China’s economic growth likely slowed a tick last year as authorities cracked down on both debt-heavy and pollution-causing industries. The Chinese economy is forecast to have grown 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter from the same period a year ago, and slightly lower than the 6.8 percent in the third […]
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S.C. detective dies after being shot during manhunt
Detective Michael R. Doty, one of the four shot in the line of duty trying to find a domestic violence suspect, died Wednesday, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina. CBS affiliate WBTV reports that the officer-involved shooting took place late Monday night in response to a domestic […]
France’s PSA Group to offer 40 electric vehicles by 2025
DETROIT – The CEO of France-based automaker PSA Group says it will offer 40 electric models across its lineup by 2025, and it plans to sell vehicles in the U.S. within 10 years. Continue Reading Below Carlos Tavares tells an auto industry conference in Detroit that PSA already offers mobility […]
Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says
Do not expect U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the gym, despite his doctor’s orders. He gets plenty of exercise on the golf course and at the White House complex, the president told Reuters on Wednesday. “I get exercise. I mean I walk, I this, I that,” Trump, 71, said […]
South Korea’s financial regulator says considering shutting down all virtual currency exchanges
A small toy figure is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency in this illustration picture, December 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration January 18, 2018 SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator chief says the government is considering shutting down all local virtual currency exchanges in a national policy committee […]
Major shareholder demands Xerox disclose agreement with Fuji
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Xerox company is seen on a building in Minsk, Belarus, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo January 18, 2018 (Reuters) – Major Xerox Corp <XRX.N> shareholder Darwin Deason has urged the photocopier pioneer to make public its joint venture agreement with Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp […]
‘We want to help America,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook says of moving foreign money back to US
Apple CEO Tim Cook opened up to ABC News after the company announced earlier today that it will be investing $350 billion in the U.S. economy over the next five years, creating more than 20,000 jobs. In a news release, the company also said it would make a $38 billion […]
Peugeot CEO: All PSA vehicles will electrified by 2025
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Tavares, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroen, poses with the Car of the Year Peugeot 3008 during the 87th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann /File Photo January 18, 2018 By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Peugeot SA Chief Executive Carlos […]
Trump says terminating NAFTA would yield the ‘best deal’ in renegotiations
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement would result in the “best deal” to revamp the 24-year-old trade pact with Canada and Mexico in favor of U.S. interests. Lawmakers as well as agricultural and industrial groups have warned Trump not to quit NAFTA, […]
Trump announces fake news winners on Twitter, but link stops working soon after
President Trump announced the winners of the “FAKE NEWS” awards on Wednesday, after much anticipation — especially from the news media. But the Republican National Committee (RNC) page the president linked to at roughly 8 p.m. on Wednesday came up with an error message shortly afterward. “The site is temporarily […]