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A union for casino workers and one of the largest resort operators in Las Vegas reached a tentative labor agreement Friday that would cover about a quarter of the 50,000 employees threatening the first citywide strike in more than 30 years. The new five-year deal with Caesars Entertainment covers about 12,000 bartenders, housekeepers, kitchen workers and others at nine casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 said. It comes just after tens of thousands of bartenders, housekeepers, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks and other kitchen workers saw their contracts expire. …read more […]

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano discusses why President Trump was right to pardon Dinesh D’ Souza. …read more […]

Oil prices retreated on Friday after the dollar rose on better-than-expected U.S. employment data, which pressured greenback-denominated commodities, including crude. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CLc1) futures fell $1.23 a barrel to settle at $65.81 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent (LCOc1) fell 77 cents to $76.79 a barrel. …read more […]

The controversial government contract that led thousands of Google employees …read more […]

The White House billed the effort as a way to shore up national energy security, but the announcement triggered swift backlash from an unusual alliance of drillers, renewable energy producers and environmentalists who called it an unfair attempt to prop up non-competitive industries. “Unfortunately, impending retirements of fuel-secure power facilities are leading to a rapid depletion of a critical part of our nation’s energy mix, and impacting the resilience of our power grid,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement about the measure. …read more […]

By 2022, sports cars will contribute 5 percent of the Itailan automaker’s global sales, say reps. …read more […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is proceeding with plans for trade talks in Beijing on Saturday, U.S. officials said, after the Trump administration launched steel and aluminum tariffs on Western allies and renewed its tariff threats against China. Two administration officials familiar with the matter said Ross’ negotiations of specific commitments on Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural and energy commodities would take place over the weekend despite a report that initial haggling with Beijing this week could delay or cancel it. The purchases are aimed at reducing the $375 billion U.S. trade deficit with China. …read more […]

Looking for more income in this pricy market? These two stocks are great long-term bets. …read more […]

“Nick, is there an investment strategy out there that has made money consistently, every year, over the past five years?”

My friend’s question caught me off guard.

And I couldn’t answer him right then and there.

However, the question intrigued me enough that I decided to research the issue.

Poring over my database of thousands of ETFs, I did find a handful of strategies that have made money over each of the past five years.

Upon reflection, I was surprised I didn’t find more.

After all, we’ve been in the second-longest bull market of all time.

Still, there was one strategy that stood out.

And it stood out …read more […]

Robust Memorial Day weekend sales also bolstered retail auto deliveries, carmakers said. “The U.S. economy remains on a favourable trajectory,” said Ford Motor Co (F.N) chief economist Emily Kolinski Morris during a media briefing call on Friday. Ford estimated full-year industry sales could fall slightly to the high 16 million to low 17 million range, as automakers trim low-margin sales to fleet customers and deal with an increase in used cars coming off lease to compete with new vehicles. …read more […]

FCA revealed this and more at its latest five-year plan. …read more […]

Satisfy your sugar craving with these Donut Day deals. …read more […]

FOX Business’ Lou Dobbs says President Trump’s endless, boundless energy has propelled his presidency to accomplish more than any president has in modern history. …read more […]

May.31 — Theresa Barger, chief executive officer at Cartica Management, discusses the trade tensions between the U.S. and China and the potential for a trade war. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” …read more […]

A Goldman Sachs vice president was arrested Thursday in California on insider-trading charges filed in a New York court. Woojae Jung awaited a court appearance in federal court in San Francisco to face six counts of securities fraud and a conspiracy charge. Jung, who lives in San Francisco, was accused in court papers of trading the securities of a dozen companies based on inside information. …read more […]