Новости за 08.08.2018

New York plans to cap ride-hailing services including Uber and Lyft, becoming the first U.S. city to take such a step.

Located in Norway’s capital, the home later was occupied by a woman who fought the Nazis and then by a top actress. It is now listed for about $2.2 million.

Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s $500 million spending spree on technology firms this week marks the billionaire’s return to international deal-making, after he was ensnared in a corruption crackdown at home.

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President Trump vows support as California battles largest wildfire ever, Lyme disease has now spread to all 50 states, and calorie counting menus helps diners lose just 1 pound over 3 years.

A centuries-old genre of Mexican folk music, called son jarocho, is making a comeback in the U.S. and Mexico, as a new group of young bands revives traditional sounds.

Hostess Brands’s sales and profit fell short of expectations in the second quarter as Walmart Stores devoted less shelf space to its sweets and snacks.

Korea’s refreshing repertoire of chilled noodle dishes is everything you want right now. Think of them as edible air conditioning.

Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey tweeted that his platform wouldn’t join other tech firms in banning parts or all of Mr. Jones’ content. His reason: He hadn’t violated Twitter policy.

Elon Musk is betting that taking Tesla private would free his company of scrutiny. But it could complicate efforts to build a mainstream electric car by removing the easy access to capital the Wall Street darling has enjoyed.

These aren’t the anemic brews of yesteryear. Now, craft breweries are dialing back the alcohol and the calories but keeping full-on taste.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila won’t run in long-delayed national elections, a government spokesman said, leaving a close party ally who is under European Union sanctions to vie for the leadership of the world’s largest cobalt producer.

Tesla’s board has met several times over the past week to discuss Elon Musk’s proposal to take the company private in what would be the biggest buyout in history.

Changes speak to telecast’s ratings slump and Academy’s increasingly marginal cultural influence.

Launching a new business can be all-consuming for any entrepreneur, but the challenges are often magnified for women starting a company and a family around the same time.

New York Times Co.’s revenue edged higher despite a falloff in advertising as the news publisher continued to add digital subscribers, though at a slower pace.

China is shoring up its economy as it prepares for a long trade conflict with the U.S., with government data showing a surge in imports of resources including coal, crude oil and iron ore.

CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo said industry middlemen aren’t responsible for increasing U.S. drug prices, noting that prices are rising faster for medicines with smaller manufacturer rebates.

The U.S. has recently moved on a number of suspicious transactions involving Canadian financial firms or citizens, adding to criticisms at home and abroad that the country is failing to detect and punish money laundering.

Proposed tax rules provide some answers as to which small businesses can claim the 20% deduction under the new U.S. tax law and take aim at a strategy known as the “crack and pack.”

Southern said its costs to build the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant had risen again by more than $1 billion and said it would take a charge to its second-quarter earnings to cover the new cost overruns.

Salesforce.com promoted President and Chief Operating Officer Keith Block to co-chief executive, giving him shared leadership of the business-software company with its co-founder and chairman, Marc Benioff.

*Except people who know better and are appalled at such a thing. Eventually a plumber will sort out the giant grease clog, evidence of America’s secret shame. ‘He still doesn’t know that it was me.’

What can stop the Turkish market tailspin? One suggestion is the Turkish central bank should deliver a knockout rate increase, having failed to do enough so far. But Turkey’s problems run deeper.