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Dollar stabilises as Venezuela fears subside, risk-on mood grows

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied near a two-week high as trading commenced in Asia on Tuesday, as market jitters from U.S. military action in Venezuela eased and dovish comments from Fed officials spurred risk-taking on Wall Street.... Read More.

Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents’ rooms

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

A Minnesota hotel that wouldn't allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies. The Department of Homeland Security had accused the global Hilton hotel chain of a "coordinated" effort to refuse service to... Read More.

Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as competition heats up, data shows

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Tesla's UK car registrations dropped by more than 29% year-on-year in December, industry data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the intense competition faced by the U.S. electric vehicle maker in its largest European market. The Elon Musk-led company's UK registrations - a... Read More.

Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. But the $9.6 million fine isn't likely to be a major burden for... Read More.

Suspects plead not guilty in Southern California bombing plot

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three of the four suspects accused of plotting to bomb several Southern California business locations on New Year's Eve have pleaded not guilty. Audrey Carroll, 30, and Zachary Page, 32, entered their pleas in federal court Monday. Tina Lai, 41, entered... Read More.

Dell revives XPS brand with new laptops to boost PC market share

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Jaspreet Singh Jan 5 (Reuters) - Dell has brought back its popular XPS laptop lineup a year after retiring the premium brand, as it looks to drum up demand in a sagging personal computer market. The company on Monday unveiled its thinnest laptops yet, XPS... Read More.

Mercedes to offer autonomous driving tech for US city streets

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz said on Monday it will launch a new advanced driver-assistance system in the United States later this year that lets its vehicles operate autonomously on city streets under driver supervision. The system, which enables a vehicle to drive from a... Read More.

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people do. "For the first... Read More.

Trading Day: New year, same risk appetite

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 5 (Reuters) - World stocks hit new highs on Monday as investors shrugged off the U.S. capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and saying it will take temporary control of the country, with a surge in energy stocks complemented by another wave... Read More.

US awards air traffic control radar contracts to RTX, Indra

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Jan 5 (Reuters) - The United States has awarded contracts for new air traffic control radar systems to RTX Corp and Spanish firm Indra Sistemas, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement on Monday. Congress last year approved a $12.5 billion plan to overhaul... Read More.

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Dollar stabilises as Venezuela fears subside, risk-on mood grows

Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents’ rooms

Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as competition heats up, data shows

Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Suspects plead not guilty in Southern California bombing plot

Mercedes to offer autonomous driving tech for US city streets

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Trading Day: New year, same risk appetite

US awards air traffic control radar contracts to RTX, Indra

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