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Google Parent Posts Surge in Profit, but Expenses Also Jump

Alphabet posted surging profits as advertisers kept swarming to the search giant amid a global debate about internet privacy that threatens to affect its main revenue generator....

How Europe's New Privacy Rules Favor Google and Facebook

Big tech companies gain while smaller online ad firms are squeezed under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which takes effect in May....

In ZTE Battle, U.S. Suppliers Are Collateral Damage

American companies that supply chips, antennas and other gear to ZTE are bracing for a sizable revenue loss after the U.S. said they no longer would be able to sell components to the Chinese teleco...

Amazon Can Now Deliver Packages to Your Car

The company said it has teamed with General Motors Co. and Volvo Cars to start offering in-car deliveries, giving its couriers access to potentially millions of vehicles in 37 U.S. markets. ...

Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing in Talks for IPO

Didi Chuxing Technology is holding discussions about a multibillion-dollar initial public offering that could happen as soon as this year, as it looks to amass a large war chest to fend off rivals ...

Why the French President Has the Best Chance to Temper 'America First'

Emmanuel Macron, who is visiting Washington, is a suave globalist, in contrast to Donald Trump, who is a brash nationalist. But the French leader may stand a better chance of drawing the U.S. presi...

Europe Confronts Blowback From U.S. Economic Moves

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron visit Washington this week with strains hanging over European economic relations with the U.S....

U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rose in March

Sales of previously owned homes ticked up in March from February but were below year-earlier levels as tight inventories, rising mortgage rates and high prices hurt the start to the spring selling ...

Trump's Message to Congress: New Nafta or No Nafta

The Trump administration is pushing hard to finish talks on Nafta over the next two weeks and is considering tough tactics to get Congress to approve a new deal....

Controversial New Milk Shakes Up Big Dairy

An upstart milk company’s success in marketing a controversial type of milk that is supposed to be easy to digest has some big dairy companies setting aside their skepticism to introduce their own ...