06:02 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Pony.ai (PONY) said Friday that it has been jointly granted Shenzhen's first citywide permit to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxi operations with Shenzhen Xihu. The two parties will start operations in the Nanshan, Qianhai and Baoan areas before expanding to other districts across the city. Pony.ai and Shenzhen Xihu entered a strategic partnership...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart to Smithfield Foods are bracing for a dip in November sales if federal food aid benefits lapse for the first time due to the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown has imperiled next month's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, which serves nearly 42 million people.  Neither Congress...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk has notified employees impacted by the drugmaker's job cuts in the vast majority of its locations although the pace varies according to local laws, its CEO Mike Doustdar wrote in a post on LinkedIn on Friday. Doustdar launched a restructuring drive last month, including 9,000 job cuts globally as Novo faces heated competition in the United...

(Reuters) -U.S. drugmaker Pfizer could work its connections within President Donald Trump's administration to try to thwart Novo Nordisk's surprise rival bid to acquire U.S. obesity biotech firm Metsera, analysts, investors and lawyers said on Thursday.   Danish obesity and diabetes drug giant Novo said on Thursday it had bested Pfizer's already agreed-upon deal, kicking off a fight for advantage in...