The investment will include $1 billion for production of EVs at BMW’s South Carolina plant, and $700 million to build a new battery-assembly facility.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 06:13PM
BMW plans to invest $1.7 billion in U.S. to produce electric vehicles
Trump set to be deposed in rape-defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll
Donald Trump also faces an expected state court lawsuit in November by writer E. Jean Carroll over her claim that he raped her in a New York department store.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 06:07PM
UK’s Suella Braverman resigns as interior minister after 43 days
The news comes at a hugely turbulent time for the U.K. government, with Prime Minister Liz Truss under pressure to resign just two months into her premiership.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 06:07PM
Apple chipmaker TSMC reportedly considers Japan expansion as China tensions continue
The TSMC news comes as global leaders have voiced concern about Taiwan’s continued independence from China.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 03:36PM
UK PM Liz Truss says she’s a ‘fighter not a quitter’ as lawmakers plot to oust her
Truss described her U-turn on tax cuts as “in the national interest to make sure that we have economic stability.”Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 01:02PM
Globally critical chip firm ASML jumps 6% after earnings; sees limited impact from U.S. China curbs
ASML reported third-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations, bucking the trend of a slowdown seen by other semiconductor firms.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 11:05AM
UK inflation rate rises to 10.1% as food and energy prices continue surge
The inflation data will also impact the Bank of England’s approach for the near term, just as the Bank plans to sell off some of its government bonds, known as gilts, from Nov 1.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 07:08AM
A new four-year project will test the viability of large-scale wave energy in Europe
The launch will take place at the International Conference on Ocean Energy.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 06:44AM
Kakao co-CEO resigns after mass outage locked 53 million users out
One of Kakao’s top executives will step down after a fire at a data center led to a mass outage over the weekend and disrupted services for 53 million users.Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 03:19AM
Elon Musk’s SpaceX could spin off Starlink as public company by 2025, analysts predict
“We think it makes perfect sense,” Ben Wood, chief of research at CCS Insight, told CNBC in an interview. “Starlink is going to need to invest heavily.”Story Published at: October 19, 2022 at 02:08AM
