Oil up on weaker dollar, supply glut caps gain Oil prices rose for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday boosted by a weaker dollar and investors covering short positions, but worries over persistent oversupply capped gains. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, had gained 25 cents […]

Germany plans new emissions testing body after VW scandal The German transport ministry announced plans on Tuesday to set up a new institute to test vehicle emissions to try to restore consumer confidence after the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) scandal. The ministry said it would found a new testing institute involving the […]

Charter, Comcast explore wireless partnership with Sprint U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp is in talks with Charter Communications Inc and Comcast Corp about a partnership to boost the two U.S. cable companies’ wireless offerings, according to sources familiar with the matter. Sprint, controlled by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, has entered […]

22 million fewer Americans insured under Senate GOP bill The Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million fewer Americans with health insurance by 2026 than under Obamacare, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The highly anticipated score answers key questions about the impact of the Senate’s controversial […]

Trump’s travel ban still doesn’t make any sense It’s not surprising that President Trump was “very pleased” following the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to partially reinstate the White House’s travel ban on refugees and citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. Two iterations of the controversial executive order prompted protests at […]