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Boeing, Transport Canada pilots to conduct 737 MAX flight test: source, flightaware data
By Eric M. Johnson and Allison Lampert SEATTLE/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Pilots from Boeing Co and Transport Canada were set to take off on Wednesday morning on a flight test of the 737 MAX jetliner, groun...
Aug 26, 2020
Stronger Hurricane Laura aims at heart of U.S. oil refining industry
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Laura strengthened on Wednesday as it churned over evacuated oil-production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and took aim at the energy industry's refin...
Aug 26, 2020
Uber plans to expand services across Quebec this fall
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it plans to expand its ride-hailing services across the Canadian province of Quebec this fall. The announcement comes as Quebec braces for a new tax...
Aug 26, 2020
Equinor to cut jobs in U.S., Canada and UK amid oil price fall
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor is set to significantly cut jobs in the United States, Canada and Britain to adjust to the fall in the oil prices, a company spokesman said on Wedne...
Aug 26, 2020
Exclusive: Alibaba puts India investment plan on hold amid China tensions, sources say
By Aditi Shah and Sumeet Chatterjee NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies, two sources aware of the plans told Reuters, amid souring...
Aug 26, 2020
Airbnb says employees can opt to work remotely until August 2021
(Reuters) - Short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc said on Wednesday its employees could choose to work remotely through the end of August 2021, even if some of its offices reopened as COVID-19 res...
Aug 26, 2020
Volkswagen to test autonomous vehicles in China’s Hefei
BEIJING (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China's eastern city of Hefei, its first in the world's biggest auto market. Volkswagen will start the ...
Aug 26, 2020
UK’s Gatwick Airport to cut up to 600 jobs amid travel slump
LONDON (Reuters) - Gatwick Airport, Britain's no.2 airport to the south of London, said it needed to axe up to 600 jobs, or 24% of its workforce, because of the travel slump caused by the COVID-19 pan...
Aug 26, 2020
White House says Trump could act unilaterally to avoid U.S. airline layoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump could take executive action to avoid massive layoffs at U.S. airlines, while the coronavirus pandemic weighs on air travel and talks on a new COVID-19 sti...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. SEC adopts rule allowing more investors access to private companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday voted to adopt changes to its decades-old definition of a professional investor in order to allow more Americans t...
Aug 26, 2020
