GM to release plug-in hybrid vehicles, backtracking on product plans

General Motors reveals the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt to the media at the 2015 North American International Auto Show on January 12, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan.Getty ImagesDETROIT – General Motors is changing its product lineup strategy to include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, CEO Mary Barra told investors Tuesday.Barra did...

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UPS announces 12,000 job cuts; reports drop in package volume

A United Parcel Service truck searches for a house driving along the coast of Cape Cod on July 24, 2023 in Orleans, Massachusetts. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty ImagesUPS fell short of Wall Street revenue estimates Tuesday, reporting drops in shipping volume, both internationally and domestically, in its fourth-quarter earnings report....

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IMF ups global growth forecast on U.S. resilience, China policy support

Buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe International Monetary Fund on Tuesday nudged its global growth forecast higher, citing the unexpected strength of the U.S. economy and fiscal support measures in China.It now sees global growth in...

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UPS, GM, WHR, SPO and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Spotify — Shares of the music streaming platform added 2% following an upgrade from UBS to buy from neutral. "We think efficiency initiatives remain the focus and have increased conviction on sustainable margin expansion and stronger bottom line trends in...

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Euro zone GDP Q4 2023

Cargo trains stand on the railway tracks at a transshipment station in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, as in background can be seen the city's skyline, on January 23, 2024.Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesThe euro zone economy stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2023, flash figures published...

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