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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy appears durable with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low but faces risks from the deadly virus in China. Gi...

BEIJING - China's daily death toll from new virus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health ministry announced Tuesday, as the spread of the contagion shows...

LONDON - A major European technology trade fair has a low-tech idea for reducing virus risks: go hands-free. Organizers of this month's Mobile World Congress show are advising attendees to adopt a no-...

The estimated cost to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has jumped by 70 per cent, to $12.6 billion from $7.4 billion. More to come... The Canadian Press

MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Thursday that while the virus outbreak in China posed no immediate business risk, production at one European plant could be affected if supply chains remain bloc...

Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses rose. The San Francisco-based te...

NEW YORK - The publisher of The New York Times posted a 20% gain in fourth-quarter profits as the paper continued to add digital subscribers, although ad revenue declined both online and in print. In ...

BEIJING - China cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports including soybeans, pork and auto parts Thursday in a trade truce with Washington while Beijing struggles with a costly virus outbreak. The c...

HALIFAX - Two executives once referred to by a judge as the mastermind and enforcer of a multimillion-dollar stock market scheme were jailed this week as Nova Scotia's highest court upheld their ...

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish media say a plane has skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. Television footage shows serious damage...