FedEx to roll out 500 more stores inside Walmart
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Tuesday it will open 500 FedEx Office stores inside Walmart Inc’s U.S. locations, a partnership intended to help both companies attract new customers and handle online order returns.
Wall Street opens higher as financials gain
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, led by gains in financial stocks ahead of a near-certain interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, but declines in Facebook and Oracle weighed on technology shares.
UK investigates Facebook over data breach, to raid Cambridge Analytica
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is investigating whether Facebook did enough to protect data after a whistleblower said a London-based political consultancy hired by Donald Trump improperly accessed information on 50 million Facebook users to sway public op…
Volkswagen looking at ways to boost Skoda output, including new plant: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is looking at ways to boost production at Skoda, including building a new factory outside the brand’s Czech home, to help it keep up with booming demand, company sources said.
BlackBerry’s shares rise after software security pact with Microsoft
(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd’s U.S.-listed shares rose nearly 6 percent in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the company said it would partner with Microsoft Corp to provide security for flagship Office apps used by businesses.
Exclusive: On Amazon, a quarter of merchants’ sales are cross-border
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is making a push for merchants on its website to sell goods into other countries, setting the stage for greater competition with rival marketplaces run by eBay Inc and potentially Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Elon Musk in talks with Israeli AI vision firm Cortica: report
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk was in Israel to discuss a collaboration between electric car company Tesla Inc and Tel Aviv-based artificial intelligence firm Cortica, the Globes financial news website said on Tuesday.
Global stocks tread water ahead of Fed meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Global equities trod water on Tuesday ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting, while investors reassessed their views of tech stocks following a slump in Facebook’s shares after reports of data misuse.
UK investigating Facebook’s response to alleged data breach
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is investigating whether Facebook did enough to secure data after reports that a political consultancy hired by Donald Trump improperly accessed information about 50 million Facebook users, Information Commissioner Elizabeth …
VW says headquarters searched again by prosecutors in emissions case
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen said on Tuesday that its global headquarters were searched again by German prosecutors in early March as part of an investigation into its diesel emissions scandal, confirming a magazine report.
