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☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Snap, Intel, Western Digital and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said it is sticking with its buy rating on Alphabet following earnings Thursday. Deutsche Bank reiterates Snap as buy Deutsche Bank said it is sticking with its buy rating on the stock following earnings on Thursday. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Intel as sell Goldman Sachs said it is standing by its sell rating on Intel shares following earnings Thursday. Benchmark upgrades Western Digital to buy from hold Benchmark upgrades Western Digital following the company's "major upside" earnings report. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said Nvidia remains a top idea at the firm.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, prioritization, Maxim, Bank of America downgrades Hertz, Raymond James, Knight, Morgan Stanley downgrades Mobileye, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Wells, Dow Organizations: Bank of America, Deutsche, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, Intel, TAM, Apple, Barclays, Enphase Energy, Digital, " Bank of America, Sonic Automotive, underperform Bank of America, Underperform, of America, Nvidia, AMD, MU, Caterpillar, Air Defense, Swift Transportation, EPAM, IT Services, Materials, Compass Minerals, JPMorgan, Dow, Teledyne, HSBC Locations: China, underperform, Israel

Interest rates for long-term borrowing for capital improvements also would be less costly for Pine Tree Power. The anger and frustration from electric ratepayers in Maine is a far cry from the days when Iberdrola bought Central Maine Power, the state’s largest electric utility. The privately operated, nonprofit Pine Tree Power utility would contract with a private grid operator through a competitive bidding process. But Pine Tree Power would face some of the same constraints as CMP and Versant. And, like the existing utilities, Pine Tree Power would have no control over the actual cost of electricity, which comprises about half of consumers' monthly bills.

Persons: Mainers, ”, Timothy Cox, Janet Mills, William Harwood, Seth Berry, Harwood, Ann, Ursula Schryver, Schryver, Mike Jacobs, Jacobs, who's, Christie Decker, “, Decker, Freed, Willy Ritch, ” Al, David Sharp, @David_Sharp_AP Organizations: Central Maine Power, Energy Partners, Democratic Gov, Maine Public, CMP, Nationwide, American Public Power Association, Union of Concerned Scientists, Iberdrola, Maine, Tree, Maine Affordable Energy Coalition Locations: PORTLAND, Maine, U.S, Washington, Tree, Francisco, San Diego, Ann Arbor , Michigan, Rochester , New York, Nebraska, Boston, Wilton, Pine, ” Al Cleveland

☆ Gen Z is forcing a workplace reckoning that should have happened years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Gen Z, on the heels of the pandemic, is pushing for changes to how we work. Workers across generations are benefitting from some of the questions Gen Z has been asking. AdvertisementAdvertisementThanks, Gen Z. Gen Zers aren't likely to get everything they're asking for — at least not right away. And even workplace jargon — that code for showing you belong because you know how to toss it around — is getting a Gen Z rewrite .

Persons: Gen Z, —, Zers aren't, Pradeep Philip, Philip, That's, Nicole Kyle, Zers, Brynn Anderson, who've, Alex Soojung, Kim Pang, Pang, we've, Read, Zer, Gen Organizations: Workers, Service, Deloitte, Economics, CMP Research, United Auto Workers, Detroit, UPS, Associated Press, UAW, didn't Locations: America

Maine is the latest state to address foreign influence in elections. The Maine referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would ban foreign governments, or companies with 5% or more foreign government ownership, from donating to future referendum races. The Maine proposal is straightforward by targeting foreign governments and companies owned by them, while leaving untouched foreign-based corporations with no government ownership. The idea of foreign influence in U.S. elections is something that unites people in an era of deep partisan divisions. “Of course we shouldn’t have foreign governments meddling in our elections.”___Follow David Sharp on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @David_Sharp_AP

Persons: Aaron McKean, McKean, Daniel Weiner, It’s, ” Weiner, “, Sen, Rick Bennett, —, Janet Mills, Maine’s, ”, Sarah Walker, Bennett, George Washington, David Sharp, @David_Sharp_AP Organizations: —, Hydro, Washington , D.C, Brennan Center for Justice, Hydro Quebec, Central Maine Power, CMP, Canadian, Republican, Democratic Gov, Maine Press Association, Maine Association of Broadcasters, Norges Bank, Qatar Investment Authority Locations: PORTLAND, Maine, — Maine, Hydro Quebec, Canadian, Washington ,, Minnesota, Florida, Idaho, Seattle, Portland , Maine, U.S, ” Maine, Spanish, In Montana, California, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Los Angeles, Canada, Calgary, Alberta, Qatar

☆ Stellantis to invest $500 million in Rio plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Stellantis sign is seen outside its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Stellantis NV FollowRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Stellantis (STLAM.MI) will invest up to 2.5 billion reais ($508 million) in its plant in Rio de Janeiro state, its CEO for South America, Antonio Filosa, said on Friday. The announcement happened at an event at the Guanabara Palace, the Rio state government's headquarters, and the funds are part of an investment cycle that ends in 2025. Of the total, 330 million reais have been invested in developing a modified version of its CMP car platform for producing models from several of the group's brands, compatible with combustion, hybrid and electric engines. Stellantis, which owns brands such as Fiat, Peugeot and Jeep, has two other factories in Brazil and two more in South America.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Antonio Filosa, Stellantis, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Peter Frontini, Steven Grattan, Jason Neely, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, RIO DE, South, CMP, Fiat, Peugeot, Jeep, Thomson Locations: Auburn Hills , Michigan, U.S, RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Guanabara, Rio, Brazil

Boric's shock announcement was all the more surprising as no DLE technology has reached commercial production without the use of those ponds, sparking competition to be the first. "Given those demand projections, there's definitely need for more supply from DLE," said Jordan Roberts, a Fastmarkets lithium industry analyst. A customer aiming to produce 15,000 metric tons of lithium each year, for example, could buy three stackable IBAT lithium plants. Exxon has also held talks with EnergySource Minerals about licensing DLE technology, two of the people said. Many brine deposits have varied chemical compositions, meaning it's unlikely that one DLE technology will emerge as a global leader.

Persons: DLE, Ken Hoffman, Gabriel Boric, Eramet, Sunresin, John Burba, That's, Alec Lucas, Jordan Roberts, IBAT, Garry Flowers, Eli Horton, Gavin Rennick, Sinead Kaufman, Dave Snydacker, Steven Schoffstall, doesn't, Chris Doornbos, Ernest Scheyder, Veronica Brown, Claudia Parsons Organizations: . Geological, EV Battery Materials Research, McKinsey & Co, Minerals, Battery Metals, Rio Tinto, Battery Tech, Fastmarkets, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Reuters, Exxon, EnergySource Minerals, Koch Industries, Ford, SLB's New Energy, Mining, Solutions, BNP, BMW, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lake Resources, Miners, General Motors, Canadian, Imperial Oil, Thomson Locations: CHARLES , Louisiana, Europe, Asia, North America, Rio, U.S, DLE, Louisiana, Arkansas, Salton, Salt, Chile, Schlumberger, Nevada, Argentina

☆ Factbox: Ford strikes multiple lithium deals to ramp up EV production
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

COMPASS MINERALS (CMP.N):Ford signed a five-year supply agreement to obtain battery-grade lithium carbonate from Compass' lithium brine development project in Ogden, Utah. Under the agreement, Compass Minerals will deliver up to 40% of its planned, phase-one battery-grade lithium carbonate to Ford once production begins. NEMASKA LITHIUM:Nemaska Lithium, owned by Investissement Québec and Livent (LTHM.N), will supply lithium products, including lithium hydroxide, to Ford over an 11-year period. ENERGYSOURCE MINERALS:EnergySource Minerals will supply lithium hydroxide produced at its Imperial Valley, California site which is expected to be operational in 2025. SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A. (SQM):Chile's SQM (SQMA.SN) and Ford have agreed to a long-term lithium supply agreement, the Chilean lithium miner said in a statement Monday.

[1/2] The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Many teem with lithium, calcium and other minerals, and DLE technologies aim to separate out the lithium and leave the rest. LITHIUM METAL FROM BRINEEnergyX has said its technology can make lithium metal directly from brine, a tantalizing prospect for GM that could let the automaker bypass lithium refining, which is widely seen as a key supply chain bottleneck. The EnergyX investment comes after GM in January agreed to pay $650 million to become the largest shareholder in Lithium Americas Corp (LAC.TO), which is developing the Thacker Pass clay lithium project in Nevada. "This GM investment will completely change the trajectory of EnergyX," said Teague Egan, the startup company's founder and chief executive.

☆ FDA fines e-cigarette makers for selling products illegally in ‘wakeup call’ to tobacco manufacturers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

BAM Group LLC, Great American Vapes LLC, The Vapor Corner Inc and 13 Vapor Co LLC did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. “Holding manufacturers accountable for making or selling illegal tobacco products is a top priority for the FDA,” said Dr. Brian King, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. “These actions should be a wakeup call that all tobacco product manufacturers – big or small – are required to obey the law,” King said. The agency can seize products, file injunctions to not sell the products, and the companies can face criminal prosecutions. “With these fines, FDA is finally speaking a language these manufacturers understand,” Sward told CNN.

When I looked at how much we were spending on my dad, I wondered if I could list him as a dependent. Tax dependents are more than just childrenFirst, a little tax 101: A dependent is a qualified person whose living expenses you pay for. You can "claim" dependents on your taxes, which lower the amount of taxes you have to pay. "Generally, parents who live in a nursing home cannot be claimed as dependents," Gallagher told me. I won't be claiming my dad on my taxes, but I will be paying more attention to how much I spend on him.

☆ Nvidia revenue falls 17% but data center growth remains strong
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday for the period ending in October with sales beating analyst expectations but earnings per share coming in light. A brighter spot was Nvidia's data center business, which reported $3.83 billion in sales, up 31% year-over-year. Nvidia attributed the growth to sales to U.S. cloud service providers and consumer internet companies. Nvidia said that the reduced sales from the GPUs barred in China would be largely offset by its alternative products. The company's "other" category reported $73 million in revenue.

☆ China says it's running on a new version of democracy that doesn't rely on elections. Experts say it's just another mind game.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He first introduced the term "whole-process democracy" to China in a 2019 speech. However, by November that year, "whole-process democracy" was mentioned in 128 People's Daily articles, per CMP. "China's whole-process people's democracy integrates process-oriented democracy with results-oriented democracy, procedural democracy with substantive democracy, direct democracy with indirect democracy and people's democracy with the will of the state," says China's white paper on the subject, per CGTN. Semantics aside, a key point to note is that "whole-process democracy" plays down the need for elections. Even so, Chong said, whole-process democracy might still help the CCP give the impression that it cares about the average citizen.

☆ На каких улицах столицы будут сегодня расположены мобильные пункты вакцинации
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: 1 min

Примэрия Кишинева сообщает, что 21 июня 2 мобильных пункта вакцинации — троллейбус и автобус — будут расположены с 10:00 до 18:00 в следующих местах: троллейбус будет в секторе Буюкань, улица Каля Йешилор, недалеко от парка «Алунелул», а автобус отправится в город Кодру, ул. Костюжень 1G, CMP „SinBioDan”, прилегающей к автостоянке. Граждане имеют возможность пройти иммунизацию в двух передвижных пунктах вакцинации до конца июня. Люди могут легко найти мобильные пункты вакцинации по надписям на внешней стороне троллейбуса и автобуса. фото: chisinau.mdnokta

Organizations: 1G Locations: Примэрий Кишинев, Буюкань, Каля Йешилор, Алунелул, Кодру

☆ Где сегодня работают мобильные пункты вакцинации?
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( ) ehomd.info time to read: 1 min

Примария муниципия Кишинёв сообщает, что сегодня, 21 июня, два мобильных пункта вакцинации, троллейбус и автобус, будут работать с 10:00 до 18:00 в нижеуказанных локациях. Троллейбус: сектор Буюканы, ул. Автобус: город Кодру, ул. Костюжень, 1G, CMP “SinBioDan”, рядом с автостоянкой. Мобильные пункты вакцинации будут функционировать до конца июня.

Locations: Примария муниципия, Кишинев, Буюканы, Алунелул, Кодру

☆ Узнайте, где сегодня будут находиться мобильные пункты вакцинации
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Ольга Донцова | ) aif.md time to read: 1 min

0Примария муниципия Кишинёв сообщает, что сегодня, 21 июня, мобильные пункты вакцинации, троллейбус и автобус, будут работать с 10:00 до 18:00 в нижеуказанных локациях. Троллейбус: сектор Буюканы, ул. Автобус: город Кодру, ул. Мобильные пункты вакцинации будут функционировать до конца июня. Подписывайтесь, чтобы быть в курсе всех событий в стране.

Persons: – “ Locations: Примария муниципия, Кишинев, Буюканы, Алунелул, Кодру

☆ По каким адресам будут находиться сегодня два мобильных пункта вакцинации
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Два мобильных пункта вакцинации против COVID – троллейбус и автобус – будут находиться сегодня на улицах столицы для иммунизации всех желающих в городе и пригородах, недалеко от места проживания или работы. Сегодня с 10:00 до 18:00 мобильные пункты будут находиться по следующим адресам: троллейбус остановится в секторе Буюканы, на улице Каля Ешилор, рядом с парком «Алунелул», а автобус поедет в город Кодру, ул. Напоминаем, что троллейбус, оборудованный пунктом вакцинации против COVID, курсирует по заданному расписанию во всех секторах столицы, а автобус предназначен для пригородов. Для того, чтобы гражданам было легче идентифицировать мобильные пункты, на транспортные единицы наклеены стикеры в поддержку кампании по вакцинации COVID-19. По сообщению столичной примэрии, желающие имеют возможность до конца июня пройти иммунизацию от коронавируса в двух мобильных пунктах.

Organizations: Алунелул Locations: Буюканы, Каля Ешилор, Кодру, Республика Молдова

Tinerii de la Fridays For Future Moldova le-au reamintit liderilor mondiali despre promisiunea făcută cu cinci ani în urmă. Despre ce este vorbaIeri seara, tinerii activiști de la Fridays For Future Moldova au organizat un protest pentru a le aduce aminte liderilor mondiali despre o promisiune făcută cu cinci ani în urmă. Protestatarii invită toată lumea să ia parte la o grevă pentru a arăta nemulțumirea în legătură cu inacțiunile pe acest domeniu. Iată un exemplu de protest, imaginile au fost publicate pe pagina de Facebook a Fridays For Future Moldova. Un tânăr a scris mesajul „1,5” făcând referire la menținerea temperaturii medii globale de 1,5 °C despre care s-a promis în anul 2015 la Conferința ONU de la Paris.

Persons: Protestatarii, Facebook Organizations: Moldova, Facebook, ONU, Națiunilor Unite Locations: Paris, Kyoto, UE

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