[ad_1] (Reuters) – FedEx Corp this summer plans to begin testing a robot to handle home deliveries for partners ranging from Walmart Inc to Pizza Hut. Shippers, retailers and restaurants are experimenting with robots, drones
Thyssenkrupp improves logistics after Rhine low water crisis
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Commercial flights to and from Pakistan, India disrupted as tensions rise
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Several airlines, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Pakistan on Wednesday after the South Asian nation closed its air space following heightened tensions with neighbouring India. Passengers are
Oil gains as OPEC defies Trump and sticks to supply cuts
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil rallied for a second day on Wednesday, buoyed by an unexpected decline in U.S. crude inventories and after Saudi Arabia appeared undaunted by pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump on
German government declines to speculate on who to succeed Draghi at ECB
[ad_1] European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi testifies before the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/Files BERLIN (Reuters) – A German government spokeswoman declined to
OPEC welcomes Trump in dialogue on rebalancing oil market: Barkindo
[ad_1] OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo speaks during a session of the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files RIYADH (Reuters) – OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on
Bayer reaps profit lift from Monsanto seeds, consumer health
[ad_1] LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Bayer’s $63 billion purchase of U.S. seeds maker Monsanto made its mark on the German company’s fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, lifting profit and boding well for the peak season
Indian airlines halt service to north Indian cities amid tensions
[ad_1] Passengers are seen at the ticket counters outside the airport after flights were cancelled following temporarily suspension of flights, in Jammu February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian airlines cancelled service
Sensex, Nifty shed gains as tensions with Pakistan intensify
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Indian shares slipped into the red and the rupee weakened after Pakistan said it shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan. A broker reacts
Global Markets: Stocks turn negative as India-Pakistan tensions worsen
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and Wall Street stock futures turned negative on Wednesday after Pakistan said it had shot down two Indian jets in its territory, sending investors out of riskier markets and