Shell and carmakers aim to go the distance with highway charging
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has partnered with top carmakers to deploy ultra-fast chargers on Europe’s highways, stealing a march on rivals in the race to remove one of the biggest obstacles facing the electric car sector.
Automakers struggle with the future in Los Angeles
DETROIT (Reuters) – Car manufacturers’ attempts to square what U.S. consumers want against the clean vehicles regulators and investors demand will be on display in Los Angeles this week at an auto show that has moved away from calling itself just an au…
Exclusive: Airbus set to poach Rolls exec to head jetliner sales – sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is poised to hire the head of Rolls-Royce’s civil engines unit, Eric Schulz, to lead its commercial jetliner sales, after months of uncertainty over the successor to sales kingpin John Leahy, three people familiar with the mat…
U.S. prosecutors’ letter spurred orders in self-driving car lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The judge overseeing a lawsuit between Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving car unit issued a series of orders this week, prompted by information shared with him by the U.S. Department of Just…
Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the United States surged to record highs as shoppers bagged deep discounts and bought more on their mobile devices, heralding a promising start to the key holiday season, according to re…
U.S. Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the United States surged to record highs as shoppers bagged deep discounts and bought more on their mobile devices, heralding a promising start to the key holiday season, according to re…
French minister ‘shocked’ by job cuts at Nestle’s Galderma unit
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday he was particularly “shocked” by Nestle’s plans to cut up to 450 jobs at its Galderma skin-health research plant in the south of France as the plant benefited from a research ta…
TransCanada recovers 44,400 gallons of oil from Keystone pipeline spill site
(Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said on Friday it has recovered 44,400 gallons, or 1,057 barrels, of oil from the Keystone pipeline spill site at Amherst, South Dakota.
Canadian charged in Yahoo hacking case to plead guilty in U.S.
(Reuters) – A Canadian accused by the United States of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts is expected to plead guilty next week, according to court records.
U.S. regulator preparing to sue Santander bank over auto loans: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading U.S. consumer watchdog is preparing to sue Santander bank [SOVBAN.UL] alleging that the Spanish bank overcharged borrowers on auto loans, two sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.
