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Does the EU need us more than we need them?

Examining the truth in the line the EU needs our customer more than we need theirs.

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Four-day week: ‘Time is one of the best gifts of all’

The idea of a four day week is being backed in various quarters but what are the pros and cons?

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin moves to quell firestorm, says Trump never suggested firing Fed Chairman

President Donald Trump is adamantly opposed to the Federal Reserve’s rate hike campaign, but has never suggested firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday.

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Here’s why a technician thinks Jim Cramer is ‘spot on’ about buying gold, and may surge 10% more

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer just sounded a bullish call on gold, and one technician says he’s right.

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Wall Street’s view on Trump’s talk of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell: ‘Utter madness’

Experts and prominent Wall Street investors are weighing in on the suggestion that Fed Chair Jerome Powell could be shown the door.

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Trump’s special envoy to defeat ISIS resigns after decision to pull out of Syria

Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State, submitted his resignation on Friday, effective Dec. 31, a U.S.State Department official said on Saturday.

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Airplane class wars make their way to the coach cabin. Here is your guide to the new economy seats

Coach class isn’t a catchall anymore for the back of the plane. Airlines are dividing up the economy cabin into smaller and smaller subclasses — each with its own perks, or lack thereof — in a bid to get travelers to shell out more to fly.

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Trump risks ‘damaging America’s reputation for the long term’ with Syria withdrawal, experts warn

“You think they’re going to trust us now? Not a chance,” one expert warned.

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Government shutdown likely to last at least until Dec. 27 as lawmakers fail to strike a deal

Congress missed a midnight Friday deadline to fund nine departments, or about a quarter of the government, amid a fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall.

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US, Canada call on China to release detained Canadians

The United States joined Canada on Friday in calling on Beijing to release two Canadians detained in what are widely believed to be tit-for-tat arrests related to the high-profile detention in Canada of an executive of a major Chinese corporation.