Tag: Business
Toyota recalls Venza SUVs to fix air bag wiring problem
<p>DETROIT — Toyota is recalling nearly 280,000 Venza SUVs in the U.S. because a wiring problem can stop the side air bags from inflating...
German airlines, rail company aim to reduce domestic flights
<p>BERLIN — Germany's airline industry and main rail company said Thursday they aim to encourage more people to switch from planes to trains for...
UN envoy: South Sudan has potential, needs to hold elections
UNITED NATIONS — David Shearer said Wednesday he’s leaving the top U.N. job in South Sudan convinced the world’s youngest nation has the potential...
After union fight, Jeff Bezos to focus on Amazon workers
NEW YORK — After a union battle at an Alabama warehouse, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that as executive chairman he will focus on...
US average mortgage rates fall again; 30-year loan at 3.04%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates fell for a second straight week amid signs of economic improvement.
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France’s pandemic death toll set to pass 100,000 amid surge
<p>PARIS — France's coronavirus death toll is expected to pass 100,000 on Thursday after a year of hospital tensions, on-and-off lockdowns and personal loss...
Lawyer: 290 relatives file for compensation in MH-17 downing
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A lawyer for relatives of people killed in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine told...
UN Security Council votes on monitors of Libya cease-fire
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a draft resolution that urges all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and...
Chipmaker TSMC says profit up 16.7% as demand revives
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, said Thursday quarterly profit rose 16.7% over a year...
Delta posts $1.2 billion loss says it’s flying into recovery
Delta Air Lines lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter but executives said Thursday that the airline could be profitable by late summer if...