When Elon Musk mulled taking Tesla private in 2018, he posted on Twitter to tell the world about it. When he got stuck in traffic in 2016, he tweeted the idea of an underground tunnel system to alleviate “soul destroying” congestion. And when he challenged President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to one-on-one combat last … Read more
Amazon will block and flag employee posts on a planned internal messaging app that contain keywords pertaining to labor unions, according to internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept. An automatic word monitor would also block a variety of terms that could represent potential critiques of Amazon’s working conditions, like “slave labor,” “prison,” and “plantation,” … Read more
Gas? Where we’re going, we don’t need gas. DeLorean Motor Company, the short-lived 1980s automaker behind the DMC DeLorean sports car turned pop culture staple thanks to the Back to the Future franchise, is returning with an EV model. The DeLorean EV concept has just recently been teased, but its official reveal has now been … Read more
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath previously told Automotive News Europe that stretch goal for 2022 was to sell 65,000 cars. Polestar sold 29,000 cars in 2021, which represented a 185% increase from 2020, according to sales figures the company released in January. Hertz plans to order the compact Polestar 2, one of the EV company’s two … Read more
© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — From more Western sanctions planned for Russia to a hike in Saudi selling prices, oil markets found enough motivation to rebound from last week’s worst selloff in two years to put US crude back above $100 per barrel on Monday. Mounting civilian deaths in Ukraine increased pressure on … Read more
A gift card display stands at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology developed by Walmart helped the retail giant identify and freeze nearly $4 million in gift cards that had been bought by thousands of primarily elderly victims at the direction of con artists who … Read more
Sharpless, 55, said in an interview that he has “tremendously mixed feelings” about leaving, because he has enjoyed his positions at NCI and FDA. But he said his time as a top federal health official has been “pretty tumultuous,” mostly because of the gratifying but exhausting work sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, including NCI’s role … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Twitter soars after Elon Musk reveals 9.2% stake US-listed Chinese companies surge Indexes: Dow flat, S&P rises 0.47%, Nasdaq gains 1.56% April 4 (Reuters) … Read more
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register US stocks mostly higher in early trade Oil prices gain US dollar strengthens NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) – Stocks on global indexes … Read more
BOSTON (CBS) — JetBlue passengers at Logan Airport were faced with more cancellations to start the week after a quarter of the airline’s flights were canceled and many were delayed over the weekend. Nearly 40 more flights were canceled Monday morning. Passenger Matt Sahm and his girlfriend did not receive a notification their flight to … Read more