Tesla must complete brake fix to regain top safety rating: Consumer Reports Tesla Inc needs to complete fixing its Model S sedan emergency braking system to regain Consumer Reports' top safety rating, the magazine said on Friday, noting that a recent update by the luxury electric car maker was not […]
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Amazon moves beyond retail get Wall Street thumbs up, for now Amazon.com Inc's ventures far beyond online retail, from cloud computing to movie making, are raising questions among corporate strategy experts about its focus. The Seattle-based company wowed Wall Street again this week with a 23 percent jump in sales, […]
Investors, South Korean tech suppliers brush off North Korea threat Growing tensions with North Korea should worry global electronics firms such as Apple Inc as they source key parts from South Korea, but investors are brushing off such concerns and snapping up shares in key exporters, heartened by robust earnings […]
Next battleground: An aging Great Lakes pipeline stirs new protest The growing protest movement against U.S. oil and gas pipelines has so far focused on stopping or delaying new construction, with some high-profile successes. Now, in Michigan, a broad coalition of opponents is entering a new frontier: Pushing to rip […]
Trump tax cut caution, ECB meeting cools risk rally A record-setting rally in world stocks ran out of steam on Thursday, with unconvincing U.S. tax cut plans cooling investors' spirits and caution setting in as the European Central Bank met. Europe's main bourses were as much as 0.7 percent lower […]
Investors eye Elliott's Plan B as BHP shake-up push falters Two weeks after Elliott Management's surprise assault on BHP Billiton, the fund manager's three-point demand for change is gaining little traction with investors, prompting expectations a second strike is imminent. While Elliott is struggling to push through a $46 billion […]
Shares in Japan's Takata suspended after report on bankruptcy plan Trading in Takata Corp shares was suspended on Thursday after a report that the Japanese airbag maker at the heart of the car industry's biggest-ever recall is considering a bankruptcy plan that will create a new company and ringfence its […]
Tyson Foods eyes higher wages as U.S. labor market tightens Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N), the biggest U.S. chicken company, said on Wednesday it may raise wages again for workers at all of its poultry plants, a sign of an intensifying battle for employees in a tightening labor market. The increases […]
U.S. judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for sanctuary cities A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration's efforts to toughen immigration enforcement. The ruling from U.S. District Judge […]
Eighth time lucky NASA launches super balloon to collect near space data A stadium-sized pressure balloon launched by NASA in New Zealand began collecting data in near space on Wednesday, beginning a 100-day planned journey after several launch attempts were thwarted by storms and cyclones. The balloon, designed by the […]
