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Kroger Tightens 2018 Profit Forecast, Shares Soar

Kroger Co. on Thursday tightened its profit forecast for the full year as the grocer's investments in delivery and online services helped it better compete...

Trump Sets $50bn In China Tariffs, With Beijing Ready To Strike Back

US President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that look...

Canada Has Agreed With US To Keep NAFTA Alive, No Talks Set

Canada agreed with the United States on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue although they did not set a date for the next round...

China Urges US To Make "Wise Choice" Ahead Of Tariffs Decision

China urged the United States on Thursday to make a "wise decision" on trade, saying it was ready to respond in case Washington chose confrontati...

Seattle City Council Repeals 'Head Tax' On Amazon, Etc. Weeks After Enactment

Seattle's city council voted on Tuesday to repeal a newly enacted 'head tax' imposed on the city's largest companies, including Amazon.com, in the face of...

Sheltered Canadian Dairy Sector Skimming Global Exports, US Complains

Canada's sheltered dairy sector has drawn the ire of US President Donald Trump for its high tariffs, but US farmers say that it is just as galling that exp...

COFCO Buys US Soybeans But New Trump Threats Make Buyers Nervous

China's state grains and agricultural trader COFCO has bought cargoes of soybeans from the United States, two sources familiar with the matter said, though...

Price Cuts, Freight Costs Pressure Costco's Margins, Shares Slip

Warehouse club operator Costco Wholesale Corp. reported third-quarter results that topped analysts' estimates, but price cuts and higher freight costs weig...