02:57 PM EDT, 09/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Toyota Motor ( TM ) is expanding an initiative to minimize unnecessary parts in a bid to improve productivity and add capacity, Nikkei Asia reported Wednesday, citing company executives. A team of around 40 people from backgrounds of sales, development, procurement and production handles the efficiency project called Area 35, according to the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VCI Global Limited ( VCIG ) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), today announced the rescission of its previously announced acquisition of 20% equity stake in QuantGold Data Group Limited (QuantGold), resulting in the cancellation of associated shares and a more efficient capital base. Following an internal and strategic review, VCI Global’s...

02:57 PM EDT, 09/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Progressive (PGR) on Wednesday reported August net income of $2.07 per share, up from $1.59 a year earlier. Net premiums earned in August were $7.04 billion, up from $5.97 billion a year earlier. Total companywide policies in force were 37.9 million, up from 33.4 million a year earlier. Price: 243.21, Change: -1.76, Percent...

* Fuel cutoff switch and negligence blamed * 260 people died from crash of Flight 171 By Jonathan Stempel Sept 17 (Reuters) - The families of four passengers who died in the June crash of Air India Flight 171 sued Boeing ( BA ) and Honeywell ( HON ), blaming their negligence and a faulty fuel cutoff switch for the...