By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States unveiled agreements this week to sell weapons to India and share with it sensitive military technology, a clear sign of the Biden administration’s desire to deepen ties with New Delhi to counter China’s ambitions in Asia. But those plans, announced on Thursday during a state visit […]
GE to jointly produce fighter jet engines in India
Reuters | June 22, 2023
(Reuters) – General Electric’s aerospace unit said on Thursday it has signed an agreement with India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to make fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force. The development comes at a time when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official state visit to the United States. The agreement includes […]
Exclusive-Tesla wins as Texas requires state-backed charging stations to include its plug
Reuters | June 21, 2023
By Jarrett Renshaw and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Tesla scored a series of victories for its charging technology on Tuesday, capped by Texas saying it would require electric vehicle charging companies to include both Tesla’s standard as well as the nationally recognized CCS if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways […]
New Google lawsuit aims to curb fake business reviews
Reuters | June 20, 2023
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google on Friday sued a Los Angeles man and his companies in San Jose, California federal court, claiming he created hundreds of fake business listings on its platforms and sold them to real businesses to lure in unsuspecting customers. Fake reviews have been a recurring problem on internet commerce […]
Goldman Sachs cuts China growth forecast as property slowdown bites
Reuters | June 19, 2023
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs analysts have cut forecasts for China’s economic growth, citing persistently weak confidence and the cloud over the property market as stronger-than-expected headwinds. The U.S. investment bank lowered its full-year real gross domestic product growth forecast for the world’s second biggest economy from 6% to 5.4%, according to a note published […]
Italian EV startup Aehra unveils new premium sedan
Reuters | June 16, 2023
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Italian electric-vehicle startup Aehra on Friday unveiled its new, European-made sedan which will serve the high-premium market segment and which joins the firm’s sport-utility vehicle which was first displayed late last year. Both models will start production in 2026, Aehra said. They will be priced in the 160,000 to […]
Why Walmart’s new bet on fashion brands, home decor threatens specialty chains
Reuters | June 15, 2023
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world’s biggest retailer will now try to sell them $298 cozy swivel chairs and $50 Wrangler jeans, too. Using low-cost and low-margin groceries as a draw, Walmart is adding more than […]
Tranquility reigns over markets still awash with cash, for now
Reuters | June 14, 2023
By Naomi Rovnick and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring interest rates, slowing economic growth and a banking sector still recovering from a March rout might suggest a note of market caution, yet world stocks are at 14-month highs, the S&P 500 stock index has entered a bull market and gauges of volatility are eerily […]
United Air expects new pilot offer to add over $8 billion in costs
Reuters | June 13, 2023
(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc is offering its pilots a contract in excess of $8 billion in cumulative increases in pay and benefits over four years, in possibly the richest labor deal by a major American carrier, if ratified by the union. The move comes at a time when pilots in North America are […]
JPMorgan settles with Jeffrey Epstein victims for $290 million
Reuters | June 12, 2023
By Nupur Anand, Lananh Nguyen, Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay about $290 million to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank’s relationship with the disgraced financier. Monday’s settlement follows months of embarrassing disclosures that JPMorgan ignored […]