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In an editorial for German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), Seehofer said he hoped the European Union summit later this month would "finally re...

Amazon Prime launches in Australia, but shoppers won’t see same-day delivery

Free delivery within two business days will cover nearly 90 per cent of the nation and free worldwide shipping is on offer for orders more than $49. And in re...

Trump Asks For $200 Billion More In Tariffs To Impose On China

Mr. Trump's move comes after Beijing announced it would retaliate in kind to planned USA tariffs on $50 billion in imports from China. Beijing responded b...

ICICI Bank board appoints Sandeep Bakhshi as whole time director, COO

Bakhshi has not been made either the CEO or the MD of the bank. It's unclear what led to this move, but questions are raised on the board's hasty decision to ...

Tesla’s Musk accuses employee of ‘extensive and damaging sabotage’ to company’s operations

In the memo, Musk offered no evidence nor implied such about outside involvement, but did note, "We need to figure out if he was acting alone or with others at ...

WH: Pres. Trump To Nominate Kathy Kraninger As Next CFPB Chief

According to the statement, Kraninger will bring a "fresh perspective and much-needed management experience" to the Bureau, "which has been plagued by excessive...

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the 6oz and 12oz trays containing broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery and dip eaten before customers fell il...

Eskom 'breaks' load shedding promise

Eskom said on Thursday it was not able to generate its required capacity due to industrial action that affected them this week. "Loadshedding is conducted as ...

Tesla vehicle unexpectedly bursts into flames

Director of some episodes for the Netflix show, "13 Reasons Why" is still searching for a reason why his Tesla vehicle caught fire in the middle of traffic in...

Audi CEO arrested - Volkswagen

According to Munich prosecutors, Stadler was arrested on Monday because investigators saw the risk that he might seek to suppress evidence in connection with a ...

Virgin Money to be bought for $2.3 billion

The merged company will be around twice the size of its largest rival among Britain's smaller banks and be able to draw on the firepower of the Virgin brand, wh...

Audi chief exec Rupert Stadler arrested

Stadler was detained on Monday. The move follows a search last week of Stadler's private residence, ordered by Munich prosecutors investigating the manage...

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler arrested in Volkswagen diesel emissions probe

It said shortly afterward that a judge had ordered him kept in custody pending possible charges at prosecutors' request. Audi, who has been caught up in the e...

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler arrested over emissions scandal

Stadler". Volkswagen admitted that almost 600,000 cars sold in the USA were fitted with "defeat devices" created to circumvent emissions tests. Almost thr...

Google to invest $550 million in China e-commerce giant JD.com

This includes USA and European markets, with products from the Chinese retailer appearing in relevant Google Search results. - Google said Monday that it wil...

Tesco growth plans 'on track', sales jump

Dave Lewis , group chief executive, said the brand's growth plans remained on track and the addition of Booker to its stable was working well. The lower price...

All Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereals recalled

The implicated product, Honey Smacks (15.3 oz), has a best before date from Jun 14, 2018 to Jun 14, 2019. The FDA is advising you discard and not eat any of t...

Technical issue causes flight cancellations at Charlotte Douglas

Even though the ground stop was lifted, some flights were still canceled . For the second time in a week, a technical glitch caused major issues for traveler...

McDonald's to switch to paper straws in U.K., Ireland

The new paper straws which are replacing the existing plastic straws across of the McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland after a successful...

Canada finds unapproved GMO wheat in Alberta

Officials found the plants off an access road - and not the main growing area - of a farm in southern Alberta in summer of previous year. They noticed them beca...

Trust in central bank crucial to halt Argentina's currency volatility — Interview

Salvador, also a columnist, was referring to the resignation of Former BCRA President Federico Sturzenegger on Thursday as Argentina's currency peso tumbled to ...

Industrial Production Inched Down in May

US industrial production fell slightly in May amid a sharp drop in manufacturing output, the Federal Reserve said on Friday. "It would be an oversimplificatio...

Elon Musk's Boring Company to build high-speed Chicago airport link

While many details of the Chicago project are not yet available, the plan resembles one that Musk has put forth for Los Angeles, where an 11-mile tunnel c...

Canada Goose To Open Three New Stores In North America

The stock has "Buy" rating by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, April 11. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Canada Goose in the fourth q...

McDonald's to replace plastic straws with paper ones in UK and Ireland

Straws are but a small part of plastic pollution, but they have garnered most of the attention in recent months. " McDonald's is committed to using our scale...

China's Didi launches in Australia, expanding battle with Uber

Unlike Grab , which has seen Didi follow-on its investments, the Chinese firm sat out Ola's most recent fundraising past year despite making an investment...

Royal Mail bans England flags from vans

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Former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Becomes Bitcoin's Unlikely Ally

Mr. Bannon, who is considered the mastermind of the Trump presidency, sees cryptocurrencies as the next phase of the financial revolution. Bannon, which has...

BHP Board Approves $2.9 Bln In Capital Expenditure For South Flank Project

The project will increase the average quality of BHPB ores and benefit from quality premiums, BHPB says. "The project will create around 2,500 construction jo...

China slaps additional tariffs on $50 billion worth of US goods

Like the United States tariffs , China's retaliatory tariffs will be rolled out in two waves, the Finance Ministry said. The ministry announced Friday that i...