U.S. retail sales rise in May; April revised higher
U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears...
U.S. farm state senators introduce bill to overhaul biofuel waiver program
Two Midwest senators said Friday they had introduced a bill to reform the Environmental Protection Agency’s biofuel waiver program, which the corn industry says helps...
Norwegian Air expects Boeing 737 MAX fleet to remain grounded until end of August
Norwegian Air expects Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft to remain grounded until at least the end of August, missing the European summer season, CEO Bjoern Kjos...
Tencent launches video streaming in Thailand, eyes SE Asia expansion
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd launched its first overseas video streaming service in Thailand on Friday, as it ramps up its presence outside China....
Motor racing: Toyota commit to WEC and Le Mans post-2020
Le Mans 24 Hours winners Toyota have committed to staying in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) after 2020 when rule changes come into force and...
United States suspends WTO intellectual property litigation against China
The United States has halted a World Trade Organization dispute over China’s treatment of intellectual property rights until Dec. 31, the WTO dispute panel hearing...
Carbon pricing “essential” to stem global warming, pope tells energy leaders
Pope Francis said on Friday that carbon pricing, used by many governments to make energy consumers pay for the costs of burning fossil fuels, was...
Bluebird prices gene therapy at 1.575 million euros over five years
Bluebird bio Inc on Friday set a price for its gene therapy, Zynteglo, at 1.575 million euros ($1.78 million) over five years, after winning conditional...
Stock futures drop on Broadcom warning, Chinese gloom
U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday, as the long-feared hit to global growth from President Trump’s trade war crystallized in slashed sales forecasts from...
‘The Dead Don’t Die’ stars on the environment
Flesh-eating zombies terrorize a small town in Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die”, a comedy horror in which polar fracking sets off strange reactions and...