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Jason Ogulnik | The Washington Post | Getty Images A Navya Arma autonomous electric shuttle prepares to move along Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, U.S., on January 14, 2017. A Las Vegas-based self-driving shuttle service celebrated its launch day by getting into an accident with a human driver, according …

Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kasper Rorsted, chief executive officer of Adidas AG. “Overall an extremely strong quarter across the board for us, so we are exceptionally happy,” Kasper Rorsted, CEO at Adidas, told CNBC Thursday. Rorsted also said that ahead of the upcoming soccer World Cup in …

Sajjad Hussain | AFP | Getty Images A road in New Delhi, India, shrouded in smog on November 8, 2017. Residents complained of headaches, coughs and smarting eyes. Many stayed home and restaurants in some of the city’s most crowded parts were deserted. “I’d like to assure people that the …

Greg A. Syverson/Getty Images A full moon helps illuminate an Alaskan pipeline under the faint glow of the Aurora Borealis on November 19, 2002 near Milne Point, Alaska. The agreement will involve investment of up to $43 billion, create up to 12,000 U.S. jobs during construction, reduce the trade deficit …

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump, left, and Jerome Powell, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, walk to a nomination announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. The U.S. …

Tobias Schwarz | AFP | Getty Images A Ford Ecosport St-Line car is presented at the Frankfurt Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Ford announced Wednesday that it is launching a venture with a Chinese partner to develop electric vehicles for sale in China, the biggest market for …

Rick Wilking | Reuters Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, speaks during the Intel press conference at CES in Las Vegas, January 4, 2017. The administration of President Donald Trump has had little to do with the impressive rally in technology stocks, according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest …

Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wu Wenhui, co-chief executive officer and executive director of China Literature, pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Oct. 25, 2017. Another reason for the surge in share price was the greater willingness of investors to place bets amid upbeat …

Lee Jin-man | Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. “Do not underestimate us, and do not try us,” Trump warned, urging the pariah state to stop developing ballistic missiles and calling for it to dismantle …

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images US President Donald Trump walks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In on the grounds of the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 7, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to make an unannounced visit to the heavily fortified border separating North and …