Daily Oklahoman: Business
- Johnson wins Trump's approval for tough approach to Brexit
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 12:12 AMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won U.S. President Donald Trump's approval Sunday for his plans to take a tough approach in talks to leave the European Union after a chummy meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in France.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump signals some regret on China trade war
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:08 AMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled regret Sunday for an escalating trade war with China, as he faces a tense reception from world leaders meeting amid mounting anxiety of a global economic slowdown at the Group of Seven summit in France.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Countries agree to protect endangered sharks and rays
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:53 AMGENEVA (AP) — Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warren's career started by studying families who went broke
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:05 PMCHICAGO (AP) — As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chinese casino hub Macao's elite choose new leader
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 08:18 PMMACAO (AP) — An elite pro-Beijing panel has chosen a new leader for the Chinese casino gambling hub Macao.
Ho Iat-seng was picked Sunday to be the next chief executive of the former Portuguese colony in a selection process with no other candidates.
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Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMIntegris Medical Group has announced three new physicians have joined the Integris Family Care Del City clinic at 4801 SE 15.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Our bigger enemy': Trump escalates attack on Fed chief
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMBy Martin CrutsingerAP Economics WriterWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal Twitter attack Friday against the Federal Reserve and chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed "did NOTHING!" and wondering who is "our bigger enemy" — Powell or China's leader.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump 'order' on trade
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 12:47 PMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Montana is back among states without state-funded preschool
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 06:21 AMHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana enters the upcoming school year back among the handful of states without publicly funded preschool, and the unions and education groups that are otherwise staunch allies of Democratic Gov.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - After underwhelming first year, can casino improve fortunes?
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:36 AMBOSTON (AP) — Aerosmith, New England Patriots cheerleaders and a five-tier birthday cake: Massachusetts' first Las Vegas-style casino is throwing itself an indulgent birthday bash Saturday.
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- German central bank chief warns against excessive pessimism
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 12:31 AMBERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany's central bank is warning against taking an overly pessimistic view of the economy, days after the bank cautioned that Europe's biggest economy could enter a recession in the current quarter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - G-7 cracks emerge on Iran as Trump contests French role
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:28 AMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — The first fissures emerged among G-7 leaders on Sunday over how to deal with Iran, as U.S. President Donald Trump denied he had signed on to an agreement on giving France a leading role as a go-between with the world's major democracies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - University of Oklahoma collaborates with other scientists to improve geothermal well drilling efficiencies
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 04:21 PMBy Jack MoneyBusiness writerjmoney@oklahoman.comNORMAN — Thermally activated smart shape memory polymers could help plug drilling-related problems with geothermal wells.
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Saeed Salehi, a professor of petroleum and geological engineering at the University of Oklahoma’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, is leading a team of researchers at OU and two other universities investigating the polymers’ potential. - Elizabeth Warren's rise started by looking at the bottom
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:26 PMCHICAGO (AP) — As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Corporate profits slump again suring second quarter
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMBy Damian J. TroiseAP Business WriterCorporate profits fell for a second straight quarter in the spring as the effect of last year's tax cut wore off and companies contended with uncertainty from the Trump administration's trade wars.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Recession fears shake markets
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMTrade wars and recession fears lead this week’s edition of Futures File, our weekly commodities wrap-up.Financial markets in limboInvestors are on edge with a new word being mentioned anew: recession.Currently, the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Latest: Spider-Man Tom Holland tells fans: 'I love you 3000'
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 10:04 AMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Walt Disney Co.'s biannual D23 fan convention in Anaheim (all times local):
12:05 p.m.
Tom Holland has made an appearance at a Disney fan convention amid the news that Spider-Man will no longer be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Britain's leader says trade deal with US won't be easy
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 02:22 PMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Saturday that getting a trade deal with the United State won't be "plain sailing" because of barriers to the United Kingdom's goods in American markets.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 4 European countries agree on trade deal with Mercosur
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:20 AMBERLIN (AP) — The European Free Trade Association, a group of four countries outside the European Union, has largely concluded a free-trade agreement with Mercosur, a South American trade bloc that includes Brazil.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawsuit over Oklahoma inmate death settled for $3.2 million
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:45 AMMUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A federal lawsuit by the mother of an Oklahoma man who died in jail has been settled for $3.2 million after missing documents were found at a funeral home.
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- Desperate Zimbabweans use cell phone transfers to get cash
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 12:18 AMHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After protests brought Zimbabwe's capital to a standstill earlier this month, Harare has returned to its normal bustle and Tedius Marara is back to his daily business: selling cash at a busy market.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: G-7 first ladies taste wine, visit pepper mecca
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:51 AMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — The Latest on the Group of Seven leaders' summit (all times local):
12:50 p.m.
Melania Trump, Brigitte Macron and other world leaders' wives are visiting the home of a famed French red pepper and tasting Basque country wine on the sidelines of the G-7 summit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Trump says he'll likely meet NK leader again
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:57 AMBIARRITZ, France (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit. (all times local):
President Donald Trump says he'll probably meet again with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Luck announces retirement following Colts loss to Bears
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:39 PMINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck watched one last game from the sideline Saturday.
Then he said goodbye to the NFL.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - TV reporter-turned-PR pro takes local firm to national heights
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMBy Paula BurkesBusiness writerpburkes@oklahoman.comWhen the New York-based Public Relations Society of America put out a request for proposals from firms interested in crafting a campaign to increase membership in its college chapters nationwide, Karen Wicker decided her small Oklahoma City firm — Candor — should vie for the project.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Drillinginfo now Enverus, reflecting expanded offerings to businesses across North America
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMBy Jack MoneyBusiness writerjmoney@oklahoman.comTexas-based Drillinginfo, a company that has provided oil and gas operators with data and analytical services over the past 20 years, has changed its name to Enverus to reflect its broadened focus.This week, the company announced the name change and its hope to use partnerships and collaborations to serve all energy producers with its products.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Markets tumble on growing tariffs rift between US, China
Sunday - 08/25/2019 - 01:00 AMBy Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman and Jill ColvinAP Business WritersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday that he had "hereby ordered" American companies "to immediately start looking" for alternatives to operating in China, hours after Beijing announced new trade sanctions on U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Crowds fill Argentine streets to back conservative president
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 03:03 PMBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Tens of thousands of Argentines have jammed streets in the capital and other cities to show support for conservative President Mauricio Macri, who is facing a tough fight heading into general elections in October in a country beset with economic struggles.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lebanese president says Beirut will overcome economic crisis
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:02 AMBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's president said Saturday his country will emerge from its difficult economic conditions by making decisions that boost production, and a top politician said politicians will be called for a meeting "to discuss the challenges.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A look at the seminal broadcasting moves that define the NFL
Saturday - 08/24/2019 - 07:52 AMPete Rozelle would not be surprised to see television's impact on the NFL as the league celebrates its 100th season this year.
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