New York Times When Will Electric Cars Go Mainstream? It May Be Sooner Than You ThinkNew York TimesA Volkswagen e-Golf electric car being charged in Dresden, Germany, in March. Volkswagen and Tesla each have plans to produce more than 1 million electric vehicles per year by 2025. Credit Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters. As the world's automakers place …Top […]
Washington Post Hiring surged last month in a sign of US economic vitalityWashington PostWASHINGTON — Hiring surged in June in a surprising show of U.S. economic vitality eight years into the recovery from the Great Recession. Pay gains remain weak, though, a stark reminder of one of the economy's key shortcomings. Employers added …US Job Growth […]
New York Times Berkshire Hathaway Makes a $9 Billion Bid for Energy Future HoldingsNew York TimesWarren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has made $9 billion bid for Energy Future Holdings. Credit Shannon Stapleton/Reuters. The fate of a giant Texas power company that has spent nearly a decade in financial distress lies in a potential battle between […]
CNN Unruly Delta passenger tried to open exit door in flight, complaint allegesCNNSeattle (CNN) An unruly passenger who authorities say was trying to open an exit door on a Delta Air Lines flight to Beijing fought with the cabin crew and a passenger and was conked over the head by a flight attendant with two […]
Reuters UPDATE 2-Sears to close 43 more stores to cut costsReutersCHICAGO, July 7 (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp is closing eight of its namesake department stores and 35 Kmart locations to cut costs and square footage in an effort to return to profitability, Chief Executive Officer Eddie Lampert said on Friday. The …Kmarts in Toledo, […]
Seeking Alpha Takeaways From The Amazon / Whole Foods DealSeeking AlphaIn a SEC filing, Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM) detailed just how the buyout offer came about from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Let's take a look at the facts and then try to read between the lines of what was disclosed. If nothing at all, this document lays out […]
Business Insider Facebook is building a village that will include housing, a grocery store and a hotelBusiness InsiderBillions of people spend a lot of time living their lives on Facebook's social network. Now Facebook wants to try its hand at creating a community in the real world. The internet giant wants to build housing, retail […]
Washington Post Job growth surged in JuneWashington PostThe U.S. labor market rebounded in June, new government data showed Friday, as employers surpassed the expectations of most economists by adding 222,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent, from 4.3 percent in May, but it did so for a …Americans Lured Off Job Sidelines May […]
CleanTechnica Tesla's Alien Dreadnought Has A Special Day — Model 3 Production BeginsCleanTechnicaEditor's Note: Tesla Model 3 production is supposed to begin today. No, the Tesla Fremont factory will not be pumping out Model 3 electric cars in the hundreds or thousands today. However, the people and machines that will hopefully be doing so in […]
NBCNews.com Qualcomm steps up fight against AppleMarketWatchQualcomm Inc. is asking federal trade authorities to block imports of some iPhones and iPads, opening a new front in its dispute with Apple Inc. and exposing both companies to further risks to their most profitable businesses. Qualcomm said it plans to …Qualcomm Sues Apple: Smart Move, or a […]