Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
Amazon has launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service
2023-10-07 03:59
Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession
The United Auto Workers union says it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle battery plants
2023-10-07 03:23
Shares in troubled British lender Metro Bank bounce back by a third as asset sale speculation swirls
Shares in the troubled British lender Metro Bank have bounced back by a third on reports that it has been sounding out bigger rivals to buy a chunk of its assets
2023-10-06 21:29
Economic spotlight turns to US jobs data as markets are roiled by high rates and uncertainties
Job growth in the United States has remained resilient for the past 2 1/2 years even after high inflation flared and the Federal Reserve jacked up interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades
2023-10-06 18:23
Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly rise in subdued trading on US jobs worries
Asian shares are mostly higher in cautious trading after Wall Street drifted to a quiet close on worries about a too-hot U.S. job market
2023-10-06 16:50
Failure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says
U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year
2023-10-06 09:59
Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger gives $40 million in stock to California museum
Investor Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man for more than five decades, has made a $40 million gift to a California museum he has supported in the past
2023-10-06 07:53
Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs
The architect of legislation to give the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover repairs at American Family Field is defending the proposal to fellow lawmakers
2023-10-06 06:25
X removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media
X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform
2023-10-06 01:15
Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes
US Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino expressing “serious concerns” about the emergence of AI-generated political ads on their platforms and asking each to explain any rules they’re crafting to curb the harms to free and fair elections
2023-10-06 00:23
Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for its Moscow-built nuclear power plant
Bangladesh has received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country’s only nuclear power plant, still under construction by Moscow
2023-10-05 22:15
Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe
Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry
2023-10-05 19:51