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Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Worldwide Developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, June 4, 2018. Apple has an idea for self-driving cars that might make riders more comfortable about the idea of the car driving itself. A new Apple patent …

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump talks with auto industry leaders, including General Motors CEO Mary Barra (L) and United Auto Workers (UAW) President Dennis Williams (R) at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, U.S. March 15, 2017. The auto industry cheered on Trump’s proposal. Car …

Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank | NBCUniversal | Getty Images For many employees, it’s important to work in an environment that they enjoy. “People are looking for jobs that work for them,” said Paul Pomroy, McDonald’s U.K. & Ireland CEO, in a statement. What these figures highlight, Pomroy acknowledged, is that …

Screenshot Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announces the GTX RTX 20-series of graphics cards at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 20, 2018. Nvidia shares rose Monday after CEO Jensen Huang revealed new graphics cards that will be used for more sophisticated video games, potentially boosting the company’s biggest …

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images Andrew Haldane, the Bank of England’s Chief Economist and Executive Director, Monetary Analysis & Statistics The Bank of England’s Chief Economist Andy Haldane warned on Monday that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to replace a huge number of jobs. Haldane said …

Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty Images Ankit Mittal, of Ellicott City, Md., tosses a bean bag as his friend Shean Flynn, of Newport News, Va., waves his Terrible Towel as the two were playing Corn Hole while enjoying tailgating before the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and …

Thomas Peter | Reuters China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Chinese and U.S. negotiators are reportedly working on a plan to hold talks to end a trade dispute that would …

Traders are heavily betting on a price decline in one of the world’s most popular breakfast items: a morning cup of joe. Bearish bets have driven coffee futures down more than 17 percent since the start of the year, bringing the price close to a five-year low. Three factors have …

Getty Images A John Deere 8600 tractor is displayed on opening day of the World Ag Expo on February 10, 2015 in Tulare, Calif. U.S. tractor maker Deere’s profit rose about 42 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, helped by replacement demand for large agricultural equipment. The Moline, Illinois-based company …

FilmMagic | HBO | Getty Images Elon Musk speaks on stage during the Westworld Featured Session during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. A former Tesla security employee named Karl Hansen has filed a whistleblower complaint with the SEC, accusing the electric vehicle maker …