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The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. Not only was the system incapable of stopping the second train before it smashed into the back of a stopped train, but it also couldn't stop the third train. Congress required railroads to develop the positive train control system after a deadly 2008 collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California. Norfolk Southern's safety practices have been in the spotlight since one of its trains derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. The report also didn't say whether there were any curves or hills that made it hard for the crew to see the stopped train.

Persons: Chris Barkan, Keith Holloway Organizations: Norfolk Southern, National Transportation Safety, “ PTC, Union Pacific, Metrolink, NTSB, Rail Transportation, Engineering Center, University of Illinois Locations: Pennsylvania, Chatsworth , California, Lower Saucon Township, Lehigh, Atlanta, Norfolk, East Palestine , Ohio, Urbana, Champaign

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the remaining 20% of the Pilot truck stop business it does not already own from the Haslam family, the two announced on Tuesday. Berkshire confirmed it now owns all of Pilot Travel Centers. The sale follows the settlement of a lawsuit earlier this month that pitted Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam against Buffett’s Berkshire over the Pilot stake's value. The 2017 agreements also gave Pilot Corp. an annual 60-day opportunity, beginning Jan. 1 this year, to sell its remaining 20% interest in PTC to Berkshire. The sale price would be calculated using PTC’s earnings in the prior year.

Persons: — Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Haslam, Jimmy Haslam, Jim Haslam II Organizations: . Berkshire, Travel Centers, Cleveland Browns, Buffett’s Berkshire, Berkshire, PTC, Pilot Corp, Wilco Locations: KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Berkshire, Knoxville , Tennessee, U.S, Gate City , Virginia

☆ Haslam family sells Berkshire Hathaway remaining 20% share of Pilot Travel Centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jimmy Haslam, CEO of Pilot Flying J. and Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The Haslam family on Tuesday said its Pilot Corporation had closed the sale of its remaining 20% ownership interest in truck-stop giant Pilot Travel Centers to Berkshire Hathaway . That settlement avoided what was scheduled to be a two-day trial beginning Jan. 8, with testimony from Berkshire Hathaway executive Greg Abel, the designated successor to company CEO Warren Buffett. CNBC has requested comment from Berkshire Hathaway, which in a regulatory filing last year listed the Haslams' noncontrolling interest in Pilot Travel Centers at a value of around $3.2 billion. PTC is the largest operator of travel centers in North America, with more than 750 locations under the Pilot and Flying J brands.

Persons: Jimmy Haslam, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Haslam, Greg Abel Organizations: Berkshire, Pilot Corporation, Centers, Travel Centers, CNBC, Travel, PTC Locations: Berkshire, North America

Berkshire Hathaway settled a billion-dollar lawsuit with the Haslam family over how Berkshire accounted for the value of Pilot Travel Centers, which would affect the price paid in a forced buyout of the family's remaining stake in that truck-stop giant, both sides said Sunday night. The Haslam family and its Pilot Corp. in the suit filed this fall alleged that Berkshire Hathaway improperly adopted a form of accounting of the value of Pilot Travel Centers that would have led to a sharply lower price Berkshire would pay to acquire the family's remaining 20% stake in PTC. Berkshire in turn had accused Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam of offering payments to PTC executives to boost the value of the company so that his family would get a bigger buyout from Berkshire, which controls PTC. The Haslam family and Pilot Corp. strongly denied those claims. Berkshire and Pilot Corp. in similar press statements Sunday night said that they had reached an agreement to fully settle the Delaware Chancery case.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, Haslam, Greg Abel, Warren Buffett, Jimmy Haslam Organizations: Berkshire, Travel Centers, Pilot Corp, PTC, Cleveland Browns Locations: Berkshire, Delaware Chancery, New York, Delaware

☆ Royalty Pharma to pay $1 bln for Roche's SMA drug royalties
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 19 (Reuters) - Royalty Pharma (RPRX.O) said on Thursday it has purchased additional royalties on Roche (ROG.S) and PTC Therapeutics' (PTCT.O) oral spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug for an upfront payment of $1 billion. Spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic cause of infant deaths, prevents the body from producing a protein necessary for neuromuscular development. The deal also includes options for PTC to sell up to all of its retained royalties on Evrysdi for up to $500 million at a later date, Royalty Pharma said. Royalty Pharma expects to fund the transaction with a combination of existing cash and about $350 million from its revolving credit facility.

Persons: drugmaker Roche, Arnd, Roche, Mariam Sunny, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: REUTERS, Royalty Pharma, PTC Therapeutics, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, PTC, Thomson Locations: Basel, Switzerland, Bengaluru

☆ Web3 music platforms are combining new tech with Web2 features to give artists better compensation and 'create dope consumer experiences'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Diana Umana | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Web3 music platforms are changing the industry, giving artists better payouts and ways to reach fans. Orin FleurimontThe importance of direct-to-consumer offerings for music artists has never been more evident. It also uses familiar terminology throughout its platform and in marketing, similar to what one would find on traditional music platforms. The benefit of this hybrid approach is clear: In April, when much of the Web3 music space faced uncertainty, Even closed its $2.2 million seed round. Safeguarding security and enhancing educationWhile integrating Web3 and Web2 experiences on music platforms offers promising benefits, there are drawbacks and areas for improvement.

Persons: Tanerélle, Orin Fleurimont, Web3, Mag Rodriguez, Weston Rich, Rodriguez, Eric Bellinger, Shaun, Snoop Dogg, Tayla Parx, Bobby Shmurda, Andreessen Horowitz, Sound.XYZ, David Greenstein, Pablo Sáez David Greenstein, Brett Shear, Christopher Lee, Erin Leydon, Lee, merch, Vérité, IYK, Jamie Kim, Audius Organizations: Service, Spotify, Apple, PTC, Investments, IYK, IRL, Atlantic Records, NFC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Web3, Sound.XYZ

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: General Motors, Stellantis, Planet Fitness, Adobe and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Nucor — The steelmaker fell 6.1% after offering worse-than-expected guidance for third-quarter earnings, with the company pointing to pricing and volume challenges. Core & Main — The infrastructure stock retreated 4.1% a day after it announced a secondary stock offering. The bank said Apellis has a favorable risk/reward ahead of third-quarter earnings. The Wall Street firm said the resumption of loan repayments introduce bookings risk to food delivery. The Wall Street firm said its pessimistic outlook was changing despite recent underperformance in the reinsurance space.

Persons: Stellantis, Chris Rondeau, Rondeau, Craig Benson, Nucor, Raymond James, Needham, Charles Shi, Lam, Goldman Sachs, Apellis, MoffettNathanson, Estée Lauder, Goldman, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Brian Evans, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: UAW, General Motors Wentzville, General Motors, Ford, United Auto Workers began, Workers, CNBC, LSEG, PTC Therapeutics, Medicines Agency's, Medicinal Products, Arm, Investment, Bloomberg News, Apple, Dexcom, ASML Holding, Lam Research, Taiwan Semiconductor, Adobe, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Waste Systems Locations: Wentzville , Missouri, New Hampshire, Wells, underperform

☆ Recent weakness in this energy company's shares offer an 'attractive' entry point, BMO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The recent pullback in First Solar shares has created an attractive entry point, according to BMO Capital Markets. Analyst Ameet Thakkar upgraded shares to outperform from market perform. "FSLR stock has declined by an unwarranted degree following its recent Analyst Day in our view. Underperformance has accelerated since the company's positive analyst day on Sept. 7, with the stock losing about 5% since. BMO views First Solar as a winner under the Inflation Reduction Act, which it believes will help the company's earnings power.

Persons: Ameet, Thakkar, Underperformance, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, BMO, U.S, PTC Locations: Wednesday's

☆ Alleged Russian crime boss sanctioned by Ukraine owns a major stake in US biotech firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Buried in corporate filings is another relationship that is central to Humacyte: Russian billionaire Gavril Yushvaev is the company’s second-largest individual shareholder. Humacyte: Russian billionaire has no ‘control’ over firmYushvaev has not been sanctioned by the US government. “There are patients walking today on their own limbs who would not be doing so without access to the HAV to repair their damaged arteries,” a Humacyte spokesperson said. ‘It shows poor judgment’Yushvaev was brought in as an accredited private investor by Credit Suisse’s capital markets advisory group, a Humacyte spokesperson told CNN. Dougan does not personally know Yushvaev, a Humacyte spokesperson told CNN.

Persons: — Weeks, Kathleen Sebelius, Gavril Yushvaev, Yushvaev –, ”, Yushvaev, ” Forbes, Dann, Charles Whitehead, That’s, Steven Tian, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Trump, Sebelius, Humacyte, Obama, ” Yushvaev, Yale’s Tian, Whitehead, “, ” It’s, Brady Dougan, Dougan, Laura Niklason, ’ Yushvaev, Jeff Sonnenfeld, Sonnenfeld, ” Humacyte, Lawrence Ward, Ward, Eleanor Bloxham, ” Bloxham, ’, Lyft, Mother Jones Organizations: New York CNN, Pentagon, Nasdaq, US Department of Defense, CNN, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ukraine, Pepsico, Cornell Law School, BlackRock, Vanguard, Yale School of Management’s, Institute, Treasury Department, Kremlin, Credit, Ayabudge, Credit Suisse, Humacyte, PTC, Yale, Yushvaev, SEC, “, Soviet, US Treasury, Dorsey, Whitney’s, Value Alliance, The Department of Defense, DOD, Cornell, Russia Locations: Ukraine, North Carolina, Humacyte, Russian, Russia, Crimea, Cypriot, Yale, Bloxham, Lyft

☆ PTC forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates as economic uncertainty bites
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 26 - Industrial software maker PTC (PTC.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Wednesday, as economic uncertainty forces companies to cut back on spending to bolster their bottom lines. It expects fourth-quarter revenue between $540 million and $570 million, below analysts' estimate of $572.9 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. It reported third-quarter revenue of $542 million, compared with $462 million, a year earlier. Analysts expected the firm to report quarterly revenue of $523.7 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data. Excluding items, PTC posted a profit of 99 cents per share in the April-to-June period, compared with estimates of $1 per share.

Persons: Neil Barua, James Heppelmann, Akash Sriram, Pooja Desai Organizations: PTC, Companies, Refinitiv, Lifecycle Management, Thomson Locations: United States, Boston, Bengaluru

REUTERS/Amit Dave/File PhotoPARIS/DELHI, June 28 (Reuters) - Indian aerospace suppliers see record jet orders by the country's top two carriers boosting domestic parts manufacturing and aircraft repairs, but argue the government must do more to support production. Rising traffic, a search for alternative sourcing to China and orders this month from Air India and IndiGo for nearly 1,000 jets combined have made India a key market for aerospace. "We deserve a piece of that pie," added Sardessai, whose company makes engine and plane interior parts. While he could not estimate how much small suppliers will benefit, any subsidy or incentive could be helpful. AEROSPACE INCENTIVESSome suppliers like Sardessai and Aravind Melligeri, CEO of aerospace-parts producer Aequs, said India should create a production-linked incentive scheme for aerospace as it has done with other sectors.

Persons: Vallabhbhai, Amit Dave, Shekhar Sardessai, Safran, Alaric Diniz, Aravind Melligeri, Aequs, Narendra Modi's, Japan's Suzuki, Sachin Agarwal, Agarwal, Sardessai, Ankit Patel, Patel, Allison Lampert, Aditi Shah, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: An Air, An Air India Airbus, International Airport, REUTERS, Air, IndiGo, Reuters, Kineco Group, Deloitte, Indian, Apple, Japan's, Hyundai, PTC Industries, PTC, Electric, Airbus, Boeing, Thomson Locations: An Air India, Ahmedabad, India, PARIS, DELHI, Indian, China, Air India, Paris, Goa, KS, Uttar Pradesh, Russian, Bengaluru, Europe, Delhi

☆ From GE to Siemens, the wind energy industry hopes billions in losses are about to end
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The wind farm includes 132 2-megawatt Gamesa G80 wind turbines along 12 miles of the Allegheny Front. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIt's been a tough couple of years for the U.S. wind energy industry. Although 2023 is expected to remain sluggish, GE Renewable Energy, Siemens Energy and Vestas Wind Systems, the leading makers of wind turbines — outside of China, which has built the world's largest wind energy infrastructure — and their suppliers are banking on growth over the next decade, particularly in the nascent offshore wind niche. "The wind energy market is stuck in this very strange paradox right now," said Aaron Barr, an industry analyst at Wood Mackenzie. Comparatively, the U.S. offshore wind industry is just ramping up after years of delays in permitting, environmental approvals and power purchasing agreements with utilities that buy wind energy.

☆ Beaten-up Adani stocks have now fallen below $100 billion in market value after coming under short-seller attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Zinya Salfiti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The combined market value of Adani Group's companies fell below $100 billion on Tuesday, per Bloomberg. The 10 listed companies have wiped out over $136 billion in market cap since a short-seller's bombshell report. The Indian conglomerate's 10 listed companies — with businesses ranging from power, ports, transmission, gas, green energy, and food — now have a combined equity market value under $100 billion, Bloomberg reported. But Adani Power was up 5%, and Adani Ports edged 0.6% higher. The Adani Group has denied the claims repeatedly and dismissed the report as "misinformation and stale, baseless and discredited allegations."

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Carvana, Nvidia, Netflix, Zoom, Meta & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America downgrades Constellation Energy to neutral from buy Bank of America downgraded the energy company mainly on valuation. " Raymond James reiterates Carvana as market perform Raymond James said it's cautious heading into Carvana earnings later this week. Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on the company's recently announced Meta Verified subscription service. " Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating despite the ChatGPT thread to Alphabet. Barclays reiterates Zoom as equal weight Barclays said expectations are low heading into Zoom earnings later this month.

☆ Evercore ISI downgrades First Solar, says stock's biggest tailwinds may already be fully priced in
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The near-term outlook for First Solar isn't looking too bright, Evercore ISI warned. Analyst Sean Morgan downgraded the solar stock to in line from outperform as he now sees recent tailwinds better reflected in the current price. He raised its price target by $7 to $157, but that new target still implies the stock could drop 6.1% from where it closed Monday. Morgan said First Solar has been a "major beneficiary" from the Inflation Reduction Act , outperforming the residential solar market since July 2022. FSLR 1Y mountain FSLR in past year More broadly, the solar residential market has lagged in the fourth quarter and into 2023 despite the tailwinds expected from the IRA, he said.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Coinbase, Walmart, Roku, Nvidia, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: KeyBanc reiterates Apple as overweight KeyBanc said Apple has "significant" growth potential. Evercore ISI downgrades XPO to in line from outperform Evercore said it sees an unfavorable risk/reward for the logistics company. Evercore ISI downgrades First Solar to in line from outperform Evercore said it sees a slowing solar market. Bank of America reiterates Burlington as buy Bank of America said the discount retailer is well positioned for a margin recovery. Bank of America reiterates Roku as underperform Bank of America said it's bearish heading into Roku earnings on Wednesday.

☆ This nuclear stock is the Inflation Reduction Act name ‘to own for 2023 and beyond,’ UBS says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Constellation Energy is UBS's top Inflation Reduction Act beneficiary pick. UBS says the power generator group will see a major long-term upside from a nuclear production tax credit that's part of the climate measure . The tax credit sets an inflation adjusted $40 to $43.75 per megawatt-hour price for the volumes from CEG's merchant nuclear fleet unless power prices fall below $25/MWh, according to UBS. Fowler said that a scenario in which power prices fall below $25/MWh is "highly unlikely for a sustained period." The stock is down nearly 2% in 2023, and it's up 83% over the past 12 months.

☆ Core holding Honeywell is a recession-resilient industrial for 2023, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Club holding Honeywell (HON) is a diversified industrial giant that's well-positioned to weather a potential recession in the U.S. next year, according to Bank of America. Bank of America on Monday chose Honeywell as one of 7 top industrial picks for 2023, calling the conglomerate a "top-tier operator." "The company has strong pricing power... and has offset supply chain shortages and Russia-related headwinds," BofA analysts wrote in a research note. We also see its product volume improving as supply chain disruptions ease. An aircraft engine is being tested at Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix.

☆ Subaru recalling Ascent SUVs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Subaru is recalling 271,694 SUVs because some of them could catch fire. The company is advising owners of some 2019 to 2022 model year Subaru Ascent SUVs to park them outside, away from garages or other structures, and not to leave the vehicles unattended with the engine running. If drivers notice smoke or odors coming from the vehicle’s dashboard or footwell area while driving, Subaru advises them to immediately pull over, turn off the vehicle and call Subaru Roadside Assistance. To fix the recalled vehicles, Subaru dealers will inspect the parts and, if needed, replace the ground bolt, ground wire and connectors. The company said it will contact owners of vehicles involved in the recall by mail within the next 60 days.

☆ Software firm PTC to buy peer ServiceMax for about $1.5 bln
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Software firm PTC (PTC.O) said on Thursday it will buy cloud-based provider of software ServiceMax for $1.46 billion in cash as it looks to expand its portfolio of product lifecycle management offerings. The deal will be funded in two stages, with $808 million paid at closing expected in early January and $650 million paid in October next year. PTC and ServiceMax both help manufacturers of complex, highly configured products such as industrial products and aerospace to track and monitor products throughout their lifecycle. "PTC is poised to be the only company that will be able to offer manufacturers this comprehensive view of their products at each stage of the lifecycle," said PTC Chief Executive Jim Heppelmann. Reporting by Eva Mathews and Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Duke sees big benefits from U.S. Inflation Reduction Act
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Companies Duke Energy Corp FollowNov 4 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp (DUK.N) expects to receive significant tax incentives from the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act , the American company said on Friday. Duke said it will benefit from several parts of the law -- which took effect in August -- including production tax credits (PTC) for nuclear and solar power and investment tax credits for energy storage. Duke also said it could have about 13 to 17 gigawatt (GW) of connected solar power over the next 10 years, with each gigawatt of solar equal to about $60 million in annual gross PTCs. In addition, Duke said it had the potential to make $2.5 to $4.5 billion of storage investments over the next 10 years to qualify for 30% storage investment tax credits. Duke said those credits would provide its customers with a more affordable transition to clean energy.

☆ Bank of America believes this solar stock — already up more than 60% this year — has more room to run
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

First Solar stock still has room to run even after advancing more than 60% this year, according to Bank of America. Analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith raised his price objective on First Solar, and reiterated a buy rating on the Arizona-based company, after its latest earnings results. Some investors have expressed concern that growth expectations for First Solar may be overdone after the solar stock surged more than 60% this year. Still, Bank of America remains bullish on First Solar, as it is "almost fully booked through 2026," and expands its "competitive positioning" overseas. If anything, we expect FSLR to leverage bridge financing to ensure near-term liquidity, which FSLR will pay down following PTC receipt.

☆ (ДОК) Австрия обновила список безопасных стран, добавив Молдову
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Австрия обновила список безопасных стран, добавив Молдову. Так, начиная с 8 июля, люди, прибывающие из Республики Молдова, больше не будут соблюдать правила въезда в страну, специфичные для зон риска. Однако подтверждение тестирования или вакцинации остается обязательным. Согласно информации, если ни одно из вышеперечисленных условий не может быть выполнено, предварительная регистрация должна быть произведена (не позднее, чем за 72 часа) на платформе Pre Travel Clearance (PTC) в течение 24 часов после въезда. В Австрии необходимо провести молекулярно-биологический тест на SARS-CoV-2 или тест на антиген на SARS-CoV-2, расходы будут покрываться за счет личного бюджета.

Locations: Австрия, Молдова, Республика Молдова, Австриюпрошло

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