(Reuters) -Cigarette makers Philip Morris, British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco will pay C$32.5 billion ($23.6 billion) to settle a long-running tobacco lawsuit in Canada, as part of a court-appointed mediator's proposed plan, Philip Morris said on Friday. The Canadian units of the three tobacco giants were dealt a massive blow in 2015 after a Quebec court awarded damages to...

(Reuters) -The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it has opened an investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving software after reports of four collisions, including one fatal crash, involving its driver-assistance technology in low-visibility conditions. The preliminary probe will cover 2.4 million Tesla vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, accounting for a big share of the electric automaker's...

06:16 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Philip Morris International ( PM ) said Friday that a court-appointed mediator has proposed a 32.5 billion Canadian dollar ($23.56 billion) settlement in the case against its Canadian affiliate Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, as well as Imperial Tobacco and JTI-Macdonald over tobacco product-related claims. Under the proposal, the three companies would pay an...

MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - A new pipeline carrying shale natural gas from west Texas toward export hubs on the U.S. Gulf Coast has eased constraints that crashed local prices this year, and will help pave the way for higher U.S. oil production, energy executives said. Pipeline companies largely quit adding new capacity following the pandemic, when shale production dried up...