WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles.
Earlier this month, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an investigation after 22 reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws, or demonstrating other "unexpected behavior." In a letter... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Walmart has ended its agreement with Capital One Financial, which was the exclusive issuer of Walmart consumer credit cards, the companies said on Friday.
(Reporting by Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
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(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday it's possible that a key underlying interest rate may rise in the future after years of declines, but it's too soon to say if that will happen.
"There has been a lot of debate during the past year as to whether or not 'R-star' has increased," Waller said in the text of a speech prepared for delivery to the Reykjavik Economic Conference.
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LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain prepares for a general election in early July, and polls indicate the opposition Labour party could return to power for the first time in nearly 15 years, market analysts are drawing lessons from recent history to work out what to expect.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision on Wednesday to call a summer election took political pundits, lawmakers and... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods rebounded more than expected in April and shipments of these goods also increased, suggesting a pick up in business spending on equipment early in the second quarter.
Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rose 0.3% last month after an upwardly revised 0.1% dip in March, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau... (continue reading...)
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