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Mazda Large Architecture To Introduce Inline-Six SkyActiv-X, SkyActiv-D Engines

Again, we'll have to wait to find out more. Mazda is in the midst of trying to reinvent itself as a premium brand, and plans revealed in a leaked investor r...

McDonald’s joins the meatless burger trend in one of its biggest markets

After a successful test run, the firm announced plans to roll out the meatless sandwiches across its branches in the United States. The chain additionally provi...

Amazon's Echo Dot Kids violates privacy regulations, child advocates say

The Echo Dot Kids is the child version of Amazon's "home assistant" speaker device, which records and stores information from its users. A coalition of groups...

World equities, yields close lower before US-China crunch time

China already levies tariffs on 91 percent of American imports, affecting over $110 billion in goods, including agricultural products. Goods in the more than...

Saudi Arabia Wants to Capture Iran’s Oil Business

OPEC's top producer Saudi Arabia has been reluctant to add barrels to global supply because it fears a price crash, even as the organization is unsure of global...

Schick razors parent buys Harry's shave startup for $1.37B

The group has helped to shake up the men's grooming market. The global men's grooming industry is expected to hit $78.6 billion by 2023 from $57.7 billion in ...

Chris Hughes pushes for the breakup of Facebook

A co-founder of Facebook has called for the government to break-up the company, warning that Mark Zuckerberg's power is " unprecedented and un-American "....

B.C. premier asks utilities commission to probe high price of gasoline

Horgan says the increase has nothing to do with provincial increases to the carbon tax, rather the problem is a lack of refined product and "gouging" from gas c...

BHP Faces $5 Billion Claim Over 2015 Brazil Dam Failure

Brazil charged 22 people in 2016 with offences, including murder, over the Fundao dam's collapse. The world's largest iron ore exporter shuttered various mine...

European economy continues expanding

Participation rates are projected to keep increasing gradually as more jobs are being created. He said it was no surprise that German growth had been cut as i...

Noront Chooses Sault Ste. Marie for Ferrochrome Production Facility

Marie has landed the much-anticipated Ring of Fire smelter. "The project team has developed a great relationship with Noront and its management team, and we a...

Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Launch Effort to Target Credit Cards, Banks

John Gage reports at the Examiner that an email from Twitter to the man believed to be running the account, Michael Morrison, said it was "permanently suspend...

Luxury cars used as laundry

Eby has already told Postmedia that the B.C. government may expand the scope of a proposed policing unit, meant to specialize in money laundering in casinos , ...

GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle department gets a US$1.15 billion investment

Cruise raised $2.25 billion from the SoftBank Vision Fund and $2.75 billion from Honda past year. Founded in 2013 and led by CEO Dan Ammann, Cruise is buil...

Facebook co-founder calls for breakup of social media giant

Hughes is not alone in asking for break-up of Facebook. In March 2018 it emerged that Cambridge Analytica , a data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trum...

Dyson electric car patents filed, testing to ramp up in June

In a letter sent out to staff at the company, James Dyson said the first prototype vehicles will be ready for testing next month in its Wiltshire facility. It...

Oil falls near 2pc as US-China trade war intensifies

The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 1.01 percent to Dollars 61.49 per barrel, while Brent crude, the global benchmark, shed 0.94 percent to USD 69.71...

Amazon hit by extensive fraud as hackers siphoned merchant funds

According to redacted United Kingdom legal filings seen by Bloomberg , unknown threat actors managed to break into these accounts and siphon cash from the vict...

China vows to retaliate if Trump steps up trade war

Trump also said he would be happy to keep tariffs on Chinese imports in place. The mixed tone of trade developments made it hard for USA stocks to sustain ...

Zuckerberg to explain Just How Facebook gets’Solitude Concentrated’

Facebook itself recently indicated that it is counting on a fine of at least $ 3 billion. "The matter remains unresolved, and there can be no assurance as to th...

McDonald's goes global with menu

Beginning June 5, McDonald's Worldwide Favorites will be touching down at participating US restaurants nationwide for a limited time. The items will be introd...

Intel shows intent to transition to 7nm from 2021 - CPU

That's why the market is now probably both excited yet also cautious after Intel revealed its roadmap for the next three years, including the long-delayed shipm...

U.S. imposing 17.5% tariff on Mexican tomato imports

Commerce Department announced it would re-impose anti-dumping duties on Mexican imports. The Mexican government said its growers continue to negotiate with th...

Typo on Aussie $50 brings blushes for central bank

The new $50 introduced a tactile feature of four raised bumps on the banknote to help people identify it. But for now, around 46 million of the new notes are ...

RBNZ’s Orr: US - China trade war one of the Bank's major concerns

In response, the New Zealand dollar dropped sharply. Within minutes both ANZ and Kiwibank announced plans to lower mortgage and deposit rates in response to t...

Central bank strike cripples Lebanon stock exchange

According to sources quoted by the daily, President Michel Aoun has "encouraged the ongoing efforts in this direction to ensure the resumption of normal movem...

Australian reserve bank holds rates, signals future cut

The Australian dollar rose sharply on the decision climbing to 70.45 USA cents from 70.00 US cents just before the policy announcement. For Australian dollar ...

Dow Jones falls 473 points as US-China trade fears escalate

Credit: ShutterstockU.S. President Donald Trump said in February that he delayed an increase on tariffs affecting goods imported from China because of "...

United Kingdom goes a week without coal-fired power for first time

The National Grid revealed today (8 May) that the UK's domestic electricity grid has been operating without any energy generated through coal plants within the ...

Volkswagen’s brand-new electric vehicle will be called the ID.3

The German brand plans for a more affordable electric vehicle than the upcoming ID 3 as part of a new "people's car" project-a reference to the original Beetle....