Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as…
Musk’s defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media
((This December 6 story is refiled to fix typo in quote in paragraph nine)) FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla…
Fiat appeals to Europe’s top court against $33 million EU tax order
FILE PHOTO: The logo of car manufacturer Fiat is seen in Zurich, Switzerland October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/FIle Photo BRUSSELS…
Ericsson to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson (ERICb.ST) has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into…
China’s November trade surplus with U.S. at $24.60 billion vs $26.45 billion in October
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song BEIJING…
Mexico, U.S. draw closer to finalizing USMCA: source
FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in a long queue for border customs control to cross into the U.S., in Tijuana, Mexico,…
China’s November coal imports slump 19% month-on-month on port curbs
FILE PHOTO: Trucks are parked next to a pile of coal on the bank of the Yalu River in Sinuiju,…
China November crude oil imports hit record high as refiners race to use up quotas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports hit a record high on a daily basis in November, as refiners operated…
China November exports fall, but import growth hints of recovering demand
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports in November shrank for the fourth consecutive month, underscoring persistent pressures on manufacturers from the…
Japan’s markets watchdog likely to recommend $22 million fine against Nissan: NHK
FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su…
Jeff Bezos says Amazon wants to work more with the Pentagon
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos said it would support the U.S. Department of Defense as…
Britain’s Tesco considers Asia exit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco (TSCO.L), has signaled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by…
U.S. banks’ reluctance to lend cash may have caused repo shock: BIS
LONDON (Reuters) – The unwillingness of the top four U.S. banks to lend cash combined with a burst of demand…
Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country…
Congo authorities say Ebola survivor falls ill a second time
GISENYI, Rwanda (Reuters) – An Ebola survivor has fallen ill with the disease for a second time in eastern Congo,…
VW’s German plants need to shape up, says production chief
FILE PHOTO: A worker makes final checks on an e-Golf electric car at the new production line of the Transparent…
Half of lymphoma patients alive three years after Gilead cell therapy treatment: study
(Reuters) – Nearly half of lymphoma patients treated with Gilead Sciences Inc’s Yescarta were alive at least three years after…
Boy who died in federal custody on floor for hours, video shows
A sick Guatemalan boy who died in government custody was lying on the floor for hours before someone found him…
North Korea’s UN ambassador says denuclearization is off the table in talks with US
In the statement, the ambassador, Kim Song, said the United States’ pursuit of “sustained and substantial dialogue” was a “time-saving…
Pensacola shooting: Defense Department reviewing screening of foreign students
The gunman was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Arabian military involved in flight training at the station, US Secretary…
Wake Forest, N.C., cancels Christmas parade because of potential protests over Confederate symbols
The city of 44,000 just outside the state capital of Raleigh announced the cancellation Wednesday due to the “potential for…
The Clarence Thomas myth that refuses to die
It’s a belief that’s stuck like a tick in the collective memory of some white conservatives. It’s not only a…
Proxy adviser ISS opposes plan by Hudson’s Bay chairman to take firm private
(Reuters) – Institutional Shareholder Services said on Friday it recommends shareholders vote against a plan by the chairman of Hudson’s…
Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as…
Saudi, Russia push through deeper new oil cuts
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia spearheaded a deal on Friday in which OPEC and its allies committed to some…
Exclusive: China’s Dongfeng plans partial sale of PSA stake – sources
The logo of Dongfeng Motor Corp is pictured at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China, April 26,…
Trump says meetings, talks with China going well
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States is having meetings and discussions with China…
Saudi Aramco shares priced at top of range in world’s biggest IPO
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) is seen during a news conference by the state…
Saudi Aramco says IPO priced at top to make it world’s biggest IPO
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its…
FACTBOX: Saudi Aramco: the oil colossus
DUBAI (Reuters) – State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its…
Trump upbeat on U.S.-China talks as Beijing underscores tariff-cut demands
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S.-China trade talks are “moving right along,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday, striking an upbeat tone…
Factbox: Alphabet’s ‘Other bets’ in focus as Google’s Pichai takes helm
(Reuters) – Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will replace Larry Page as CEO of parent Alphabet Inc, heralding a…
Google co-founders step aside as Pichai takes helm of parent Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping aside as leaders of the Internet behemoth…
BlackRock global active equities chief to leave firm over relationship with colleague
(Reuters) – Mark Wiseman, global head of active equities at BlackRock Inc (BLK.N), is leaving the firm following a violation…
GM, LG Chem to build $2.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio
WARREN, Mich. (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and South Korea’s LG Chem (051910.KS) said on Thursday they will invest…
Airbus faces delivery challenge, poised to win jet order race
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) must hand a record number of aircraft to customers in December to meet delivery goals,…
Global stocks falter on trade uncertainty; sterling gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets traded little changed on Thursday as enthusiasm over Apple…
Huawei mounts legal challenge against FCC over rural carrier customers
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei mounted a legal challenge against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday after…
United Auto Workers union names reformer Gamble president until 2022
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers international executive board on Thursday named acting president Rory Gamble to head the union…
Wall Street inches higher as Dec. 15 tariff deadline looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street eked out slight gains on Thursday as investors waited for concrete news on a…
Boeing says 737 MAX approval delays could hit production
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Significant additional regulatory requirements or delays in returning Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX to commercial service could…
Timeline: Saudi Aramco’s winding road to an IPO
(Reuters) – State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its indicative…
Wall Street bides its time, awaiting news from trade front
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street was largely unchanged on Thursday as market participants stayed on the sidelines, awaiting further…
No apology to Elon Musk from British diver at ‘pedo guy’ defamation trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The British cave explorer suing Elon Musk for calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter testified…
Saudi Aramco prices shares at top of range in world’s biggest IPO
DUBAI/RIYADH Reuters) – State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) will be the biggest in history, but will…
Facebook sues ILikeAd, alleges ad fraud
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday sued a Hong Kong company that it said baited people into clicking on…
A Pennsylvania mother said her children, age 8 and 4 killed themselves. Now she’s charged with murder
Snyder’s 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter were in the basement, hanging by their necks from a support beam, a probable…
Colorado high school evacuated after school safety app reveals bomb threat
After the Columbine shooting in 1999, Colorado worked to develop the Safe2Tell Colorado tip line, where anyone can report threats…
Watch shark knock boy off his surfboard
A 7-year-old boy was surfing with his dad in Florida when a shark appeared to knock him off his surfboard.…
A winning lottery ticket for $14.6 million just went unclaimed
Tickets expire after 180 days. The winning ticket was sold June 5 in Goodyear, Arizona, meaning the lucky ticket holder…
Asthma attacks in pregnancy tied to complications for mothers, babies
(Reuters Health) – Asthma attacks during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of complications for mothers and their babies,…
Drinking milk does not appear to impact longevity
(Reuters Health) – People who consume lots of milk and cheese and yogurt may not necessarily live any longer than…
More U.S. women know how breast density impacts cancer risk
(Reuters Health) – A growing number of U.S. women understand that breast density can impact cancer risk, but a new…
U.S. authorities confiscate migrant kids’ medications at the southern border
(Reuters Health) – Doctors on Long Island say two migrant children showed up at their hospital in seriously ill condition…
Malaria fight stalling at ‘unacceptably high level’ of deaths: WHO
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 – mostly…
Johnson & Johnson confirms no asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas…