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PG&E faces confidence crisis from Wall Street to San Francisco

Bloomberg PG&E Corp’s financial woes have spiralled into a crisis of confidence on Wall Street and beyond after fallout from deadly wildfires hobbled the company’s credit rating and eviscerated more than $16 billion of market value. The embattled California power giant’s bonds were among the biggest decliners in the high-yield market. Protesters interrupted a California Public Utilities Commission meeting in ...

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Wireless firms put big 5G gambles on display at CES

Bloomberg Fifth-generation wireless technology may one day handle sci-fi tasks like guiding driverless cars, but today’s consumers are more concerned with making their phones work faster — and that’s not lost on mobile carriers who headed to CES in Las Vegas this year. In coming weeks, AT&T Inc will introduce an interim “5G E” service that promises 50 percent faster ...

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Samsung shows off robots for healthcare, retail stores

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co showed off robots at the CES technology conference in Las Vegas, including one for retail stores and another in the healthcare space. The Bot Care can measure blood pressure and heart rate, detect falls and administer medicine, the South Korean technology giant said. It’s designed for in-home use. Bot Retail communicates with consumers in stores, while ...

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