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Stellantis, seeking to revive sales, makes some leadership changes

Oct. 11, 2024 09:33 AM EDT

Stellantis, which makes Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, announced a number of significant leadership changes, including the timing of CEO Carlos Tavares' retirement and the departure of its chief financial officer as it struggles to revive sales in North America. Chief Financial Officer...

The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready

Oct. 07, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic testified Monday that he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier. “'I'm not getting in it,'” Tony Nissen said he...

Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake

Oct. 04, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence establishment, IronNet promised it was going to revolutionize the way governments and corporations combat...

Carmaker Stellantis slashes forecasts as it faces industry slump and Chinese competition

Sep. 30, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis, the world’s fourth largest carmaker, slashed its earnings forecast on Monday, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations amid a wider industry slump and increased Chinese competition. Stellantis said it was accelerating efforts to turn...

Sri Lanka's new president says he'll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis

Sep. 25, 2024 20:38 PM EDT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Wednesday that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country's history. “We expect to...

NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws

Sep. 25, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

The carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process and behaved differently after a loud bang was heard on one of the dives the year before the tragedy, an engineer with the National...

Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO

Sep. 25, 2024 18:16 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel. The senate approved the measure by unanimous consent. Members of a Senate...

Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families

Sep. 24, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a federal judge. ...

American consumers are feeling less confident as concerns about jobs take center stage

Sep. 24, 2024 12:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns about jobs rose significantly. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 98.7 in September, from 105.6 in August. It was the biggest...

OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

Sep. 23, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday he hoped the silver lining of the disaster would be that it inspires a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the...