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Oil up on reduced US output estimate, stalled Venezuelan exports

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told Reuters two days ago that it would be too early to change a production curb pact agreed by the Organisation of Petr...

Spring statement: Windfall to signal change in chancellor Philip Hammond's fiscal rules

Economic growth is expected to continue over the next five years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility , the Treasury's independent forecaster, an...

Volkswagen vows to build 22 million e-cars over next decade

Earlier this year, the company launched itself into the battery-making business as well. Last year, Volkswagen revealed the scope of its commitment to ele...

Theresa May’s Brexit revisions appear headed for defeat in British House vote

Trade Policy Minister George Hollingbery said: "Our priority is securing a deal with the European Union as this will avoid disruption to our global trading ...

E-scooter service Wave launches

Wave scooters will be restricted to 15km/h on Queen Street and busy waterfront areas. Auckland Transport (AT) chief executive Shane Ellison said Wave will ...

Non-resident owned property in B.C. worth more than resident-owned: Statscan

In Toronto, the gap was $37,000. In that case, Greater Victoria's 5.2 per cent average breaks down to 2.9 per cent of households being non-residents only, whi...

Dick's Sporting Goods to stop selling firearms at 125 stores

Following a shooting in Florida in February 2018 that left 17 students and staff dead, Dick's hiked the minimum age to purchase a gun to 21 and prohibited the s...

F5 Networks acquires Nginx for $670m

F5 and Nginix became rivals once the company began to offer its paid premium service Nginx Plus which helps developers build modern applications for AWS, Micr...

Honda recalls 1.2M more vehicles with dangerous air bags

Most models of Acura and Honda from 2001-2006 are on the recall list, released by Transport Canada . Canadian documents say about 84,000 vehicles are involve...

Amazon Said to Lift Restrictions on Sellers Criticised as Anti-Competitive

Amazon confirmed the policy change, which took effect Monday, but would not comment on it. "Amazon's price parity provisions may raise prices for consumers bo...

Google paid former executive $35 million after harassment claim

Amit Singhal was awarded $35 million in severance after leaving the company amid sexual misconduct claims. But the New York Times , citing three people brie...

Retail inflation climbs to 2.57%, factory output decelerates to 1.7%

The headline retail inflation rate, which the RBI tracks for interest rate decisions, is now above the Reserve Bank of India (RBI's) lower tolerable limit of ...

Infiniti To Withdraw From Western Europe Early 2020

The company says the plant management "will discuss any impact on the plant with employees and their representatives". Back in September 2013, Sunderland was ...

Inflation data lifts S&P, Nasdaq futures; Boeing slips again

Boeing Co, the best performing Dow component this year by a wide margin, tumbled 10.7 percent, and was on pace for its worst day in almost two decades after man...

Norway to move away from oil and gas investments

The divestment proposal excludes large oil companies that are involved in downstream operations or have renewable energy divisions, such as Shell and BP, Exxon...

Pound surges as May gets new Brexit deal, plans Parliament vote

May put forward three new documents meant to provide additional legal guarantees that the United Kingdom can't be trapped indefinitely inside the current backst...

Kier Group increases debt position after accounting error

The recalculation means that average month-end net debt for the six months ended 31 December 2018 now stands at around £430m, up from £370m, reports Construc...

Porsche Restores Original 917, to Show a 917 Concept Study

Few race cars are as iconic and beloved as the Porsche 917, whose dominant run in sportscar racing brought Porsche its first overall Le Mans win. This "long...

IEA sees US leading global oil supply growth to 2024

But the Paris-based International Energy Agency predicted a surge in U.S. production, which would see its exports exceed Russia's and near Saudi Arabia's by...

Brexit: Will May's changes to her deal satisfy the Brexiteers?

Some 36 hours after Downing Street put Westminster on alert for a snap prime ministerial visit to Europe there was little sign of resolution and Theresa May was...

Schumer, Pelosi: Hope Trump Has 'Learned His Lesson' on Border Funding

The increasingly ambitious cuts to Medicare in the White House budget reflect the administration's narrowing budget math, as the federal deficit has continued...

Tesla to raise prices after March 18

While it is as yet unknown if the Model Y will be made immediately available in the base version, it is known that there will be a mix of the shorter range base...

Sen. Warren targets App Store in bid to break up Apple

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), among many other extreme ideas, is now calling for breaking up the largest technology companies , including Amazon .com Inc., ...

AquaBounty cleared to export GM salmon eggs to U.S.

However, Wulf added that it has been hard to engage in sales discussions with companies since the ban, but she said limited quantities have been sold in Canad...

Plane Returns to Airport After Woman Forgets Baby in Boarding Area

The unusual incident happened after a mother on board Flight SV832 , from Jeddah to Kuala Lampur, told cabin crew that she had forgotten her baby in the boardi...

Brexit reaches 'deadlock' before crucial vote on deal

If lawmakers reject a no-deal exit, the government will hold a vote on Thursday to ask parliament whether Brexit should be delayed. The EU refuses to budge...

United Airlines flight issues emergency after engine trouble: FAA

The UA flight #1168 department from Newark Liberty International Airport at 7:27 p.m. Passengers were evacuated by emergency slides. United Airlines Flight ...

Theresa May has 'secured legally-binding changes' to Brexit withdrawal agreement

If she loses that vote, she has said MPs will get a vote on Wednesday on whether to leave without a deal and, if they reject that, then a vote on whether to a...

This TX son may have saved his father's new donut shop with a single tweet

Too often in recent years Twitter has become a wild west of hot takes and takedowns but one tweet added a saccharine-sweet moment to the social media platform, ...

Oil prices rise on ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts

The markets are being boosted by bullish comments from Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih that an end to OPEC-led supply cuts was unlikely before June and a r...