Airbus planemaking chief Bregier to leave in February: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus planemaking chief Fabrice Bregier plans to leave the aerospace group after the board intervened to resolve tensions over the future succession to Chief Executive Tom Enders, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Wall Street falls as investors fret about tax bill passage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday, with the S&P 500 down the most in a month, as investor worries over potential roadblocks to the Republicans’ tax overhaul more than offset optimism over strong retail sales data.
Uber investor departs venture firm amid harassment claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley investor Shervin Pishevar, known for his early bet on Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], said on Thursday that he would sever ties with his venture capital company, Sherpa Capital, after being accused of sexual mi…
Ford to move autonomous vehicle business to Detroit
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it would relocate its autonomous and electric vehicle units to Detroit from Dearborn, Michigan.
Murdoch bets live sports and news will boost new, smaller Fox
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch is banking on Americans’ love of live sports and breaking news for a new, slimmed down version of his Fox TV business after selling the company’s film studios and international operations to Walt Disney Co .
Exclusive: Chevron nears Schlumberger deal to drill wells in Brazil: sources
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Chevron Corp has reached preliminary agreement with oil services firm Schlumberger NV to drill six wells in a Brazilian offshore field, two sources said this week, in a bid to lift its output in the South American country aft…
Wiese resigns as Steinhoff chairman in wake of accounting scandal
BERLIN/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African tycoon Christo Wiese resigned on Thursday as chairman of Steinhoff , the latest setback for the retail group in the throes of an accounting scandal.
Leadership of New York Times passes to next-generation Sulzberger
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times on Thursday named a new publisher in 37-year-old A.G. Sulzberger, a fifth-generation descendant of Times leaders whose internal report on innovation has guided a newspaper known as “The Gray Lady” into the digita…
Wall Street ends down; investors worry about tax bill passage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors worried about potential roadblocks to Republicans’ tax overhaul, offseting their optimism over strong retail sales data.
Airbus planemaking chief Bregier to step down: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus planemaking chief Fabrice Bregier is leaving the aerospace group after losing a long-running power battle with Chief Executive Tom Enders, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
