Phys.Org Israelis fear satellite loss could set back its space industryPhys.OrgThe launchpad destruction of an advanced Israeli communications satellite may have dealt a blow to the country's aerospace industry, the Israel Space Agency (ISA) said Friday. The unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a test in Florida on …Mark Zuckerberg – I'm excited to announce […]
B&T Australia sues Volkswagen over emissions claimsMarketWatchMELBOURNE, Australia–Australia's consumer watchdog is suing Volkswagen AG for misleading consumers and allegedly concealing software in tens of thousands of vehicles to cheat emissions testing. In a statement Thursday, the Australian Competition …Australia sues Volkswagen unit over alleged emissions fraudBBC NewsAustralia sues Volkswagen over alleged emissions fraudReutersACCC takes Volkswagen to […]
CNBC Hanjin Shipping's collapse upsets global tradeCNBCThe collapse of South Korea's Hanjin Shipping sent ripples though global trade on Thursday, as the country's largest port turned away its ships and as some manufacturers scrambled for freight alternatives. Hanjin on Wednesday filed for court …Korea regulator urges HMM to pick through Hanjin assetsJOC.comS.Korea says Hyundai Merchant […]
Business Insider Survey: US companies add a solid 177000 jobs in AugustBusiness InsiderFILE – In this Wednesday, May 11, 2016, file photo, buttermilk Bakeshop owner Katie Rosenhouse carries a wholesale order to a customer at her bakery, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, payroll processor ADP reports how …Why the […]
Toronto Star AP Reporter Returns to Cuba on 1st Commercial Flight From USNew York TimesSANTA CLARA, Cuba — It took an hour and a $330 paper check to buy the printed blue ticket for my one-way charter flight from Havana to Miami, the last I will ever take. Check-in meant nearly two hours in a […]
USA TODAY Walmart names its 25 hottest toys for holidays: Get in line nowUSA TODAYA racing play set, a Disney princess carriage and a drone are among Walmart's top toy picks for the upcoming holiday shopping season. The world's largest retailer, relying on the recommendations of hundreds of pint-sized experts — children ranging …'Star Wars' […]
Wall Street Journal Asia Manufacturing Shifts Into GearWall Street JournalCould Asia's manufacturing sector finally be catching a break? Economic gauges for August from around the region released Thursday appeared to suggest so. Purchasing managers' indexes for Asia-Pacific and South Korean trade data showed signs of …Most Asia markets open lower, weighed by fresh drop in oil […]
Wall Street Journal Former Air China Manager Charged With Smuggling in US for Chinese MilitaryWall Street JournalProsecutors charged a former Air China Ltd. AIRYY 0.48 % manager Wednesday with smuggling packages out of the U.S. to China on behalf of Chinese military officials stationed at the country's New York-based mission to the United Nations, the […]
Wall Street Journal Elon Musk Faces Cash Squeeze at Tesla, SolarCityWall Street JournalTwo pillars of Elon Musk's empire are facing financial crunches as the entrepreneur seeks to combine the two companies through a controversial acquisition. Tesla Motors Inc., TSLA 0.32 % which makes electric cars, disclosed in a securities filing …5 Things We Just Learned […]
Nation’s Restaurant News Mike Andres to retire as president of McDonald's USANation’s Restaurant NewsMike Andres, president of McDonald's Corp.'s U.S. division and a key figure at the forefront of the chain's domestic turnaround over the past 18 months, is retiring at the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday. Chris Kempczinski, currently the …McDonald's […]