The Latest Breaking News from North America

As countries reckon with racism, colonialism and genocide, a recurring target of reappraisal are statues. Across North America and Europe, statues have been dismantled, toppled and vandalized — and this is a valid critique. Commemoration often blindly celebrates historic figures through statues and plaques without considering their controversies.

Sony's Game Pass competitor is rolling out sooner than most were expecting.

LG Magna e-Powertrain, a joint venture (JV) between LG Electronics and Magna International Inc (NYSE:MGA), marked the groundbreaking of its new plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) is the foundational customer for the new facility.  The new facility will produce inverters, motors, and on-board chargers to support General Motors' electric vehicle (EV) production. The 260,000…

Cosmetics group L'Oreal reported better than expected first-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, citing strong demand in the US, Europe and mainland China as consumers brushed off concerns about inflation and snapped up high-end beauty products. Sales for the first three months of 2022 rose 13.5% on a like-for-like basis to…

Halliburton Co (NYSE:HAL) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 24.1% year-over-year to $4.28 billion, beating the consensus of $4.21 billion. Completion and Production revenue increased 25.8% Y/Y to $2.35 billion, and the corresponding operating income increased by 17.5% Y/Y to $296 million. Drilling and Evaluation revenue increased by 22.1% Y/Y to $1.93…

Ocugen Inc (NASDAQ:OCGN) and Bharat Biotech have amended their co-development, supply, and commercialization agreement to expand Ocugen's exclusive territory to include the commercialization of Covaxin in Mexico.  This gives Ocugen Covaxin commercialization rights for all of North America. Covaxin can be an ideal vaccination option for Mexico at this pandemic stage. As a whole…

"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” got off to a less than magical start in its first weekend in US and Canadian theaters. The third installment in the Harry Potter spinoff opened to $43 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was enough to secure the film…

CHICAGO — Russian President Vladimir Putin committed a major “strategic error” in believing his invasion of Ukraine would fragment Western democracies, the British foreign minister for Europe and North America said in Chicago this week.

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) looks to launch a sport utility vehicle version of its Crown sedan for Japan, China, and North America, Reuters reports. The SUV, likely to come in a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full-electric models, looks to bring the 67-year-old Crown more with market trends. The hybrid will likely be…