Новости за 16.05.2019

• Boeing announced on Thursday that it has finished development work on the software fix for the grounded 737 Max aircraft.
• The company is now working with the FAA to schedule certification test flights and submit its final certification documents. 
• All 371 Boeing 737 Max airliners in service have been grounded since March 13 after the deadly crashes of Lion Air Flight JT610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302.
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Deutschlands größter Immobilienkonzern Vonovia reagiert auf die wachsende Kritik an der Branche wegen steigender Mieten. „Wir geben Mietern ab 70 die Garantie, dass sie ihre Wohnungen nicht verlassen müssen“, sagte Vorstandschef Rolf Buch den Nachrichtenagenturen dpa-AFX und dpa vor der Hauptversammlung am Donnerstag in Bochum. Vonovia sichere ihnen zu, „dass ihre Wohnung bei Veränderung der ortsüblichen Vergleichsmiete bezahlbar bleibt“. Mieterorganisationen hatten beklagt, dass viele Rentner... Читать дальше...

• From the original Nintendo Entertainment System, to the wildly popular Switch, Nintendo has released over a dozen video game consoles and handhelds.
• Each of Nintendo's systems has been focused on innovative technology and family fun, though some have been much more successful than others.
• At their best, Nintendo's consoles have made a cultural impact that has changed the way people around the world view entertainment.
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Die Deutsche Bank hat einen neuen Kredithandelsmanager eingestellt. Er füllt ein Loch, das entstanden ist, als das Unternehmen Anfang des Jahres einen aufsteigenden Star gefeuert hat.

• The SAT will include "adversity scores" that measure a student's privilege, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
• The score will indicate a test taker's socioeconomic status and educational access, and will only be visible to college officials.
• The change comes in the wake of a $25 million college admissions scandal in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed test administrators to inflate their children's test scores.
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• Amazon and Walmart have been duking it out for quite some time now.
• In the latest barrage against its digital-native rival, Walmart is unleashing free next-day shipping on orders over $35.
• This intense shipping war is sure to be a boon for consumers.
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The battle between Walmart and Amazon is a retail rivalry for the ages.

• Dara Khosrowshahi has a huge potential payout riding on Uber's post-IPO valuation hitting $120 billion and staying there for 90 consecutive days.
• He'd also get that payout for selling the company for $120 billion. 
• A source tells us his incentive is worth $100 million or more.

Dara Khosrowshahi could have gotten a huge payday — totaling more than $100 million, according to a source — if Uber's IPO valuation hit $120 billion after its IPO and stayed at that level for 90 consecutive days.

• President Donald Trump on Thursday said he hopes the US is not "going to war with Iran."
• The US and Iran are in the midst of a military standoff after the Trump administration deployed military assets to the Middle East in response to unspecified threats. 
• The Trump administration has so far offered vague answers on what its plans are regarding Iran, which has even frustrated some Republican lawmakers as Democrats raise alarm bells about a potential war.
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• Fred's is closing 104 stores and beginning liquidation sales.
• The stores are spread across 13 states, mostly in the southeastern United States. 
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Discount-store chain Fred's announced on Thursday that 104 more of its stores will close this year.

BMW-Chef Harald Krüger hat vor der Entscheidung über eine Verlängerung seines Vertrages ein schlechtes Zeugnis von den Aktionären bekommen. Auf der Hauptversammlung am Donnerstag in München hagelte es Kritik. Kartellstrafe, Gewinneinbruch, Kursverlust und Dividendenkürzung: „Von BMW kommen derzeit nur Hiobsbotschaften“, sagte Janne Werning von Union Investment, der Fondsgesellschaft der Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken. 

• To understand Apple's global retail footprint, it helps to see it for yourself.
• We've compiled a list of the most beautiful Apple stores outside the United States.
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It's hard to believe Apple's first physical retail stores only debuted in 2001. As of 2019, Apple has more than 500 stores in 24 countries around the world.

• Burger King is rolling out the plant-based Impossible Whopper at locations across the US by the end of 2019. 
• Executives say that the meatless Impossible Whopper is almost impossible to distinguish from the original Whopper. 
• We tried both the Impossible Whopper and the original Whopper — and we could definitely tell the difference. 
• However, that isn't necessarily bad news for Burger King, as the Impossible Whopper is a quality burger in its own right. 
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Die erste innerstädtische Drohnen-Lieferroute in China ist in der südchinesischen Metropole Guangzhou in Betrieb genommen worden. Zwischen zwei Lande-Stationen bringen die unbemannten Fluggeräte vollautomatisch jeweils bis zu fünf Kilogramm schwere Kisten mit Express-Sendungen über eine acht Kilometer lange Entfernung. Kooperationspartner sind das Logistik-Joint-Venture DHL-Sinotrans und der chinesische Drohnenhersteller EHang. Es ist das erste Mal, dass ein internationales Express-Unternehmen eine solche Drohnen-Strecke in China betreibt. Читать дальше...

Der ehemalige Außenminister Boris Johnson hat angekündigt, er werde nach dem Rücktritt von Theresa May für das Amt des Parteichefs der Konservativen und des britischen Premierministers kandidieren.

• Healthcare CEOs are some of the most well-paid executives in the US. 
• We took a look at the compensation packages of the leaders overseeing some of the biggest healthcare companies. 
• Here's how much they took home in 2018, according to regulatory filings. 
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Leading a top healthcare company is a demanding job — and one for which CEOs are handsomely compensated. 

• Apple's former retail chief Angela Ahrendts is joining Airbnb's board of directors, the company announced on Thursday.
• Ahrendts departed Apple in April for "new personal and professional pursuits."
• This is Ahrendts' first big professional move since ending her five-year run at Apple. 

Former Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts has joined Airbnb's board of directors, the travel booking firm announced on Thursday. It marks her first professional move since departing Apple in April.

Wenn Großbritannien die Europäische Union tatsächlich verlässt, könnte der Insel eine massive Abwanderung von jungen, gut ausgebildeten Briten bevorstehen. Das geht aus einer Analyse der internationalen Online-Wohnungsbörse Housinganywhere hervor, die Business Insider vorliegt.

• Though bartending used to be considered a "seedy" profession because of its association to alcohol, the job holds more prestige today.
• Here's a look at how bartending has changed in the last 150 years, including during Prohibition era and World War II.
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When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, critics said her previous job, a bartender, did not prepare her enough to serve in politics.

• Amazon is selling a $3,990 tiny "retail kiosk" that can be assembled in "mere hours."
• The kiosk can serve as a store, chicken coop, bar, and more.
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Amazon doesn't just sell tiny houses. It also sells tiny stores. 

• Uber wanted to go public with the $120 billion valuation pitched by bankers at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs ahead of its initial public offering, but the company ultimately listed with a $75.5 billion market cap.
• One reason is that institutional investors, many of which privately owned Uber stock, didn't want to buy more shares at the higher price, according to The New York Times.
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• T. Rowe Price, once Tesla's largest institutional shareholder, has dumped the vast majority of its stake in the electric car-maker.
• The investment firm sold off 81% of its shares in the first quarter, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed Wednesday.
• T. Rowe had also reduced its stake in the fourth quarter.
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The giant investor that Tesla once counted as its largest institutional shareholder has drastically reduced its stake.

• Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot system was engaged during a fatal accident from March involving a Tesla Model 3 sedan, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a preliminary report released on Thursday.
• The Model 3 was driving on a highway in Florida on March 1 when it hit the side of a truck at around 68 mph.
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Die US-Raumfahrtbehörde Nasa hat eine beunruhigende Beobachtung gemacht, die darauf hinweisen könnte, dass Gletscher noch schneller als bislang angenommen schmelzen. Das geht aus einer Pressemitteilung der Nasa hervor.

• German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the post-World War II global order as we know is over — and grouped the United States as an adversary of Europe along with China and Russia. 
• "There is no doubt that Europe needs to reposition itself in a changed world," Merkel told Süddeutsche Zeitung in an interview reported on by The Guardian. "The old certainties of the post-war order no longer apply."
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Mark Hughes fühlt sich in diesen Tagen wohl wie Doktor Frankenstein, der sein eigenes Monster nicht mehr kontrollieren kann. Sonst hätte nicht ausgerechnet er, der Mitgründer von Facebook, gefordert, eben jenes Unternehmen zu zerschlagen. Seine Argumentation: Durch die Übernahme des Messengers Whatsapp und der Fotoplattform Instagram hat der Konzern eine Monopolstellung erlangt, die jeglichen Wettbewerb bei sozialen Medien erstickt.