FILE PHOTO: The logo of FIAT carmaker is seen on a vehicle in Cairo, Egypt, May 19, 2019. Picture taken May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo Mohamed Abd El Ghany | Reuters Fiat Chrysler and Renault are in advanced talks to merge the two automakers. Sources say the […]
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Trump presented a sumo wrestler with an American-made, eagle-topped trophy during his Japan trip
U.S. President Donald Trump presents the President’s Cup to wrestler Asanoyama, the winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokigikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump presented a special U.S.-made trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament Sunday […]
Former Amazon executive uses Bezos’ mock press release trick at his smart home company
Charlie Kindel, senior vice president of products and services at Control4. Control4 As an executive at Amazon who built the Alexa Smart Home group, Charlie Kindel became very familiar with the company’s use of so-called future press releases. Employees who are planning new projects write fake news releases as if […]
Review: The Lexus LX 570 is a serious off-road SUV that gives the Range Rover a run for the money
The 2019 Lexus LX 570 CNBC | Mack Hogan Toyota’s Land Cruiser SUV has long held a reputation for being the world’s toughest truck. Land Cruisers dot the Australian outback, serve as emergency vehicles in the far reaches of South America and ferry United Nations Peacekeepers to conflict zones around […]
These cars aren’t coming back in 2020. Here are the ones we’ll miss — or not
2020 Ford Mustang Adam Jeffery | CNBC The last couple of years have been tough for the car market. As SUVs and trucks sell in record numbers, sedans and coupe sales have plummeted. In response, Ford famously announced it would stop making all cars except the iconic Mustang. General Motors later […]
There’s no real evidence Beyond Meat products are healthier than meat: Former US agriculture chief
Talk about mystery meat. As plant-based protein makers like Impossible Foods and the newly public Beyond Meat take the food industry by storm, the question of whether their products are better for consumers than actual meat is still very much open, says former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. “We can’t […]
There’s a swine flu spreading in China that Wall Street fears could hit Deere and these stocks
Cans of Spam, by Hormel, are displayed on a shelf at Cal Mart grocery store in San Francisco. Getty Images A trade fight with the U.S. isn’t the only war China is fighting. African swine flu has decimated the pig population in China and sent pork prices soaring. As many […]
Casper, Kylie Jenner’s billion-dollar mattress, could be an IPO market sleeper
When Casper launched in 2014, it was looking to do what some investors saw as impossible: disrupt the large but mundane bedding industry with a one-mattress model that challenges the traditional premium pricing of competitors, which often run above $2,000. Casper offers a custom multilayer foam mattress that fits in […]
Lady Gaga, Will Smith and Cher were all broke at one point in their careers
Even the rich and famous experience career lows and financial disappointments. Take pop icon Lady Gaga, who wound up deep in debt after her second worldwide concert tour. Here are other celebs who made it big, lost it all and then managed to bounce back. Lady Gaga was $3 million […]
Trump says he ‘smiled’ when Kim Jong Un called Joe Biden ‘a low IQ individual’
President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. Evan Vucci | AP Photo President Donald Trump sided with North Korea in its recent personal attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying he “smiled” when Kim Jong Un called the former vice […]