Ford, the old automaker from Detroit, announced that it has purchased Spin, a San Francisco-based electric scooter-sharing company. (Spin) ([PhotocourtesyofSpin)) Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley have jumped into the online scooter industry, as it has rapidly grown from experimental West Coast launch to a multibillion dollar industry competing in cities around the world . Now one of …
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Fed leaves prices unchanged, notes decrease in business investments
There was no mention of volatility that has seized the financial markets since mid-October, when Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made Wall Street hawkish for the pace of future interest rate hikes. "Interest is still available, but we gradually go to a place where they will be neutral," Powell said during an interview with PBS. "We can go beyond neutral, but …
Read More »Robyn Denholm Succeeds Elon Musk as Head of Tesla Board
Under regulatory pressure, Tesla has named a new chairman of the board as it tries to remove concerns about the stability of Elon Musk, the colorful but incalculable co-founder. The electric car company said Wednesday night that Robyn Denholm, a member of the board since 2014 and a long-term technology and telecommunications director, will immediately become his board member. Mr. …
Read More »Subaru remembers almost 400K vehicles to fix problems with stalling
DETROIT – Subaru remembers nearly 400,000 vehicles in the United States to fix two issues that can make them stop. The first recall covers 229,000 Outback and Legacy vehicles from the 2018 model year. Government documents say that a software issue can stop the low fuel warning light from lighting and make the mild to empty screen inaccurate. The problem …
Read More »An insider and counterweight against Musk
Tesla newly appointed chairman Robyn Denholm will bring business expertise to the board of directors and be a decisive counterweight to CEO Elon Musk, although she is not the most exciting pick, analysts and experts told CNBC Thursday. 19659002] div> div.group> p: first child "/> Denholm is the CFO of the Australian telecommunications company Telstra, where she previously served as …
Read More »Google CEO Sundar Pichai note about changes sexual abuse
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent only a note to employees who mentioned changes in his sexual harassment and default policy in the wake of massive protests last week.
Read More »Rehabilitation gives student lenders a second chance-at a price
In 2014, Scott Nailor, an English language teacher from Scarborough, Maine, spent more than 270 days without paying on his student loan, and then ended up in default. Nailor could not keep up with his loan payments while balancing other types of debt and providing for his family, in addition to breaching him and his wife in bankruptcy.
Read More »Bombardier to cut 5000 jobs in conversion
Montreal-based Bombardier also announced sales of "non-core values" of a total of $ 900 million Canadian airline and transport company Bombardier will cut 5000 jobs globally and sell its aging turboproline in an attempt to "streamline" operations, announced the weary company Thursday. The reduction of seven percent of its workforce across the organization will take place over the next 12 …
Read More »Tesla shares rise in the hope that shares will be included in the S & P 500 reference
Tesla shares rose after Macquarie estimated that the electric car manufacturer could qualify for joining the benchmark S & P 500 index already in the second quarter of 2019.
Read More »Oil falls as rising production causes concerns for overuse
Oil terminals cut lower Thursday, as the latest data show significant increases in crude production from the major producers who have met the prerequisites. Raw products in Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States had climbed in front of US sanctions in the Iranian energy sector, which were expected to contribute to tighter global oil supplies. The sanctions began earlier …
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