VW ramps up China electric car factories, taking aim at Tesla
Volkswagen AG is ramping up production of electric cars to around 1 million vehicles by end of 2022, according to manufacturing plans seen by Reuters,...
Beyond Meat expenses surge as manufacturing ramps up; shares fall
Beyond Meat Inc’s expenses more than doubled in the third quarter as the vegan burger maker ramped up manufacturing to meet booming demand for plant-based...
Missouri, Planned Parenthood debate ‘safety concerns’ at abortion clinic hearing
The fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinic was at stake on Monday, as a state arbiter heard arguments from Planned Parenthood and state officials who...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic soars before crashing to earth in NYSE debut
Richard Branson-backed Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc fetched a valuation of around $2.3 billion on its market debut on Monday, after shares in the first publicly...
Mirati drug shrinks tumors in some cancer patients in early-stage trial
An experimental drug from Mirati Therapeutics Inc that targets a specific genetic mutation significantly reduced tumor size in 40% of patients with advanced lung and...
Katie Hill vows to fight ‘revenge porn’ in resignation video
In her resignation video on Twitter, Rep. Katie Hill on Monday vowed to take up a ‘new fight’ against ‘revenge porn,’ following allegations that she...
Chile Pinera faces new protests after firing ministers, courting working class
President Sebastian Pinera faced new protests on Monday after he replaced eight cabinet members including his interior and finance ministers, a house-cleaning aimed at taming...
Trade optimism, Fed rate-cut expectation sends S&P 500 to record
The S&P 500 hit a record high on Monday, while the Nasdaq fell just short of its lifetime high touched in late July as a...
U.S wants to bolster fight against Islamic State after its leader’s death
The United States wants to bolster a coalition fighting Islamic State in northeastern Syria, a senior State Department official said on Monday, after the leader...
U.S. hero dog wounded in Baghdadi operation shall go unnamed for now
Answering the call to duty, a wounded hero dog was one of the few casualties from the U.S. special forces raid on the Syria compound...