By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s dominant taxi-hailing firm Didi Kuaidi will spend 1 billion yuan ($161.39 million) on promotions, the company said on Friday, in an aggressive expansion that will help lure in riders and fend of rivals like U.S. firm Uber Technologies Inc. Alongside the basic cab calling function, users of the Didi Kuaidi app will have access to premium cars, carpooling, designated drivers and a service
Solid sales in construction equipment offset a global agricultural slowdown for Deere, and the company raised its outlook for the year. Shares rose nearly 4 percent before the opening bell Friday. Deere’s …
Could there really be a Gilmore Girls reunion in the works? According to Scott Patterson, that might not be such a far-off dream. The cast is already planning to reunite at next…
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc is seeking a $1 billion credit line from banks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The cab-hailing company is in talks with a number of large banks for the loan, asking them how much they would commit and at what terms, the Journal reported, citing the people. An initial public offering is not imminent, the Journal reported, adding that one
Chinese stocks hit a seven-year high as investors pinned their hopes on further economic stimulus while most other world markets were subdued Friday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen.
The drastic fall in oil prices is widely thought to have hit the Gulf’s main producers, but this CEO says the opposite is true.
Yes, it’s summertime right now, but Bill Murray has us wanting Christmas SO BADLY right now. Why? Because A Very Murray Christmas is a thing that’s happening on Netflix this holiday…
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CANNES, France (AP) — A small white dog named Lucky has taken the award for Cannes’ best performance on four legs.
CANNES, France (AP) — Director Nanni Moretti is pleased to hear that some audience members came out of “Mia Madre,” his new movie about a filmmaker whose mother is dying, and immediately called their own moms to say “I love you.”
