The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the prices of petrol, and cooking gas have crashed across the country. The NNPC said sustained strategic intervention in the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products led to the significant fall in the prices of petrol and gas. Abuja - A statement issued on
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UK electric car plan could cause huge infrastructure costs efforts to steer clear of power shortages
....With the number of electric cars set to balloon ahead of the diesel ban, drivers must be persuaded to recharge them overnight to keep infrastructure costs down Britain must plough billions of pounds into new power plants, grid networks and electric vehicle charging points if it is to avoid local power shortages when a
Petrol costs set to soar in UK after Hurricane Harvey
Package-Delivery Companies Hiring Staff, Gear Up Ahead of Holiday Season
Shoppers are spending more money online, a trend that should pick up in the fourth quarter Package-delivery firms are shoring up their staffing in big numbers as they prepare for a holiday season likely to see another surge in online sales. Courier and messenger companies added 3,900 jobs in August, the fifth
Automakers look ahead to replacing Houston’s drowned cars
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Big Three Detroit automakers on Friday reported better-than-expected August sales and issued optimistic outlooks for demand as residents of the Houston area replace flood-damaged cars and trucks after Hurricane Harvey, sending their shares higher. General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV reported mixed
Harvey Blocks ‘Critical’ Point of Entry for Cargo
Goods once destined for Houston have wound up as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico (WSJ) - Houston’s Seaport may take weeks to fully recover from Harvey, a rare long-term disruption at a major U.S. shipping center that will exact a financial toll on thousands of retailers and manufacturers. Port Houston
Air Travelers Nationwide Are Feeling The Effects Of Harvey
Houston's Two Airports Under Water When your United flight from Nashville to Chicago gets canceled later today or tomorrow, or when your Southwest flight from Phoenix to Baltimore in the morning doesn’t fly, you too will be a victim of the unprecedented flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey. That’s not to
Toyota Invests In Grab, Which Is Beating Uber In Southeast Asia
Add Toyota Motor (TM) to the list of investors in ride-hailing service Grab, the startup that is looking to knock out Uber in Southeast Asia. Grab (formerly known as GrabTaxi) is a technology company that offers a wide range of ride-hailing and logistics services through its app in Malaysia and neighbouring Southeast Asian nations such as Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. As of
Expedia Appoints New CEO, Expecting Smooth Transition
Expedia late Wednesday announced that its board of directors approved the appointment of Mark Okerstrom as its new president and chief executive. Expedia, Inc. is an American travel company that owns and operates several international global online travel brands, primarily travel fare aggregator websites and travel metasearch engines including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, trivago, Venere.com, Travelocity, Orbitz, and HomeAway. The company operates about 200 travel booking websites in
Uber officially welcomes Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc officially welcomed its new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who has led online travel business Expedia Inc for 12 years, in a note sent to employees of the world's biggest ride-services company late on Tuesday. The board had already selected Khosrowshahi as Uber's next CEO