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Artificial island for Arctic oil drilling?
Business, Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2017
» ANCHORAGE, Alaska: America within a few years could be extracting oil from federal waters in the Arctic Ocean, but it won't be from a remote drilling platform.
US pickup truck buyers demanding more luxury
Business, Associated Press, Published on 18/10/2017
» DETROIT: Heated and cooled seats. Backup cameras. Panoramic glass roofs.
City replaces parking meters with electronic kiosks
Business, Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2017
» OKLAHOMA CITY: The city where parking meters were born more than eight decades ago is phasing out the last of the coin-gobbling contraptions that reshaped America's downtowns in favour of computerised models seen in many other places.
How do airlines decide who gets a seat upgrade on flights?
Business, Associated Press, Published on 03/11/2017
» NEW YORK: Ever wonder how airlines decide who gets a seat upgrade on flights? Airlines say it's strictly by the book: Loyal customers are rewarded based on their status in frequent flyer programmes.
Boats join self-driving tech race
Business, Associated Press, Published on 15/09/2017
» BOSTON: Self-driving cars may not hit the road in earnest for many years -- but autonomous boats could be just around the pier.
Surge of parasitic sea lice disrupting salmon farms
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2017
» ST ANDREWS, New Brunswick: Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe.
US college towns feel pinch from rental sites
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town's funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
Toyota ends production Down Under
Business, Associated Press, Published on 04/10/2017
» SYDNEY: After looming for four years, "Carmageddon'' has hit the Australian auto industry.
70% 'not afraid of robots taking jobs'
Business, Associated Press, Published on 06/10/2017
» WASHINGTON: Most Americans believe their jobs are safe from the spread of automation and robotics, at least during their lifetimes, and only a handful says automation has cost them a job or loss of income.
Farms draw diners with fresh produce
Business, Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Vermont: What was once a smattering of farms offering expensive dinners within view of the fields where the food was raised has sprouted into popular summer and autumn events that run the gamut from multicourse dinners to weekly burger nights at farms across the United States.