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Most of the new loan will go to financing the operations of Tesla's new Shanghai vehicle plant which has already begun producing vehicles after breaking groun...

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Kim wants significant American economic sanctions removed, but the United States has indicated that it wants to denuclearize the Korean peninsula before that it...

Spain dishes out $3.7 billion in bumper Christmas lottery

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Electric Vehicle Startup Rivian Scores $1.3 Billion Investment to Contest Tesla

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USA stocks end almost flat at early close for Christmas

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Saudis, Kuwait Near End to Spat Over Shared Oil Fields

The fields, which normally produce about 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day, were shut down in late 2014 because of disputes over land-use and environmental per...

Tesla Hits $420 to Complete Wall Street 'U-Turn'

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Former Uber CEO Kalanick severs ties with ride-hailing giant

Analysts at Wedbush on Tuesday welcomed the news of Kalanick's departure, saying his remaining on the board would have been a distraction. According to the da...

Winners cash in €400000 in Spain's traditional Christmas lottery

Children from Madrid's San Ildefonso school called out the prizes on a nationally televised draw at Madrid's opera house. The most common ticket costs 20 eu...

Oil declines but set for third weekly rise

Oil prices fell on Friday, but both benchmarks logged a third straight weekly gain amid the easing of U.S. Brent crude was up 7 cents at $66.46 a barrel by ...

What Bars are Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2019 in Lexington, KY?

A rep for Starbucks confirms that in select locations , stores will be open. For the most accurate opening and closing times for your local store, check th...

Cruise Ships Collide In Mexico, Terrifying Accident Captured On Video

We have advised guests from both ships to enjoy their day ashore in Cozumel. Social media was immediately flooded with recaps from several passengers on those...

Alphabet grants Pichai largest ever stock award, again

Sundar Pichai , the Google CEO recently handed the reins of the firm's parent company Alphabet, has been granted $240 million in stock grants, with $90 millio...

Ripple Raises $200 Million in Funding Round Valuing It at $10 Billion

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has claimed that the world "doesn't need 2,000 cryptocurrencies" and that 2020 will be a "survival of the fittest" type of year. O...

RBI plans its own 'Operation Twist'; to buy, sell bonds simultaneously

It is the first time the RBI has conducted a special open market operation (OMO) of this kind, similar to the " Operation Twist " carried out in the United ...

IBM is using seawater to make its new batteries

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US economy strong with 2.1% growth rate in 3Q

The economy grew 2.6% in the first half. The U.S. economy, which only recently was flashing warning signs of a worrisome slowdown, is finishing the year in st...

Los Angeles County added over 38000 jobs in November

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the county remained unchanged in November at 4.4%, down from last year's 4.7%. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area a...

Ford recalls 600,000 midsize cars in U.S. to fix brake problem

A valve inside the hydraulic brake control unit can stick open, resulting in extended brake pedal travel, according to the company. In its announcement, Ford ...

GM to Recall Vehicles for Possible Brake Issue

The two recalls affect more than 814,000 vehicles in the United States, and some vehicles are covered by both recalls. The defect could cause the truck to s...

CDC warning the public about possible Listeria from hard boiled eggs

One person in Texas has died. According to the CDC, "Consumers will not be able to tell if products they've purchased from stores contain these eggs". Howev...

France fines Google €150m for opaque ad platform rules

It is the latest in a string of European fines against Google , which faces little competition for search engine business across the continent. Google fo...

United Kingdom ad watchdog bans BAT from Instagram e-cig promotion

Even so, its ruling highlights a gray area in marketing tobacco and nicotine products on social media , where companies can avoid actual ads and increasingly r...

Dollar gains on Fed rates view; stocks edge higher

The other four saw only one rate hike next year. Last Friday, two top Fed policymakers also said they were content to leave rates where they are for the fores...

Why Sweden just ditched its negative interest rates - after nearly five years

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US stocks close higher amid data, earnings

That is making up for hesitance by businesses to spend, and it's helping to keep the economy growing at a moderate pace. The S&P index recorded 28 new 52-week...

Over 3,600 Ring Camera Owners Had Their Log-in Credentials Leaked

Later now, TechCrunch reported on a set of 1,562 credentials, also comprising email addresses, passwords, time zones, and also a camera called place. Amid num...

Goldman Sachs may pay US$2 billion to settle 1MDB probes

Sources told the Journal the two sides have discussed a deal whereby a Goldman subsidiary in Asia would plead guilty to violating US bribery laws. While the...

Trump celebrates Rep. Van Drew's switch from Democrat to GOP

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has boasted he is coordinating the trial with President Trump's attorneys and has repeatedly said Trump would be acquit...

Just Eat picks Takeaway bid as Prosus looks set to lose out

The bidding war over takeaway delivery group Just Eat PLC (LON:JE.) took a dramatic turn in the final hours of Thursday's session as both Takeaway.com and hos...

Ross: Why Democrats shouldn’t send impeachment to the Senate

He said that blocking witnesses would be unprecedented and wondered whether McConnell would "strong arm his caucus" into voting to dismiss the trial before witn...

Hackers Stole Customers' Payment Card Details From Over 700 Wawa Stores

That means attackers were potentially stealing Wawa customers' payment card information until the malware was entirely removed by its servers on 12th December 2...

BMW iX3: More Details Dropped

We don't know how much the iX3 has changed over the past two and a half years. "This is our contribution towards effective climate protection". What's more,...