Lordstown Motors Corp Chief Executive Steve Burns poses with a prototype of the electric vehicle start-up’s Endurance pickup truck, which it will begin building in the second half of 2021, at the company’s plant in Lordstown, Ohio, U.S. June 25, 2020. Lordstown Motors | Reuters Shares of Lordstown Motors tumbled more than 9% during after-hours…

Nine states now have 70% of adult residents with at least one vaccine shot. Data released on Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the nationwide number of cases and deaths in Covid has continued to decline. The seven-day average of new infections is around 25,300 per day on Sunday, according…

The Birdies shoes were sold out at the end of 2020, so the company could no longer meet demand at the end of the year. Source: Bianca Gates When women across the country shed their heels during the pandemic, the Birdies shoe company flourished. The direct-to-consumer brand advertises as “a stylish apartment that is secretly…

John Malone Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images The blockbuster deal with WarnerMedia-Discovery is particularly good news for HBO Max, billionaire media mogul John Malone told CNBC’s David Faber. In an interview that aired Monday, Malone said his previous reservations about HBO Max’s ability to be a dominant player in the crowded digital streaming…

Tesla’s technology will be deployed at a new UK plant dubbed “Europe’s Most Powerful EV Charging Hub”. The announcement comes as authorities attempt to ramp up infrastructure to meet an expected increase in electric vehicle ownership in the coming years. The Oxford Superhub, which is located on a park-and-ride site in the south of the…

A computer generated aerial view of Greater Springfield near Brisbane, Australia. Springfield City Group Travel up the sunny shores of Australia’s Gold Coast, 25 kilometers outside of Brisbane, and you’ll find Greater Springfield, a city that’s different by design. You may never have heard of it. Unsurprising; the city is not yet 30 years old.…

Economic projections that predict the potential impacts of climate change have grossly underestimated reality and delayed global recovery efforts by decades, according to a senior professor. Mainstream economists “purposely and completely” ignored scientific data and instead “compiled their own numbers” to fit their market models, Steve Keen, a fellow at University College’s London Institute for…

Brian and Quentin at Ranch Rider Spirits. Source: Ranch Rider Spirits Ranch Rider Spirits’ cocktail line is about as Texan as you can get. Built and bred in the vibrant heart of Austin, Texas, the canned cocktails are the tradecraft of co-founders Quentin Cantu and Brian Murphy. Ranch Rider Spirits offers four distinctly Texan craft…

Carmelo Ramos returned his $ 11,458 PPP loan because he qualified for more cash. He was left with nothing when the program ran out of funds when he reapplied. Carmelo Ramos When 36-year-old Carmelo Ramos received his second paycheck protection loan in February, he was grateful. The $ 11,458 loan was more than the roughly…

Alfresco dining is served in a restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., April 4, 2021 as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased. Emily Elconin | Reuters Covid cases in the US have fallen to their lowest level since June as the nation prepares for Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer travel season.…