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Former NAB chief of staff arrested over alleged $40 million scam

Last week, NSW Police charged Helen Rosamond with 56 counts of bribing an agent and two counts of gaining benefit by deception amounting to $6 million. She's al...

Papa John's reaches settlement with founder John Schnatter

Papa John's same-store sales plunged previous year, leading operators to close stores and forcing the company to take the Starboard investment so it could pay d...

Mercedes' Concept EQV can transport 8 passengers with its 249 mile range

The vehicle won't be shown in its final livery, according to a release "at a later stage ahead of the season opener". Power in the EQV comes from a 100 kilowatt...

Body of missing Sydney dentist, 32, found in suitcase

The body of a missing woman has been found in a suitcase in a vehicle in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Police spokeswoman described Ms Reddy's disappearance as ...

New electric hypercar capable of hitting 100 km/h in under two seconds

The automaker uses a PURA design philosophy, meaning "Purity, Beauty, and Rarity", according to the company, which Automobili Pininfarina design director Luca...

Geneva 2019: Mazda Debuts New CX-30 Compact Crossover

We continue to be impressed by the clean Kodo design language here at TG, despite the fact that Mazda says this auto "targets greater styling prestige through t...

Meet the Volkswagen ID Buggy

A lithium-ion battery is integrated into the vehicle's floor, supplying power to a 150 kW electric motor sited at the rear. As you'd expect, the I.D. To creat...

Bugatti La Voiture Noir Is a $12.5 Million One-Off Atlantic Tribute

As you might imagine, there are some choice quotes from Stephan Winkelmann, who said: "Our history is both a privilege and a responsibility - the responsibility...

Tesla Model 3 temporarily blocked by China customs over incorrect labels

According to a report from Reuters , which cites Caixin, customs officials in Shanghai reported finding "various irregularities" in 1,600 Model 3s set for deli...

Enbridge announces year delay on Line 3 completion

Enbridge Inc. says in a news release that the timeline for construction of the Line 3 replacement likely won't see the pipeline operational until the second hal...

Barrick Gold pushes on with $US18b Newmont Mining bid despite rejection

He said it reinforced the frustration Barrick had experienced in its efforts to unlock the value in the two companies' assets in Nevada. He joined Barrick after...

Lyft reveals big growth but no profits as it readies for IPO

Another reason why Lyft is poised to have a successful public debut is that it is focused primarily on the US ridesharing market, which is a much cleaner growth...

French tax plans on Internet companies could yield $550 mil per year

The measure will reportedly affect platform corporations that make money providing smaller firms with a connection to customers, such as Amazon and Booking. E...

Japan unexpectedly grants ex-Nissan boss bail after months behind bars

Public opinion likely played a role in the court's decision to grant bail, along with assurances from Ghosn's lawyers that he was prepared to be under any restr...

Instant Pot merges with Pyrex owner Corelle

Ken Wilkes, CEO of Corelle Brands, will be CEO of the combined company. Instant Brands, which Wang founded in 2009, will retain its Ottawa headquarters. Corel...

Trump plans to end preferential trade treatment for India

India was the largest beneficiary of the program in 2017 with $5.7 billion in imports to the USA given duty-free status and Turkey the fifth largest with $1.7...

Volkswagen Revives The Classic Beach Buggy As Futuristic Electric Concept

Inside, the headrests and seatbelts are integrated into the backrests of the seats. As you'd expect, the I.D. Buggy's styling is far more playful than other V...

CEO of fashion house Ted Baker quits over workplace claims

Kelvin has denied all allegations, including claims the chief executive and founder harassed female staff members with "forced hugs" and unwanted attention. Lin...

Amazon to Launch New Physical Grocery Store Chain Business

The first of these stores will open in Los Angeles as early as the end of 2019, and Amazon is in talks to open locations in shopping centers in San Francisco, S...

Trump Told Gary Cohn To Pressure DOJ To Block Time Warner/AT&T Deal

On Monday, Conway also retweeted a post by Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs during the Obama adminis...

Evidence Grows That Trump's Trade Wars Are Hitting U.S. Economy

The two sides are also trying to work out allegations that China is stealing United States intellectual property. In addition, Washington has sought incre...

Google Maps can find you Lime scooters in more than 80 cities

That's obviously because Lime's goal is actually different from that of Uber or Lyft , providing customers with dockless vehicles they can ride themselves, gen...

Google says it was paying men less than women in some jobs

That's a big jump from 2017 when Google gave $270,000 to 228 employees. The times notes that the study was conducted while Google has been targeted by a ...

South Carolina's $1.5B lottery victor finally steps forward

Education Lottery Commission's Executive Director". The winning ticket was purchased at the KC Mart #7 on Lee Vaughn Road in Simpsonville, SC and matched al...

Virgin Atlantic's female flight attendants are no longer required to wear makeup

The airline's female crew members, who typically don snug red skirts for their uniforms, will be also given pants upon joining, rather than having to request th...

US and China close to reaching major trade deal

If a deal is reached, the US could roll back tariffs on at least $200 billion in Chinese goods while China would remove or cut industry-specific levies like t...

Jobs in doubt as Tesla shifts sales online to cut costs

Musk said he anticipates demand of more than 500,000 Model 3s a year. Tesla will offer the Standard in a Standard Plus version, which increases range slig...

Incident at Presque Isle International Airport

Still, on the ground is on the ground-which is a place it seems likely that the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 4933 are very happy to be right no...

Alibaba.com pairs with Office Depot in first major U.S. tie-up

The new partnership will allow the small businesses to link with Alibaba.com's global network of over 150,000 suppliers, offering next-day delivery. "Leveragi...

Southwest tickets to Hawaii are on sale and they're remarkably cheap

Last month, the airlines completed its first test flight to Honolulu International Airport with only crew aboard as part of Southwest's effort to prove to the...