FILE PHOTO: A Waymo self-driving vehicle is parked outside the Alphabet company’s offices where its been testing autonomous vehicles in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Heather Somerville/File Photo (Reuters) – Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), said on Monday it has raised $2.25 billion in its first external investment round. In addition
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of “forced labour” in factories across China supplying 83 global brands, and Australian think tank said in a report released on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold a large sign against China’s Uighur camps, labeled as vocational training centres by
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian authorities on Sunday reached a tentative deal with an indigenous group in the Pacific province of British Columbia that could end solidarity protests across Canada that have been blocking rail lines and roads for weeks. FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the indigenous Wet’suwet’en Nation’s hereditary chiefs block the Pat Bay highway as
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Aramco is seen as security personnel walk before the start of a press conference by Aramco at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed DUBAI (Reuters) – Shares of Saudi Aramco 2222.SE hit 32.50 riyals ($8.66) in intraday trade on Sunday, the lowest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be surging in the polls ahead of Super Tuesday, but some on Wall Street have made their own conclusions on what November will bring: four more years of President Donald Trump. Ninety-five percent of participants in a Deutsche Bank survey of investors, economists and other market
(Reuters) – Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has amassed a stake in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and is pushing for changes, including removal of the social media company’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Paul Singer, founder and president of Elliott Management Corporation, speaks at WSJD Live
NEW YORK (Reuters) – This week’s sharp stock sell-off helped activist short-seller Andrew Left profitably close a long-held bet against online retailer Wayfair (W.N) on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Andrew Left, the founder of Citron Research, speaks during the Reuters Global Investment 2019 Outlook Summit, in New York, U.S., November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid “I have
FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s deputy justice minister is travelling to Lebanon this weekend to try to make the case that fugitive ex-Nissan (7201.T) Chairman Carlos Ghosn should stand trial
(Reuters) – Beyond Meat Inc (BYND.O) said on Thursday it expects full-year sales to grow as much as 71%, after reporting that deals with retailers and restaurants helped to more than triple fourth-quarter sales and substantially narrowed its loss. FILE PHOTO: Vegetarian sausages from Beyond Meat Inc, the vegan burger maker, are shown for sale
BERLIN (Reuters) – Online fashion retailer Zalando (ZALG.DE) plans to offer more premium and luxury ranges and move into the vintage clothing market as it predicted slower sales growth in 2020 after a strong final quarter to 2019. The logo of fashion retailer Zalando is pictured at the new headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April 10,
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 fell for a fifth straight day in a volatile session as investors reacted to the latest headlines regarding the spread of coronavirus and sought to gauge the economic fallout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 122.21 points, or 0.45%, to 26,959.15, the S&P 500 lost 11.69 points, or
FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday its Canadian stores will start selling a Beyond Meat Inc plant-based breakfast sandwich next week, the first time the world’s biggest coffee chain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major stock indexes fell 3% on Tuesday as the coronavirus spread further around the world and investors clamored for safety a day after the S&P 500’s .SPX and the Dow Industrials’ .DJI biggest daily declines in two years. After U.S. stocks started the session with an attempt to
A company logo is pictured outside a Tesco supermarket in Altrincham northern England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) has completed its exit from China with the sale of a 20% stake in a joint venture to a unit of its state-run partner China Resources Holdings (CRH),
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Teck Resources Ltd’s surprise decision to cancel a planned C$20.6 billion ($15.6 billion) oil sands mine in northern Alberta, citing uncertainty about Canada’s climate policy, underscores a global struggle to balance energy growth with environmental concerns. FILE PHOTO: Visitors pass a logo of Teck Resources Ltd mining company during the Prospectors
A shopper walks into a Primark store as pre-Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday shopping accelerates at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Makela LONDON (Reuters) – Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF.L) warned on Monday there was a risk of supply shortages on some lines later in