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UPDATE 1-Bayer says Oct. U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until February

A pending U.S. lawsuit over claims related to Bayer’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup has been delayed, the company said on Sunday, with a new court date set for February, 2020. “The Oct. 15, 2019 trial date for Winston v. Monsanto in St. Louis City has been postponed,” Bayer said in a statement. The lawsuit is the latest of several to be delayed as mediator Ken Feinberg tries to negotiate a settlement between the company and U.S. plaintiffs after a California jury in August last year found that Monsanto should have warned of alleged cancer risks. …read more […]

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Vodafone tests new network tech in UK in challenge to 'big three' suppliers

Vodafone is testing innovative open access radio technology in Britain – a first for Europe – in a move that could break the grip Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia hold on the telco equipment market. OpenRAN, which has been developed by Vodafone and Intel, standardizes the design of hardware and software in the infrastructure, masts and antennae that make up the radio access network that carries mobile calls and data. Vodafone, the world’s second largest mobile operator, has trialled the technology in laboratories in South Africa and deployed it in Turkey to deliver 2G and 4G services to customers …read more […]

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Talks between UAW and GM take 'turn for the worse': union official

Talks for a new four-year labor contract between General Motors Co and its striking workers cooled after the United Auto Workers rejected the largest U.S. automaker’s latest offer on Sunday. GM made an offer to the union that basically repeated one the UAW had previously rejected, Terry Dittes, the UAW vice president in charge of the GM department, said in a letter to members. “We, in this union, could not be more disappointed with General Motors,” Dittes said. …read more […]

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Talks between UAW and GM take 'turn for the worse' – union official

Talks for a new four-year labour contract between General Motors Co and its striking workers took a “turn for the worse” on Sunday after the United Auto Workers rejected the largest U.S. automaker’s latest offer but the two sides were still talking. GM made an offer to the union that basically repeated one the UAW had previously rejected, Terry Dittes, the UAW vice president in charge of the GM department, said in a letter to members. “These negotiations have taken a turn for the worse,” he said. …read more […]

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China's Coal Power Giants Seen Charging Ahead Into Climate Risks

(Bloomberg) — China’s top six listed coal-power generators are failing to respond to climate change, lagging international peers and leaving them misaligned with Beijing’s broader environmental policies, according to a sustainability and governance risk consultant.That’s keeping shareholders without adequate information on how the firms are addressing climate change or adjusting their businesses to adapt, Singapore-based Asia Research & Engagement said in a report Monday. The companies, with a combined market capitalization of almost $91 billion at the mid-year, account for about a fifth of China’s power and emitted nearly 3% of the world’s carbon dioxide in 2017, according to ARE.“China’s …read more […]

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Trade negotiations, FOMC minutes — What to know in the week ahead

First, high-level trade negotiations between the U.S. and China are expected at the end of the week. Second, the Federal Reserve will be thrust into the spotlight. Several Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members are scheduled to speak, and meeting minutes from the FOMC’s September meeting will be released Wednesday. …read more […]

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UK leader Johnson renews vow to leave EU by deadline

British Prime Minister on Sunday renewed his vow to take the country out of the European Union by the Brexit deadline, in an apparent contradiction of a government pledge in court days earlier to ask for an extension if there’s no withdrawal deal. “We will be packing our bags and walking out on” Oct. 31, Boris Johnson wrote in The Sun on Sunday and Sunday Express newspapers. …read more […]

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Mailbag: Early Investors Don’t Need to Worry About WeWork

Q: I heard you’re going to TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Will you be going to Steph Curry’s session? How do you feel about celebrity investors and founders?
A: You’re right. (You must have read the article Assistant Managing Editor Allison Brickell wrote on Monday.) I’m at TechCrunch Disrupt, and, in fact, I’m listening to Joseph Gordon-Levitt trash YouTube right now. He’s making some great points. He thinks YouTube’s basic business model – offering free access to users in exchange for getting massive amounts of data and optimizing for third-party advertising – is NOT a good thing. And he points out …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Dish customers regain access to Fox channels

U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp customers can again watch Fox Corp local channels like FS1 and FS2 after the companies agreed on a new multiyear contract , Dish said on Sunday. Millions of Dish customers lost access to Fox local channels last month in 17 markets across 23 states and the District of Columbia. Fox had removed cable networks FS1, FS2, Big 10 Network, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Deportes, a Spanish-language network, from Dish after failing to reach a new agreement with the company. …read more […]