President Recep Tayyip Erdogan handily won re-election Sunday, cementing his hold on power with vast new authority, but his historic victory was…
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Harley-Davidson Will Shift Manufacturing Overseas To Avoid Tariffs
The Milwaukee company plans to make motorcycles destined for Europe in factories on the Continent, it said in a regulatory filing . “Harley…
Thousands push for public vote on final Brexit deal in London march
Speaking on a visit to Dublin, she said: ‘In the near-term, it is critical to ensure that regulatory and supervisory capacities are prepared for…
Harley, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas
Harley-Davidson, the legendary producer of all-American motorbikes, said Monday it will shift some of its production outside the U.S.to avoid ta…
Harley-Davidson to shift some production overseas
The company said it will raise investment in its global plants, but did not say which ones. Harley-Davidson, stung by new tariffs, said it wil…
Tens of thousands anti-Brexit protesters march in London, demand new vote
Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable, Green co-leader Caroline Lucas, Labour former NEC member and actor Tony Robinson and pro-EU campaigner Gina Mill…
Italy and Germany clash as migration cuts to the core…
Merkel instead advocated bilateral and trilateral deals to cope with migrants in Europe. The comments came after Italy’s new coalition of far-…
Bourbon Barrels Come Crashing Down As Kentucky Storage Facility Collapses
No one was inside at the time and no injuries were reported. The building dates back to 1940, according to Bardstown Fire Chief Billy Mattingl…
Rat breaches bank ATM in India, eats $18,000 worth of cash
According to SBI, a total of Rs. 29.48 lakh was fed to the machine on 19th May and due to some technical reason the machine mal-functioned from …
Bank of England votes 6-3 to hold interest rates
Andrew Haldane joined Michael Saunders and Ian McCafferty in voting to raises to 0.75%, while the six-strong majority sided with holding rates a…
Greece creditors agree on deal
Eurozone finance ministers early on Friday extended maturities and deferred interest of a major part of their loans to Greece along with a big …
Airbus: Brexit uncertainty threatens local jobs
It went on: “A no-deal Brexit must be avoided, as it would force Airbus to reconsider its footprint in the country, its investments in the Uni…
Americans celebrate ‘Take your dog to work day’
Miss your dog while at work? “Something else to consider: Dogs do like to get into wires and chew on wires”. Well, take your dog to work! Do…
Eurozone declares Greek crisis as over
They also agreed to disburse 15 billion euros ($17.5 billion) to ease Greece’s exit from its rescue program. It will also get a 10-year extens…
Tens of thousands march in pro and anti-Brexit rallies
But the country – and its Conservative government – remain divided about what kind of economic relationship it wants with the EU. Lib Dem lead…
Daimler warns US-China trade war will hit its profits
Finally, Goldman Sachs Group set a €90.00 ($104.65) price objective on shares of Daimler and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note …
[H]ardOCP: Tesla to Close a Dozen Solar Facilities in 9 States
Not only did he steal several gigabytes of privileged data, he also wrote computer code to periodically export Tesla’s data to people outsid…
Online shopping prices likely to rise after new sales tax ruling
Five states don’t charge sales tax. But the vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said a lot of forces stand between the promise and rea…
European auto shares skid after Trump tariff threat
Trump and Peter Navarro, one of his top trade advisers, have long believed that the European Union has an unfair tariff on USA exports while th…
This is (potentially) a $45m Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO going up for auction will be the third of 36 built and began its life as a Series I vehicle. The owner of the Ferrari go…
OPEC to Meet Friday to Decide Output Policy
President Bill Clinton’s energy secretary, Bill Richardson, phoned Ali al-Naimi, the Saudi oil minister at the time, during an OPEC meeting …
Russian Federation backs OPEC oil output hike
Iran, for example, has been hit by USA sanctions that hinder its energy exports. The 14 member nations of OPEC – mainly Saudi, Venezuela , Ir…
TSX jumps with energy stocks in wake of OPEC deal
But many members cut even deeper, and political events around the world-turmoil in Venezuela and the end of the USA nuclear deal with Iran-t…
Saudi index win is stepping stone not step change
The decision, which came as part of MSCI’s semi-annual index review, follows the implementation of regulatory changes in the Saudi Arabian equ…
Supreme Court closes online sales tax loophole
Many retailers, such as Amazon , Apple , Walmart , and Target , were already collecting sales taxes even if they didn’t have a brick-and-…
Airbus warns no-deal Brexit threatens its United Kingdom future
Applications will be made online, and the system will begin to go public in stages at the end of this summer, with a wider rollout by Christmas …
OPEC agrees modest hike in oil supply after Iran softens stance
The real increase will be smaller because several countries that recently underproduced oil will struggle to return to full quotas while other p…
India, top buyer of U.S. almonds, hits back with higher duties
India had sought to be exempt from the new USA tariffs on steel and aluminum. Most of these are purchased from the United States. India’s move…
European Union retaliatory tariffs on raft of USA goods go into force
The tariffs are in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico . From the start of Jun…
Trade War Fallout: 5 ways the Trump tariffs could impact air cargo
The tariffs, which come as a direct reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to hit the European Union with tariffs on steel and a…