Uber is sued over lack of wheelchair-accessible cars in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc was sued on Tuesday by disability rights groups and wheelchair users accusing the ride-sharing company of violating New York City human rights laws by failing to make enough of its vehicles accessible to disab…
Western Digital CEO meeting Japan officials over Toshiba: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Western Digital Corp’s top executive is in Japan to meet government officials, aiming to resolve a dispute with Toshiba Corp over the Japanese company’s planned sale of its chip business, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesd…
Porsche may ditch diesel engines: CEO
NUERBURGRING, Germany (Reuters) – Porsche will decide at the end of the decade whether its latest generation of diesel engines will be its last, Chief Executive Oliver Blume told Reuters, the first time a German carmaker has said in public it could dis…
Carrefour Brasil IPO seen pricing at low end of range: sources
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Grupo Carrefour Brasil SA’s initial public offering could price at the bottom of a suggested price range later on Tuesday, reflecting concern over too stretched a valuation for Brazil’s biggest supermarket chain, three people familia…
Prosecutors offer to drop share buying probe into Deutsche Boerse CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse said on Tuesday Frankfurt’s public prosecutor has offered to drop an investigation into Chief Executive Carsten Kengeter over allegations of insider trading if it agrees to pay two fines amounting to 10.5 million …
Mexico minister queries U.S. talk on cutting NAFTA trade deficits
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy minister on Tuesday expressed concern that the United States was insisting on reducing trade deficits in objectives it set out for the renegotiation of the NAFTA trade deal, a document he nevertheless said conta…
Netflix wins international Crown with original shows
(Reuters) – Twenty years after Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix Inc , and a decade after the company introduced video streaming, it hit another milestone – one that is key to its ability to sustain its scorching pace of growth.
Goldman execs scrutinize bond trading after revenue nosedives
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s management team is looking for ways to revive the bank’s bond trading business and drum up more revenue from existing clients who have lately become less profitable for the bank.
UnitedHealth beats profit estimates, raises FY forecast
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group Inc , the largest U.S. health insurer, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by its pharmacy benefit management business, medical cost control and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
Johnson & Johnson lifts 2017 profit forecast; second-quarter earnings beat Street
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday raised its full-year profit forecast and reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by strong demand for its newer products.
