Posts by Newsmaker

VW May Use Ford’s US Plants to Build Cars

VW May Use Ford’s US Plants to Build Cars

Volkswagen AG’s chief executive said Tuesday after a meeting at the White House that the German automaker was building an alliance...

World Bank Ups Funds to Tackle ‘Existential Threat’ of Climate Change

World Bank Ups Funds to Tackle ‘Existential Threat’ of Climate Change

The World Bank will give equal weight to curbing emissions and helping poor countries deal with the “disastrous effects” of...

White House Seeks to End Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewables

White House Seeks to End Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewables

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration wants to end subsidies for electric cars and...

Fed Chairman Powell Says Economic Challenges Remain

Fed Chairman Powell Says Economic Challenges Remain

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that despite solid economic progress, the country still faces a number of challenges...

Where Are Drones? Amazon’s Customers Still Waiting

Where Are Drones? Amazon’s Customers Still Waiting

Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people’s doorsteps by now. Amazon...

Stressed Americans Expect to Get Cozy This Christmas

Stressed Americans Expect to Get Cozy This Christmas

It’s going to be a cozy Christmas this year as more Americans shop for comfortable apparel and accessories like fuzzy...

Trump Boasts of Relations with Xi, New Trade Deal with China

Trump Boasts of Relations with Xi, New Trade Deal with China

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Monday of his “very strong and personal relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, declaring a...

UN Chief: World in Deep Trouble With Climate Change

UN Chief: World in Deep Trouble With Climate Change

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the world is “in deep trouble with climate change.” Speaking Monday at the opening...

Trump-Xi Dinner in Argentina Leads to Trade War Truce

Trump-Xi Dinner in Argentina Leads to Trade War Truce

U.S. President Donald Trump has returned home from the Group of 20 meeting of the world’s top economies. After the...

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better?

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better?

Teacher Rishi Rawat has one student who is not human, but a machine. Lessons take place at a lab inside...

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Doctors Make Better Decisions?

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Doctors Make Better Decisions?

With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, doctors may soon have new ways of diagnosing and treating patients...

Espionage, ID theft? Risks From Stolen Marriott Data Myriad

Espionage, ID theft? Risks From Stolen Marriott Data Myriad

The data stolen from the Marriott hotel empire in a massive breach is so rich and specific it could be...

US Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $48M VW Investor Settlement 

US Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $48M VW Investor Settlement 

A U.S. judge in California has granted preliminary approval of a $48 million settlement for investors who said Volkswagen AG made false...

Microsoft Surpasses Apple as Most Valuable Public Company

Microsoft Surpasses Apple as Most Valuable Public Company

Microsoft’s big bet on cloud computing is paying off as the company has surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable...

New North American Trade Deal Signed in Buenos Aires

New North American Trade Deal Signed in Buenos Aires

U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto have signed the new U.S....

Markets Sweat on Lopez Obrador’s ‘True Colors’ on Eve of New Mexican Presidency

Markets Sweat on Lopez Obrador’s ‘True Colors’ on Eve of New Mexican Presidency

During Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s successful campaign for the Mexican presidency, his advisers met representatives of dozens of investment funds...

Indian Politicians Spar Over Dodgy Economic Data as Election Nears

Indian Politicians Spar Over Dodgy Economic Data as Election Nears

It may be the world’s sixth largest, but most other things about India’s economy are up for debate. The ruling...

New North American Trade Pact Signed

New North American Trade Pact Signed

The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada have signed a new North American trade deal, underpinning $1.2 trillion...

Rosenstein Calls for Tech Firms to Work With Law Enforcement

Rosenstein Calls for Tech Firms to Work With Law Enforcement

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein called on social media companies and technology firms Thursday to work with law enforcement...

Deutsche Bank Offices Raided in Money Laundering Probe

Deutsche Bank Offices Raided in Money Laundering Probe

Police raided six Deutsche Bank offices in and around Frankfurt on Thursday over money laundering allegations linked to the “Panama...

Trump Studying New Auto Tariffs After GM Restructuring

Trump Studying New Auto Tariffs After GM Restructuring

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that new auto tariffs were “being studied now,” asserting they could prevent job cuts...

Stocks Leap as Fed Chief Hints Interest Rate Increases May Taper Off

Stocks Leap as Fed Chief Hints Interest Rate Increases May Taper Off

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted U.S. stock markets on Wednesday when he said interest rates were “just below” estimates...