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Why China Matters to the Fed

Sep 23 -- Brown Brother Harriman currency head Marc Chandler discusses the slowing china market with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Alix Steel on "What'd You Miss?" (Source: Bloomberg)

Is the world ready for artificial intelligence Barbie?

Four4Four SciTech: Hello Barbie’s artificial intelligence; robot garbage collection, animal selfie copyright row, how to eat without food

Wal-Mart presses suppliers to share benefits of cheaper yuan

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is seeking price cuts from suppliers that produce goods in China, saying the retailer should share in the savings generated by China's devaluation of the yuan, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Anheuser-Busch scoops up another craft brewer

Anheuser-Busch has acquired Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing, the largest craft brewer in Los Angeles County.

10 of the biggest automotive scandals ever

Volkswagen isn't the first carmaker to get into hot water over some less-than-noble practices or to be hit hard by scandal.

Stocks close lower amid falling oil prices, weak China data

U.S. stocks traded in a narrow range Wednesday as investors eyed oil prices, weak manufacturing data in China, and a rally in Europe.

Xi says 'without reform' no progress for business in China

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday addressed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and other top American and Chinese business leaders, vowing that his country would work to remove barriers to foreign investment and improve intellectual property protections.

CEO recedes from public after backtracking on drug price hike

The brash CEO of a pharmaceutical company under fire this week for an extreme price increase of one of its drugs apparently is done defending himself to the public — at least for now.

US copyright rules made it easier for Volkswagen to cheat

Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat on emissions tests could have been found out earlier if the automaker—and indeed all automakers—hadn’t been able to block car-owners from digging into the software that runs their vehicles, digital rights advocates say.