The Trump administration is moving to ban Haitian immigrants from applying for seasonal and farm work visas in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday night, just days after the president reportedly used a vulgar slur to describe the country last week. The department said it will remove […]
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Wells Fargo bill payment glitch emptying some accounts: Report
An apparent glitch with the Wells Fargo online bill payment system led to some payments being processed twice late Wednesday and even to some accounts being emptied out by the double processing, reports the Austin American-Statesman. The issue resulted in the bank’s customer service lines being jammed, the newspaper says. […]
How technology is helping transform BMW’s business model
German auto giant BMW can trace its roots all the way back to 1916. A lot has changed in the industry since then, of course, but the importance of innovation has remained a constant. While technological advances such as autonomous driving may be changing BMW vehicles, the company’s business model […]
Farage backs off second Brexit referendum talk as EU says UK still welcome
Brexit campaigner and Member of the European Parliament Nigel Farage takes part in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler January 18, 2018 By Gilbert Reilhac STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Leading British anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage rowed back on Wednesday from remarks favoring […]
Djokovic survives Melbourne furnace to beat Monfils
Tennis – Australian Open – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 18, 2018. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning against Gael Monfils of France. REUTERS/Thomas Peter January 18, 2018 By Martyn Herman MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Six-times champion Novak Djokovic survived the Rod Laver Arena furnace to reach the third round […]
Two Koreas’ ‘one flag’ emblematic of once better ties
North Korea’s Jang Choo Pak (L) and South Korea’s Eun-Soon Chung carry a flag bearing the unification symbol of the Korean peninsula during the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, in Sydney, Australia September 15, 2000. REUTERS/Andy Clark/Files January 18, 2018 By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL […]
French leader Macron meets May in first official visit to the UK
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the U.K. Thursday for the first time since taking office, in an attempt to secure defense cooperation post-Brexit. “I do think this meeting is particularly about quick resolutions,” Aarti Shankar, policy analyst at Open Europe, told CNBC Thursday. The meeting “will be setting the […]
Exports, consumers drive China’s 6.9 percent growth in 2017
HONG KONG – China’s economy expanded at a 6.9 percent pace in 2017, faster than expected and the first annual increase in seven years, the government reported Thursday. Continue Reading Below The numbers beat economists’ forecasts for the world’s second largest economy and the Chinese government’s own official growth target […]
Dozens die as flames engulf bus
Last Updated Jan 18, 2018 4:10 AM EST MOSCOW — Emergency officials in Kazakhstan say that 52 people have been killed in a bus fire. The Emergencies Department of the former Soviet nation in Central Asia said Thursday’s tragedy happened in the northern Aktobe region. Authorities said that only five […]
Chinese economy grew 6.9% in 2017
China’s economic growth accelerated for the first time in seven years in 2017, confounding expectations among economists and policy makers that Beijing’s efforts to cut corporate indebtedness, cool the property market and curb pollution would slow growth. Continue Reading Below The world’s second-largest economy expanded at a steady pace in […]