United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger dragged from plane
(Reuters) – United Airlines has a reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum with the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month in an incident that sparked international outrage, an attorney for the passenger said on Thursday…
Iran says potential deal for early jet delivery falls through
ANKARA (Reuters) – IranAir has abandoned plans to take early delivery of a Boeing 777-300ER jetliner because the passenger plane is no longer available, the head of the Islamic Republic’s national flag carrier was quoted as saying by Iranian media.
JPMorgan Chase & Co leaves blockchain consortium R3
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has left the mammoth bank blockchain consortium led by New York-based startup R3 CEV, the latest member to depart over the course of the company’s fundraising process, R3 confirmed on Thursday.
Alphabet CEO touts results of corporate restructuring
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Larry Page said on Thursday that the holding corporate structure for search unit Google and a host of new businesses has succeeded in creating more transparency for investors.
MetLife to invest $1 billion in tech to reach cost-savings goals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – MetLife Inc plans to invest $1 billion in an efficiency program through 2019 that will eventually reduce annual operating costs by around $800 million, the insurer said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Tesla’s Klaus Grohmann ousted after clash with CEO Musk – sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla executive Klaus Grohmann was ousted last month after a clash with Chief Executive Elon Musk over the strategy of Grohmann’s firm, which Tesla had acquired in November, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Utilities say Westinghouse loan puts their reactor construction at risk
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – The owners of one of the first new U.S. nuclear power plants in decades said the half-finished reactors might not be completed without changes to a proposed $800 million loan to the bankrupt builder, Westinghouse Electric Co…
Manufacturers, Wall Street getting Trump’s ear in first 100 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Manufacturers and Wall Street have led the quest for business access to President Donald Trump in his first 100 days in office, with media companies and Silicon Valley seldom entering the presidential bubble, a Reuters review fou…
Congress takes steps to push budget deadline, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress took steps to extend until May 5 the deadline for reaching a deal on federal spending through September and head off a feared government shutdown at midnight on Friday.
Apple in talks to launch money-transfer service: Recode
(Reuters) – Apple Inc has held talks with payments industry partners about launching a money-transfer service, technology news website Recode reported on Thursday.
