NEW YORK (AP) — Music streaming service Spotify is buying podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor as it looks to take on Apple’s popular iTunes’ podcasting platform. Gimlet Media has a podcast studio with dedicated IP...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Lyft passengers will soon be able to request a ride in an electric or hybrid vehicle when they’re planning a trip. The ride-hailing company is launching the feature first in Seattle and then in other...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in November as imports fell faster than exports. The Commerce Department says the gap between what the United States sells and what it buys from other countries dropped to $49.3...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Fisher-Price is voluntarily recalling about 44,000 Children’s Power Wheels Barbie Dream Campers because they can keep running after the foot pedal is released. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — General Motors is posting an $8.1 billion net profit for 2018 as it got better prices for vehicles sold in the U.S., its most lucrative market. The performance was far better than the previous year, when the...
Read MoreCHICAGO (AP) — A former UPS Inc. worker accused of rerouting mail meant for the shipping company’s Atlanta headquarters to his small Chicago apartment has pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Dushaun Henderson-Spruce entered into...
Read MoreSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish automaker Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely holding company, says it is recalling 167,000 cars worldwide because the hatch lid lift system on electric trunks can loosen, stop working in cold...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — Tesla is cutting $1,100 from the base price of its car designed for the mass market, the Model 3. The electric car company now says on its website that the car starts at $42,900, still a ways from its goal of...
Read MoreNEW DELHI (AP) — India has become the world’s second largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas as its government pushes cleaner alternatives to traditional cooking fuels such as firewood and cow dung. Petroleum Minister...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (all times local): 11:55 a.m. European Council President Donald Tusk has blasted British politicians who lobbied for the U.K. to leave the European...
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