Aug 31, 2023
US offers $12 billion to auto makers, suppliers for advanced vehicles

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and loans for auto makers and suppliers to retrofit their plants to produce electric and other advanced vehicles, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday. "While…

Aug 28, 2023
Take Five: Farewell to a bruising August

(Reuters) -Bruised bond market investors will seek some solace from U.S. jobs data and European inflation numbers out in the week to come, while China is battling to shore up its markets and economy, and the outlook for grains is…

Aug 24, 2023
China quietly recruits overseas chip talent as US tightens curbs

By Julie Zhu, Fanny Potkin, Eduardo Baptista and Michael Martina HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a decade until 2018, China sought to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program that Washington viewed as a threat to U.S. interests…

Aug 24, 2023
Payouts expected from Elon Musk’s SEC settlement

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who lost money when Elon Musk tweeted about taking his electric car company Tesla private may soon collect from a $42.3 million fund set up when Musk settled federal securities fraud charges.…