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How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay

How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay

For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined regulatory filings detailing the pay packages of 344 executives. Eq...

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Wall Street gains as investors eye US trade talks with China, Fed rate decision and earnings reports

Wall Street gains as investors eye US trade talks with China, Fed rate decision and earnings reports

Wall Street chugged mostly higher in premarket trading Tuesday as Chinese and U.S. officials begin a second day of trade talks and the Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day meeting to make a decis...

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Union Pacific Norfolk Southern announce transcontinental railroad deal

Union Pacific Norfolk Southern announce transcontinental railroad deal

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country. The deal w...

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Federal Reserve likely to stand pat on rates this week, deepening the gulf between Powell and Trump

Federal Reserve likely to stand pat on rates this week, deepening the gulf between Powell and Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to leave its short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday for the fifth straight meeting, a move that will likely underscore the deep divide be...

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Trump tariffs could increase factory costs by up to 4.5%: analysis

Trump tariffs could increase factory costs by up to 4.5%: analysis

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for a domestic manufacturing sector that depends on...

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Trump notches up trade deals, but will it pay off for American consumers

Trump notches up trade deals, but will it pay off for American consumers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting his way with the world economy. Trading partners from the European Union to Japan to Vietnam appear to be acceding to the president’s demands to...

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