Etihad Airways says bookings to U.S. healthy despite laptop ban
DUBAI (Reuters) – Etihad Airways’ bookings to the United States are healthy despite last month’s introduction of a ban on most electronics from the cabins of passenger flights to the United States, the Abu Dhabi carrier said on Monday.
Manufacturing growth caps strong first quarter, led by China
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Factories across Europe and much of Asia posted another month of solid growth in March, rounding off a strong quarter for manufacturers, even though exporters fear a rise in U.S. protectionism could snuff out a global trade…
Imagination Technologies’ shares plunge 70 percent after Apple ditches firm
LONDON (Reuters) – Imagination Technologies has been told by Apple , its biggest customer, that the maker of iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches is to stop using its graphics technology in its new products, sending shares in the company crashing by more …
South Korea’s Lotte Group says missile row no reason to pull out of China
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Lotte Group will continue to invest in its China business despite diplomatic tensions over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, a Lotte executive said on Monday, denying rumors it wants to scale back there.
Second quarter off to a firm start for stocks as Trump-Xi meeting looms
LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets and the U.S. dollar started the second quarter on a positive note on Monday, although caution also set in as the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping loomed.
Tesla delivers quarterly record of 25,000 vehicles in first quarter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesla Inc , the U.S. luxury electric car maker, said on Sunday first-quarter vehicle deliveries jumped 69 percent from a year ago to a quarterly record of 25,000 vehicles, bouncing back from delays in the previous quarter.
Credit Suisse takes out UK newspaper ads after office raids in tax case
LONDON (Reuters) – Credit Suisse has taken out adverts in British Sunday newspapers stressing a zero-tolerance policy on tax evasion, as the Swiss bank tries to limit any damage to its reputation from raids on three of its offices.
Ford recalls F-250 pickups that could roll while in park
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the United States and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Satur…
German prosecutors expect rulings in VW scandal this year: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors expect the first rulings this year in legal cases resulting from the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Automobilwoche magazine reported on Saturday.
Apple, Amazon, Google join bidding for Toshiba chip unit: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Apple Inc , Amazon.com Inc and Google have joined bidding for Toshiba’s NAND flash memory unit, vying with others for the Japanese firm’s prized semiconductor operation, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Saturday.
