Prince George, 3, to start school in September
Author: REUTERSSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490472746343839700LONDON: Prince George, Britain’s third in line to the throne, is to start school in southwest London in September, Kensington Palace announced on Friday.Three-year-old George, the elder child of Prince William and his wife Kate, will attend the private Thomas’s Battersea school.The choice is a break from a recent family tradition of sending younger […]
‘Hidden Figures’ author receives literary prize
Author: APSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490472746423840000CLEVELAND: An author whose book was the basis for the Oscar-nominated movie “Hidden Figures” has won an award for writing literature that promotes diversity and confronts racism.Margot Lee Shetterly’s book and the namesake movie are about the contributions of a team of black women mathematicians to the NASA space program.Best-selling novelist Isabel Allende has […]
Uber suspends self-driving cars after a crash
Washington: US ride-hailing company Uber has suspended its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident involving one such vehicle, the media reported on Sunday.Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on a street in Arizona, next to another badly damaged vehicle, the BBC reported.The car — a Volvo SUV — was […]
BRIEF-Khaitan Electricals says SDR invoked could not be adopted within statutory time limit
March 24 (Reuters) – Khaitan Electricals Ltd: * Says SDR invoked by joint lenders could not be adoptedwithin statutory time limitSource text: (http://bit.ly/2nk5yZ8)Further company coverage:
YouTube's bid to grab TV dollars imperiled by advertiser revolt
The decision by a handful of high-profile consumer brands to pull advertising from Google’s YouTube over offensive content could threaten the site’s long-term strategy of stealing ad dollars from television, analysts and ad industry professionals said Thursday.The immediate financial impact of the controversy is likely to be limited, in part because a big chunk of […]
BRIEF-Jindal Photo to sell 7 mln shares in Jindal India Powertech to Jindal Poly Investment & Finance Co
March 24 (Reuters) – Jindal Photo Ltd: * Approved to sell 7 million shares held by co in JindalIndia Powertech Ltd for up to 35 million rupees to Jindal PolyInvestment and Finance CoSource text: (http://bit.ly/2ndsZSj)Further company coverage:
Samsung Elec rejects calls for holding company structure, for now
By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday said it will not adopt a holding company structure for now, rejecting demands from U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management and putting off a long-anticipated restructuring. Investors had expected the global leader in smartphones and memory chips to adopt a holding company […]
Uber grounds self-driving cars after accident
Author: Agence France PresseSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490507332488179800 WASHINGTON: Uber has grounded its fleet of self-driving cars pending an investigation into the crash of an Uber autonomous vehicle in Arizona, a spokesperson for the car-hailing service said Sunday. No one was seriously injured in the accident which occurred Friday in Tempe, Arizona while the vehicle — a Volvo SUV […]
Britain’s poorest, excluded from banking, turn to high-cost credit: Report
Author: ReutersSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490465141173094300LONDON: Poorer people in Britain are being excluded from the financial system and forced to rely on expensive and substandard banking products, according to a report by British lawmakers published on Saturday. There are 1.7 million adults in the country that do not have access to a bank account, the report said, raising the […]
World equities wobble as Trump health bill vote canceled
Author: AFPSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490465141213094900NEW YORK: World equity markets wobbled Friday, with US stocks finishing mostly lower, as investors monitored a swirl of negotiations surrounding President Donald Trump’s health care replacement bill, before the surprise decision to cancel the vote in Congress.The fate of the repeal of former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation has been seen by the […]
