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The Merit Systems Protection Board is the independent, quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in labor disputes brought by federal employees. Krisanapong Detraphiphat hide caption toggle caption Krisanapong Detraphiphat Six fired…

Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation of copper imports in what is a first step toward potential tariffs on the metal. Administration officials said the White House…

Shares in electric car maker Tesla have slumped more than 9% after EU and UK sales fell by almost half in January.The drop in Tesla shares took the company's valuation…

Getty ImagesApple boss Tim Cook said his company may have to change its diversity practices as the US legal landscape shifts.His comments came just minutes after a majority of shareholders…

President Trump. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. Since taking office in late January, the Trump…

Theranos founder and former chief executive Elizabeth Holmes has lost an appeal against her conviction for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company.Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in…

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesEnergy prices will rise by 6.4% in April under regulator Ofgem's new cap - a higher than expected increase adding pressure on people's finances.It means…

Singapore's biggest bank says it expects to cut 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done by humans."The reduction in workforce…

Pedro GarciaTechnology Reporter, LisbonDuarte DiasLisbon, Dublin and Seattle - like many Duarte Dias has moved to move upIn 2020, Duarte Dias, a Portuguese software engineer, accepted a job offer to…

The Trump administration has blocked the Associated Press from covering several of the president's events because it continues to refer to the body of water between Mexico and Florida as…