Bloomberg Qualcomm Inc. is trying to steer a big chuck of its billion-dollar dispute with Apple Inc. over the use of fundamental technology for mobile phones away from what it sees as a sideshow over patents. At a hearing, Qualcomm asked a federal judge in San Diego to throw out as moot all claims by Apple related to nine “handpicked” ...

Bloomberg The US, Canada and Mexico remain at odds over metals tariffs, with Donald Trump’s envoy to Canada saying the president is reviewing them. Trump’s ambassador, Kelly Craft, argued the levies on steel and aluminum imports were designed to prevent overseas metal from entering America via its neighbors. “That is not something that is against Canada,” Craft said at an ...

Bloomberg Consumers drove the US economy to better-than-expected growth in the third quarter, but a steep slowdown in business spending raised concerns about whether the strength in the expansion is sustainable. The 3.5 percent annualised gain in gross domestic product, following 4.2 percent, marked the best back-to-back quarters since 2014, according to Commerce Department report. The rise in consumer spending, ...