The experts have spoken — and eaten. U.S. News and World Report on Thursday released its annual ranking from 1 to 35 of the world’s best (and, yes, worst) diets for 2020. A team of 25 panelists of “nationally recognized” professionals in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and heartRead More →
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – A proposed overhaul of the Tokyo Stock Exchange could set a minimum market capitalization requirement of 10 billion yen ($91 million) in free-floating stock for the bourse’s “prime market”, according to a draft proposal released on Tuesday. Liquidity and governance, not just market capitalization,Read More →
Bloomberg Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, walks with Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, during the Fed’s summer retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Federal Reserve Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point, and many of the central bank’s monetary-policy makers said they believedRead More →
By Eric M. Johnson EVERETT, Wash. (Reuters) – Boeing Co (N:) needs to reorganize its engineering reporting lines company-wide and ensure higher ranking officials, including its CEO, get faster feedback about potential safety concerns from lower levels of the company, according to an internal review at the U.S. planemaker followingRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man poses for a picture, as he vapes at home in La Paz, By Bryan Pietsch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers face a probe into the health impacts of their products, as the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee asked on Wednesday aboutRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk near the logo of SoftBank Corp in Tokyo By Alexandra Alper and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) – Cruise, a U.S. self-driving vehicle company majority-owned by General Motors Co (NYSE:), told Reuters on Friday that a U.S. national security panel approved a $2.25 billion investment inRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes off during a flight test in Renton, Washington By David Shepardson (Reuters) – A Federal Aviation Administration review board said on Tuesday that a software update to the grounded Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX aircraft was found to be “operationally suitable.”Read More →
© Reuters. An employee enters a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s aviation regulator has been invited to join the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) review panel on the Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX, an official at the regulator said on Thursday. The CivilRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California (Reuters) – The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday launched an investigation into 12 health insurers, including Anthem (NYSE:) Inc and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:), over their sale of short-term plans.Read More →
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee on Friday renewed its request to the White House for documents related to the administration’s security-clearance processes, following reports that President Trump ordered his former chief of staff to grant his son-in-law a top-secret security clearance. In a letter to White House counsel PatRead More →
© Reuters. People walk past a dealer shop of Nissan Motor Co. in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – A Nissan Motor governance committee will recommend the appointment of an external director as board chairman, a role distinct from company chairman, in a move to decentralize power at the top level, theRead More →
