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US-Europe dispute threatens world’s biggest trade link

The trade wars threatening to push the global economy into recession are entering a new phase, with the United States and European Union escalating a dispute that endangers the world’s biggest trade relationship.

Walmart to end sale of handgun ammunition

Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.

Apple shows off new software, even as iTunes expected to die

Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off a keynote Monday that previewed upcoming changes to the company’s phone and computer software, some intended to help it diversify to offset eroding sales of its iPhone.

Montana becomes first state in 2019 to legalize sports betting

Montana became the first state to legalize sports betting this year after Gov. Steve Bullock signed a bill Friday for the state lottery to oversee a system of wagering through kiosks and mobile applications that could be running by fall.

Co-founder of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, dies at 87

Herb Kelleher, the co-founder and longtime leader of Southwest Airlines, died Thursday. He was 87. Southwest confirmed his death but did not indicate the cause.

Agency says it’s spying on buses with Apple, Google workers

A transit agency in Silicon Valley set up six cameras to count how many buses carrying Apple and Google and other tech employees are using its roads after the companies refused to share that information.