Exclusive: Japan’s MHI U.S. Army vehicle suspension may mark milestone for defense exports
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has designed a new suspension for the U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, potentially the first Japanese defense hardware built for export in d…
Wells Fargo asks U.S. court to dismiss account scandal lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co has asked a U.S. court to order dozens of customers who are suing the bank over the opening of unauthorized accounts to resolve their disputes in private arbitrations instead of court, according to legal documents.
Airbus’s largest A350 jet carries out its maiden flight
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) – Europe’s largest twin-engined passenger jet, the Airbus A350-1000, took to the skies for the first time on Thursday, seeking to grab the spotlight from Boeing’s popular 777.
Barcelona fines homesharing sites Airbnb and Homeaway
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona fined homesharing websites Airbnb and Homeaway 600,000 euros ($633,600) each for advertising and renting out apartments to tourists without a license, the Catalan regional government said on Thursday.
Lufthansa pilots’ strike hits bookings as more planes grounded
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A walkout by Lufthansa pilots in a long-running pay dispute led to more flight cancellations on Thursday and hit bookings at one of Europe’s biggest airlines.
Senate panel postpones Mylan hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday postponed a hearing planned for next week to discuss Mylan NV’s pending $465 million settlement to resolve charges that it underpaid government healthcare programs by misclassifying …
GoDaddy in exclusive talks to buy Host Europe: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. website domain name provider GoDaddy is in exclusive talks to buy peer Host Europe Group (HEG) as it seeks to expand in higher-margin businesses beyond the initial set-up of websites, people close to the matter said.
Dollar pulls back after skittling world currencies
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar surged to a near 14-year high before pulling back on Thursday, clocking up records against a range of other top world currencies and skittling emerging markets.
WTO chief says no indication that Trump wants to take U.S. out of group
GENEVA (Reuters) – World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo said on Thursday he had no indication that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wanted to withdraw the United States from the global trading body.
Alitalia may cut up to 2,000 jobs in turnaround plan: sources
ABU DHABI/MILAN (Reuters) – Alitalia could cut up to 2,000 jobs as controlling shareholder Etihad Airways pushes for sweeping changes to turn the loss-making airline around, according to sources close to the matter.
