Sep 02, 2022
New York City sues Starbucks for firing union organizer

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City agency overseeing workplace affairs said on Friday it sued Starbucks Corp because the coffee chain illegally fired a longtime barista and union organizer shortly after employees in his store…

Sep 01, 2022
Chip wreck: Nvidia sinks sector after U.S. restricts China sales

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - U.S. chip stocks tumbled on Thursday, with the main semiconductor index down more than 3% after Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices said U.S. officials told them to stop exporting cutting-edge processors for artificial intelligence to…

Aug 30, 2022
Sharks frequent waters near crowded urban beaches, study finds

(Reuters) - Beachgoers in some urban areas are probably swimming near sharks without realizing it, according to a University of Miami study that tracked their movements off the southern Florida coast. As part of the study, three different species of…

Aug 29, 2022
Honda Motor, LG Energy to build $4.4 billion U.S. EV battery plant

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co will build a new $4.4 billion lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicles in the United States with Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution Ltd, the two companies said on Monday. Battery makers are…

Aug 26, 2022
FedEx sues, then cuts ties with delivery contractor Patton

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -FedEx Corp on Friday filed suit asking a federal judge to stop one of its largest delivery contractors from spreading misinformation about its business for financial gain, and confirmed that it severed its relationship…

Aug 25, 2022
Rock-hunting NASA rover reveals Martian crater’s surprising geology

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Core samples drilled by NASA's Perseverance rover on the Martian surface are revealing the geology of a gaping crater scientists suspect may have harbored microbial life billions of years ago, including surprises about the…