BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has arrived to meet leaders of the European Parliament to answer questions about how the data of millions of Facebook users ended up in the hands of a political consultancy.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday they would try to stop President Donald Trump from easing penalties on Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp, saying the United States should not bow to pressure from Beijing to help the troubled firm as part of a possible trade deal.
Editor’s Note: A generation represents a period of roughly 20 years.
You know what else happens over 20 years? New technologies are developed that make our lives better, easier and fuller.
Think about it…
The ’40s ushered in the TV along with a decade of military advancements, including the guided missile, helicopter and atomic bomb.
The ’60s brought us the first heart transplant, BASIC programming language, the light-emitting diode (aka LED), AstroTurf and the birth control pill (ah, those “make love, not war” hippies).
In the ’80s, earlier advancements from the ’70s including cell phones, video game consoles and personal computers were first marketed for …read more […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Igor Shuvalov, former first deputy prime minister, has been selected to become the new head of the Russian state development bank VEB, three sources familiar with the decision told Reuters.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc executive and the former chief of mail order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services were found guilty on Tuesday of defrauding Valeant through a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union proposals to open its markets wider to U.S. products, including cars, appear not to have persuaded Washington to lift the threat of import tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, the bloc’s trade chief said on Tuesday.
J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison, a former Home Depot executive, is leaving the department store chain after less than four years to become the top executive at Lowe’s. The announcement Tuesday, just days after J.C. Penney released disappointing results, sent its shares down more than 3 percent. Ellison, one of only a few African-American CEOs at a Fortune 500 company, will succeed Robert Niblock at Lowe’s on July 2. …read more […]
GENEVA (Reuters) – Japan, Russia and Turkey have warned the United States about potential retaliation for its tariffs on steel and aluminum, the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday, bringing the total U.S. tariff bill to around $3.5 billion annually.
(Reuters) – British oil giant BP Plc said it plans to cut 3 percent of jobs in exploration and production, as part of a restructuring of its global upstream business to make the division more efficient and competitive.
(Reuters) – J.C. Penney’s Chief Executive Officer Marvin Ellison is leaving the struggling retailer to join home improvement chain Lowe’s Cos Inc , the companies said on Tuesday, sending shares in the U.S. department store chain down 4 percent.
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, adding to gains from a day earlier, as the United States and China made progress on reducing trade tensions after agreeing to put their differences on hold.
(Reuters) – British oil giant BP Plc plans to cut 3 percent of jobs in its exploration and production as part of a restructuring of its upstream operations to make the division more efficient and flexible, The Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
ROME (Reuters) – Facebook and other tech giants may attract more regulatory scrutiny in future because of their market power, a senior EU antitrust official said on Tuesday.
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus said on Tuesday it had taken steps to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on subsidies for its A350 and A380 jets, which has seen the United States and Europe trade legal blows on behalf of Boeing and Airbus.
(Reuters) – Wall Street opened higher for the second straight day on Tuesday, boosted by gains in tech stocks as trade talks between the United States and China gained momentum.
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