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Firms plan to speculate $ 593 million in truck charging networks
Sina Schuldt | Image Alliance | Getty Images Three large transport companies are to work together on the development of a European charging network for “battery-electric heavy long-distance trucks and coaches”. In a joint announcement earlier this week, Volvo, Daimler Truck and the Traton Group announced that they had signed a non-binding agreement to install…
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People spend some huge cash on yard swimming pools
The backyard pool has become a big money maker. A combination of factors has fueled the trend for years. Many Americans are moving to the suburbs, migrating to warmer states, and increasingly trying to make their own farms better places to stay. Retailers and distributors such as Leslie’s and Pool Corp. aim to capture the…
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Ex-NYSE President Tom Farley’s SPAC is merging with Bullish to make the deliberate crypto alternate public
Crypto start-up Bullish plans to go public for special purposes as part of a reverse merger with an acquisition company backed by Tom Farley, the former president of the New York Stock Exchange. Farley’s Far Peak Acquisition Corp. SPAC rose more than 2% in late morning trading on the news. The deal announced on Friday…
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What the upcoming rubber ‘apocalypse’ means for the U.S. economic system
Rubber is a critical raw material needed for car tires, personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves, and many more everyday products. Anytime you’re going anywhere, you’re using rubber. Now, supply chain disruptions have thrown the rubber industry into a tailspin. “We could be on the cusp of a rubber apocalypse,” Ohio State University…
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Bezos’ Blue Origin vs. Branson’s Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic’s Sir Richard Branson (L) and Blue Origin’s founder Jeff Bezos. Getty Images Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are set to launch themselves just weeks apart, but the exact boundary and experience of their spaceflights has become a point of contention. Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies above 80 kilometers (or about 262,00 feet), which is…
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FDA requires federal investigation into approval
Biogen shares fell Friday after the chief of the Food and Drug Administration called for an investigation into the company’s recent approval of the company’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. Acting FDA commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock asked the Office of the Inspector General to investigate interactions between the US agency and Biogen officials prior to the drug’s…
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McDonald’s Minimal Wage Rise and the Way forward for the Quick Meals Franchise
Employees work at the counter of a McDonald’s restaurant in the company’s new corporate headquarters on June 4, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images For Tom Locke, his turning point in employee wages came back in March during a conversation with a tired store manager, Heidi, in Coventry…
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Trevor Bauer Prolonged Trip on Dodger Pitcherger Intercourse Crime Investigation
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer (27) reacts in the sixth inning of the MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 28, 2021 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Kiyoshi Mio | Sportswire icon | Getty Images Major League Baseball extended the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher…
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No proof a booster shot is required, says Dr. Ashish Jha
There’s no need for Covid booster doses right now, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health said Friday, as highly transmissible, new variants test the protections of the available vaccines. “Let me tell you where we are: the data is very clear, if you’ve gotten your two shots of Moderna or Pfizer or…
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The ultimate NHL Stanley Cup sport on NBC drew 3.6 million viewers
Steven Stamkos # 91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates in the locker room with the Stanley Cup after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens in game five to win the best of seven series 4-1 in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on July 7, 2021 in Tampa,…