US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a trade agreement between the US and China on January 15, 2020, at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said that US enterprise software giant Oracle …
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Exclusive: GM bet on electric Cadillacs and micro vans to return China’s slide
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) renews its Chinese line-up with a greater emphasis on electric cars and smart-drive technology to put a slump in sales after more than two decades of growth in a country that contributes nearly a fifth of its profits. PHILO PHOTO: A new GM Cadillac …
Read More »Bill Clinton should not speak at the DNC. Al Gore would have to.
Bill Clinton is not the man for the moment. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Roy Rochlin / Getty Images and Brian Ach / Getty Images for Time 100 Health Summit. I’m sorry to inform you that former President Bill Clinton is speaking tonight at the Democratic National Convention. It …
Read More »Disturbing immunity develops after even mild COVID-19 infection, studies find
Several new studies show that people who even had a mild coronavirus infection developed a lasting immunity to the virus. The studies, none of which have been peer-reviewed yet, show that antibodies and immune cells, known as B cells and T cells, which can recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus, appear to …
Read More »Stock futures are looking to add to S&P record run
U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia says President Trump’s executive orders on unemployment benefits were done to find a way to get extra support for Americans who are out of work. US equity futures traded with gains before the start of the session on Wednesday on Wall Street. The parade …
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