Reuters Venezuela publishes oil prices in Chinese currency to shun US dollarReutersA gas station worker pumps gas into a car at a gas station of the state oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins. CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela published the price of its oil and fuel in Chinese currency …Venezuela's Latest […]
USA TODAY Harvey sends US industrial production down most in 8 yearsUSA TODAY… the oil refining, plastics and chemicals industries. (Photo: Erik Schelzig, AP). CONNECTTWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial output plunged 0.9% in August, the most in eight years, mostly because of Hurricane.Hurricane Harvey slams US retail sales, industrial outputReutersAmazon is skewing the […]
Reuters China internet finance body suggests framework for virtual currenciesReutersFILE PHOTO: An attendant holds a bitcoin sign during the opening of Hong Kong's first bitcoin retail store February 28, 2014. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo. SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A senior executive at China's internet finance body has urged Chinese …China Is Said to Call for Bitcoin Exchange Halt […]
CBS Local Hyperloop Becomes Closer To Reality In ColoradoCBS LocalThe route from Cheyenne, Wyo. to Denver with travel to Pueblo was picked as a finalist and immediately the Colorado Department of Transportation, AECOM, and Hyperloop one entered into a public-private partnership. “It's kind of a right place, right …Hyperloop One Announces 10 Winners for Hyperloop […]
Reuters Portland probe finds Uber used software to evade 16 government officialsReutersFILE PHOTO: The Uber logo is seen on a screen in Singapore August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White. (Reuters) – A sweeping investigation by the city of Portland, Oregon, found that Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] used a software tool to intentionally …Portland ends investigation into Uber's […]
U.S. News & World Report Alphabet Talks With Lyft About Possible Investment: SourceU.S. News & World ReportFILE PHOTO: A smartphone app for Lyft drivers is seen during a photo opportunity in San Francisco, California February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Reuters. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc is in discussions with Lyft Inc about a possible …Alphabet […]
Washington Post After massive Equifax breach, let's make it free to freeze your creditWashington PostWhatever your political affiliation, there is now one financial issue on which we can all agree. We need Congress to pass legislation allowing consumers to temporarily freeze and unfreeze their own credit files at no charge to help thwart identity theft.Equifax […]
New York Daily News De Blasio: 'Unfortunate' to see plans scrapped for billionaire's $250M 'Diller Island'New York Daily NewsMayor de Blasio said it was “very unfortunate” that billionaire Barry Diller had abandoned his plan to build a park in the Hudson River — and that the city did not have anyone else lined up to […]
Washington Post Why the US government is moving to ban this Russian software companyWashington PostIn this occasional series, we will bring you up to speed on the biggest national security stories of the week. On Wednesday, the U.S. government declared that federal agencies must identify a popular brand of security software on their networks and […]
NBCNews.com Google sued by women for pay discrimination in potential class action suitThe VergeThree women have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of discriminating against female employees by underpaying them and denying them opportunities for promotions. The plaintiffs seek to turn their complaint into a class action lawsuit …Female ex-Googlers sue, claiming sex discriminationArs […]