Uber is recovering from the pandemic and the driver shortages that followed, the company said on Wednesday. The company’s revenue in the second quarter grew 105 percent from the same period last year, to $3.9 billion, slightly higher than analysts
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Solid U.S. factory orders, business spending on equipment point to enduring manufacturing strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods increased more than expected in June, while business spending on equipment was solid, pointing to sustained strength in manufacturing even as spending is shifting away from goods to services.FILE PHOTO: Autonomous robots
Challenges and opportunities in S'pore's post-pandemic recovery
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on almost every economy, but those that take the opportunity to adapt and transform will emerge stronger, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament on Monday (July 26). Singapore, he added, has
Colorados new congressional district may be in north metro Denver
Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District could end encompassing parts of five counties north of Denver, legislative staffers told the state’s congressional redistricting panel Wednesday. The new district, which was created because the state gained about 745,000 people over the past
Tap water at Parliament deemed safe to drink, issue under investigation
Those working at Parliament House and the Parliamentary Library in Wellington have been told tap water is suitable for drinking again. An email warned them earlier today not to drink it as a “precautionary measure” because of an external issue.
Woodland Park Mayor Val Carr dies of COVID-19
The mayor of Woodland Park, Val Carr, died on Tuesday after a battle with COVID-19, the city said in a news release. Carr began his mayoral term in April 2020 and he served for four years on Woodland Park City
India cuts internet near New Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger-strike
India has blocked mobile internet services around New Delhi where hundreds of farmers are staging a one-day hunger strike in protest at new agriculture laws. The interior ministry said internet services at three locations on the outskirts of the capital
Companies crucial to vaccine distribution are seeing a flurry of investments.
Until recently, the temperature-controlled storage and shipping of pharmaceutical products, known as the “cold chain,” was a relatively sleepy corner of the health care industry. But the virus, and the temperature-sensitive vaccines that are poised to combat it, have brought
Home Depot to buy building products distributor HD Supply in $8 billion deal
The logo of Down Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Home Depot is seen in Encinitas, California April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo(Reuters) – Home Depot Inc HD.N said on Monday it would buy HD Supply Holdings Inc
Twitter flags posts by Trump that made premature claims of victory or baseless ones about election fraud.
For the sixth time in less than 24 hours, Twitter on Wednesday flagged tweets by President Trump for violating its rules because they included unsupported claims of widespread election fraud and premature declarations of victory in key battleground states. Twitter