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ConocoPhillips agrees to sell Australian assets to Santos for US$1.39b

In April, ConocoPhillips said it would sell its United Kingdom-based assets in the North Sea for $2.7 billion to London-based Chrysaor. The deal has "compelli...

Panera Worker Fired After Mac and Cheese Video

The former employee, identified by her Twitter handle as @BriiRamirezz, wrote a few supportive messages about the restaurant and seemingly poked fun at hersel...

The price of a Corbyn government is a second Scottish independence referendum

A Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times Scotland yesterday suggested that support for Scottish independence has risen to 50 per cent, up from 45 per cent a year...

Mack Truck Workers Strike

The strike is affecting production at two Mack plants in Pennsylvania, two additional factories in Maryland, and one more in Florida. The UAW remains on strik...

Toyota reveals autonomous vehicle concept with on-board AI

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Volkswagen AG ponders sale or public listing of Lamborghini

Herbert Diess , who took office in April 2018, intends to focus on expanding the group's leading global brands, VW, Audi and Porsche, to effectively manage re...

Auto sales in China fall for 15th straight month

Auto sales in China fell for a 15th consecutive month in September, with the number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) sold contracting for the third month in a row...

China reportedly wants more talks before signing Trump trade deal

Mr Mnuchin said more trade negotiations at various levels would take place over the coming weeks, including a phone call between himself, US Trade Representat...

Netflix will no longer support older Roku players

Netflix started sending email notifications to customers last week, advising them that "some" older Roku players would no longer be supported starting December ...

Credit card spending increases year-on-year

For starters, you should have access to lower APRs with your approved credit score. Make sure these issues are resolved quickly. otherwise your credit score wil...

MAS eases monetary policy 'slightly' for first time in 3 years

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday that it would slightly reduce the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar's nominal effective...

Russia's Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip

Political analyst Lukyanov said Putin might use his influence to defuse rising tension between Tehran and Riyadh after crucial Saudi oil facilities were struck ...

Patients back in hospital after ‘EVALI’ vaping illness

The Indiana State Department of Health is reporting two more Hoosiers have died of severe lung injuries linked to a history of e-cigarette use or "vaping". Ned ...

Porsche unveils the mid-range Taycan 4S EV

Customers who settle for the regular battery pack have 429 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque at their disposal, though the hp figure grows to 522 with lau...

Blue Bell recalls Butter Crunch Half Gallons for possible foreign object

The specific lot of half gallons was produced on August, 26, 2019 at the Sylacauga, Alabama plant. The half gallons were produced in Sylacauga and is marked wit...

Alexa can now speak Español in the US

Customers in the USA can now access Spanish language and Multi-lingual mode on supported Echo and Alexa Built-in Devices. The company has rolled out an enti...

UK remains a long way from Brexit deal - Downing Street source

If the British government wants a solution, it must move quickly now. Since becoming prime minister in July, Johnson has yet to win a vote in parliament and, ...

UAW raises strike pay for General Motors workers

A letter issued by UAW said the union's executive board voted on Saturday morning to increase strike pay to $275 per week for all UAW members and allow Genera...

Hopes for Deeper OPEC Production Cuts Pushes Oil Up

Oil prices rose as high as $60.65 a barrel on Friday after Iranian media said a state-owned oil tanker had been struck by missiles in the Red Sea near Saudi Ar...

Facebook UK paid GBP 28 million in tax in 2018

The social media company's latest United Kingdom accounts show that gross income from advertisers rose nearly 30% past year to £1.65bn, and pretax profits surge...

Uber to acquire grocery start-up that Walmart failed to buy

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Royal Mint launches solid gold payments card

The Royal Mint has today announced production of the world's first hallmarked precious metals payment card in association with Mastercard and Accomplish Fi...

Turkey's Syria offensive an 'invasion': Arab League secretary general

They decision drew swift bipartisan criticism that he was endangering regional stability and risking the lives of Syrian Kurdish allies who brought down ISIS in...

Ravi Shankar Prasad withdraws comments on economic slump after facing flak

Recently, the International Monetary Fund stated that the worldwide economic slowdown is more pronounced this year in India and Brazil. In a fresh statement...

All-new Volkswagen Golf teased in sketches

Volkswagen has been teasing about the next-gen Volkswagen Golf for some time now but what they did not reveal was the reveal date for the highly-anticipated m...

SAP CEO Bill McDermott to step down - Training & Development - Software

To each buyer, accomplice, shareholder and colleague who invested their belief in SAP, I can exclusively relay my heartfelt gratitude and enduring respect". She...

Almost 200000 people displaced by Turkey's Syria offensive

Kurdish forces also denied the town was captured. The United Nations says at least 130,000 people have been displaced by the fighting in northeastern Syria ...

BT Launches 5G Mobile Service for Plus and Business Customers

These include London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Coventry, Leicester and Bristol but we know that Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds...

Kurdish-Led SDF Says Turkish Invasion Has Revived ISIS

So far Iranian or Turkish government officials have not commented on the protests. After the Islamic State group swept across the region in 2014, the Kurd-l...

No Deal Brexit could put our business in jeopardy, warns Nissan boss

Nissan said it will begin making the next-generation Juke vehicle at Britain's biggest auto plant on Monday, just over two weeks before a possible no-deal Brex...