British Airways pilots will strike in September for three days over a pay dispute, the first pilot walkout in about four decades.Their union, the British Airline Pilots Association, on Friday announced the three dates — September 9, 10 and 27…

The man who implemented India's biggest economic reforms of the 21st century has died.Arun Jaitley, who served as India's finance minister for the last five years, passed away on Saturday in New Delhi. He was 66.Jaitley took charge as India's…

A Russian spacecraft vaulted into Earth's orbit this week with a lone passenger: A life-sized, artificially intelligent, humanoid robot by the name of Fedor.Footage of the spacecraft's interior shows Fedor crouched in place, clutching a Russian flag in its right…

Internal emails released by Facebook on Friday show employees of the company expressed concerns about Cambridge Analytica's use of Facebook user data as early as September 2015.In the emails, Facebook employees discussed for months how they would look into Cambridge…

Google is urging its employees to cut back on political debates at work.The company published updated community guidelines for its employees this week, informing staffers that "disrupting the workday to have a raging debate over politics or the latest news…

It's hard to keep up with the tit-for-tat trade war between the United States and China.While trade negotiations are ongoing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump have been imposing waves of new tariffs for more than a year…

Koch Industries is unlike any other company.There is no other business so closely held by one family that is also so big and so diversified.David Koch, 79, who died Friday, and his brother Charles, 83, have owned the company since…

Wells Fargo is paying the Navajo Nation $6.5 million to settle allegations the bank preyed on the Native American tribe by using shady sales tactics.The agreement puts to rest a 2017 lawsuit brought by the Navajo Nation that accused scandal-ridden…

China on Friday unveiled tariffs on another $75 billion worth of US goods, the latest escalation in the trade war between the two countries. The additional tariffs of 5% or 10% will be levied on 5,078 products, including soybeans, coffee,…

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Friday acknowledged that the economy has grown more turbulent in the three weeks since the Fed cut rates for the first time in a decade -- but stopped short of giving any indication about…

Hong Kong's top airline can't escape the city's political crisis.The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, a major local labor organization, called on Cathay Pacific on Friday to "respect the freedom of speech of employees." The remarks followed the firing…

The US-China trade war ratcheted up yet again on Friday, with Beijing unveiling a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of US goods.China will place tariffs of 5% or 10% on US imports starting on September…

Dow and broader stock futures dropped early Friday following reports that China is planning to retaliate with a new round of import tariffs on US goods.The trade news was overshadowing the annual Federal Reserve symposium in Jackson Hole, at which…

Happy Friday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here.This week in markets has mostly been about what Jerome Powell has to say.The Federal Reserve…

Hasbro is buying the company that owns popular children's cartoon Peppa Pig, expanding its push into entertainment with a bet on preschoolers.The US toymaker said Thursday that it has agreed to buy eOne for $4 billion. The entertainment company, which…

Hong Kong's subway operator says it will crack down on violence at its train stations.MTR's announcement comes amid heavy criticism of the company from Chinese state media, which has accused it of helping participants of the city's pro-democracy protests. The…

Cracks are beginning to form in the American economy, threatening to tip the country into recession. And at least some of those cracks are self-inflicted.The biggest problem facing the United States economy is a slowdown that has struck China, Germany,…

Asian markets mostly moved cautiously higher Friday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech for clues on whether the US central bank will cut interest rates in the future.Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced 0.6%, while China's Shanghai…

Google announced Thursday that it had disabled 210 YouTube channels that were uploading videos "in a coordinated manner" about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.The announcement came three days after Twitter and Facebook announced they had shut down a network…

DoorDash is finally detailing changes to its controversial tipping policy, one month after the company's CEO promised an update in response to a widespread backlash.Since 2017, DoorDash has at times taken a customer's tip and put it toward covering the…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will face his most serious test in the job yet when he speaks Friday at the annual economic powwow in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He is facing tremendous political pressure from President Donald Trump, and expectations…

HP CEO and president Dion Weisler is stepping down due to a "family health matter," the company announced on Thursday.In its third quarter earnings report, HP said Weisler -- who has served as company CEO since 2015 -- will be…

A lot has changed in the nearly three-and-a-half years since the launch of Oculus Rift, the first high-end virtual reality headset for consumers. One thing that hasn't changed? You probably still don't own one.That headset, which at the time cost…

Google may be doing away with its dessert naming scheme after a long, delicious run.The company announced on Thursday the next version of its mobile operating system will be called Android 10. It's currently in public beta and expected to…

The outspoken CEO of online home goods retailer Overstock.com resigned Thursday, days after he issued a press release entitled "Comments on Deep State" that claimed he helped the FBI carry out "political espionage."The strange post from longtime Overstock chief Patrick…