(Reuters) – A central Texas county that includes Austin on Tuesday approved a plan to provide millions in tax subsidies to Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> if it builds a $1.1 billion vehicle factory in the area. The decision marks a step...
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Dakota Access pipeline can keep running amid legal fight: U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate amid an ongoing court battle, a U.S. Appeals Court said on Tuesday, setting aside for now a lower court’s order earlier this month to shut and empty...
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Google faces lawsuit over tracking in apps even when users opted out
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s <GOOGL.O> Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping...
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Free pizza and a 75-foot statue of Musk: the battle for the next Tesla plant
By Tina Bellon and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an oil-industry town with a 75-foot (23 m) statue called “The Golden Driller.” Austin, Texas, is a progressive city in a conservative state with a thriving...
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Delta CEO says demand ‘at a stall,’ 2019 business travel may never return
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines <DAL.N> expects its third-quarter revenue and flight capacity to be around 20% to 25% of last summer, with demand stalling amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and a sustainable...
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Gasoline boosts U.S. inflation; escalating COVID-19 cases seen suppressing demand
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices rebounded by the most in nearly eight years in June, but a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases after the reopening of businesses suggests a moderation in demand that could...
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