North America

Coca-Cola profit drops 60% on refranchising charge

Coca-Cola Co reported a 60.2 percent drop in quarterly profit, as the beverage maker incurred a charge of $653 million related to refranchising its North America bottling operations.

Jul 26, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

'Kabali' mints $2 mn from North America premieres

Superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil action drama "Kabali" is off to a flyer in North America. From premiere shows alone, the film has collected $2 million from the US and Canada markets, according to distribution company CineGalaxy Inc.

Jul 23, 2016, 13:38 PM IST

Potential Vikings site in North America spotted from space

Vikings first came to North America a thousand years ago, according to historians.

Apr 04, 2016, 20:53 PM IST

Oil rig caught fire in Oklahoma, US

Oil well caught fire in Oklahoma. All the workers and staff members are safe. Firefighters are trying to control the fire.

Jan 14, 2016, 15:32 PM IST

Freak heatwave pushes winter North Pole above freezing

Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point Wednesday, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events.

Dec 31, 2015, 09:46 AM IST

2016 Copa America to feature six CONCACAF teams

The tournament will be played in the US from June 2-26 with the host cities yet to be confirmed.

Nov 06, 2015, 14:47 PM IST

'Goosebumps' beats 'The Martian' to top US box office

Sony's "Goosebumps" beat "The Martian" to win the box office race this week, taking in $23.5 million in its opening weekend from across 3,501 theatres in North America.

Oct 19, 2015, 08:04 AM IST

Facebook.com up for most users after outage

Facebook.com was up for most users, except in some parts of western Europe, nearly four hours after an outage was first observed.

Sep 25, 2015, 02:04 AM IST

Amazon surprises with quarterly profit, stock rallies

Amazon.com Inc swung to an unexpected quarterly profit on higher sales in North America, its popular Prime subscription service and growing demand for its Web services, sending the online retailer`s shares up more than 17 percent.

Jul 24, 2015, 09:06 AM IST

Amazon revenue beats forecast, cloud computing more profitable than expected

Amazon.com Inc`s first-quarter revenue grew more than expected as rising sales in North America and its burgeoning cloud-computing services unit offset new business investments, boosting its shares nearly 7 percent.

Apr 24, 2015, 06:08 AM IST

Arris to buy British set-top box maker Pace in $2.1 billion deal

Network gear maker Arris Group Inc said it would buy British set-top box maker Pace Plc in a $2.1 billion cash-and-stock deal to expand its operations outside North America.

Apr 23, 2015, 09:36 AM IST

Japan logs first monthly trade surplus in almost three years

Japan posted its first trade surplus in nearly three years in March as import bills fell owing to tumbling oil prices while the value of exports to North America soared, data showed Wednesday.

Apr 22, 2015, 06:46 AM IST

Ford recalls over 220,000 vehicles in North America for 3 issues

Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is recalling more than 220,000 vehicles in North America for potential issues with door handles, vacuum pump relays and sensors.

Mar 25, 2015, 18:46 PM IST

JLR planning a plant in North America: Ratan Tata

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is mulling setting up a plant in North America to meet the growing global demand of its vehicles, according to Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata.

Feb 25, 2015, 23:34 PM IST

Economic growth kills minority languages: Study

Economic prosperity is the worst enemy of minority languages, said researchers Wednesday who listed parts of Australia and North America as "hotspots" for extinction risk.

Sep 03, 2014, 04:42 AM IST

Tata Chemicals Q1 net jumps over two-fold to Rs 175.50 crore

Tata Chemicals on Tuesday reported an over two-fold increase in consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 at Rs 175.50 crore on the back of better performance from soda ash business and higher realisation in the North America operations.

Aug 05, 2014, 18:49 PM IST

Coca-Cola earnings dip; North America volume flat

Coca-Cola Tuesday reported that second-quarter earnings dipped, as it notched strong volume growth in Asia but flat volumes in North America, Europe and Latin America.

Jul 22, 2014, 18:43 PM IST