BP agrees £474m North Sea sell-off
Ikea to pay $46 million to parents of boy killed by tipped dresser
IKEA has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a 2-year-old boy who died of injuries after a 70-pound recalled dresser tipped over onto him, in his family's California home in May 2017. The family had accused the company of failing to warn consumers that the dressers shouldn't be used without being anchored to a wall.
Impossible Foods launches plant-based pork
Impossible Foods has launched a plant-based pork substitute in Las Vegas. The company hopes the product will help it break into China. The plant-based pork products are made using heme - a molecule derived from plants that contains iron and that resembles blood.
Morrisons sale fall in the Christmas run-up
In the run-up to Christmas, Morrisons sale fell by 16% in the UK. The company has said that the decline in sales happened because of 'challenging' trading conditions.
Woodford and his partner made £13.8m in dividends before fund crisis
Hyundai will make flying cars for Uber's air taxi service
Uber announced Monday that it would be working with Hyundai to manufacture air taxis. The two companies unveiled the concept vehicle electric aircraft at the Consumer Electronics Show. The vehicle is designed to fly on trips of up to 60 miles and has a cruising speed of up to 180 miles per hour. Uber has pledged to begin demonstrator urban flights in 2020 and commercial operations in 2023.
JetBlue plans to become first carbon-neutral US airline
On Monday, JetBlue said it will become carbon neutral on all domestic flights by July 2020. The company said that it will offset up to 17 billion pounds of carbon by investing in projects focused on initiatives like forest conservation and renewable power.
Minimum wage increases fueling faster wage growth
The lowest-paid workers in the US are seeing their paychecks rise at the fastest pace in more than a decade. While the Trump administration has touted tight labor market as the main trigger, a Washington Post analysis suggests that paychecks also grew because of a nationwide movement of rising minimum wages. In the past week, minimum wages have risen in more than 20 states.
Sales of electric vehicles rise by 144 per cent as diesel cars decline in popularity
Dairy giant Borden files for bankruptcy amid declining milk consumption
Borden, the major dairy company that was founded more than 150 years ago, filed for bankruptcy. The company known for Elsie the Cow blamed excessive debt and declining consumption of milk for its financial difficulties. The largest U.S. dairy company, Dean Foods, sought bankruptcy protection two months ago.
Lockheed And Northrop shares jump as US-Iran tension escalates
US defense companies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Dynamics, all saw their stock prices jump after the US military last Friday killed top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike. Northrop has risen 8% in the last five days, while Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have jumped around 4% and 2%, respectively.
9,300 retail stores closed in US in 2019, almost two times more than 2018
As of December 20th, the US retail industry saw 9,302 stores close in 2019. The number of closures is up from 5,844 in 2018 and 6,955 in 2017. The rise of e-commerce is likely partially responsible for the surge in store closures.
Burger King launches plant-based Whopper - but vegans can't eat it
Oil & Gold Jump, Stocks Slump As Futures Open
It's Not Just Software. New Safety Risks Under Scrutiny on Boeing's 737 Max.
CEOs have already earned more in 2020 than the average worker will all year
Bosses of Britain's leading firms will be paid more within three working days of 2020 than the average employees' full year wage, according to data was compiled by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the High Pay Centre. CEO compensation amounted to £901 ($1178) per hour.
Carlos Ghosn may have been helped by ex-Green Beret in escape from Japan: report
Asian markets slide on alarm over Mideast tensions
Ford U.S. sales fall 1.3% in fourth quarter - Reuters
Boeing considers raising more debt as MAX crisis weighs: WSJ - Reuters
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Mercedes recalls 740,000 cars because sunroof can fly off
Mercedes announced a recall of 740,000 cars sold in the U.S. between 2001 and 2011 to have the bonding of the sunroof glass inspected and possibly replaced. Mercedes agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty after an investigation into the handling of previous recalls.
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Top Iran Official Says Response Will Be 'Against Military Sites' as Trump Threatens Strikes