Despite continued heavy incentive spending, every auto OEM, with the exception of Nissan, missed their sales forecasts for the month of March. The “D3” were the biggest losers of the month with GM sales up 1.6% YoY vs. estimates of +7.0% while Ford sales dropped -7.2% and Fiat Chrysler declined -5.0%. Car sales were even worse with industry volumes down 10.6% overall versus light truck sales that […]
ZDNet ST. MAARTEN: The cybercriminals allegedly responsible for an attack on Bangladesh’s central bank which left the country’s wallet millions of dollars lighter is showing “no signs of stopping,” according to security experts. The group, dubbed Lazarus, managed to dupe banking staff into transferring $80 million from the Central Bank of Bangladesh’s New York Federal Reserve account after spending several months studying how the financial institutions communicated […]
By Carlos Rawlins and Lesley Wroughton | CARACAS/WASHINGTON CARACAS/WASHINGTON Venezuela’s opposition sought to keep pressure on President Nicolas Maduro with scattered protests on Monday, but there was relief for the socialist government when the Organisation of American States cancelled a crisis meeting. One group of protesters tried to block a major Caracas highway and another dropped a pile of straw in front of court offices to protest […]
TORONTO The Canadian arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N), which makes the Jeep and Chrysler brands, led auto sales in Canada for the month of March, but General Motors Canada (GM.N) posted the biggest surge in monthly sales. FCA Canada sales were up marginally in March, with 26,531 cars and trucks sold during the month, compared with 26,469 a year ago. Ford Motor Co (F.N) sold […]
By Steve Holland | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration’s strained ties, giving him firm backing and vowing to work together to fight Islamic militants. “I just want to let everybody know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind President Sisi. He’s done a […]
The much touted Samsung Bixby smart assistant is exclusive to the latest Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ flagships, but it has already been unofficially ported to older handsets as well. Samsung introduced its new Bixby assistant last month, before the actual unveiling of the Galaxy S8 flagship series. The company promises a “fundamentally different” experience with Bixby as it’s not just another assistant similar to Siri, Cortana or Google […]
Timings for the eight Korean films screening in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as part of K-Fest 2017. newslide Train to Busan (2016) Director Yeon Sang-ho 15+ Korea’s first zombie film achieved massive success across Asia when it was released last year, and has attracted critical acclaim internationally. Passengers on a train have a fight to survive as a viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. […]
A new sexual harassment lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Channel has increased the pressure on the cable network with allegations that Bill Shine, its co-president, failed to protect a female contributor from retaliation by Roger Ailes after she spurned his unwanted advances. Julie Roginsky, a Fox News contributor and political consultant, alleged in a complaint filed in New York State supreme court that she was denied […]
Electrical stimulation was used on the spinal cord of a patient in a new study, and combined with intense physical therapy, the man intentionally moved his paralyzed legs, stood and made steplike motions for the first time in three years. (via WSJ)
Investors face a test of nerve as the second quarter beckons. The rally in US stocks and the dollar sparked by the election of Donald Trump is looking stretched, amid doubts about the president’s ability to deliver fiscal stimulus for the economy that can justify lofty equity valuations. The shifting mood has spurred money into emerging markets and European stocks, with EM currencies enjoying a stellar March […]
Self-described “body hacker” Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden, holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted into workers at the Epicenter digital innovation business centre during a party at the co-working space in central Stockholm, Tuesday March 14, 2017. Microchips are being implanted into volunteers to help them open doors and operate office equipment, and its become so popular that members of the Epicentre cyborg club […]
You need Javascript and either Adobe Flash or Html5 to view this video. You need Javascript and either Adobe Flash or Html5 to view this video. Video: Matthew Mirabelli Konrad Mizzi is refusing to reply to any more questions on his involvement in the Panama Papers, saying that he has now exhausted all questions on the matter. Following a press conference on a new joint venture with […]
By Saad Sayeed | ISLAMABAD ISLAMABAD Pakistan resumed the repatriation of Afghan refugees on Monday, sending nearly 1,200 people back across the heavily guarded northern Torkham border, an official at the United Nation’s refugee body said. Pakistan is home to the world’s second largest refugee population, with a total of 2.5 million Afghans living there. Many have been in Pakistan since the Soviet invasion in 1979. Relations […]
“I’m sorry viewer, the TV show you’re searching for cannot be streamed in your reality. Please stand by for reconnection.” Those are the opening lines of Hulu’s new show Dimension 404, a show that explores “the wonders and horrors of our digital age” in six one-hour episodes. If that makes you think of Black Mirror, you’re not alone. But Dimension 404, which debuts on April 4, is […]
AED 77 billion of Dubai real estate transactions during the first quarter of 2017 Dubai, UAE, April 3, 2017 The Dubai Land Department revealed the results of real estate transactions during the first quarter of 2017. His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department announced the value of real estate transactions that reached AED 77 billion through 20 thousand real estate transactions. Dubai […]
By Clement Uwiringiyimana | KIGALI KIGALI Inmates protesting living conditions at Gasabo prison in the Rwandan capital of Kigali hurled stones over the prison’s walls on Monday, damaging nearby houses and disrupting traffic, residents and officials said. Rioting began on Friday when the prison, which houses at least 5,000 inmates, caught fire, according to residents living near the prison. Police used tear gas to stop the protest. […]
By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stocks were flat on Monday, with investors awaiting the earnings season to justify high valuations, and, more immediately, the implications of President Donald Trump’s “very difficult” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump said in a tweet last Thursday that the meeting over the coming Thursday and Friday would be “a very difficult one” as the United States could not risk massive trade […]
By Guy Faulconbridge | LONDON LONDON Just days after Prime Minister Theresa May formally served the European Union with divorce papers, a powerful affliction appeared to strike some in Britain: Brexit fever. Amid a row with Spain and the EU over the status of Gibraltar, a former leader of May’s Conservative party, Michael Howard, even said she would be prepared to go to war to defend the […]
One can count on smart and witty astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to throw someone a playful challenge every time. Take, for instance, his message for SpaceX founder Elon Musk during an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit Sunday. When asked about the recent Falcon 9 mission (its historic blastoff into space carrying a SES-9 satellite) and whether he would ever consider going to Mars via the Musk-owned company, […]
When Nicole Dahmen opened her Sunday paper early last month, she found something she wasn’t expecting. On Feb. 12, The (Eugene, Oregon) Register-Guard announced the start of an ongoing editorial project on homelessness. “Living in the Northwest, living in the West Coast, living in Eugene, homelessness is the problem,” said Dahmen, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. The […]
Mental Illness Aimee Mann (Superego Records) Four stars It is hardly the most inviting of album titles, but Mental Illness, Aimee Mann’s ninth solo album and first in five years, is decidedly easy on the ear. Its calming, almost-sedative mood is established from the moment the soft chink of sleigh bells ushers in the opening track, Goose Snow Cone. Several of the songs here are meditative-sounding waltzes, […]
Spain’s foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said his government is “surprised” at the tone of commentary in the UK over Gibraltar, after a weekend in which former Tory leader Michael Howard suggested Britain could go to war to defend the territory. “I think that someone in the UK is losing their temper and there’s no reason for that,” said Mr Dastis, as he sought to play down […]
Somali pirates have seized an Indian vessel carrying 11 crew members, the ship’s owner said Monday, the third such hijacking in less than a month as piracy resurges in the country. The “Al Kausar” cargo ship was carrying items such as wheat and sugar from Dubai via Yemen to Somalia’s Bossaso port when it came under attack, owner Isaak Them told AFP. “The vessel was hijacked on […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia At least 10 people were killed in explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in St. Petersburg on Monday, Russian authorities said. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in St. Petersburg for a meeting with Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko, said the cause of the blasts was not clear and efforts were underway to find out. He said he was considering all possibilities including […]
