Los Angeles Times Should California spend $3 billion to help people buy electric cars?Los Angeles TimesThe $35,000 base price of Tesla's Model 3 car could drop by more than $16,000 if a more aggressive state rebate program proposed by a San Francisco assemblyman is adopted. (Tesla). By Russ MitchellContact Reporter · Automotive Industry · Electric […]
Seeking Alpha The (Only) Culprit Of Coal's DemiseSeeking AlphaOn August 23, the U.S. Department of Energy released a highly anticipated study on the reliability of the U.S. electricity grid. The DOE report concludes that far from becoming dangerously unstable, the electricity grid has "withstood a number of …DOE Grid Study: Will it Make a Difference?POWER […]
Economic Times Samsung Heir Sentenced to Five Years for Graft ConvictionBloombergSamsung Electronics co-vice chairman Jay Y. Lee arrives at Seoul Central District Court on Aug. 25. Photographer: Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via Bloomberg. Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., was convicted of bribery and sentenced to five …A Seoul Court Will Rule on Samsung Scion […]
Bloomberg After Board Coup, Infosys Chairman Nilekani Seeks to Calm TumultBloombergInfosys Ltd. Chairman Nandan Nilekani moved to reassure investors and employees after a dramatic coup by the firm's founders Thursday night in which they ousted four directors and took back control of the troubled Indian outsourcing company. “I want to …Infosys names former chief Nilekani […]
Washington Times Bond Routs, Stock Surges: Jackson Hole Can Be Messy for MarketsBloombergThe end of summer in the U.S. heralds longer nights, cooler days, and perhaps the one time each year when the attention of investors around the world gets trained on Wyoming. The 2017 edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual …Asia […]
CNNMoney Qantas challenges Boeing and Airbus to cross aviation's 'last frontier'CNNMoneyQantas has issued a challenge to the world's largest plane makers: Build us a jet that can fly from Sydney to London or New York — without stopping. The Australian airline wants a Boeing 777X or Airbus A350 that can undertake the epic routes from […]
TechCrunch Pishevar intervenes in Benchmark-Kalanick lawsuitTechCrunchEarly Uber investor and former board member Shervin Pishevar is speaking out against Benchmark again. This time, he penned a letter to Uber's board, demanding that Benchmark Capital drop its lawsuit against former CEO Travis Kalanick. He also filed a …Uber's board continues to bicker over its CEO choice as it […]
CNN Aetna envelopes reveal customers' HIV statusCNN(CNN) The health care company Aetna mailed envelopes that revealed the HIV status of some of its customers in multiple states, according to the Legal Action Center and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania. The legal organizations and six other …Aetna mailings disclose HIV status of clientsWashington PostIn brief: Aetna […]
WTSP 10 News Is Sears circling the drain? No, says Wall StreetWTSP 10 NewsCHICAGO, Ill. – USA Today reports Sears Holdings said Thursday that it would close another 28 Kmart locations as it continues its cost-cutting campaign, once again making it the poster child for the precipitous decline of the American department store.Sears is closing […]
New York Times Amazon Plans to Lower Some Prices at Whole FoodsNew York TimesAmazon said it would offer lower prices on a selection of items in Whole Foods stores, including organic eggs and responsibly farmed salmon and tilapia. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times. SEATTLE — The era of Whole Paycheck, the derisive …Amazon's Price Cuts […]