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• White House announces plan to merge Education and Labor departments

  5 Mins Ago

  Republicans have attempted to eliminate the Department of Education at least twice since it was established in 1980.

• Intel's Brian Krzanich is forced out as CEO after 'consensual relationship' with employee

  2 Hours Ago

  Krzanich, 58, was named CEO and elected to the board in May 2013.

• Goldman Sachs: Weak stock market returns are ahead even with booming earnings

  58 Mins Ago

  A continued surge in corporate earnings will have only limited benefit for stock prices, which face multiple policy obstacles, according to Goldman Sachs.

• Tesla enhancing security at Gigafactory, says they got call that ex-employee threatened violence

  1 Hour Ago

  Tesla sued ex-employee Martin Tripp for allegedly hacking and stealing data, but in two separate interviews he claims to be a whistleblower.

• Amazon could crack $2,000 before we see a pullback, says market watcher

  57 Mins Ago

  Amazon, already up 50 percent in 2018, just hit its 34th intraday high of the year on Thursday. At this pace, its stock will surpass the 43 records it set in 2017, an all-time high. The sky is the limit for the shares, according to one market watcher.

• If you've been ducking sales taxes for your online purchases, it's game over

  11 Mins Ago

  If you're avoiding sales taxes on your web-based purchases, you should know that you owe your state on those levies. Here's what this key ruling means for you.

• US intelligence report: China will have the world's most powerful naval gun ready for war by 2025

  1 Hour Ago

  The warship-mounted electromagnetic railgun is expected to enter China's arsenal by 2025, ahead of the U.S. and Russia, according to sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report.

• The Amazon Fire TV Cube is so good I want one for every TV in my house

  4 Hours Ago

  Amazon's Fire TV Cube lets you control almost your entire TV experience by voice. CNBC's Todd Haselton says it's so good that he now wants one for every TV in his home.

• This is how much it costs to detain an immigrant in the US

  1 Hour Ago

  ICE budget requests have skyrocketed under Trump. Here’s how much it costs to detain someone in an immigration facility in the U.S.

• Conagra has approached Pinnacle Foods about a potential deal

  4 Mins Ago
• GE may not break up completely, but could announce spinoff

  2 Hours Ago

  General Electric may not break up entirely, but it is heading toward a significant announcement at the end of this month.

• Melania Trump makes surprise visit to Texas to see migrant children separated from parents

  14 Mins Ago

  The visit comes a day after Trump caved to pressure and signed an order aimed at ending migrant family separations.

• Trump questions the 'purpose' of House immigration bills only hours before critical votes

  1 Hour Ago

  President Donald Trump downplayed the importance of House Republican immigration bills Thursday only hours before a vote.

• Watch the World Cup live at Telemundo

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• Skyrocket your productivity with the 'touch it once' rule

  25 Mins Ago

  It saves you time and brain space.

• 7-year-old Google contest winner awarded prizes worth $80,000 and a trip to Mountain View

  13 Mins Ago

  This first grader is the youngest to ever win the Google doodle contest.

• Kroger shares on track for their best day in 9 years on strong earnings

  1 Hour Ago

  The supermarket operator saw strong earnings after shifting its focus to online grocery and delivery services.

• Chinese stocks under pressure from Trump's trade tactics, ETF heads for worst losing streak in six years

  49 Mins Ago

  The iShares China Large Cap ETF (FXI) traded lower Thursday, tracking for its first 11-day losing streak since 2012.

• Supreme Court rules that states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax

  3 Hours Ago

  The court overturned a 1992 precedent barring states from requiring businesses with no "physical presence" in that state to collect sales taxes.