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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson will testify Wednesday before Congress on the series of steps that must be completed before the agency will allow Boeing Co’s (BA.N> grounded 737 MAX, involved in two fatal crashes in five months, to resume flying. Dickson will testify before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee alongside Earl Lawrence, the FAA’s aircraft certification chief. Others set to appear include a former Boeing employee who raised concerns about 737 production and a former FAA employee. …read more […]

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc plans to increase prices of imported Model 3 vehicles in China in January, sources briefed with the matter said. Tesla plans to increase prices of imported Model 3 vehicles with longer range and those with performance function, which are currently priced at 439,900 yuan ($62,495.56) and 509,900 yuan respectively. The move comes as Tesla, which is building a car plant in Shanghai, aims to deliver China-made Model 3 sedans, which are priced at 355,800 yuan, to customers before January 25 next year. …read more […]

Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Cytosorbents Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSO) CEO… …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — China’s Huawei Technologies Co. just won a major seal of approval from one of Germany’s biggest telecom companies.Telefonica SA’s German unit picked Huawei and Finland’s Nokia Oyj to supply its fifth-generation mobile phone network upgrade, the company said Wednesday.The announcement is a boon to Huawei after Deutsche Telekom AG said last week it has stopped ordering new 5G equipment because of political uncertainty over Chinese suppliers. Huawei has repeatedly denied allegations its equipment could be used for espionage.The German government is currently drawing up security guidelines for the country’s 5G network expansion, in a move that’s expected to …read more […]

Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday. Last month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk announced that a site in Gruenheide, Brandenburg, had been chosen to build Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that Tesla will invest up to 4 billion euros in the plant. …read more […]

Qantas Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it had taken four Boeing Co 737 freighter aircraft out of service while awaiting further advice from Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) about a potential defect with a part within the cabin. IAI had converted the four 737-300 planes from passenger jets to freighters for the Australian airline in 2006. Qantas operates the planes, which have an average age of 33 years, on domestic cargo routes. …read more […]

St. John Properties, a Baltimore-based commercial real estate property management and development company, provided $10 million bonus for its 198 employees to split at its annual holiday party on Dec. 7. …read more […]

Examining Treasury Wine Estates Limited’s (ASX:TWE) past track record of performance is a valuable exercise for… …read more […]

Amid an overall bull market, many stocks that smart money investors were collectively bullish on surged through the end of November. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained 54% and 51% respectively. Our research shows that most of the stocks that smart money likes historically generate strong […] …read more […]

Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that’s not because they are terrible at stock picking. Hedge funds underperform because their net exposure in only 40-70% and they charge exorbitant fees. No one knows what the future holds and how market participants will react to the bountiful news that floods in each […] …read more […]

Amid an overall bull market, many stocks that smart money investors were collectively bullish on surged through the end of November. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained 54% and 51% respectively. Our research shows that most of the stocks that smart money likes historically generate strong […] …read more […]

With a stabilizing and steady economy shaping up, semiconductor ETFs will keep clicking. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. The American agriculture industry generally applauded a move to finalize the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement, with one notable exception.In a statement Tuesday, cattle producer group R-CALF USA blasted the deal, saying the failure to restore country of origin labeling, or COOL, on beef allows imported supplies to continue undercutting U.S. ranchers.The group said COOL rules for beef and pork that were repealed in 2016 would have allowed U.S. ranchers to “compete against the duty-free, cheaper and undifferentiated cattle and beef flowing …read more […]

Indonesian e-commerce industry executives have criticised new regulations requiring online vendors to obtain government permits, saying the mandatory procedures would sharply increase costs and stifle the country’s booming e-commerce market. The law also requires online marketplaces to store information in local data centers and for domain names to reflect Indonesia. Trade minister Agus Suparmanto told reporters on Monday that the regulation is intended to protect consumers and businesses, and promised that “everything will be made easier”, as the procedures to comply with the law can be done online and will be free. …read more […]

General Motors Co on Tuesday unveiled the first of a new generation of large sport utility vehicles designed to haul in the cash to pay for electric vehicles the automaker promises for the future. The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban officially revealed at the home of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team in downtown Detroit are among the largest passenger vehicles on the market. GM Chief Executive Mary Barra told analysts in October that GM will invest more in electric vehicles than gasoline-fueled models over the next five years. …read more […]