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  • Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) arrives at Democratic Party caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File Photo

    Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...

  • FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin at a local pharmacy in Provo

    Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic

    By Nate Raymond, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making,...

  • usFILE PHOTO: A bulldozer moves coal at the Murray Energy Corporation port facility in Powhatan Point, Ohio

    Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

    By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...

  • FILE PHOTO - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to Democrats

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (L) listens to Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) (R) before a House Judiciary committee hearing on the 'Oversight of the US Department of Homeland Security' on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 20

    Trump's drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down...

  • Can the Economy Be Weak and Strong at the Same Time?

    By Jeff Cox, CNBC

    Wall Street strategists who normally live and breathe data are now pushing a curious new narrative: Don't believe the data. More specifically, it's become routine practice lately to disparage...

  • 3 Ways Mega-Rich Investors Could Cut Your Drug Prices

    By Janna Herron

    Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals continue to dive after a seething report issued this month by investors betting against the company compared it to Enron and critics questioned its drug-pricing and...

  • Workers are reflected in the windows of the Canary Wharf offices of JP Morgan in London September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Neil Hall

    Major Banks Facing $120 Billion Shortfall

    By Dan Freed, Reuters

    Six of the eight globally systemically important U.S. banks need to raise an additional $120 billion to comply with a regulatory requirement proposed Friday by the Federal Reserve. The requirements...

  • Traffic Jams

    Why Cars as We Know Them May Disappear by 2050

    By Colin Chilcoat, Oilprice.com

    We’ve seen predictions of the death of the automotive industry before; even the death of the car salesman , and, more recently, the death of diesel . To be clear, the automobile isn’t going anywhere...

  • Robots

    How Robots Could Put Workers on Panera’s Bread Line

    By Jacqueline Leo

    Years ago, the technology of choice in your local diner was a mini jukebox on the table. Today, it’s a touch screen so you can place your order directly to the kitchen from your table. That’s what...