Finance

The CEO of the nation’s largest utility told California lawmakers that the company wasn’t as well prepared as it thought when it shut off power to millions of people last month By ADAM BEAM Associated Press November 20, 2019, 3:56 AM 4 min read The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. told angry California […]

Japan has recorded a trade surplus in October, the first surplus in four months, as exports to the U.S. fell and oil prices slipped November 20, 2019, 1:51 AM 1 min read Japan recorded a trade surplus of 17.3 billion yen ($159 million) in October, the first surplus in four months, as exports to the

The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says Uber had an ineffective safety culture when one of its autonomous test vehicles ran down and killed a female pedestrian last year in Tempe, Arizona By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer November 19, 2019, 8:02 PM 2 min read The chairman of the National Transportation Safety

DUBAI (Reuters) – Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protesters had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in fuel prices last week. Snipers have shot into crowds of protesters from rooftops and, in one case, from a helicopter, Amnesty said. The anti-government protests

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be squaring off in the first televised debate of Britain’s election campaign By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press November 19, 2019, 4:09 PM 5 min read Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn prepared to square off Tuesday in the first

Google’s game-streaming service Stadia launches By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer November 19, 2019, 6:52 PM 1 min read Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack of compelling games and a somewhat convoluted pricing scheme. One analyst calls Tuesday’s launch more

Technology companies and banks are leading stocks slightly higher in early trading on Wall Street. November 19, 2019, 2:42 PM 1 min read The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Technology companies and banks are leading stocks slightly higher in early trading on Wall Street. Broadcom rose 3.5% in the

Oregon’s state employee pension fund is invested in an Israeli company whose smartphone spyware has been used against dissidents, human rights defenders and journalists by repressive regimes. It’s also invested in two prison companies that run immigrant detention facilities, even though Oregon pioneered statewide sanctuary status. Investors around the globe are increasingly incorporating social values

European budget airline easyJet says it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, offsetting carbon emissions from the fuel used on every flight November 19, 2019, 1:01 PM 1 min read European budget airline easyJet says it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, offsetting carbon emissions

Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer November 19, 2019, 10:50 AM 4 min read Japanese authorities have ruled that an engineer at Toyota was suffering from power harassment on the job when he killed himself after being constantly ridiculed by his boss. Toyota Motor Corp. acknowledged the case