Trump speaks with British PM Johnson about telecoms security: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House said, as Britain nears a decision on Huawei’s role in the country’s future 5G network.
Fiat Chrysler asks U.S. court to toss out GM racketeering claims: filing
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Friday urged a federal judge to throw out a General Motors Co’s lawsuit accusing Fiat Chrysler of racketeering and bribing officials of the United Auto Workers union to put GM at a multibillion dollar labor cost disadv…
FAA tells U.S. airlines it could approve MAX return to service before mid-year -sources
Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson called senior U.S. airline officials on Friday and told them the agency could approve the grounded Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service before mid-year – a faster time frame than the planemaker suggested this …
Former top U.S. general Dunford joining Lockheed Martin’s board
The former top U.S. military official, General Joseph Dunford, has been elected to the board of Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon’s largest weapons supplier, the company said on Friday.
The S&P 500 has worst day since October as virus fears mount
Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns over the scope of the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500’s worst week in six months.
Habit Burger Grill plans to offer Impossible plant-based patty
The Habit Restaurants Inc , known as the Habit Burger Grill, plans to put a plant-based meat patty from Impossible Foods Inc on its menu in the second half of this year as a limited-time offering.
Impossible or Beyond: U.S. restaurants find partners to go vegan
The world’s largest burger chain McDonald’s Corp said this month that it would expand its test of a plant-based meat product with Beyond Meat patties in Canada, and other chains also are looking to serve vegan customers.
Boeing delays 777X first flight again due to bad weather
Boeing has postponed again the first flight of its 777X long-haul jetliner that was scheduled to take place on Friday due to inclement weather.
Brent logs worst weekly loss in a year as China virus fears swell
Crude prices sank more than 2% on Friday and Brent logged its biggest weekly decline in more than a year as concerns that a coronavirus will spread farther in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, curbing travel and oil demand.
China virus fears spook U.S. shares, oil prices
U.S. shares and crude prices fell sharply on Friday as investors moved into safe-haven assets amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand.
