Police clash with North Dakota pipeline protesters, arrest one
Hundreds of protesters opposed to a North Dakota oil pipeline project they say threatens water resources and sacred tribal lands clashed with police who fired tear gas at the scene of a similar confrontation last month, officials said.An estimated 400 protesters mounted the Backwater Bridge and attempted to force their way past police in what the Morton County Sheriff's Department initially described as an "ongoing riot," the latest in a series of demonstrations against the Dakota Access Pipe..>> view originalAixtron Rebuff Lengthens U.S. Competition Shadow
When it comes to cross-border acquisitions, it's pretty straightforward. China needs technology and Europe needs the world's second-biggest economy.But with a key U.S. government agency rejecting Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP's planned takeover of Germany's Aixtron SE just days after Donald Trump's surprise election victory, struggling European firms and tech-hungry mainland Chinese companies alike may be stuck for options.Aixtron shares versus offer price-26%Whether the timing is coinci..>> view originalSelf-driving car startup Nutonomy to begin road tests in Boston
Self-driving taxi startup Nutonomy is expanding its autonomous vehicle trials to roads in the U.S. after it agreed to a partnership with City of Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Nutonomy was spun out of the MIT and is headquartered in Boston, but it initially begin trialling its ‘robo’ taxi service in Singapore in August, narrowly beating Uber — which is conducting tests in Pittsburgh — to the punch. Nutonomy’s relationship with the Singaporean government, which was p..>> view originalAsia shares shaky as Trump bets keep emerging markets under pressure
TOKYO Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday, undermined by fears that the strength in the U.S. dollar and rising U.S. bond yields since Donald Trump's election to president could accelerate fund outflows from the region back to U.S. markets.Asian markets were steady to slightly lower, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng .HSI flat, Australian shares down 0.2 percent and South Korea's Kospi .KS11 falling 0.3 percent.But Japan's yen-sensitive Nikkei .N225 bucked the trend, rising 0.8 percent to hi..>> view originalTech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions
By Stephen Nellis | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program.H-1B visas admit 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate student workers each year. The tech industry, which has lobbied to expand the program, may now have to fight a rear-guard action to protect it, immigration attorneys an..>> view originalSymantec Is Acquiring LifeLock for $2.3 Billion
Symantec said it was acquiring U.S. identity theft protection services company LifeLock for an enterprise value of $2.3 billion. It expects to finance the transaction with cash on balance sheet and $750 million of new debt, Symantec said in a statement. Reuters first reported earlier on Sunday that Symantec was in the lead to acquire LifeLock. The deal will expand Symantec’s consumer offerings after its $4.65-billion purchase in August of Blue Coat, which helps companies maintain security over ..>> view originalWalmart Starting Post-Black Friday Online Sales Earlier to Fight Amazon
Walmart wmt is trotting out post-Black Friday online deals a day earlier this year to avoid any lull during the crucial upcoming shopping weekend. With its eyes firmly on Amazon.com amzn , the world’s largest retailer said on Monday it will start a new batch of what it calls “Cyber Week deals” on Friday, November 25 a minute after midnight Eastern time, to keep the momentum going. Such deals started last year on the Saturday of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Walmart hasn’t ..>> view originalAsia shares listless but China, Japan rise on dollar's gain
Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer 4:22 a.m. EST November 21, 2016Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Janet Yellen, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, is seen on a television screen during her congressional testimony in New York, on Nov. 17, 2016.(Photo: JUSTIN LANE, EPA)HONG KONG - World stock markets were listless Monday as investors braced for a December Fed rate cut that appeared all but certain, with gains coming mostly in Japan and China as the dollar’s str..>> view originalAPNewsBreak: US moves to block mining near Yellowstone
FILE- In this Dec. 9, 2015, file photo, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Natural Resources Oversight Committee hearing on the Animas River Spill in Colorado. U.S. officials are blocking new mining ...>> view originalAPEC Leaders May Be Looking to China After Donald Trump's Win
Pacific Rim leaders vowed on Sunday to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are looking to join a China-led trading bloc after Donald Trump’s election victory raised fears the United States would scrap free trade deals. Trump campaigned for U.S. president on a promise to pull out of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, and also threatened to impose steep tariffs against China and Mexico. Regional leaders responded on Sunday, saying they would push a..>> view original
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