San Francisco investigating whether Uber, Lyft are public nuisances
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco has issued subpoenas to Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Lyft Inc for a broad scope of records on driving and business practices as part of an investigation to determine whether the ride-services companies hav…
Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at Amazon.com Inc’s Alexa feature and Echo devices.
Amazon Prime Video to come to Apple devices
(Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday that Amazon Prime Video would be available on Apple TV and other Apple devices starting later this year.
Warren Buffett lunch bidding quickly hits $1 million
(Reuters) – An auction for well-heeled fans of Warren Buffett to eat lunch with the billionaire in support of a San Francisco charity that helps the homeless and impoverished got off to a fast start, with bidding quickly hitting seven figures.
Canadian judge to consider bail request for accused Yahoo hacker
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian appeals court justice said on Monday that he would review a bail request by Karim Baratov, a man charged by U.S. prosecutors of involvement in a high-profile breach of Yahoo email accounts.
Global airlines raise profit outlook, focus on emissions
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Global airlines raised their 2017 profit forecast for the industry on Monday and heard pleas to stand by a pledge to curb emissions, despite a U.S. decision to exit the separate Paris climate pact.
Exclusive: U.S.-Mexico sugar deal struck ahead of NAFTA talks; industry divided
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. and Mexican governments reached a deal in a dispute over trade in sugar on Monday, sources said, averting steep U.S. duties and Mexican retaliation by Mexico on imports of American high-fructose corn syrup ahead of the …
U.S. Supreme Court to settle major cellphone privacy case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police officers for the first time could be required to obtain warrants to get data on the past locations of criminal suspects based on cellphone use under a major case on privacy rights in the digital age taken up by the U.S. Su…
Supreme Court limits SEC’s power to recover ill-gotten gains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday scaled back the Securities and Exchange Commission’s power to recover ill-gotten profits from defendants’ misconduct, handing Wall Street firms a victory and dealing another blow to the regulator’…
Factory orders post first drop in five months
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods fell in April for the first time in five months and orders for capital equipment were not as weak as previously reported, suggesting the manufacturing sector remained on a moderate growth pa…
