FILE PHOTO: Airbus Chief Operating Officer-Customers John Leahy attends the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo October 11, 2017 By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – John Leahy, who has sold planes worth over a trillion dollars during more than […]
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In Brexit poker, clock narrows transition options
FILE PHOTO – The Union Flag and a European Union flag fly near the Elizabeth Tower, housing the Big Ben bell, during the anti-Brexit ‘People’s March for Europe’, in Parliament Square in central London, Britain September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Tolga Akmen October 12, 2017 By Alastair Macdonald, Gabriela Baczynska and Jan […]
Dassault CEO not yet considering alternative engine suppliers
FILE PHOTO: Eric Trappier, Dassault Aviation CEO, poses for pictures in front of an Dassault Rafale C fighter during the 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol October 11, 2017 By Allison Lampert LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Dassault Aviation <AVMD.PA> Chief Executive […]
Fed should raise policy rate to 2.5 percent over two years: Williams
FILE PHOTO: President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, John Williams, addresses a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann October 11, 2017 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Wednesday […]
Only 16 percent of Puerto Rico has power 3 weeks after Hurricane Maria
Three weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall, only 16 percent of Puerto Rico’s residents have electricity, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. But the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority said the number is more like 10 percent after an outage at one nuclear plant. Power continues to be a No. […]
President Trump says he drove huge market rally but needs big tax break to keep it going
Since President Donald Trump was elected the S&P 500 is up 19.21 percent, and he says it can go much higher if Congress approves “massive tax cuts.” Trump tweeted Wednesday that the stock market has risen more than $5 trillion since his election and the “Fake News Media” has not […]
Facebook executive meeting with Russia investigators
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, is scheduled to meet with top lawmakers investigating Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election at the Capitol Wednesday, ABC News has learned. The meeting with Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Mike Conaway, R-Texas, comes as congressional investigators review thousands of Facebook ads […]
Boy Scouts allowing girls into Cub program, but will keep them separate
The Boy Scouts of America will now allow girls to join the ranks of its Cub Scouts program, as well as create a Scouting program for older girls, the organization announced today. Cub Scout “dens,” as they are referred to, will be single-gender, allowing the organization “to maintain the integrity […]
Trump expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to be Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Thursday, two senior sources with direct knowledge of the nomination told ABC News. Nielsen previously served as current John Kelly’s chief of staff at DHS before Kelly left the position to become White […]
Kroger exploring sale of convenience stores, shares rise
FILE PHOTO: An isle of a Ralphs grocery store, which is owned by Kroger Co, is pictured ahead of company results in Altadena, California U.S., December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni October 11, 2017 By Lisa Baertlein and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) – Kroger Co <KR.N> said on Wednesday it is exploring […]