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Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co. is squeezing all it can from its US assembly plants and will need to build an entirely new factory if it keeps growing in the lucrative American auto market, a top executive said. “At some point, we may need it,” Jose Munoz, chairman of Nissan North America, said in an interview, referring to additional production capacity. ...

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc. is close to a new deal with the National Football League for digital streaming rights that would give the largest US wireless carrier the ability to deliver game broadcasts to internet-connected TVs, tablets and phones, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal expands on Verizon’s previous contract, which limited the carrier to streaming on ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc. said its next major new hardware product, the HomePod speaker, is being delayed until early next year, missing the key holiday shopping season. “We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready for our customers,” Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. “We’ll ...

Bloomberg Nearly two-thirds of the US vehicles containing defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. remain unrepaired as automakers have made varying degrees of progress addressing the largest auto recall in US history. As of mid-September, 20 million vehicles containing defective Takata air bag inflators still haven’t been fixed, 64 percent of the 31.5 million vehicles containing the defective ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is stuck in a Brexit stand-off as European leaders set her a deadl- ine to give ground on the exit bill and the future of the Irish border if talks are to move on to trade before next year. “I made clear to Theresa May that this progress needs to happen at the beginning ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday received Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and the WHO official discussed cooperation between the UAE and the organisation as part ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Order of Unity on Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for his substantial efforts in humanitarian work and initiatives across the world. While presenting the order to Bill Gates, during the international health forum, “Reaching the Last Mile – Mobilising ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday received Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal, and her delegation. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid welcomed the Nepalese President and discussed bilateral relations and means of enhancing them by opening new channels of economic, tourism and ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi-based developer, Miral, has embarked on a major digital transformation project to create a seamlessly connected destination of world-class theme parks and attractions on Yas Island. Advancing Miral’s vision to create unique and immersive experiences, the project will take visitors on a highly personalized digital journey, enhancing Yas Island’s destination appeal to global leisure ...

Bloomberg For years, smaller nations in Asia have looked to the US to provide a counterweight to an increasingly powerful China. Under President Donald Trump, they are learning to fend for themselves. Trump declared his 12-day swing through Asia a success before heading home, saying that “all Countries dealing with us on TRADE know that the rules have changed.” On ...