France Data-Protection Authority Gives Google 3 Months To Comply With Demands That Challenge Company’s DoubleClick, Analytics And +1 Service
France's data-protection regulator is leading a European drive to force Google to change its all-encompassing privacy policy.
British Regulator: UK Top Banks Need To Raise $42B In Capital Reserves To Cover Their Risks Under Basel III Rules; RBS Has The Biggest Hole To Fill
The British Prudential Regulation Authority says Royal Bank of Scotland has by far the biggest capital reserve hole in its balance sheet in the UK.
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With Competitors Out Of The Way, Chinese Communist Party Members Will Likely Pay More For The New Domestic Made Hongqi H7 Than For Comparable Foreign Luxury Cars
Communists will likely pay more for their home-grown luxury sedan than for comparable German marques.
Ford More Than Doubles China-Based Engine Manufacturing Capacity; Company’s EcoBoost Technology Will Be Available In 20 Models In Asia-Pacific By 2015
Ford’s new $500 million engine manufacturing facility in Chongqing is part of its joint venture with Chang’an Automobile.
2013 Paris Air Show: $100B In Orders By Day Three; Boeing Wins Ryanair Business For 737s; Airbus Cinches Deals With Air France-KLM And SriLankan Airlines
Major orders at the 2013 Paris Air show topped $100 billion on Wednesday.
Radioactive Strontium, Which Can Cause Bone Cancer, Found In Groundwater At Site Of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Disaster
Radioactive strontium-90 can kill -- and groundwater around Japan’s Fukushima site has 30 times the level of the isotope deemed safe.
Tesla Recalls Model S Sedans Made Recently Due To Potential For Rear Passenger Seat Malfunction In Accidents
The electric-carmaker said seats on Model S cars made in May and June could be defective.
Google Seeks To Stop Gag Order That It Says Prevents Disclosure Of Prism-related User-Data Requests And Other Details Of Its Relationship To Secretive Monitoring Of Internet Communications
Google wants a gag order lifted, arguing it has a First Amendment right to tell the public the extent of its participation in the PRISM surveillance program.
Send Reckless Bankers To Prison, Says British Parliamentary Commission Set Up In Wake Of Libor Rate-Rigging Scandal
The 571-page report also says senior banker bonuses should be deferred for up to 10 years, linking them to long-term performance.
Tesla Will Unveil On Thursday Its Long-Rumored Battery Swap Technology For The Model S, An Attempt To Quell Concerns Over Electric Vehicle Range
Tesla says the technology will allow a quick swap of a 990-lb. battery pack. Curious? So are we.
Chrysler Doubles Down In Refusal To Recall 2.7 Million Jeep Grand Cherokees, Jeep Libertys, Some Of Them More That 20-Years-Old, For Plastic Gas Tanks Positioned Behind Rear Axle
[UPDATE 3 p.m. EDT] In a surprising reversal, Chrysler has agreed to conduct a voluntary recall of 2.7 million SUVs.
2013 Paris Air Show: EasyJet Orders Airbus Planes For $11B; Boeing (BA) Sells $30B In Dreamliners; Pratt & Whitney (UTX) To Buy Turbo Fans; Embraer Lands Big SkyWest Order
Boeing on Tuesday announced the biggest batch of orders so far, at $30 billion for its new Dreamliner 787-10.
It’s Vodafone Vs. Liberty Global In Multi-Billion-Euro Bid For German Cable TV Operator Kabel Deutschland
Analysts think Vodafone has bid €7.2 billion ($9.6 billion) and that Liberty has raised the ante to €7.5 billion ($10 billion).
Jerry Seinfeld: Comic, Writer, Producer, And Now: Car Critic? Here Are The 11 Cars The Star Has Reviewed So Far In His Series 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee'
The millionaire funnyman has long been a car enthusiast. Here are his mini reviews of 11 driving machines.
Pesky Power Window Switch Problem Expands To More GM SUVs: GM Expands Fire Hazard Recall To More For The Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy
Moisture intrusion into driver's side armrest controls can short circuit and burn, even when the vehicle is parked.
Verizon Communications Inc. Is Named As Most Likely To Become First Foreign Player In Canada’s Wireless Market
Verizon could become Canada’s first foreign entrant into its wireless market as Ottawa seeks more competition.
Samsung CEO Confirms A Faster Galaxy S4 Exists Running LTE Advanced 4G But Doesn’t Say When Or Where It Will Be Available
The South Korean phone maker is about to unleash a Galaxy S4 it says will be twice as fast.
Spain’s Telefonica Denies It Was Ever Targeted For Takeover By AT&T After A News Report Said The Government Blocked The Bid
Telefónica denies that the U.S. telecom offered $93 billion for a takeover that was blocked by the Spanish government.
Popular Ford Fusion Selling Out On High Demand, Firm's Inventory Being Quickly Depleted
Ford's inventory of the midsize sedan is down to 39 days, as demand keeps the level of stock low.
Fitch Slaps Brazil’s OGX With A Downgrade, Rating Agency Cautions Of Possible Default
Fitch says Rio-based OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes could be insolvent by the end of the year.
Singapore Ups Reserve Requirements For 20 Banks As Censure For Rate Manipulation
Singapore identified 133 traders it says have been manipulating local interbank lending rates.
Appetite For Chinese Government Debt Fell Friday For The First Time In Nearly Two Years As Government Failed To Sell All The Bonds It Offered
China’s central bank recently stopped injecting cash into the economy to reel in borrowing, and now appetite for its bonds has waned.
Paris Air Show 2013: The Airbus A350-XWB Takes To The Skies From Toulouse On Its Way To The French Capital
The first Airbus commercial jet in six years will have its public display at the annual aerospace expo in Paris, which starts Monday.
Twinkies And Ding Dongs Are Back (Almost) As Plant In Georgia Prepares To Restart Snack Cake Production After Hostess Bankruptcy
A Dolly Madison bakery in Georgia is set to resume making America’s iconic creamy-centered snack cakes.
Apple Wants Its Software Integration On Car Dashboards, But How Much Control Do Automakers Want To Cede To iOS?
Apple would like to be the standard for vehicle dashboard controls. Will automakers embrace the idea?
GE Aviation Will Build 5.5% More Aircraft Engines In 2014 Than It Did This Year As Boeing And Airbus Step Up Production
The aircraft engine maker built 3,300 engines last year and expects to build 3,600 in 2013 and 3,800 in 2014.
Philippine Stocks Fall Nearly 7% Amid Massive Selloff In Global Markets; Central Bank Seen Leaning Toward Weaker Peso To Boost Exports, Jobs
Manila's stock index nearly erases its year-to-date gains.
What Is The Fiscal Strain Caused By Immigrants? Pretty Much Nothing, Says OECD
The OECD said in some cases immigration costs 0.5% of GDP; in other cases it adds about the same, according to the report.
No End In Sight For Pummeled Spanish Housing Market; Prices Fall At A Record Pace In Q1
Madrid released housing price figures on Thursday and they’re not pretty.
Global Stocks Drop On Investor Concerns Their Cheap-Money Ride Is Ending; Nikkei Down 6.4%; Hang Seng Down Over 2%; Contagion Spreads To European Markets
The global party may be ending. Investors dump stocks on concern the U.S. will stop shoveling cheap money into the markets.
