Volkswagen investment vaults Argo into top ranks of self-driving firms
Volkswagen AG’s $2.6-billion investment in Ford Motor Co’s Argo AI self-driving unit, announced on Friday, immediately vaults the two-year-old Pittsburgh-based startup into the top ranks...
Sotheby’s steps into sneaker sales
Sotheby’s in New York announced on Thursday its first-ever auction dedicated to sneakers, underlining their fast-growing status as collectibles able to command tens of thousands...
Germans fret about Merkel after shaking episodes
“Does Merkel travel too much?” asked mass-selling daily Bild on Friday as Germans fret about the health of their chancellor, who sat rather than stood...
German SPD lists von der Leyen failures in damning paper to EU peers
Germany’s Social Democrats have circulated a damning paper to their European political group in which they call Ursula von der Leyen an “inadequate and inappropriate...
China vows to tackle dead pig scam amid swine fever epidemic
Criminal gangs in China are faking outbreaks of African swine fever on farms free of the disease and forcing farmers to sell their healthy pigs...
Ireland considering port checks on whole island in case of no-deal Brexit
Ireland is exploring the idea of checking live animals and animal products from Britain as they arrive at ports on the whole island of Ireland...
Iran strikes opposition positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Tasnim
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have attacked positions of the Iranian armed opposition in the Kurdistan region of Iraq with drones and missiles, the Iranian semi-official news...
Williams say Kubica safe for 2019, will fight to retain Russell
Williams are determined to keep British Formula One rookie George Russell for the long term and have no plans to replace Polish driver Robert Kubica...
Expectations are low for bank earnings but investors say ‘buy’
Low interest rates and weak trading volume have pushed down Wall Street’s second-quarter estimates for the biggest U.S. banks, yet investors still say they want...
Croatia’s drugs wholesalers limit hospital deliveries as debts rise
Croatian drug wholesalers have decided to limit deliveries of medicines to some hospitals in a row over mounting debts and urged the government to pay...
