By Mark Miller (Reuters) – Call the Social Security toll-free number for assistance these days, and this is the message you will hear: “We are experiencing service issues including poor call quality, dropped calls and long wait times. We apologize in advance if you encounter disruptions.” That pretty well sums up the state of customer…
(Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn’s founder-director Terry Gou had warned China that the government’s zero-COVID stance would threaten the position of the world’s second-largest economy in the global supply chain, the Wall Street Journal reported. The appeal, sent by Gou in a letter more than a month ago, played a major role in convincing China’s…
By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – BNP Paribas Asset Management said on Thursday it had bought a majority stake in a Danish firm specialising in woodland and agricultural investments. The purchase of the stake in International Woodland Company, which has more than $5.7 billion in assets under management, means BNP Paribas will for the first…
By Tassilo Hummel and Gus Trompiz PARIS (Reuters) -Germany’s Bayer has been ordered to pay compensation of 11,135 euros ($11,700) to a French farmer who inhaled fumes from a weedkiller, ending a 15-year legal battle. The French case had added to health claims against the crop chemical and pharmaceutical group, which is facing thousands of…
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc will shorten shift hours at its Shanghai factory and has delayed on-boarding of new staff at its most productive plant, according to a report by Bloomberg News on Thursday. The EV maker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. (Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry…
(Reuters) -German luxury automobile firm BMW was fined 30,000 pounds ($36,519) plus a daily penalty of 15,000 pounds by UK’s anti-trust regulator on Thursday for failing to provide requested information related to an ongoing industry probe. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believes BMW holds information important to the probe it launched earlier…
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -Alphabet unit Google must remove data from online search results if users can prove it is inaccurate, Europe’s top court said on Thursday. Free speech advocates and supporters of privacy rights have clashed in recent years over people’s “right to be forgotten” online, meaning that they should be able…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google must remove data from online search results if users can prove that such information is manifestly inaccurate, Europe’s top court said on Thursday. “The operator of a search engine must dereference information found in the referenced content where the person requesting dereferencing proves that such information is manifestly inaccurate,”…
TOKYO (Reuters) -The talks between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co over alliance restructuring are certain to spill into next year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The automakers are looking to make announcements toward the end of January, Bloomberg reported. In their talks, Renault is hoping to convince Nissan to…
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – Global investors are short-selling Japanese bonds and driving its other market yields higher, reviving bets that the Bank of Japan will need to tweak its ultra-easy monetary policy sooner rather than later. The wagers have perked up after data late last month showed consumer prices in Tokyo rose at…
