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Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state

TORONTO -- TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with...

Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund

NEW YORK -- When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were left in limbo. Now,...

Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying US Steel, pledges tax incentives and tariffs

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp.,...

Founder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network pleads guilty to fraud charges

NEW YORK -- The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network could face decades in prison after pleading...

Is Enron back? If it's a joke, some former employees aren't laughing

HOUSTON -- An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in...

A judge has once again rejected Musk's multi-billion-dollar Tesla pay package. Now what?

DETROIT -- For a second time, a Delaware judge has nullified a pay package that Tesla had awarded its CEO, Elon Musk, that...