Texas city loses water, 44 dead, but thousands of Harvey survivors rescued

A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast. Some 779,000 Texans have been told to...

Investors await key US jobs report for clues on next rate move – business live

3.34am EDT03:34 China manufacturing survey beats expectations Production line in Chinese factory China’s August Caixin manufacturing PMI has come in ahead of expectations, picking up to 51.6 from 51.1 in July (where anything above 50 signals growth). It supports...

Samsung secures self-driving car permit in California

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, marking the entry of the world’s largest smart phone maker four months after iPhone maker and arch rival Apple Inc received a permit. Its parent...

Harvey residential insured and uninsured flood loss $25-$37 billion: Corelogic

(Reuters) – Analytics firm Corelogic (CLGX.N) estimates total residential insured and uninsured flood loss from Hurricane Harvey of between $25 billion and $37 billion, it said on Friday. Of that, around $6.5-$9.5 billion is estimated to be insured flood loss...