Wells Fargo, Amazon kill discount student loan offer after only 6 weeks
E-commerce giant Amazon.com and Wells Fargo & Co. have mysteriously decided to kill an offer of low interest rate college loans for student customers -- less than two months after it was first announced.
Tesla, Panasonic team up to build solar cells
Tesla Motors and Panasonic Corp. announced an agreement to produce photovoltaic cells and modules in a new plant in Buffalo, N.Y.
Russia hints at economic stimulus
After hinting at a new tax policy on the oil industry, the Russian government said nearly $2 billion will be set aside to help the economy.
2 New York men charged by SEC in ‘Hamilton’ Ponzi scheme
Two New York men were charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a Ponzi scheme involving tickets to high demand shows.
Some Russia-linked Facebook ads sent to Congress also ran on Instagram
Some of the Russia-linked advertisements that ran on Facebook also appeared on the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram.
SEC Chair Mary Jo White should be fired, Elizabeth Warren writes Barack Obama
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Friday called on President Barack Obama to fire Mary Jo White from her position as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations she favors corporate interests.
Update: FBI agents in Utah hit the ‘jackpot’ in arrests of high-tech ATM thieves
Four men are in custody and at least one other is on the run after Salt Lake City-based FBI agents — in conjunction with the Secret Service and local law enforcement officers — busted suspected members of a high-tech ATM theft ring late Sunday night.
Fiat Chrysler recalling 862,520 vehicles under EPA rule
Automaker Fiat Chrysler voluntarily recalled more than 800,000 vehicles as part of routine testing under newly adopted Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
Workforce Services: New unemployment claims down; continuing claims nearly unchanged from week prior
The Department of Workforce Services on Thursday released numbers for the week of Jan. 10 through 17. The agency's chart shows that new unemployment claims were down 15.2% from the week before, but continued unemployment claims declined by only 0.1%.
Wells Fargo CEO resigns from federal bank panel after wide-scale fraud
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, under fire following disclosures employees created some 1.5 million bank accounts without customer authorization, stepped down as district representative to a federal banking advisory panel.
‘Black Panther’ tops North American box office for 2nd weekend
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second consecutive weekend, earning an additional $67.3 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Apple, Facebook, Microsoft among 97 companies fighting Trump legally on travel ban
Ninety-seven U.S. companies, including Apple, Facebook, Intel, Microsoft, Netflix and Twitter, filed a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order on entry into the United States because it "violates the immigration laws and the Constitution."
Rising inflation pushes Federal Reserve to hike interest rates for 1st time since 2018
For the first time since 2018, the U.S. central bank voted to increase short-term interest rates during a policy meeting on Wednesday, a measure to fight rising inflation that's being affected by high gas prices and Russia's war in Ukraine.
Sparton Corporation, Ultra Electronics to produce sonobuoys
Sparton Corporation and Ultra Electronics Holdings are to receive $30.3 million subcontracts for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.