Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony Corp. PlayStation and Nintendo Co. Switch game console signage is displayed during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Shares of Japanese video gaming heavyweights Nintendo and Sony tumbled in Wednesday morning trade …
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Lion Air Boeing 737 saved by off-duty pilot a day before crash: Report
Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Lion Air Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 aircraft, right, stands on the tarmac at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cenkareng, Indonesia, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. One day before the deadly crash of a Lion Air plane on Oct. 29 last year, pilots …
Read More »FedEx just warned the whole globe is slowing
Alexander Shcherbak | TASS | Getty Images DHL containers and a FedEx airliner at Hong Kong International Airport, in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China. A top executive at FedEx is flagging serious concerns in the global economy. The multinational package delivery service …
Read More »Transportation Department seeks audit of FAA’s certification of Boeing 737 Max
Anna Moneymaker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elaine Chao, U.S. secretary of transportation, delivers the keynote speech during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2019. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday asked the agency’s watchdog to audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of …
Read More »Brazil an ‘ideal launch location’ for US rockets
Red Huber | Orlando Sentinel | TNS | Getty Images The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, carrying the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-41. The U.S. signed an agreement that would allow American rocket companies to operate …
Read More »FedEx Q3 Earnings 2019
Shares of FedEx dropped more than 4 percent after the bell Tuesday after missing on the top and bottom line. Here’s how the company did compared to what Wall Street expected: Earnings per share: $3.03, vs. $3.11 expected , according to analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Revenue: $17.0 billion, vs. $17.67 …
Read More »Trump administration grants Iraq a new 90-day Iran sanctions waiver
Raheb Homavandi | TIMA Iranian workers walk at a unit of South Pars Gas field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of Persian Gulf, Iran November 19, 2015. DUBAI — The Trump administration is granting Iraq a renewed 90-day waiver exempting it from U.S. sanctions on Iran, a senior State Department official …
Read More »Trump hammers the late Sen. John McCain again over Obamacare vote
Chris Keponis | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Brazilian President Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Bolsonaro for a visit and bilateral talks at the White House today. (Photo by Chris …
Read More »Revlon, Advanced Micro Devices, Domino’s Pizza & more
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the last day of the trading year on December 31, 2018 in New York City. Check out the companies making headlines midday Tuesday: Deutsche Bank — Deutsche Bank shares dipped 2 percent …
Read More »Prosecutors offer to drop prostitution charges against Robert Kraft
Drew Angerer | Getty Images Robert Kraft, chief executive officer of the Kraft Group and owner of the New England Patriots football team, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 5, 2016 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Authorities in Florida reportedly have offered Robert Kraft, the owner of …
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