A round of retail earnings revealed a divide between the retailers that are trying to keep prices low for customers and those that passing on bigger receipts.
Indian start-up Mensa Brands, which has catapulted to billion-dollar unicorn status in just six months, is already profitable and on course for further growth, founder Anath Narayanan has told CNBC.
Under a diplomatic boycott, American athletes would still compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics, but U.S. government officials would not attend the games.
After news hit that the United States would end an 18-month travel ban, Europeans booked plans to visit Orlando, New York City, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Ford Motor plans to make 600,000 electric vehicles globally by 2023. CEO Jim Farley said that would make it the second-largest U.S.-based EV maker, after Tesla.