Vodafone to close more than 1,000 stores
Vodafone will shut 15% of its 7,700 stores and upgrade some of the remaining outlets as customers buy more online and change their expectations of in-store...
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Renault management shake-up on the cards: source
A senior management shake-up at Renault is on the cards, a source close to the French government, a major shareholder in the carmaker, said on Wednesday...
Ginkgo Bioworks raises $350 million fund for biotech spinouts
Biotechnology start-up Ginkgo Bioworks said on Wednesday that it had raised a $350 million fund to more easily invest in spinout ventures that use its bio-engineering...
Consumer Reports calls Tesla automated parking 'glitchy'
Tesla Inc's Smart Summon automated parking system is "glitchy" and only works intermittently, influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports has said, adding to recent questions about the...
'I can't afford retirement' is the main reason seniors say they continue to work
Sticking around the office well into your 60s could help you strengthen your finances and manage the cost of insurance. Here are the benefits of staying...
If you're in your 20s, forget everything you've heard about saving up for an emergency
You have to start somewhere when it comes to emergency savings. The point is to get started with any amount at all.
Roku upgraded and analyst predicts users will triple in 3 years
Roku has the potential to triple its user base in three years, growing internationally just like streaming giant Netflix did, according to Macquarie Research.
Halliburton cutting 650 jobs in U.S. as oilfield business slows
U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Wednesday said it was cutting 650 jobs across Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and North Dakota amid slowing oil and gas...
Oil steady as military action in Syria boosts prices, crude inventories weigh
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday as Turkey launched an offensive in Syria that could disrupt crude production in the region and on hopes of progress...
Wall Street advances on renewed trade deal optimism
Tech stocks led Wall Street into the black on Wednesday, capping a three-day losing streak as a report that China was open to a partial deal...
California power cutoff begins as wildfire risks rise
Hundreds of thousands of California homes and businesses started to lose electric power early Wednesday as part of an unprecedented effort by Pacific Gas and Electric...
Halliburton cutting 650 jobs as U.S. oilfield slowdown accelerates
Halliburton said on Wednesday it is cutting another 650 U.S. oilfield services jobs as U.S. and gas producers have slashed spending amid weak prices and investor...
Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify before U.S. House panel on Oct. 23
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23 as the social media company faces growing scrutiny from...
Tech stocks lift Wall Street as reports brighten hopes of trade deal
Wall Street rose for the first time in three sessions on Wednesday with technology stocks providing a boost, as a report that China was open to...
Falling U.S. job openings point to slowing labor market
U.S. job openings fell to a 1-1/2-year low in August and hiring declined, suggesting employment growth was slowing largely because of ebbing demand for labor as...