CNBC; Getty Images AT&T is in discussions with private-equity firms, including Apollo Management, to sell a significant minority stake in its DirecTV, AT&T Now and U-Verse pay-TV businesses in a complicated transaction that would shift legacy assets off the wireless carrier’s balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter. Under the terms of the
November 3rd, 2020 by Tina Casey The lights are still on at thousands of polling places across the nation, but it appears that the US Department of Energy has already declared a winner. If you guessed that clean power is the winner, run right out and buy yourself a cigar. On Election Day, November 3,
Cars sit in a dealership lot on the first day that dealerships are allowed to open to the public on May 20, 2020 in Linden, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to have widespread impact on
The one thing financial markets want from the US presidential election is a clear result. The worst possible outcome would be a contested result, as in 2000, when it took 38 days for the US Supreme Court to confirm George W Bush’s victory over Al Gore. Donald Trump’s frequent hints during the election campaign that
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to the fleet today with a new Autopilot feature, Spotify app improvements, and more. Check out the release notes below. While we are all focused on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta release, Tesla is still working on improving the overall experience inside its vehicles for the broader fleet.
Environmentalists around the world are breathing a deep collective sigh of relief at the election of Joe Biden. His victory means real hope that catastrophic climate change can be avoided; real momentum for world leaders to come together to collectively reduce greenhouse gases and the re-positioning of America as the world leader on the climate.
Princess Diana’s brother has called for a BBC inquiry over faked bank statements he says helped secure the sensational Panorama interview that shot journalist Martin Bashir to fame. Charles Spencer has written to BBC director-general Tim Davie, in a letter reported by the Daily Mail, accusing Bashir of “yellow journalism” and saying “sheer dishonesty” was
8:58 AM ET As the calendar turns over from a landscape-shifting October, there’s even more to come in November. But both the action of the past month and the fights that lie ahead carry lingering questions. Where does Gervonta Davis rank among boxing’s best? Will Deontay Wilder factor into heavyweight boxing in the next 12
Global stock markets have rallied sharply as Americans head to the polls – with the likely impact of any result on economic stimulus preoccupying investors. London’s FTSE 100 was 2% higher in early afternoon trading with European markets also ahead, picking up after gains from Wall Street and in Asian trading overnight. There were further
A logo of Ant Group is seen at the company’s headquarters on October 9, 2020 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Ding Junhao | Visual China Group | Getty Images SHANGHAI, China — Ant Group’s world record-setting initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai and Hong Kong has been suspended. The Shanghai and Hong Kong stock
Comedian and actor John Sessions has died at the age of 67, his agent has confirmed. Alex Irwin of Markham, Froggatt & Irwin said in a statement: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that on Monday 2 November, the actor John Sessions died at his home in south London.” He went on to
In scenes reminiscent of the first lockdown in March, some supermarket shelves have begun emptying once more, ahead of the second lockdown in England. Social media users have shared pictures of empty shelves where usually there would be toilet roll, bread, vegetables and meat, despite stores insisting there are no stock shortages. Live updates on
Nicola Sturgeon has called for clarity over whether the furlough scheme will be extended beyond 2 December in Scotland if needed. Scotland’s first minister made the call after Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told Sky News’ Kay Burley it would be a decision for the chancellor to take after the nationwide lockdown in England ends at
The terror suspect shot dead by police in Vienna was heavily armed, wearing a bomb belt and was an IS sympathiser, the Austrian interior minister has said. Three civilians, two men and a woman, died in the attack, which took place at six separate locations in the city – at least 13 others were injured.
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Get Out The Vote event in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., November 2, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters American presidents have long wanted the U.S. to be self-sufficient when it comes to oil, and if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidency, he
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to expand its Full Self-Driving beta software to Canada and Norway. As we have been reporting extensively over the last few weeks, Tesla has started pushing an early beta (alpha really) of its “Full Self-Driving” software. The update adds autonomous turns in intersections and auto lane changes on