Recall Reminder: Check Your Airbags

Recall Reminder: Check Your Airbags

24.07.2017

The fault in the Japanese-made Takata airbag sparked a massive global auto recall in 2009. The call comes after a 58-year-old man died in a vehicle crash in Cabramatta last week after a small piece of metal became lodged in his neck after the airbags fired.

Democrats should lead on care

Democrats should lead on care

24.07.2017

Repealing the ACA without a clear path forward just creates confusion and greater uncertainty". The full text of Bishop Frank Dewane's letter to the Senate can be found on the USCCB website. "Nothing has changed this analysis". The Bishop acknowledges that "reform is still needed to address the ACA's moral deficiencies and challenges with long-term sustainability", and suggests that efforts to do so should be done with " more narrow reforms, and in a bipartisan way".

Russian Federation calls for tighter compliance with oil output cuts

Russian Federation calls for tighter compliance with oil output cuts

24.07.2017

Major global oil producers have nearly fully complied with the crude production cut deal over the last six month, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. While the deal was famed for bringing in non-Opec countries to the table to cut production alongside the cartel, the monitoring and transparency of production levels from these outside partners is lacking, putting into question just how much production is declining.

Seebeben vor Kos: Zwei Touristen getötet

Seebeben vor Kos: Zwei Touristen getötet

24.07.2017

Gegen vier Uhr früh flog eine elfköpfige Regierungsdelegation aus Athen nach Kos, um die Rettungsarbeiten zu koordinieren. Der Flughafen der Insel sei intakt, teilte Verkehrsminister Christos Spirtzis mit. Die US-Erdbebenwarte (USGS) gab die Stärke mit 6,7 an. Es folgten Dutzende Nachbeben. Seismologen prophezeiten für die nächsten Stunden und Tage weitere Erschütterungen.

More than 2500 products have fallen victim to shrinkflation

More than 2500 products have fallen victim to shrinkflation

24.07.2017

Food giants including Mondelez, which owns Toblerone , and Mars, which owns Maltesers and Galaxy, have blamed rising raw material costs for the downsize. As for what that means for inflation, it found "no discernable effect" but said that was not very surprising given the size of the basket of goods and services that is tracked to gauge price changes.

USA shale growth boosts Halliburton Company's second quarter

USA shale growth boosts Halliburton Company's second quarter

24.07.2017

Tudor Pickering assumed coverage on shares of Halliburton in a research note on Thursday, March 23rd. Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 24th. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 19,600 shares of the oilfield services company's stock valued at $965,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter.

BMW rejects reports of emissions manipulations

BMW rejects reports of emissions manipulations

24.07.2017

If EU officials ultimately find that the carmakers broke competition law, they could fine them billions of euros. In a statement on Sunday, the carmaker rejected media reports that the systems did not work effectively and that it colluded with rivals on their design and prices.

International Monetary Fund cuts USA growth forecast for 2017, 2018

International Monetary Fund cuts USA growth forecast for 2017, 2018

24.07.2017

The IMF, which sounded the alarm on the economic harm of Brexit before last year's referendum, held GDP growth predictions for 2018 at 1.5%. IMF Directors recently welcomed ongoing structural reforms and underscored that Vietnam will need to build a sustainable, modern economy before the demographic tailwinds fade.

Boris Johnson compares Maori greeting to 'Glasgow kiss'

Boris Johnson compares Maori greeting to 'Glasgow kiss'

24.07.2017

Mr Johnson described the memorial as a "gift from the people Britain to the people of New Zealand" recognising the 18,500 New Zealand Maori and Pakeha troops who did not return from Europe and the Middle East following the Great War. The ritual symbolises participants sharing the breath of life, but Johnson said he was concerned about how it would be received in Scotland , home of the " Glasgow kiss ", or headbutt.

Grab raises $2B from China's Didi and SoftBank to take on Uber

Grab raises $2B from China's Didi and SoftBank to take on Uber

24.07.2017

Uber, which has already retreated from markets in China and Russian Federation, now faces a much-stronger rival in Grab as well as an established player in Go-Jek, which dominates the ride-sharing market in Indonesia thanks in part to a $550 million investment from private equity groups KKR & Co.