FILE PHOTO – The LG logo is seen on a building roof in Minsk, Belarus, September 12, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo October 12, 2017 By Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Chem will open Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery factory in Poland next year as the region’s auto industry […]
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Tight leash on costs helps Citigroup trump Wall Street view
FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Citibank Corporate headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo October 12, 2017 (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc’s <C.N> quarterly profit and revenue beat Wall Street expectations as the bank kept a tight lid on […]
Exhibition explores African design as agent of change
ATLANTA – A new exhibition opening in Atlanta encourages visitors to abandon their preconceived notions about Africa and explore the creative efforts of people using design to bring about change on the vast continent. Continue Reading Below “Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design” opens Saturday at Atlanta’s High Museum […]
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for VR tour of Puerto Rico
President Trump is on the road, selling his tax overhaul plan to the working and middle class. He said it will save American families $4,000 a year. Many of the details are missing, but Trump added there will be four tax brackets and more Americans will fall into the 0% bracket. Continue Reading […]
Markets Right Now: Stocks open lower on Wall Street
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): Continue Reading Below 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, a day after setting their latest record highs. AT&T sank 3 percent in early trading Thursday after saying it was losing DirecTV subscribers. Cable […]
Fewer people seek jobless aid as hurricane impact fades
WASHINGTON – Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week as the impact of last month’s hurricanes on the U.S. economy fades. Continue Reading Below THE NUMBERS: Applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 243,000. Applications fell in Texas and Florida, where Hurricanes Harvey and […]
Investment banking gains drives Citi’s quarterly results
NEW YORK – Financial conglomerate Citigroup said its third-quarter profits increased 8 percent from a year earlier, helped by a boost in its investment banking division. Continue Reading Below Citigroup said it earned $4.13 billion, or $1.42 per share, compared with a profit of $3.84 billion, or $1.24 per share, […]
WATCH: Drone footage shows wildfire devastation
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Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas sign reconciliation deal in Cairo: broadcast
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (R) and Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh hold hands in Gaza City October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo October 12, 2017 By Hesham Hajali and Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached a deal over political reconciliation on […]
Irish court gives $1 billion Apple data center green light
Two new iPhone 8’s are placed out during a sale at the 5th Avenue Apple store in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid October 12, 2017 By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Apple may proceed to build a 850 million euro ($1 billion) data center in Ireland, […]