firms start making money.

Nike, the globally famed big brand for premium shoes, sports gear, and athletic apparel is facing the backlash of an innocuous shoe-burst. The incident took place in a keenly watched game where rising star, 18-year old Zion Williamson’s Nike sneakers broke.

Jeffrey D. Camm, Associate Dean of Business Analytics at the Wake Forest University School of Business, writes about how manufacturing managers can leverage their data with prescriptive analytics for increased profitability.

Subaru and Toyoto are the big winners in Consumer Reports' best vehicle list for 2019.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold will force Apple to respond with a similar device.

Consumer Reports didn't like the reliability issues it saw in the Tesla Model 3 all-electric sedan.

AT&T is one of many advertisers to pull all ads from YouTube amid alleged pedophile activity on the site.

Apple may be teaming up with Goldman Sachs for a credit card to release ahead of the next iPhone launch.