Southwest gets FAA OK for flights to Hawaii from California

Southwest says it has won US approval to begin flights to Hawaii from California
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FedEx joins Amazon in delivery robot fray

FedEx is testing a new self-driving robotic vehicle that could one day deliver packages or pizzas to homes
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A very merry Christmas at Best Buy with sales booming

Best Buy shares soar after posting big holiday numbers
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ITV, BBC in concluding talks for new UK rival to Netflix

ITV says the company is in the concluding phase of discussions with the BBC over a new on-demand platform called BritBox to rival the likes of Netflix
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Barrick goes after Newmont to create $42 billion gold giant

Barrick Gold wants to acquire Newmont Mining in an all-stock deal that would create a mining behemoth
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GE sells biopharma unit for $21 billion

General Electric to sell biopharma business to Danaher Corp. for $21.4 billion
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Buffett praises potential successors, but no plans to retire

Two potential successors to Warren Buffet earned roughly $18 million each last year managing Berkshire Hathaway's dozens of operating companies
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Investor Warren Buffett to make lengthy TV appearance Monday

Investor Warren Buffett will appear on live television for three hours Monday morning to answer questions after releasing his annual letter to Berkshire Hathawa
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Buffett's firm reports $25B 4Q loss on paper stock losses

Warren Buffett's company recorded a $25 billion loss in the fourth quarter because of a big drop in the paper value of several of its stock investments
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Twitter co-founder Williams steps down from company board

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams will leave the social media company's board of directors at the end of the month
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AutoNation names USAA executive as new CEO

AutoNation, the country's largest automobile dealership chain, names Carl Liebert to succeed Mick Jackson as CEO
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Democratic group to spend $100M targeting 2020 battlegrounds

A major Democratic group plans to spend at least $100 million in battleground states during the 2020 election in hopes of denying President Donald Trump a secon
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Southwest grapples with new labor and revenue problems

Southwest attacks mechanics' union over a high number of canceled flights ahead of contract talks
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Caesars Entertainment talks with billionaire investor Icahn

Caesars Entertainment says it's talked with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who began pushing for changes after revealing a 10 percent stake in the casino oper
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Trouble at CVS Health long-term care business weighs heavily

CVS Health tops quarterly forecasts but outlook for the year could leave investors wanting
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Deere, hit on both sides of trade war, posts weak 1Q earns

Deere takes a 1Q trade-war hit, but is optimistic about 2019
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PepsiCo moves to profit in 4Q, sees tax benefit

PepsiCo moves to profit in 4Q, sees tax benefit
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Oversight of federal student loans is lacking, watchdog says

The Education Department's independent watchdog says the agency hasn't done enough to stop student loan servicers that break federal rules
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Drivers, connect your Wi-Fi! iRacing a hit in NASCAR

NASCAR drivers, fans flock to virtual iRacing
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Activision to lay off 800 workers as video game sales drop

Video game maker Activision Blizzard is laying off nearly 800 workers as the company braces for a steep downturn in revenue following the best year in its histo
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims he's vindicated in Russia probe

AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates an 'announcement' that he's been cleared of collusion between Russia and his campaign during the 2016 election
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump swipes progress from Obama era

AP FACT CHECK: In Trump's estimation, the good times began to roll for the country on the night he was elected, so he doesn't hesitate to claim progress from th
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Mattel, Hasbro results show diverging post-Toys R Us paths

Mattel, Hasbro post diverging results during the key holiday quarter
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Data center smoke causes outage for Wells Fargo customers

Smoke at one of Wells Fargo's data centers left some of the bank's customers without access to online or mobile banking as well as other services Thursday
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Wisconsin-based Shopko announces more store closings

Wisconsin-based retail chain Shopko Stores has announced more store closings as the company tries to emerge from bankruptcy.
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BB&T, SunTrust merge to create nation's 6th largest bank

Southern banking giants BB&T, SunTrust to merge in $66 billion deal, creating nation's sixth-largest retail bank
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Twitter posts bigger 4Q profit, monthly user base slips

Twitter says it grew its revenue and profit, along with user base, for the final three months of 2018
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Owens named chief executive behind CBS' '60 Minutes'

CBS opts for continuity in appointing Bill Owens as the new executive producer of '60 Minutes,' television's most popular and influential news show
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GM rebounds with $8.1B 2018 profit on strong pricing

General Motors' posted an $8.1 billion net profit last year as it got better prices for vehicles sold in the U.S., its most lucrative market
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Tesla knocks $1,100 off price of the Model 3

Tesla trims price of the Model 3, designed for the mass-market, by $1,100
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Archer Daniels reports lag in 4Q earnings, shares down 5 pct

Shares in Archer Daniels slide after the company reported lower-than-expected profits due to higher costs and a trade dispute with China that's dragged commodit
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Investments shore up earnings at Italy's Intesa SanPaolo

Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo says its 2018 earnings increased by a modest 5 percent as it refocuses its business on asset management.
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