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Tesla to cut production hours for Model S 2019-01-23 13:49:54Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it is reducing production hours for higher-priced Model S and Model X cars, just days after saying it would cut jobs as th

Activist target Pernod boosts board independence with new 2019-01-23 13:39:12French spirits group Pernod Ricard named business veteran Patricia Barbizet to the newly created role of lead independent director on Wednesday as it

Huawei executive has strong case against extradition: Canadian 2019-01-23 13:34:27A top executive from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] being held in Canada can make "strong arguments" against extradition to the United States,

Wall Street hit again by growth worries; blue-chip 2019-01-23 13:24:27The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped on Wednesday as U.S. stocks gave up a strong start, hamstrung by lingering concerns over economic growth, while

Sandberg says Facebook must earn back trust 2019-01-23 13:20:52Facebook Inc's operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Wednesday that the world's largest social network needed to win back public trust after fac

Comcast tops profit forecasts as broadband business grows 2019-01-23 12:46:41Comcast Corp beat Wall Street profit and revenue estimates on Wednesday as its high-speed internet business grew and it lost fewer cable subscribers

Procter & Gamble bets on demand for high-end 2019-01-23 12:40:40Procter & Gamble Co raised its sales forecast for the year on Wednesday after quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, boosted by price

France aware of Huawei risks, will act when 2019-01-23 12:37:00France is aware of the risks of China's Huawei Technologies access to next-generation mobile networks and will take measures when the time comes, its

Stocks turn lower on U.S. shutdown, growth, trade 2019-01-23 12:36:17A global index of stock markets turned negative on Wednesday as worries over U.S. politics, global economic growth and trade tensions offset a boost f

Exclusive: Petrobras rejects latest EIG-backed bid for oilfields 2019-01-23 12:32:29Petroleo Brasileiro SA has rejected the most recent bid by an EIG Global Energy Partners-backed firm to purchase a pair of shallow-water oil clusters

General Electric to cut close to 470 jobs 2019-01-23 12:09:14General Electric , which bought Alstom's energy business in 2015, aims to slash close to 470 jobs across the division in France in the face of fallin

Taco Bell eyes Asia-Pacific to drive overseas expansion 2019-01-23 11:55:02U.S. fast food chain Taco Bell plans to double its international footprint with Asian markets as the main driver for overseas growth as awareness abou

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'Treat your business partnership like your marriage' 2019-01-13 19:07:26Founder of ecological shoe brand Allbirds, Joey Zwillinger, says he treats his business partnership like his marriage.

'Our vision is never to lay anyone off' 2019-01-13 19:02:55The Argentine boss who travelled the world to get orders and prevent him from having to make staff redundant.

Hitachi to decide on fate of UK nuclear 2019-01-13 19:00:23Government nuclear policy is under scrutiny amid reports the Japanese firm may scrap a £20bn reactor.

Guardian switches to potato starch wrapping 2019-01-13 10:17:52Readers, who pressed for the change, can compost or put the new packaging in their food waste bin.

Airlander 10: World's longest aircraft gets full-production go-ahead 2019-01-13 06:38:20It comes after the prototype £32m Airlander 10 - a combined plane and airship - was formally retired.

Chinese coal mine roof collapse in Shaanxi kills 2019-01-13 00:03:03Twenty-one miners die and 66 are rescued at the mine near Shenmu in China's Shaanxi province.

Watch industry's times are changing 2019-01-12 19:32:49Swiss watch companies gather for their Geneva show after a difficult couple of years for the industry.

Sharm el-Sheikh: UK should end flight ban - 2019-01-12 04:55:02Hundreds of thousands of Britons used to visit the resort before a terror attack on a plane there in 2015.

US partial government shutdown becomes longest ever 2019-01-12 00:00:56The partial shutdown enters its 22nd day leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid.

China powers up electric car market 2019-01-11 17:12:24New rules could help some manufacturers in the world's biggest market for electric cars.

Mary Poppins Returns: Can tuppence really save the 2019-01-11 17:11:13The latest Mary Poppins film has been a hit at the box office but what money lessons can we take from the film franchise?

Ford: Almost 1,000 Bridgend job losses by 2021 2019-01-11 15:19:27About 370 jobs could go at Ford in Bridgend in a first phase of cuts, the BBC understands.

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Ivory Coast agrees to buy C295 transport aircraft 2019-01-22 13:06:36 The Ivory Coast announced its first purchase of a C295 medium transport aircraft, with Airbus calling it ideal because of its proven abilities in sub

BAE contracted for services on video intelligence analysis 2019-01-22 11:58:16 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $250 million contract to continue its work on full-motion video analysis

U.S. destroyer Donald Cook arrives in Black Sea 2019-01-22 11:34:31 The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Donald Cook has docked in western Georgia to participate in joint NATO drills in the Black Sea, as Russian vess

Bell Boeing nets $143.9M for Osprey logistics, engineering 2019-01-22 10:30:39 The Pentagon signed an estimated $143.9 million contract with Bell Boeing Joint Project Office for logistics and engineering support for the V-22 Osp

Bell receives $439M contract from Navy for 25 2019-01-22 08:51:06 Bell Helicopter Textron signed a $439.6 million contract to build 25 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Spy satellite launched after repeated delays 2019-01-19 18:51:10 A rocket carrying a spy satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California after bad weather and technical problems delayed the

Thales to develop Rafale F4 sensors for French 2019-01-18 11:43:57 France's defense ministry has awarded Thales a contract to develop onboard sensors and communication systems for the Rafale F-4 combat aircraft.

F-22 Raptor receives 3D-printed metallic part for the 2019-01-18 10:24:32 A metallic 3D-printed part has been installed on an operational F-22 Raptor for the first time, which the Air Force hopes will lower costs and reduce

Leonardo to support British Apache helicopters under $379M 2019-01-18 09:48:32 Britain awarded a $379 million contract to Leonardo Helicopters to support the country's existing fleet of 50 Apache attack helicopters through 2024

Lockheed awarded $77.8M for Navy's undersea warfare system 2019-01-18 09:16:14 The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a modified $77.8 million contract for production of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Syste

Oil rises after report on possible China talks 2019-01-18 09:11:06 Oil prices rose early Friday trailing equity gains late Thursday that followed a report about possible concessions ahead in U.S. trade talks with Chi

IEA doubts Russia’s commitment to OPEC accord 2019-01-18 08:18:29 The Paris-based International Energy Agency on Friday cast doubt on whether Russia would meet its agreement with OPEC to cut crude oil output to supp

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Recession is a risk in 2019. But maybe 2019-01-10 09:16:40A number of key trends in the economy are positive, from wage growth to low interest rates. Some of the biggest wild cards are trade policy and centra

Stocks dive, again. Does Wall Street foresee a 2019-01-10 09:16:40After several strong years, stock markets look rattled as 2018 draws to a close. A mix of factors signal a heightened risk of a slowdown, but an outri

Where local residents help birth the businesses that 2019-01-10 09:16:40Often new businesses rely on financing from a top-down system where bankers call the shots. For places that feel left behind, often communities o

From hemp to organic foods, farm bill embraces 2019-01-10 09:16:40Passage of the farm bill is a rite of Congress that often borders on the arcane. But this year’s version signals how American farming is gradual

Post-layoffs, GM fights to keep tax credit for 2019-01-10 09:16:40A $7,500 tax incentive for buyers of electric vehicles is critical for General Motors as it ramps up production in the EV market. But some government

Qatar leaves OPEC, cementing distance with Saudi Arabia 2019-01-10 09:16:40Qatar will leave the world's largest consortium of oil producing countries in a bid to expand natural gas and oil drilling even as oil prices remain

Which fork in the road to take? Detroit 2019-01-10 09:16:40US carmakers appear poised to try two paths forward at once, building more SUVs and pickups, which the US market loves, to pay their way along a 

It’s a wide world of charity out there. 2019-01-10 09:16:40As ‘Giving Tuesday’ arrives, it’s a good time to think about charitable donations. Increasingly, average givers are focusi

Preparing for tech shift, GM cuts thousands of 2019-01-10 09:16:40The largest automaker in the US, General Motors, announced Nov. 26 that it would cut as many as 14,000 workers in North America. The cuts affect both

Instead of amplifying human biases, can algorithms help 2019-01-10 09:16:40The rising use of artificial intelligence has become one of the dominant trends in business. On the heels of that trend come questions about fairness

Ahead of Black Friday, market sees red 2019-01-10 09:16:40The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 600 points on Nov. 20 as tech companies and retailers face losses and an oil surplus pushed barrel prices low

Hard times in farm country coincide with a 2019-01-10 09:16:40Farmers are resourceful by necessity. But many face a test as a US-China rift undercuts their exports – a challenge familiar to those who weathe

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IT firms looking at executing projects with a 2019-01-22 13:08:00Large Indian firms see revenue per employee growing at a steady rate

Go defensive as few catalysts for Indian stocks, 2019-01-22 12:39:00To make money, look at large firms, banks and defensive stocks such as software exporters and utilities, they say

Markets' 5-day rising streak comes to a halt 2019-01-22 11:57:00The benchmark Sensex dropped 0.4 per cent or 134 points, to 36,445, posting its first decline in six days

SBI sale of debt in Essar Steel not 2019-01-22 11:40:00The SBI's decision, however, will not stall the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process as the new entity will join the committee of creditors,

EC clears air on hacking, says EVMs don't 2019-01-22 11:06:00It also underlined that it was not possible to print on both sides of the voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) paper slips as the paper has ther

India likely to target about $11 billion from 2019-01-22 10:42:00Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is currently in the United States for a medical check-up, is expected to announce the target while presenting an in

EC expert team rejects 'motivated' hacking claim, says 2019-01-22 10:35:00Election Commission's expert committee on EVM has Prof Emeritus IIT Delhi D T Shahani, IIT Bhilai director Rajat Moona and Prof Emeritus IIT Bombay D

Panel on revenue shortfall to study GST collection 2019-01-22 10:30:00Out of 31 states, only Andhra Pradesh and five north eastern states -- Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim and Nagaland -- have recorded revenue

Sebi issues new format for mutual funds' monthly 2019-01-22 09:58:00From April 2019 onwards, AMCs will have to submit the MCR to Sebi in the new format by the third working day of each month

New jobs jump 48% to touch 15-month high 2019-01-22 09:10:00Around 73.50 lakh new subscribers were added to social security schemes of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from September 2017 to N

Non-filers will have 21 days to file I-T 2019-01-22 08:35:00The 21-day time period would be from the date of receiving e-mail or SMS from the I-T Department regarding non-filing of tax returns

Prabhat Diary sale of milk biz: Stock sheds 2019-01-22 08:18:00Shares plummet almost 30% from intra-day high on concerns that minority shareholders may not gain much from the deal with Groupe Lactalis

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Apple succumbs to the smartphone malaise 2019-01-11 19:00:00A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devices for longer

Indonesia binges on e-commerce 2019-01-11 19:00:00Local champions are battling Chinese-backed firms across the archipelago

Carlos Ghosn gets a chance to plead his 2019-01-11 19:00:00But the giant of the car industry may remain in prison for months

Voice-enabled gadgets star at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019-01-11 19:00:00Nothing measured up to the smartphone

For industry, climate policy is a delicate balancing 2019-01-11 19:00:00A report from the edge of Mordor

Companies will perform better if employees are not 2019-01-11 19:00:00Keeping schtum can lead to poor business decisions or be dangerous

California’s biggest utility is in deep trouble 2019-01-09 19:00:00PG&E’s role in starting wildfires could mean a break-up or even bankruptcy

Robots will help Chinese firms cope with wages 2019-01-04 19:00:00Lessons from the rag trade

Masayoshi Son wants Arm’s blueprints to power all 2019-01-04 19:00:00The British company’s pre-eminent position in chip design helps him predict tech’s future

A plan to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian 2019-01-04 19:00:00The Southern Gas Corridor could even hand Gazprom more clout

The spy who hired me 2019-01-04 19:00:00When employer health programmes go too far

China ends a long freeze on new video 2019-01-04 19:00:00Its new approval regime involves censoring porn, gambling and violence