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Tesla will start delivering Model 3 electric vehicles in China on Monday

The China-made cars are priced at 355,800 yuan ($50,000) before subsidies and Tesla has said it wants to start deliveries before Chinese new year beginning ...

Asia Stocks to Open Higher After U.S. Tech Rally

The index extended its winning streak to 11 days. RETAILERS RULE: Amazon .com and Ulta Beauty were among the biggest gainers in the S&P 500 a day after a r...

Young Girl Dies After 'Medical Emergency' on Delta Flight

A girl died Thursday evening (Friday New Zealand time) on a flight out of Los Angeles International Airport headed to Seattle, US officials say. The girl wa...

Sriracha hot chilli sauce recall over fears of 'exploding' bottles

Fans of the sauce are advised not to open any bottles that feel "bloated" and to return them to the place of purchase for a full cash refund. Food Standards ...

How to get free Starbucks in N.J. through New Year’s Eve

Customers arriving between 1 and 2 p.m. On Friday, December 27th the party is coming to the Loves Park location at 1521 E. Riverside Blvd. Drinks covered un...

Electric vehicle startup Rivian closes $1.3b investment round

Investments in the company in 2019 have raised $2.85 billion, observers said . In April, Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe revealed the company planned to...

Is McDonald's open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day?

Most major grocery stores are closed, along with the LCBO and Beer Store. McDonald's says: "Only a handful of McDonald's restaurants open on Christmas Day, ch...

Listeria Cases Prompt Egg-Products Recall, Including In Illinois

According to the recall notice , products made with eggs, including almost 80 different hard-boiled egg varieties sold by more than 30 brands have been recall...

Frontier Airlines faces sexual assault lawsuit by passengers

Both women said they reported the assaults to flight attendants, who didn't properly notify anyone about the incident, according to the report. In a shocking ...

Dense fog causing significant issues at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports

The dense fog has caused more than 70 flights to be canceled in the early morning, the Midway International Airport confirmed on its twitter account. Weather se...

BMW Is Under Investigation Of SEC Over Sales Reporting

Phil Dhilanni, the official spokesperson of BMW , said that they are going to cooperate with officials of SEC in this investigation fully. The probe comes as...

Durable Goods Orders Down 2.0% in November

Orders for transportation equipment dropped 5.9 per cent after edging up 0.1 per cent in October. Excluding transportation, new orders were virtually unchange...

Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal

This month U.S. Trade Rep Robert Lighthizer said it could be the first week of January. US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping ...

YouTube Is Removing Cryptocurrency-Related Videos, for Unclear Reasons

One of the first to sound the alarm seems to be Ben Perrin, the marketing director at bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin and a host of an educational YouTube chann...

Tesla Lines Up $1.4 Billion In Financing From Chinese Banks

The Chinese banks that would offer the credit line to Tesla include China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), Industrial and Commercial ...

China calls on U.S. to take "concrete steps" with North Korea

Pastreich pointed out that the Defense Appropriations Act plays another role in the US' provocation because the budget has "built into it sort of a thrust for...

Winners of world's richest lottery 'El Gordo' celebrate

Winners of Spain's " El Gordo " lottery were celebrating yesterday after more than €2 billion (RM9.15 billion) were paid out as the lucky numbers were annou...

Another Big Round of Venture Funding for Rivian

It was the fourth large investment in Rivian this year and the company's largest funding round so far. The e-commerce giant also ordered 100,000 electric ...

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia agree to divide Neutral Zone along border

The oil fields were shut down about five years ago after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait feuded over land-use and environmental issues. He confirmed that oil prices...

Canada's main stock index hits record close ahead of two-day holiday

Assurant rose 0.9% and Home Depot rose 0.7%, while Ross Stores added 0.8%. Last Christmas Eve, the Dow industrials tumbled more than 650 points and the S&P 500 ...

Elon Musk finds humour in Tesla’s $420 stock getting ‘so high’

Tesla Inc shares traded above $420 on Monday, more than a year after Elon Musk tweeted he had " funding secured " to take the electric auto maker private...

Uber founder Travis Kalanick is leaving the company’s Board of Directors

His remaining shares will be sold on Thursday, and his departure from the board will be effective December 31. "I will continue to cheer for its future from t...

Richest lottery pays out 2 billion euros

The jackpot structure is created to allow as many people as possible a win - even a small one - or to at least break even with a free ticket. Spain's Christ...

France fines Google €150 million

Compared to the €1.5 billion (~$1.69 billion) fine the European Commission levied against Google in March of this year, the French fine is more of a s...

Oil prices settle higher amid better demand outlook

Brent futures were up 5 cents, or 0.08%, to 66.59 a barrel by 0242 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 8 cents, or 0.13%, at $61.10 per barrel....

City, county offices in Kalamazoo closed for the holidays

Fret not, readers. We've got you covered. But what bookstores are even open? Walgreens: Store hours vary Christmas Eve and Christmas Day . Though all Star...

Sundar Pichai gets $242 million pay package, after taking control of Alphabet

The $240 million pay package in stock grants will be awarded over three years if Pichai hits performance targets. However, according to Bloomberg , which ear...

Blockchain startup Ripple is now valued at $10 billion

He also hinted at what many have been saying recently - by constantly selling XRP on a regular basis, the company prevents the XRP price from rising. While XR...

Bond yields nose dive after Operation twist announcement

The operation is likened to the Federal Reserve's "operational twist" - which involved swapping short-term treasury securities for long-term government debts co...

Deadly listeria outbreak linked to hard-boiled eggs prompts nationwide alert

The products have not been recalled and were sold nationwide. Symptoms can include fever, diarrhea, headache, muscle aches, loss of balance and convulsions, acc...

U.S. third-quarter growth unrevised; consumer spending strong

But they say annual growth could be reduced by about one-half percentage point to 1.5% in the first quarter, reflecting Boeing's temporary production shutdown o...

IL unemployment 4.3 percent, unchanged since November

The national unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.5 percent in November 2019. "The labor force continues to grow at a modest rate, having added 5,600 indivi...

Vape Companies Slapped by Advertising Authority for Instagram Posts

British American Tobacco (BAT) must stop advertising its e-cigarettes from any public account on Instagram, including some influencers' accounts, the UK's adve...

Fed Official Sees Steady Course for Economy

It had lowered its benchmark overnight lending rate three times this year to counteract harmful impacts on the economy from slowing global growth and the U.S. "...

Kohl's now open 24 hours a day until Christmas Eve

Here's a breakdown of the hours and services available between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day . Shoppers can get more details here. Christmas Day and New...