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Starbucks quarterly earnings report is clouded by coronavirus outbreak in China

The virus outbreak has caused over 100 deaths and there are now over 4,000 confirmed cases in China. Shares of the company, which operates 4,292 stores in Chi...

MAX 8 disasters have cost Boeing more than $18 billion

The company has suspended new deliveries of the plane in the wake of the biggest crisis in its 103-year history. The company lost $636 million for all 2019. I...

United States stocks end sharply lower on virus fears, Dow -1

Investors will keep a close watch on Apple Inc's results, due after markets close, amid concerns of a disruption in iPhone production as the coronavirus sprea...

Indonesia's Lion Air says to suspend China flights over virus

China has cut off access to Wuhan and 16 other cities to prevent people from leaving and spreading the virus further. The announcements follow a decision by U...

Airlines Suspend Flights to China Amid Coronavirus Fears

The airline operates daily flights from London's Heathrow Airport to Shanghai and Beijing. "We are also suspending our Bengaluru- Hong Kong flight effective...

House prices rise at fastest clip since November 2018

On top of that, the annual level of house price growth across major United Kingdom cities has hit a two year high of 3.9 per cent. House prices across United ...

Colorado's December unemployment rate a historic low of 2.5%

Elsewhere, unemployment in Cattaraugus County increased as well, from 5.3% in December 2018 to 5.8% in December 2019. Eight states had jobless rate decreases ...

IndiGo suspends flights on Delhi-Chengdu, Bengaluru-Hong Kong routes

The holiday season is normally the peak travel period in China. The newly identified coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has created ala...

Stock Markets Take Hit Over Coronavirus Fears

The Nasdaq had its worst day since August, dropping 1.9%. All three indexes were poised for their worst day since October. Airlines, resorts and other companies...

India sweetens terms for sale of indebted national airline

In the first attempt in 2018, during the first tenure of the Narendra Modi government, about 76% stake was offered. The entire company will be sold but effectiv...

Uber vows to keep Surrey service going despite mayor's threats

When he told her that he was, two uniformed City of Surrey bylaw officers approached from the other side of the vehicle and told him that he was operating witho...

Bar Louie in Strongsville abruptly closes

Other Ohio locations also closed on Saturday including Toledo, Cincinnati, Miamisburg and Beavercreek. Please go to www.barlouie.com/locations to find the Bar L...

GM's Detroit plant is going all-electric starting next year

Detroit-Hamtramck will become GM's second plant in MI making plug-in models as Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra bets on demand for electric vehicles that only...

Various milk products recalled due to sanitizer contamination

It also involves the L'ecole, c'est nourissant brand's two per cent milk in 150 ml cartons, also with the February 8 best before date. While the products may ...

'Auction our government': Subramanian Swamy reacts on Air India sale

The government has kicked off the disinvestment process of Air India for the second time after it failed to receive a single bid in the first attempt back i...

Boeing: US regulator FAA 'pleased' with 737 progress

The planemaker had forecast in November it would win FAA approval by December, which drew an unusual rebuke from the agency. The grounding of the 737 Max , w...

Bank of Canada holds rates but cuts growth forecast

In doing so it said while the global economy shows signs of stabilisation along with some positive trade developments, "there remains a high degree of uncertain...

Applebee's supervisor fired for kicking out Islamophobic customer: lawsuit

Breaud said she also requested to be transferred to a different restaurant location, but was denied. Breaud, who is from New Jersey, claims that when the uncl...

American Family Insurance raises minimum pay for its employees $20/hour

The change means 1,700 employees across American Family's group of companies will receive a pay increase. Enterprise Chief People Officer Gerry Benusa called it...

Owner of Poland's LOT airline buys Thomas Cook unit Condor

The future of Thomas Cook subsidiary Condor became unsure after the bankruptcy of its then parent company at the end of September previous year. Condor had al...

Complexity and risks of HS2 were ‘under-estimated’

The aim is to improve connections from London to Birmingham and Manchester with a new high speed network. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said a decision o...

US Private Sector Firm Growth Rises to 10-month High

The overall business activity index (Flash U.S. Composite Output Index) rose to 53.1 in January from 52.7 in December, while the services measure (Flash U.S. Hi...

Former TTC CEO Andy Byford quits New York City transit

The British native came to NYC in January 2018-in the aftermath of the transit system's so-called "Summer of Hell"-after running the Toronto Transit Commission ...

Recall issued for Sealtest milk products

The recall involves Sealtest brand products, including skim milk, one per cent, two per cent, and 3.25 per cent milk in various container volumes with best befo...

Ripple boss hints at IPO

I'm not sure we want to be the first but we certainly don't want to be the last either, so I expect we'll be on the leading side of that, not the lagging side"....

Watchdog’s probe of £6bn Just Eat merger ‘shocking’, investor says

The decision to open the probe, which Takeaway called " unexpected " on Thursday, came more than six months after Just Eat and Takeaway announced their plans ...

Tesco to stop using plastic-wrap for multipack tins in stores

Where packaging can not be removed, for example where it prevents food waste, Tesco says it is working with its suppliers to reduce it to an absolute minimum....

Worlds largest twin-engine jetliner goes for the first flight

As the 252-foot-long aircraft - the longest commercial jet by a whisker - drew to a halt before waiting VIPs, rows of undelivered 737 MAX stood idle nearby in...

US Pentagon temporarily stops clampdown on Huawei sales

It shares the same concerns that Qualcomm and other USA suppliers have been telling the White House: that blocking trade with Huawei will cut off revenue that...

Man says bank discriminated when it refused to cash discrimination settlement checks

According to TCF, the bank was unable to verify the checks, and said the company that wrote them wouldn't provide details because of the confidentiality of the ...