Lufthansa bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from all flights
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German flagship carrier Lufthansa said on Tuesday it had banned Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones from all of its flights with immediate effect."Transport of the devices is...
View ArticleTesla says Model 3 deliveries for new bookings in 2018
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Tesla Motors Inc said on Tuesday customers placing new orders for Model 3 cars will be able to take deliveries only from 2018.Customers who have already booked a Model 3 will...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter weigh bids for media rights to India cricket league
(Reuters) - The Indian cricket board said it had received interest from Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc for media rights to the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament.The social...
View ArticleFirms led by JPMorgan test blockchain-powered equity swaps post-trade
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight financial services companies led by JPMorgan Chase & Co and Barclays Bank Plc [BARCR.UL] have completed the test of an equity swaps post-trade...
View ArticleIntel's results beat estimates; forecast disappoints
By Rishika Sadam and Nayyar Rasheed(Reuters) - Intel Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, boosted by improving PC demand and growth in its data center and cloud...
View ArticleYahoo profit beats Wall St., some analysts worry over effect of hack
By Deborah M. ToddSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit on Tuesday, a boost for the beleaguered company whose deal to sell its core business to...
View ArticleLiberty Global signs deal to expand cable business in Poland
(Reuters) - Telecommunications company Liberty Global Plc said its unit, UPC Poland, has agreed to buy the cable business of Multimedia Polska SA [MULPO.UL] for an enterprise value of 3 billion zlotys...
View ArticleMajor shareholder in Brazil's Oi urges revamped restructuring plan
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An activist minority shareholder in Oi SA urged the Brazilian phone carrier's board to revamp a bankruptcy protection plan presented last month, in a bid to neutralize growing...
View ArticleSamsung faces potential class action in U.S. over Note 7
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's <005930.KS> U.S. unit is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from three Galaxy Note 7 customers, according to a filing in a federal court in Newark,...
View ArticleWinklevoss brothers name State Street as bitcoin ETF administrator
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss on Tuesday filed amendments to their proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund, naming State Street as administrator,...
View ArticleSharp says expects significant profit improvement, shares surge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp on Wednesday said it expects significant improvement in annual profit due to restructuring and synergies with new owner Foxconn, sending shares in the display maker...
View ArticleAll aboard! Singapore now to try out self-driving buses
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore signed an agreement on Wednesday to start testing self-driving buses, as the city-state pushes ahead with its vision of using autonomous technology to help deal with the...
View ArticleApple supplier Laird warns of sharply lower profit; shares plunge
(Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Laird Plc said it expected to post a sharply lower profit for the year, citing a slowdown in smartphone sales and "unprecedented" pricing pressure, sending its shares...
View ArticleCzech police arrest Russian in connection with U.S. hacking attacks
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech police have detained a Russian man wanted in connection with hacking attacks on targets in the United States, the police said, without giving further details on what the man is...
View ArticleAt crisis-hit Samsung, nerves jangle as annual review looms
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - The next few weeks are traditionally a tense time at Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS> as executives wait to see if their work over the year is rewarded with...
View ArticleEricsson could look beyond telecoms sector for new CEO: source
By Olof SwahnbergSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Struggling mobile networks giant Ericsson could try to hire a chief executive with no track record in the telecoms industry after looking beyond the obvious...
View ArticleFacebook adds food ordering feature
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said users in the United States would be able to order food through the Facebook pages of restaurants starting on Wednesday as part of its efforts to connect users and...
View ArticleVodafone Portugal sees favorable EU decision on network access
LISBON (Reuters) - Vodafone expects the European Commission to force Portuguese authorities to open access to Altice's fiber optic network to rivals, which should boost competition in the telecoms...
View ArticleWebsites free to store IP addresses to prevent cyber attacks: EU court
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Website owners are free to store users' internet addresses to prevent cyber attacks, the European Union's top court said on Wednesday, rejecting a claim from a...
View ArticleVivendi's 'fair warning' to Mediaset leaves door open to talks: sources
By Mathieu Rosemain, Gwénaëlle Barzic and Giulia SegretiPARIS (Reuters) - French media giant Vivendi is still open to an alternative deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset over its pay-TV unit despite...
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