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Electric vehicle maker Rivian: expect prices lower than previously announced

Electric vehicle maker Rivian: expect prices lower than previously announced

Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Saturday displayed its pickup truck and SUV at an event in San Francisco's Bay Area and said that when their prices are unveiled soon they will be lower than has been previously announced.



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Boeing's 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight

Boeing's 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight

Boeing Co successfully completed on Saturday the maiden flight of the world's largest twin-engined jetliner as the embattled planemaker steps up competition with European rival Airbus in a respite from a crisis over its smaller 737 MAX.



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Boeing's 777X jetliner takes off on maiden flight

Boeing's 777X jetliner takes off on maiden flight

Boeing Co began the maiden flight on Saturday of the world's largest twin-engined jetliner as the embattled planemaker steps up competition with European rival Airbus in a respite from a crisis over its smaller 737 MAX. The 777X, a larger and more efficient version of Boeing's successful 777 mini-jumbo, took off outside Seattle at 10:09 a.m. local time (1.09 p.m. ET) after high winds forced the company to postpone two earlier attempts this week.



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Fashion retailer H&M says data protection breaches unacceptable

Fashion retailer H&M says data protection breaches unacceptable

Fashion retailer H&M said on Saturday that data security breaches found at its German unit were unacceptable and it was cooperating with the local data protection supervisory authority in its investigation into the matter.



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EU plans more protectionist antitrust rules, data sharing in policy shake-up

EU plans more protectionist antitrust rules, data sharing in policy shake-up

The EU plans to adopt more protectionist antitrust rules and encourage businesses to share data as part of an industrial policy overhaul aimed at giving European companies a sharper edge in global markets, a strategy document seen by Reuters shows.



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Here's when your tax return could spark interest from the IRS

Here's when your tax return could spark interest from the IRS

Some aspects of tax returns generate more scrutiny than others, and IRS computers are adept at weeding those out.

6 years ago
Why small businesses are banking on better benefits

Why small businesses are banking on better benefits

There are more small businesses and startups than ever before, yet they have traditionally been at a disadvantage when it comes to the benefits they can offer employees. That's changing.

6 years ago
Amid climate crisis, investors are starting to put their money towards a sustainable future

Amid climate crisis, investors are starting to put their money towards a sustainable future

Many investors are choosing to funnel their money into investments that address climate change and climate risk, a move that asset managers are rushing to meet the demand.

6 years ago
The next big thing in ETFs could give a boost to long suffering active investors

The next big thing in ETFs could give a boost to long suffering active investors

Active portfolio managers could get some help in the battle against passive investing if this new kind of ETF gains traction with investors.

6 years ago
Wall Street analysts say these stocks have strong growth stories, including Peloton & Pinterest

Wall Street analysts say these stocks have strong growth stories, including Peloton & Pinterest

Wall Street analysts say these stocks have strong growth stories

6 years ago
Owners of solar company that caused loss for Buffett plead guilty over Ponzi scheme

Owners of solar company that caused loss for Buffett plead guilty over Ponzi scheme

The husband-and-wife owners of DC Solar, a California solar company that caused Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc to take a $377 million charge last year, pleaded guilty on Friday to involvement in an estimated $912 million Ponzi scheme.



6 years ago
Starbucks shuts shops, suspends delivery in China's Hubei amid virus outbreak

Starbucks shuts shops, suspends delivery in China's Hubei amid virus outbreak

Starbucks has closed all shops and suspended delivery services in China's Hubei province for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, where a coronavirus outbreak originated from its capital Wuhan has caused 41 deaths in China.



6 years ago
Here's one way to help figure out how much of a cash cushion you need

Here's one way to help figure out how much of a cash cushion you need

A new online tool lets you see how much you need to make it through a simultaneous dip in income and a spike in expenditures.

6 years ago
These plans aim to help struggling student loan borrowers. Here's what can go wrong

These plans aim to help struggling student loan borrowers. Here's what can go wrong

Some 8 million student loan borrowers are on income-driven repayment plans. The programs can lead to a knot of paperwork and pitfalls that can ding borrowers with extra costs or exclude them entirely.

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Positive eurozone data pushes global equity markets higher

Positive eurozone data pushes global equity markets higher

Global equity markets rebounded on Friday, with the U.S. Nasdaq Composite Index hitting a record high, as investors took in positive economic data from Europe and worried less about the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak in China.



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