Amtrak service suspended after two fatally struck on track in DC; MARC service limited on two lines

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Amtrak service suspended after two fatally struck on track in DC; MARC service limited on two lines

Washington Post
Updated at 7:10 a.m.. Two CSX rail operators were struck and killed late Thursday night by an Amtrak train on the tracks at Union Station in Washington, causing major delays for commuters along the Eastern Seaboard as Amtrak and MARC suspended some …

Flight delayed by woman hurling coins at jet engine

CBS News
BEIJING — Chinese airlines aren’t exactly known for flying on time. Four of them ranked among the worst last year when it comes to on-time arrivals and departures.

What the EU antitrust ruling could mean for Google search

The Verge
The EU’s antitrust watchdog this week fined Google €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion) for manipulating search results to favor its own shopping services over those offered by competitors.

Toshiba misses its self-imposed deadline to sell its chip unit, sues Western Digital for interfering in the sale

Business Insider
(Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp has pushed back its timeline to clinch a sale of its prized flash memory chip unit, saying the $18 billion deal was being held up due to differences of opinion within the consortium chosen as preferred bidder.

Asia markets close mostly lower after Senate delays health-care vote, Draghi hints at policy shift

CNBC
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s comments about the central bank potentially adjusting policy led to the euro hitting a one-year high.

How Buffett’s Bank of America Bet Changes With the Fed Stress Test

Fox Business
The Charlotte, N.C., bank, the second largest in the country by assets, is expected to get a stress-test result from the Federal Reserve Wednesday that would allow it to boost its dividend.

The Latest: Maersk says it has ‘contained’ cyberattack

WHIO
FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2014, file photo of A.P. Moller-Maersk containers on a ship in the Panama Canal. Hackers Tuesday June 27, 2017 caused widespread disruption across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard.

That new Seattle study is a big problem for fans of a higher minimum wage — or is it?

Los Angeles Times
No two ways about it: The University of Washington’s new study of the jobs effect of Seattle’s higher minimum wage spells trouble for supporters of minimum wage increases.

Toronto Hotel Is Scrapping the Trump Name

New York Times
The Trump International Hotel and Tower opened in downtown Toronto in 2012. Credit George Pimentel/WireImage, via Getty Images. TORONTO – President Trump’s brand will no longer tower over Toronto.

Marissa Mayer defends former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

San Francisco Chronicle
Marissa Mayer, chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., center, walks in the Congress Center between sessions during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017.

UPS to Freeze Pension Plans for Nonunion Staffers

Wall Street Journal (subscription)
United Parcel Service Inc. UPS -1.21% will freeze pension plans for about 70,000 nonunion employees, seeking to contain the burden of a retirement fund with a nearly $10 billion deficit.
New York Times
MOSCOW – Cyber attacks like the one which hit Russia and other countries on Tuesday underline the need for a concerted international action to fight cyber crime, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Why Comcast and Charter are eyeing Sprint — and wireless

CBS News
Comcast (CMCSA) and Charter Communications (CHTR), the two leading U.S. cable companies, are poised to make a huge bet on wireless.

Philips to Buy US Medical Device Maker Spectranetics for $2.2 Billion

Fortune
Dutch healthcare company Philips has agreed to buy U.S.-based Spectranetics, a maker of devices to treat heart disease, for 1.9 billion euros ($2.16 billion) including debt, as it expands its image-guided therapy business.

Greece ‘On Target’ to Tap Bond Markets by the End of Year

U.S. News & World Report
Representatives of Greece’s rescue creditors say the country is on target to regain market access by the end of the year and exit the bailout program next summer.

Madoff’s Sons’ Estates Will Get $4 Million

U.S. News & World Report
A bankruptcy court filing shows the estates of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff’s two sons will get to keep nearly $4 million once about $18 million in assets is taken away as part of a legal settlement.

Pandora pulls plug on Australia, New Zealand operations

CNET
Pandora is closing its only two non-US operations. Joan E. Solsman/CNET. Pandora is shutting down its operations in Australia and New Zealand, the only countries where the internet radio operates besides the US.

US Treasurys edge lower as bond investors digest Yellen remarks, and look to data

CNBC
U.S. government debt prices extended losses on Wednesday, as investors geared up for more economic releases, while digesting recent comments made by Federal Reserve members.

The Army successfully tested a laser gun on an Apache helicopter

Business Insider
An Apache helicopter just successfully honed in on and hit an unmanned target with a laser gun, according to a press release from Raytheon, the weapon’s manufacturer.

Ransomware ‘Nyetya’ behind new global cyber attack: Cisco

ETTelecom.com
Ransomware ‘Nyetya’ behind new global cyber attack: Cisco LAS VEGAS: The computer virus that is affecting companies and institutions around the world is a new variant of ransomware called Nyetya — WannaCry’s bad cousin — according to networking and …

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