DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union said on Friday it has chosen Ford Motor Co (F.N) as the next U.S. automaker the union will negotiate with after workers at General Motors Co (GM.N) approved a new contract deal. Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members Melida Vela, Derrick Ventour and Roy Vermeulen warm their
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(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday validated the legality of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and ordered his administration to hand over an unredacted copy of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Intelligence Committee at
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global insurers that cover cyberattacks are facing more claims related to ransom-demanding hackers who cripple businesses’ technology systems, and only stop after receiving substantial payments. These hackers use malicious programs known as ransomware to take down systems controlling everything from supply chains to payments to manufacturing. The hackers have grown more
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Grand Prix organizers say more women than ever are expected to attend this year’s Formula One race, thanks to the success of a Netflix fly-on-the-wall documentary series. Alejandro Soberon, president of promoters CIE, told reporters on Friday that data showed a 30% increase in female interest for a race that
FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane is seen with the full moon behind as it begins its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA will send a golf cart-sized robot to the moon in 2022 to search for deposits of water below the surface, an
Actress Felicity Huffman leaves the federal courthouse with her husband William H. Macy, after being sentenced in connection with a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Katherine Taylor/File Photo (Reuters) – Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent in the U.S. college admissions cheating scandal to go to prison, was
(Reuters) – In the bestselling novel “Circe” — optioned by WarnerMedia for its forthcoming HBO Max streaming service — the daughter of the Greek god Helios tames wild beasts and menaces the gods. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (L), Maisie Williams, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner and Kit Harrington of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” pose backstage with their award
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Boeing (BA.N), acting without adequate oversight from U.S. regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of cockpit software on its 737 MAX airliner, sowing the seeds for a Lion Air crash that also involved errors by airline workers and crew, Indonesian investigators found. FILE PHOTO: Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8
LONDON (Reuters) – Lebanon’s economic crisis is a litmus test for the resilience and domestic support of its banks as well as their potential for sparking contagion abroad. A couple stands outside the closed entrance of the Association of Banks in Lebanon in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Lebanese lenders remained closed
(Reuters) – Shares of Amazon.com Inc fell nearly 6% in early trading on Friday, as investors were let down by a lower-than-expected sales outlook and surprised by slower revenue growth at its lucrative AWS cloud business. FILE PHOTO: Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29,
FILE PHOTO: Striking union auto workers walk the picket line outside the General Motors Flint Truck Assembly in Flint, Michigan, U.S., October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder DETROIT (Reuters) – Striking workers at General Motors Co (GM.N) factories in the United States finish voting on Friday on a proposed four-year contract that could end a 39-day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Justice Department review of the origins of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is now a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The person, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, declined to say whether a grand jury had
ROME (Reuters) – High-end fashion met budget high-street retail at a glittering catwalk show in Rome on Thursday evening, where Italian designer Giambattista Valli presented his new collection for Sweden’s H&M in Rome’s sumptuous 17th-century Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. Against a backdrop of chandeliered gilded salons, models including Kendall Jenner swept down a pink catwalk in
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee appeared at a Seoul courtroom on Friday for the start of a bribery trial that could result in a tougher sentence after South Korea’s top court ordered a review of his graft case. FILE PHOTO: Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee arrives to attend a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Justice Department review of the origins of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is now a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr, joined by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen, delivers opening remarks
SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) posted worse-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, plagued by unusually low demand over the summer and technical issues that hurt its advertising, sending its shares down about 19%. Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said the company’s ad platform encountered bugs, or glitches, that hindered its ability to