China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications

Workers seeking an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions

A top Federal Reserve official says he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change that view

Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions score a victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights

Volkswagen workers have launched rolling two-hour strikes at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures

Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and some key cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the carmaker that owns brands like Jeep and Ram and Citroën and Peugeot

Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday

Ultra low-cost online retailers Temu and Shein are giving Western retailers a run for their money this holiday shopping season