Commodities Trader Turns Utility in Green Energy Venture
(Bloomberg) — Hartree Partners LP, the commodities firm formed by a pair of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. traders, is starting a new unit that will build renewable energy plants to supply customers with emissions-free electricity. Companies from…
Former Israeli Spy’s Startup Gets Funding to Upend Asia Farming
(Bloomberg) — An Israeli startup is raising $30 million from Singaporean venture capital firms and other investors to bring cutting-edge technology to agricultural businesses in Asia. The five-year-old company, Taranis, has developed artificial…
U.K. Lawmakers Point to Trump in Push for ‘Fake News’ Regulation
(Bloomberg) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s amplification of online fake news helped drive U.K. lawmakers’ urgent recommendation for social media regulation, according to a report published Tuesday. The paper on misinformation and other “online…
Ford says electric Mustang prototype can hit 1,400 horsepower with 7 motors
Ford wanted to show what an electric car can do, so it created the all-electric Mustang Mach-E 1400. At 1,400 peak horsepower, this track monster should show quite a bit. The prototype race car is powered by seven motors and a 56.8-kilowatt-hour battery.…
Synaptics Snaps Up DisplayLink For $305M In All-Cash Deal; Top Analyst Lifts PT
Synaptics Inc (SYNA) has signed a definitive agreement to buy DisplayLink Corp., a high-performance video compression technology company, for $305 million in an all-cash transaction. Synaptics expects the deal to add about $94 million in annualized sales…
Stock futures rise as investors eye stimulus in the EU, US
Stock futures rose Tuesday morning, following global equities higher after European Union leaders agreed to a breakthrough fiscal stimulus deal to help support the virus-stricken region. The risk rally also sent crude oil prices up more than 2% to more…
S&P 500, Nasdaq rise on vaccine hopes, tech boost
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) – The S&P 500 rose on Monday as promising early data on a host of COVID-19 vaccine candidates countered fears over a surge in infections, while gains in technology stocks put the Nasdaq on track for a…
Coal’s Demise Forces $1 Billion Writedown for Swedish Utility
(Bloomberg) — Vattenfall AB took a massive hit on the value of a new German coal plant in yet another sign of how the fossil fuel is struggling in Europe. The Swedish utility wrote down the value of the Moorburg facility in Hamburg by 9.1 billion…
2022 Mercedes EQS Electric Sedan To Offer More Than 435 Miles Of Range
At 700 kilometers between charges, the production version will match the concept. Shareholders’ meetings aren’t particularly exciting, but every now and then, some juicy details emerge during those long executive speeches. Due to the coronavirus…
How to keep your space clean according to a hygiene expert
Daily cleaning of surfaces, keyboards and screens is recommended, especially if you’re sharing it with others in your household: iStock As lockdown eases and plans to socialise with family and friends at newly opened pubs and restaurants become…