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Uber tests feature allowing some California drivers to set fares

Uber tests feature allowing some California drivers to set fares

Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said it is testing a feature that allows some drivers in California to set their own fares, hoping the change will help it show that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees under state law.



6 years ago
Wall Street rally pauses amid China virus outbreak, growth fears

Wall Street rally pauses amid China virus outbreak, growth fears

U.S. stock indexes slipped on Tuesday as worries about the fallout from a deadly virus outbreak in China and a gloomy growth outlook from the IMF paused a record-setting rally on Wall Street.



6 years ago
China virus scare sends shudder through European luxury goods sector

China virus scare sends shudder through European luxury goods sector

European luxury stocks slumped across the board on Tuesday on fears that the coronavirus virus outbreak in China could hurt sales of high-end brands that had managed to weather months of protests in Hong Kong.



6 years ago
History shows Tesla may have a rough go of it from here after stock doubled in 6 months

History shows Tesla may have a rough go of it from here after stock doubled in 6 months

Bernstein doesn't see Tesla shares climbing much more after the firmed looked at the historical data of high-flying stocks.

6 years ago
Britain's Sainsbury's to cut hundreds of management jobs

Britain's Sainsbury's to cut hundreds of management jobs

Britain's Sainsbury's plans to cut hundreds of management jobs as it seeks to bring its main supermarket operation and its Argos general merchandise arm closer together, it said on Tuesday.



6 years ago
NYC Transit expects return of Bombardier subway cars to service this week

NYC Transit expects return of Bombardier subway cars to service this week

New York City Transit expects subway cars recently built by Bombardier to return to service this week, after the estimated 300 cars were yanked earlier in the month because of safety concerns over the doors, agency president Andy Byford said on Tuesday.



6 years ago
Risk assets dragged lower by Chinese virus anxiety

Risk assets dragged lower by Chinese virus anxiety

Risk assets took a hit across the globe on Tuesday while the Japanese yen and some developed country bond prices gained as financial markets reacted to mounting concern about a new strain of flu-like virus in China.



6 years ago
Wall Street opens lower on China virus outbreak, growth worries

Wall Street opens lower on China virus outbreak, growth worries

U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, as worries about the fallout from a deadly virus outbreak in China and a gloomy growth outlook from the IMF stalled a record rally on Wall Street.



6 years ago
Citibank to pay $18 million penalty for failing to insure flood-prone properties

Citibank to pay $18 million penalty for failing to insure flood-prone properties

A U.S. banking regulator fined Citibank N.A. $18 million for delays in purchasing mandatory flood insurance for properties where borrowers were located in flood-prone areas.



6 years ago
Honda to join White House initiative to boost U.S. job training

Honda to join White House initiative to boost U.S. job training

Honda Motor Co will join on Tuesday a growing number of companies signing a White House pledge to boost U.S. job training opportunities.



6 years ago
JP Morgan Chase poaches an IBM 'Master Inventor' with 26 patents for quantum computing

JP Morgan Chase poaches an IBM 'Master Inventor' with 26 patents for quantum computing

The move is J.P. Morgan's latest high-profile technology hire.

6 years ago
Halliburton takes $2.2 billion charge on shale slump

Halliburton takes $2.2 billion charge on shale slump

U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. on Tuesday disclosed a $2.2 billion charge to earnings as weakening North American shale activity continued to hit the industry.



6 years ago
Airlines scour the world for scarce 737 MAX simulators

Airlines scour the world for scarce 737 MAX simulators

Airlines are scrambling to book time in 737 MAX training facilities as far afield as Fiji, Iceland and Panama, operators said, after Boeing Co recommended pilots be trained in one of the few simulators replicating the latest model.



6 years ago
Tesla crosses $100 billion stock market valuation in extended trading

Tesla crosses $100 billion stock market valuation in extended trading

Tesla Inc became the first $100 billion publicly listed U.S. carmaker in extended trading on Tuesday, in a sign of Wall Street's confidence in an all-electric future.



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GM's Cruise unit unveils driverless prototype vehicle for ride-sharing service

GM's Cruise unit unveils driverless prototype vehicle for ride-sharing service

General Motors Co's self-driving car unit, Cruise, on Tuesday unveiled a prototype electric vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals for use in its planned autonomous ride-sharing service.



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