Apple, Google see reputation of corporate brands tumble in survey
(Reuters) – Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google corporate brands dropped in an annual survey while Amazon.com Inc maintained the top spot for the third consecutive year, and electric carmaker Telsa Inc rocketed higher after sending a red Roadster i…
Spain’s Amazon workers call two-day strike over wages, rights
MADRID (Reuters) – Over one thousand Amazon workers in Spain plan to stage their first strike with a two-day walkout to protest what unions claim are efforts to reduce employees’ rights, union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) said on Tuesday.
EU expects to hear from U.S. on exemption process in days: EU’s Juncker
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Commission is expecting to hear from the United States in the coming days how the European Union can avoid U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminum, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday.
Volkswagen assigns 20 billion euros in battery orders, speeds EV push
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has selected partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around 20 billion euros ($24.7 billion) for electric-vehicle (EV) projects in Europe and China, pushing ahead with a shift to zero-emission cars….
Pampered pets set Wall Street on the prowl for deals
(Reuters) – Gordie Spater has been manufacturing dog harnesses for nearly 15 years on the northernmost reaches of the Massachusetts shoreline, but he is in high demand right now on Wall Street.
World stocks inch higher as investors await U.S. inflation data
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares inched higher on Tuesday, eking out limited gains as investors kept a wary eye on a U.S. inflation reading later in the day that could offer clues on the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes this year.
Saudi Aramco international listing looks increasingly difficult: sources
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking to just float oil giant Saudi Aramco locally as plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on an international exchange such as London or New York hang in the balance, sources close to the p…
As copper booms, miners take hunt to Mongolian dunes
LONDON (Reuters) – When temperatures rise and winds drop in the coming weeks, a band of explorers will hunt for copper riches in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.
Asia stocks edge up on tech shares, U.S. inflation data awaited
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday with technology shares buoyed by gains in their Wall Street peers, but gains were limited ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the day which could offer clues on the pace of interest rate rises this y…
GM president says ‘shared sacrifice’ needed to fix GM Korea
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co President Dan Ammann said on Monday the automaker’s troubled South Korean operations can be a “sustainable, profitable business,” if unions and the South Korean government agree quickly on a restructuring.
