Exclusive: Wal-Mart to tear down walls between store, online buying...
By Nandita BoseCHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc for the first time will combine its own buying for products sold at its stores with purchases it makes for its website, sources said, a...
View ArticleToshiba says 'not ready', delays earnings, nuclear writedown
By Makiko YamazakiTOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp <6502.T> has unexpectedly delayed the release of its quarterly earnings and details of a multi-billion dollar writedown to its nuclear business,...
View ArticleToshiba delays release of nuclear writedown, says 'not ready'
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp <6502.T> has delayed its earnings release, including details of a multi-billion charge related to cost overruns at its U.S. nuclear arm.The release had been planned...
View ArticleZTE warns of impact of U.S. sanction settlement penalties
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp warned on Tuesday that penalties it expects to incur for allegedly breaking U.S. sanctions against Iran could impact its...
View ArticleSouth Korean prosecution again seeks arrest of Samsung chief
By Se Young Lee and Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Tuesday it would again seek a warrant to arrest Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee, a suspect in a graft...
View ArticleMurders, robberies of drivers in Brazil force Uber to rethink cash strategy
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Brad HaynesSAO PAULO (Reuters) - On a Thursday night last September, Uber driver Osvaldo Luis Modolo Filho accepted a ride request from a teenage couple on the eastern edge...
View ArticleDaimler invests in smartphone-based vehicle finance app AutoGravity
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler said on Tuesday it was investing a double-digit million euro amount into AutoGravity, a smartphone-based vehicle leasing and financing app as part of a broader push by the...
View ArticleDaimler strikes electric vehicle agreement with workers at German plant
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler has struck an agreement with workers at Mercedes-Benz's biggest transmission factory in Germany, under which work on electric vehicles (EVs) will be based at the plant...
View ArticleUK cybercrime body launches private sector drive as Queen opens new HQ
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) invited private sector companies to train and collaborate with it on cyber defense, as Queen Elizabeth formally opened its London...
View ArticleMattel to sell toys on Alibaba's Tmall
(Reuters) - Barbie maker Mattel Inc became the latest U.S. company to sell products on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's online marketplace Tmall to expand its reach in China.Mattel...
View ArticleInfosys seeks to reassure investors over governance
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian IT services group Infosys on Tuesday reassured investors and analysts it was not being distracted by a dispute with its founders over how it was being managed.India's...
View Article'Digital Geneva Convention' needed to deter nation-state hacking: Microsoft...
By Dustin VolzSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday pressed the world's governments to form an international body to protect civilians from state-sponsored hacking, saying...
View ArticleYouTube, Disney ditch PewDiePie over anti-Semitic content
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - YouTube and Walt Disney Co have cut their ties with influential Swedish social media star PewDiePie after he posted a series of videos deemed anti-Semitic.YouTube said it had...
View ArticleCanada's SecureKey wins U.S. grant for digital identity network
By Solarina HoTORONTO (Reuters) - SecureKey Technologies and a Canadian non-profit coalition have received a grant from a research center funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help...
View ArticleBrazil judge rules Uber drivers are employees, deserve benefits
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge ruled that a driver using the Uber ride-hailing app is an employee of the San Francisco-based company and is entitled to workers' benefits, adding to the global...
View ArticleFacebook launches app for watching its videos on TV
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is launching an app for smart TVs that will help the social network's users enjoy its videos on a bigger screen.The app will roll out soon from app stores for Apple TV, Samsung...
View ArticleToshiba shares slide as bigger stake in chip unit likely up for sale
By Taiga Uranaka and Makiko YamazakiTOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Toshiba Corp <6502.T> skidded on Wednesday after the conglomerate said it would book a $6.3 billion hit to its U.S. nuclear unit...
View ArticleSamsung Elec shares down as prosecution seeks arrest of Samsung chief
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics <005930.KS> shares fell for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, after South Korean special prosecutors said they would seek a warrant to arrest...
View ArticleSouth Korea prosecutor says secured additional evidence against Samsung chief
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Wednesday it had expanded charges against Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee to include hiding the proceeds of a criminal act before it...
View ArticleToshiba asks for extension of waiver on loan covenant violation: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp on Wednesday asked creditors for an extension of a waiver for a loan covenant violation until the end of March, financial sources who were briefed on the matter...
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