Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite

Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite

Average age of vessels up more than two years since 2017 New emissions rules may force older ships to go slower One-fifth of ships fitted with energy saving devices New vessels and alternative fuels the long-term solution LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about … Read more

Mars, birth rates, but no Twitter: Elon Musk captivates Sun Valley moguls

Mars, birth rates, but no Twitter: Elon Musk captivates Sun Valley moguls

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, US, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 9 (Reuters) – Elon Musk avoided discussing the collapsed Twitter deal, only repeating allegations of fake account issues at the social media … Read more

Twitter vows legal fight after Musk pulls out of $44 billion deal

Twitter vows legal fight after Musk pulls out of $44 billion deal

July 8 (Reuters) – Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla (TSLA.O) and the world’s richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter (TWTR.N) because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement. Twitter’s chairman, Bret Taylor, said on the micro-blogging platform that … Read more

Crypto lender Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy

Crypto lender Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy

Stephen Ehrlich, CEO and Co-Founder Voyager Digital Ltd., speaks during the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference in New York City, US, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 6 (Reuters) – US crypto lender Voyager Digital (VOYG.TO) said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy, … Read more

Airline SAS files for US bankruptcy protection as strike grounds flights

Airline SAS files for US bankruptcy protection as strike grounds flights

Airline files for Chapter 11 in the United States Filing comes after pilot strike began on Monday Strike grounding roughly half of airline’s flights STOCKHOLM, July 5 (Reuters) – Scandinavian airline SAS (SAS.ST) has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States to help cut debt, it said on Tuesday, warning strike action by pilots … Read more

Airline SAS says survival at stake as pilot strike grounds flights

Airline SAS says survival at stake as pilot strike grounds flights

Strike to ground roughly half of airline’s flights SAS says will affect about 30,000 passengers per day Strike raises uncertainty of loss-making airline’s future Biggest airline strike since BA pilots in 2019 STOCKHOLM, July 4 (Reuters) – Wage talks between Scandinavian airline SAS (SAS.ST) and its pilots collapsed on Monday, triggering a strike that puts … Read more

Exxon signals operating profits could double over the first quarter

Exxon signals operating profits could double over the first quarter

People pump gas at an Exxon gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, US, November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HOUSTON, July 1 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday reported that skyrocketing margins from fuel and crude sales could generate a record quarterly profit, according … Read more

GM calls off plan to sell India car plant to China’s Great Wall

GM calls off plan to sell India car plant to China's Great Wall

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, US, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW DELHI/SHANGHAI, July 1 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM) (GM.N) said on Friday it had called off the sale of a shuttered … Read more

Tesla’s run of record deliveries may be reaching the end of the road

Tesla's run of record deliveries may be reaching the end of the road

Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is expected to end its nearly two-year-long run of record … Read more

Factbox: Ambani children at center of leadership change at India’s Reliance

Factbox: Ambani children at center of leadership change at India's Reliance

(LR) Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Nita Ambani, Akash Ambani, Isha Piramal, Anand Piramal and Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, poses during a photo opportunity at the wedding ceremony of Akash, at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, India, March 9, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MUMBAI, June 29 … Read more