Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nissan Rogue Automatic Emergency Braking

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on the Nissan Rogue can turn on for no apparent reason.

September 12, 2019
Government, Business

Hurricane Dorian, Back to a Category 3, Creeps Up East Coast

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hurricane Dorian, back to a Category 3 storm, began raking the Southeast U.S. seaboard late Sept. 4, threatening to inundate low-lying coasts from Georgia to southwest Virginia with a dangerous storm surge after its deadly mauling of the Bahamas.

September 4, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

China Says Trade Talks With US to Be Held in October

BEIJING — China’s Commerce Ministry says talks with the United States on ending their tariff war will take place in early October in Washington, later than previously planned.

September 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety

Walmart, Tesla Pause in Legal Fight Over Fiery Solar Panels

NEW YORK — Walmart said Aug. 23 that it is working on a resolution with Tesla after the retail giant sued the electric car company’s energy division for installing rooftop solar panels that caught fire.

August 23, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Waymo to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Rainy Florida

Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it will start testing on public roads in Florida to better experience heavy rain.

August 20, 2019
Business, Fuel

Saudi Aramco Expands With $15 Billion Stake in India’s Reliance

NEW DELHI — Oil giant Saudi Aramco is buying 20% of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries’ oil and chemicals business for about $15 billion.

August 12, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Threatens Tougher Tactics With China on Trade

President Donald Trump is threatening to get “much tougher” with China on trade if he wins re-election in 2020.

July 30, 2019
Business

Norfolk Southern 2Q Profit up 2% Despite Weaker Volume

Norfolk Southern Corp.’s earnings chugged ahead 2% even though the railroad hauled 4% less freight in the second quarter because it was able to raise its shipping rates.

July 24, 2019
Business

Volvo Recalls 500,000 Vehicles Due to Faulty Engine Part

Volvo Cars is recalling about half a million cars worldwide because of a faulty engine component that may in extreme cases cause a vehicle to catch fire.

July 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Electric Jaguars to Be Made in UK Despite Brexit Uncertainty

LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover says it will manufacture a range of electric cars in the U.K., a boost to an industry braced for turmoil ahead of Britain’s departure from the European Union.

July 5, 2019