Ravi Belani, managing director at Alchemist Accelerator, speaks at a recent presentation by the startup in Sunnyvale, Calif. Laura Sydell/NPR hide caption
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The EU will take its complaint over new U.S. tariffs to the World Trade Organization, according to Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for trade. Malmström spoke at a news conference Friday in Brussels. Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-Tech Expo looks at a computer chip through a microscope. The White House said Tuesday that it will impose tariffs on $50 billion in imports from China containing "industrially significant technology." Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Stacey Cunningham, the current New York Stock Exchange chief operating officer, will become the exchange's 67th president starting Friday. She will be its first female leader in the exchange's 226-year history. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
A protester holds a European Union flag next to cardboard cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as Zuckerberg and leaders of the European Parliament prepare to meet in Brussels. Francois Lenoir/Reuters hide caption
"The Internet wasn't broken in 2015," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says, referring to the year when net neutrality rules were adopted. Pai is seen here speaking to the House Appropriations Committee earlier this year. Alex Edelman/Getty Images hide caption
Ruger says it will comply with a shareholder initiative calling for it to track gun violence. Here, a Ruger AR-15 rifle is seen for sale in Colorado. Rick Wilking/Reuters hide caption
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson faces a lawsuit over his agency's sidelining of a rule that is meant to prevent segregation in areas that receive federal housing funds. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (center left) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center right) walk through a hotel lobby as they head to a state guest house to meet Chinese officials in Beijing on Friday. The talks included a "thorough exchange of views," Chinese media report. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ford will focus on SUVs and trucks — and eliminate many of its sedans — in the North American market. Here, the company's trucks were highlighted at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Trader Edward Curran (right) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. As Treasury yields topped 3 percent on Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is levying a $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo as punishment for the banking giant's actions in its mortgage and auto loan businesses. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The Thomas Fire advanced toward Santa Barbara County on Dec. 10, 2017, in Carpinteria, Calif. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
According to reporting by CNBC, Cubeyou collected data from Facebook users through personality quizzes "for non-profit academic research" developed with Cambridge University, and then sold the data to advertisers. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will visit Capitol Hill to discuss consumer data privacy issues, under questioning from Senate and House panels. Stephen Lam/Reuters hide caption
Panera Bread's website went down for part of Monday — eight months after the chain was warned that its site wasn't protecting sensitive customer data. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Major credit card companies say they are phasing out signature requirements starting in April. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A shopper makes a purchase at the J.C. Penney store in North Riverside, Ill., Nov. 17. U.S. consumer spending grew in the fourth quarter at its fastest pace in three years. Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters hide caption
Trader Fran O'Connell works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average rebounded sharply on Monday following a report of U.S.-China trade talks. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. Brendan McDermid/Reuters hide caption
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Facebook. Stuart Ramson/AP hide caption
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate banking committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 1. This week, Powell presided over a Fed policy meeting for the first time since becoming chairman. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption