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Musk: new Tesla summon feature will "follow you like a pet"

The upgrade is expected to be ready in around six weeks. Musk says that with the Summon feature, Tesla owners will be able to have their auto drive to their...

Workers' Pay Rises at Fastest Rate in a Decade

Wages, which account for 70 percent of employment costs, jumped 0.9 percent in the third quarter after climbing 0.5 percent in the prior period. To combat incre...

Trump, Xi upbeat on ending trade war

Trump said trade talks were "moving along nicely" and that meetings were "being scheduled" at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Trump said the two countries hav...

Japanese pilot Katsutoshi Jitsukawa admits being drunk shortly before Heathrow flight

A spokesman for the London police said a test on the co-pilot taken 50 minutes before the flight´s scheduled departure revealed 189 milligrammes of alcohol per ...

Italy's economy stalls as eurozone slows down

The rate of growth of 0.4% recorded in the second quarter, which had seemed to be "disappointing at the time", may well have been "the last hurrah of the cycle ...

Elon Musk: Teslas Will Soon Follow Their Owners 'Like a Pet'

In its newest software update, Tesla improves upon its Summon feature by enabling owners to not only request the auto to pull out of tight parking spaces, b...

China sets yuan mid-point at weakest level since 2008

The euro wallowed near a 10-week low of $1.1352 as the dollar .DXY climbed to a 2 1/2-month peak against a basket of the world's top six currencies. On Tuesda...

China factory expansion slowest in two years, exports slump picks up speed

Another sister survey released by the NBS on Wednesday showed growth in China's service sector moderated in September, with the official non-manufacturing Pu...

400,000 sports cars to be recalled by Subaru and Toyota

In the United States some 80,000 Toyota GT86 and 25,000 Scion FR-S cars manufactured between March 2012 and July 2013 are affected by the recall; for the Subaru...

Trump Tweets Willie Horton-Like Anti-Immigration Ad

He had been deported twice before his killing spree. The online ad features courtroom footage of Luis Bracamontes - an illegal immigrant from Mexico convict...

Central government invoke section 7 Act, 1934: History and amendment

Ashwani Mahajan is chief of the RSS's Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) economic group. The Centre is unlikely to issue any direction under Section 7 to the RBI tha...

Starbucks unveils holiday cups and new festive drinks

Those first in line on Friday will be gifted free limited-edition reusable red holiday cups in honor of the first day of the season, keeping with the coffee com...

Coca-Cola tops quarterly sales, profit estimates on demand for sugar-free sodas

KO registered activity of relative volume at 1.97. Market Capitalization/Outstanding Shares/Intraday Volume: The company's Market capitalization is $200.13B...

GM posts $2.5 billion in profit, then offers buyouts to 18000 workers

The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The strong profit from GM's China joint venture came even with a budding ...

Angela Merkel Makes Way for Necessary Changes

Angela Merkel's response to the refugee crisis is being seen as a major contributor to her loss of support and impending departure. The German chancellor als...

Pound jumps on talk of financial services deal

We agree on the principle of a UK-wide customs backstop. Many top bankers fear that Brexit will slowly undermine London's pre-eminent position as the world's ...

Google workers stage walkout over company's handling of sexual harassment

Google employees around the world are to walk out of their offices on Thursday in protest at claims of sexual harassment, gender inequality and systemic racism ...

Ryanair changes luggage rules from today

The bag must be small enough to fit under the seat in front. This policy was introduced in January as flights were being delayed by people struggling to find ...

Google CEO: Apology for harassment "wasn't enough"

During the interview, DeVaul told Simpson that he and his wife were polyamorous, and invited her to Burning Man. Simpson says, DeVaul then asked her to take her...

Mobileye and VW team up for Israel's first driverless ride-hailing system

Champion Motors will oversee the fleet and run the venture's control center. The project is expected to be launched in early 2019 and deployed in stages with ...

Lion Air crash: Plane's flight recorder found by Indonesia rescue team

Indonesia's military chief says a massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet. If found, the fuselage woul...

Petrol price set to go down for November - AA

The proposal to cap the price of 93 octane petrol would be finalised by the end of January, energy minister Jeff Radebe said on Wednesday. The AA also said ...

Tata Motors Reports Loss Of 1,049 Crore Rupees In September Quarter

India's Tata Motors Ltd on Wednesday announced a turnaround plan for its luxury auto unit Jaguar Land Rover which has been hit hard by trade tensions betwee...

India ranks at 77 in the World Banks Ease of doing business

Between 2014 and 2018, India jumped 65 places and 53 in the last two years. "India's strong reform agenda to improve the business climate for small and medium...

The 'solar' roof on your Kia will soon charge your vehicle

The second-generation solar roof will use semi-transparent panels, and Hyundai envisages it as being used on internal combustion cars. For the third-generat...

Have unwanted candy? Trade it in for Reese’s cups with this machine

Last week during an earnings call , Hershey (the company that makes the sweet treat) said it will start selling Reese's Thins in 2019. "Reese's Halloween Can...

Oil price falls to $75 from high of $86

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CLc1) futures fell 55 cents to settle at $67.04 a barrel. Brent for December settlement, which expires Wednesday, fell 15...

Earth tremors halt fracking for Cuadrilla for second time in a week

Energy firm Cuadrilla says the so-called seismic event is well below the level which can be felt at ground level and cause damage or harm. Cuadrilla caused wh...

Facebook Misses Sales Estimates, Weighed Down by Scandals

Daily active users averaged 1.49 billion, an increase of 9 percent year-over-year. Facebook announced the results as it strives to fend off concerns about how...

Erdogan opens new "Istanbul Airport", Turkey's biggest

Only a handful of flights will be operating daily out of the new airport until then though, making Monday's ceremony more of a soft opening than originally plan...