Congressman-elect Gianforte settles with reporter he assaulted, pays $50,000 to press group

Montana Republican Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte pledged on Wednesday to donate $50,000 to a journalism advocacy group as part of an out-of-court settlement he reached with the reporter he physically assaulted on the eve of his election. Gianforte, a wealthy...

Huawei will leapfrog Apple and HP to lead the PC market in five years, top exec says

Huawei will become the top personal computer maker in the world in three to five years, leapfrogging the likes of Apple, Lenovo and HP, a top executive at the firm told CNBC on Wednesday, just days after launching new notebook devices. In May, the Chinese firm took...

European Central Bank Meeting Focuses on ‘Forward Guidance’

By JACK EWING June 8, 2017 FRANKFURT — Forward guidance might sound like something to mount on the dashboard of a car. But in the world of monetary policy it is a crucial concept, one that will be the focus of the European Central Bank’s meeting...