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Morrison still preferred PM according to first newspoll for 2019

He will also warn voters that the economy is a "foundation for everything else" and can not be taken for granted, amid concerns that the Government's economic m...

United States sanctions lifted on Deripaska's En+ and Rusal

The U.S. Treasury Department on Sunday lifted sanctions on three firms tied to Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska , including United Co. But in its statement on...

British vote raises risk of disorderly Brexit — EU leader Juncker

But that has to be an agreement that gains the support of a majority of MPs in the House of Commons. "The withdrawal agreement will not be renegotiated", says...

Another Chinese Apple engineer accused of stealing trade secrets

The US has charged Jizhong Chen with theft of trade secrets. Chen was hired at Apple in 2018. Chen was brought on the team as a hardware developer. Apparently...

May vows to renegotiate Brexit agreement with European Union after Commons vote

Sources additionally said the EU's most senior officials - Juncker, and Donald Tusk, the president of the European council - continued to believe nothing could ...

Fed pledges patience on rate hikes

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.9 percent. The S&P 500 index rose 17 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,657. Australian stocks edged up 0.1 percent. Taken together with t...

US, China Launch High-Level Trade Talks Amid Deep Differences

This is about opening markets to United States companies and protecting U.S. technology. Topics covered by the US questions include subsidies for China's ...

Tesla predicts profit in every 2019 quarter despite vanishing tax credits

CEO Elon Musk said a year ago that he expected Tesla to be sustainably profitable beginning in the third quarter of 2018. Elon Musk , the company's CEO,...

Investors cautious ahead of Fed rate decision

Following its first policy meeting of the year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and emphasized that it will carefully assess the sta...

Nicolas Maduro Tells President Donald Trump: "Hands off Venezuela"

In a Monday press briefing, national security adviser John Bolton detailed new sanctions against Venezuela, including against its state-owned oil compan...

Microsoft reports Q2 FY19 earnings, beats analyst estimates with $32.5 billion revenue

In Microsoft's "More Personal Computing" category, which includes Windows, Surface , gaming , and search advertising revenue , the company saw revenues move ...

US Charges Huawei for Technology Theft & Violating Sanctions, China Rebukes "Unreasonable Crackdown"

China on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, demanded the USA drop a request that Canada extradite the top executive of the tech giant Huawei. Chinese state media has ...

AMD Rises Despite Q4 Sales Miss, Weak Guidance (NASDAQ:AMD)

For the full year, AMD reported $6.48bn revenue, up 23 per cent year-on-year, which translates to $0.32 per share. In addition, semi-custom revenue is expected ...

Ousted Nissan boss Ghosn claims arrest is 'plot' by car-maker's executives

He was speaking in his first interview since his arrest in November on financial misconduct charges. Since his arrest, Saikawa has said it was not the time to...

Foxconn may not manufacture anything in Wisconsin after all

And that was not all Wisconsin was giving up for the project - Walker worked hand in hand with then-EPA administrator Scott Pruitt to exempt Foxconn from envi...

Airbus and Ford warn of dire consequences if Brexit goes badly

Make no mistake, there are plenty of countries out there who would love to build the wings for Airbus aircraft '. Opposition Labour Party's Shadow Chancellor ...

Wall Street starts the week sharply lower amid disappointing revenue figures

Vale shares dropped 16.9 percent in NY trade. -China trade talks this week. Chipmaker Nvidia , meanwhile, cited slowing demand in China as one of the reaso...

Venezuela crisis: 40 people killed and 850 detained as protests rage on

Former Supreme Court Justice Christian Zerpa, who fled Venezuela to the United States earlier this month, said that the court was an "an appendage of the exec...

Tyson chicken nuggets recalled due to possible rubber pieces

The nuggets were produced on January 10, 2019 and have a use by date of "MAR 11 2019" and lot codes 17009010 - 19009010. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is ...

Forget flowers, Chick-fil-A is selling heart-shaped trays of chicken nuggets

The trays come in both a 30-count Chick-fil-A nugget size and a 10-count Chick-fil-A mini nugget size. According to the chain, a belly stuffed with chicken nu...

Big Mac with Bacon McDonald's opens new front in burger wars

Thankfully, there's enough to go around for everyone. McDonald's is holding a "Bacon Hour" starting Tuesday between 4 and 5 p.m. local time at restaurants nat...

Postal Service suspends delivery on Wednesday

Finally, late Tuesday night, the postal service said things would be back to normal Wednesday in Kansas and Missouri. Retail locations will remain open, though ...

Caterpillar stumbles; China’s slowing growth begins to show

Although earnings have largely surpassed Wall Street's expectations, helping the S&P 500 climb about 12 percent from its December lows, worries about slowing gl...

Two-dimensional antenna converts Wi-Fi signals into electricity

MIT has made some early applications of the rectenna tech that include powering flexible and wearable electronics, medical devices, and sensors. A flexible ...

GO Transit reintroducing express train to Kitchener line after overcrowding

Videos emerged quickly of commuters stuck in risky situations on overcrowded platforms and being jammed into overcrowded trains. People took to social media ...

Mitsubishi Engelberg concept teased

As well as showcasing new technology, Mitsubishi says the concept will "bring further developments in SUV styling and practicality ". " With its latest conce...

Airline Passenger Criticized Fat Shamer on Flight

When someone off screen catches her attention about a potential window seat, she asks them to get her window and get her out of there before hanging up the phon...

Fed likely to send reassuring note this week

In a possible preview of Powell's message, New York Fed President John Williams, a permanent voter on the Fed's policy-setting committee, said on January 18...

GameStop Just Gave Up On Trying to Sell Company

However, Tuesday's statement indicated that prospective deals fell through "due to the lack of available financing on terms that would be commercially accept...

Nvidia Stock Is Taking a Beating After a Huge Sales Forecast Cut

The markets we are creating - gaming, design, HPC, AI and autonomous vehicles - are important, growing and will be very large. "These products deliver a revol...