All corners of the auto industry are catching on as more and more buyers prefer electric vehicles. The latest news comes from leading tire maker Goodyear, as the company reveals its plans to further support the EV market. You may recognize the name Goodyear from its wide selection of tires […]
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World Economic Forum official says Canada has bigger issues to discuss than conspiracy theories
A senior official with the World Economic Forum says Canada should be talking about more important things than conspiracy theories targeting his organization. Adrian Monck, managing director of the WEF, also argues that politicians espousing those theories should ask themselves whether they’re spreading disinformation coming from bad actors. “Canada should be talking about […]
Lab to set standards amid cannabis industry buzz
The cannabis industry continues to grow in West Michigan, and a new team headed by an Atlanta neurosurgeon soon will set themselves apart with a new venture in Grand Rapids. Founded by Dr. Paul King, M.D., Hummingbird Labs is positioned to be what King said is the first Black-owned cannabis […]
BYU removed LGBTQ resource pamphlets from welcome bags for new students
Brigham Young University removed pamphlets with off-campus resources for LGBTQ students from welcome bags for incoming freshman in late August. Created by RaYnbow Collective, a nonprofit that founder and BYU student Maddison Tenney says focuses on education and allyship for queer students, the pamphlets had information on weekly and monthly events available […]
$1 billion in federal economic grants headed coast to coast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will send $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and more to 21 regional partnerships across the nation, President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Friday. The 21 were chosen from 529 initial applicants vying for grants that […]
Business situation in Germany’s automotive industry deteriorates sharply: ifo-Xinhua
Vehicles are seen at a car dealership of BMW in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 7, 2020. (Photo by Binh Truong/Xinhua) Although industry expectations improved from minus 4 points to zero, the index for overall business climate fell below zero for the first time since April, according to the ifo […]
India Now World’s Fifth Largest Economy, Overtakes UK
UK’s decline down the international rankings is an unwelcome backdrop for the new prime minister. Britain has dropped behind India to become the world’s sixth largest economy, delivering a further blow to the government in London as it grapples with a brutal cost-of-living shock. India leaped past the UK in […]
FBI Warns Investors to Take Precautions with Decentralized Financial Platforms
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday warned of cyber criminals increasingly exploiting flaws in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms to plunder cryptocurrency. “The FBI has observed cyber criminals exploiting vulnerabilities in the smart contracts governing DeFi platforms to steal investors’ cryptocurrency,” the agency said in a notification. Attackers […]
EGLE offers guidance for proper disposal of residential swimming pool water
Labor Day marks the traditional end of summer when owners of swimming pools need to dispose of pool water. EGLE hears from a lot of homeowners this time of year wanting to discharge chlorine-based swimming pool wastewater to the ground, or to a storm sewer or other surface water body. […]
Inside the rise of ‘stealerships’ and the shady economics of car buying : Planet Money : NPR
Recently, my truck was stolen, forcing me to get some new wheels. And, for the first time in my life, I’ve been looking to buy a new car. The process has involved hours of searching. Painful haggling. And encounters with many dealerships that, quite frankly, have been downright duplicitous. The […]
Global economy can thank U.S. consumers
Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. July 20, 2020. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The U.S. consumer is coming to the rescue of the global economy. Back in 2009, […]
Albemarle Concludes Strategic Review of Catalysts Business
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, today announced that as a result of its strategic review of the business, Albemarle has chosen to retain its Catalysts business under a separate, to-be-named entity and wholly owned subsidiary of […]
PBC publishes Cannabis Banking Directory as a Free Industry Resource
Directory provides vetted list of Financial Institutions (FIs) that serve the cannabis industry ahead of annual conference for industry executives WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — “We need a bank – who will work with us?” is a common question across the cannabis industry. The Cannabis Banking Directory, published by […]
Russia dodges economic collapse but the decline has started
“I’m driving through Moscow and the same traffic jams are there as before,” says Andrey Nechaev, who was Russia’s economy minister in the early 1990s. The readiness of China and India to snap up cheap Russian oil has helped, but Nechaev and other analysts say Russia’s economy has started to […]