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Citing Tesla's "years of gross negligence and failure to live up to industry standards", Walmart recalled multiple fire incidents in the past at its stores in O...

US Steel plans to lay off hundreds of workers in Michigan

Unfortunately, that did not materialize. It is a decision first announced in June - when the company also said staffing at its Gary, Indiana plant would b...

BHP more than doubles full-year profit

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United States and Swiss Regulators to Talk 'Complicated' Libra Subject This Week

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United States expands blacklist but gives Huawei another 90-day reprieve

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Google shuts down service that helped carriers provide better coverage

According to the Reuters , the U.S. tech giant shut down its 'Mobile Network Insights' service last April to prevent any further scrutiny from global privac...

Spot Trading Services For Cryptocurrencies Launched By Rakuten Wallet

According to the official announcement , the Japanese crypto exchange will initially support spot trading with Bitcoin , Bitcoin Cash , and Ethereum . Those...

China condemns United States backing for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

While one can understand that Twitter relies on advertising for revenues, profiting from disinformation by sending out anti-Hong Kong protest messages sets a wr...

Leaked Docs: UK Faces Vast Shortages in No-Deal Brexit

The prime minister said preparations had been "very far advanced" ahead of the original 29 March deadline. Johnson will meet the German chancellor on Wednesda...

Tim Cook ‘Made a Good Case’ of Tariffs Hurting Apple, Benefiting Samsung

The 10 percent tariff on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports is still entering into effect on September 1, but The Office of the United States Trade R...

Trade war, flooding hurt Deere

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World's Only Surviving Porsche Type 64 Doesn't Sell After Auction Confusion

The auction was then cut off as no bids higher than $ 17 million were issued, and this hugely significant piece in automotive history failed to meet its reserv...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk relaunches Tesla solar panel business

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Bugatti Centodieci is a $9m 1600hp homage to the iconic EB110

According to Bugatti, the Centodieci, which also happens to weigh 20kg less than its sibling, will shunt from 0-100km/h in just 2.4 seconds, with 200km/h coming...

US President Trump Does Not Want To Do Business With China's Huawei

Some U.S. tech companies have applied for licenses that would allow them to continue to sell to Huawei, arguing that the Commerce Department ban could harm thei...

Tyson recalls almost 40,000 pounds of Weaver frozen chicken patties

The unknown material was discovered after Food and Safety Inspections services received several complaints from customers. If you have the chicken patties in ...

Yields rise from three-year lows, trade concerns remain

The latest inversion has since reversed, albeit marginally, and yields on 30-year Treasuries US30YT=RR rose off the record 1.965% low reached in Asian trade. Th...

Oil price rises on USA high retail sales

Brent Crude futures, in turn, fared nearly as poorly, with the global benchmark falling 58.23 dollars a barrel (-2.10 percent). The global benchmark ended the ...

Acura Type S Concept to Debut in Monterey

Sources within Acura tell TheDetroitBureau.com that the actual TLX Type S won't make its formal appearance until sometime next year, apparently as a 2021 mode...

United States delays tariffs but lift to China's steel mart scant

Trade watchers and economists note that Trump's decision Tuesday doesn't remove the threat posed by the trade war with China . We're taking in massive amount...

WeWork Files for IPO

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Fed's Mester preferred keeping rates steady

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said that she would have preferred the Fed to keep rates steady at its July meeting, but "it's a close call". "This is ...

Alibaba quarterly revenue grows 42 per cent

Due to significantly higher share-based compensation expenses past year, the net income attributable to ordinary shareholders increased significantly to 21.3 bi...

Thousands of jobs secured after British Steel takeover agreed

Rescue talks between the Government and the company's owner Greybull broke down, putting at risk 4,500 jobs including 700 at Teesside plants in Lackenby and Ski...

FTSE 100 and 250 stocks opening 'delayed', says London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) said they "experienced a technical software issue" that "affected trading in certain securities". Analysts had been expecting ...

Minnesota's unemployment rates edges up to 3.4 percent in July

Over the month, four major industry sectors gained jobs. Madera County's unemployment rate for July was 7.4%, up from 7% in June and above 7.2% previous year....

Virgin Galactic's Spaceport America is no longer an empty hangar

This undated photo shows Virgin Galactic's spaceflight system as it prepares for flight at Spaceport America in New Mexico. Current tenants of Spaceport Ame...

Hong Kong Teachers' Rally Starts Another Weekend of Protests

The park has always been used as the staging point for the city's years of democracy protests and will host today's demonstration. Western governments, incl...

United States close: Stocks close higher as bonds climb back from historic lows

Technology companies and banks did the most to pull the market higher Friday. The S&P 500 fell 85.72 points, or 2.9pc, to 2,840.60. In Europe, Germany's D...

Bugatti unveils £7.4m limited-run Centodieci hypercar

It commands an electronically limited top speed of 380 kmph. Essentially a rebodied Chiron with slightly more power, the Centodieci channels the spirit of a...

General Electric engaged in 'bigger fraud than Enron': Whistleblower

The research, first reported by The Wall Street Journal , alleges that the problems are focused on GE's insurance business, asserting that the company is sho...

Oil soars over 3% on easing U.S.-China trade tensions

Crude oil prices dropped more than 4% Wednesday after weak economic data from China and Europe revived global demand apprehension, while USA crude oil inventor...

Cigarette warning labels could get 'most significant' overhaul in 35 years

The plan would mark the first change to cigarette warnings in 35 years, or since the U.S. Surgeon General's warning was mandated in 1984. The tobacco industry...

Hong Kong protesters face crucial weekend test after airport setback

The pro-democracy Civil Human Rights Front, which organized peaceful million-strong marches in June, has scheduled another protest for Sunday. Mainland's Commun...