Robots cause company profits to fall—at least at first
Researchers have found that robots can have a 'U-shaped' effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again.
Aug 3, 2023
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VW joins e-car price war as global rivalry heats up
German giant Volkswagen is set to follow Tesla's lead with a high-profile price drop as the battle for global dominance in the electric car segment intensifies, and local challengers race ahead in key market China.
Mar 12, 2023
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Analysts: Latest wave of processors should keep AMD riding high
As Advanced Micro Devices releases its latest wave of mobile processors, analysts say the chipmaker has a chance to gain a competitive edge over the industry's leading players.
Apr 17, 2019
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Amazon is UPS's biggest customer, and its biggest competitive threat
United Parcel Service (UPS) and its brown delivery trucks have ruled American streets for decades.
Apr 13, 2022
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Once the pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry
The airline industry will wear the scars of the coronavirus pandemic for a very long time.
Mar 20, 2020
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Daimler Truck rolls into stock market after Mercedes split
Daimler Truck launched on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Friday after the heavy-goods operation was spun off from its holding group, soon to be renamed as Mercedes-Benz.
Dec 10, 2021
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Stripped-back auto show mirrors German car industry gloom
Frankfurt's biennial International Auto Show (IAA) opens its doors to the public Thursday, but major foreign carmakers are staying away while climate demonstrators march outside—forming a microcosm of the industry's woes.
Sep 8, 2019
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Yellen 'not certain' Amazon would pay under global tax agreement
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday she is "not certain" if Amazon will have to pay up under a worldwide minimum tax she is encouraging countries, including her own, to adopt.
Jul 16, 2021
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FTC orders Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and more to turn over information on empty shelves, high prices
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it is investigating the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions and how they are "causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Ford COO Jim Farley to lead company, CEO Hackett to retire
Jim Farley will lead Ford Motor Co. into the future as the global auto industry faces a new era of autonomous and electric vehicles.
Aug 4, 2020
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