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☆ Delhi's air branded 'hazardous', spurs calls to close schools
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, spurring calls to close schools. The AQI exceeded 450 in many places early in the day, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. The index exceeded 800 in some pockets of the city, according Delhi Pollution Control Committee findings. Alarmed by abnormally high levels of air pollution in Delhi, India's federal pollution control board on Thursday evening banned the entry of diesel trucks carrying non-essential goods into the capital. "What is happening with air pollution in Delhi is nothing short of a crime against humanity!"

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☆ Harley-Davidson’s Electric Motorcycles Struggle to Connect With Investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Bob Tita | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in September, when the electric-motorcycle brand became a public company. Harley-Davidson Inc.’s LiveWire subsidiary is off to a rough start as a public company, as its electric motorcycles struggle to attract riders and investors. Shares of LiveWire Group Inc. have fallen about 15% since the merger in late September with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The deal yielded about half the cash proceeds Harley anticipated, with most of the SPAC investors withdrawing their money rather than holding LiveWire shares after the deal went through, according to a regulatory filing.

The leather motorcycle jacket has achieved timeless status in its near-century of existence. While never out of style, it goes through cycles of being more in from time to time. One of those times is now. Fall 2023 runways were revved up with the retro-inspired leather jacket look, tweaked here and there via proportion and surface treatment to bring it up to speed. It was distressed at Versace, branded at Burberry , oversized at Saint Laurent and Dolce & Gabbana, neat and fitted at Loewe and Givenchy and classic at Polo Ralph Lauren and Celine.

☆ Arkansas motorcyclist engulfed in 'fireball' after state police shock him with Taser
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

An Arkansas motorcyclist was engulfed in a "fireball" and is recuperating in the hospital after a state trooper deployed a Taser and it hit a gallon of gasoline in his backpack, authorities said. Christopher Gaylor, 38, was struck by the Taser after setting Arkansas troopers on a police chase after him in the early hours of Oct. 13 in Little Rock, state police said in a news release. A trooper tried to initiate a traffic stop, but Gaylor “refused to comply” and kept on driving, reaching speeds approaching 100 mph and ignoring traffic stop signs and lights along the way, state police said. Arkansas State PoliceGaylor eventually made his way toward Interstate 30 and jumped from the motorcycle at a residence along Chandler Street in North Little Rock and fled on foot with troopers following behind. One trooper then deployed his Taser to stop Gaylor.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Boeing, AMC, Meta, Amazon, Tesla, Ferrari & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays reiterates Apple as equal weight Barclays said it sees "upside to consensus" heading into Apple earnings on Thursday. Morgan Stanley downgrades Meta to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of Meta after its earnings report on Wednesday that it sees "execution uncertainty and lower free cash flow." Goldman Sachs reiterates Boeing as buy Goldman said it sees "a lot upside" in shares of Boeing. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients on Thursday that it think internal combustible engines will be around longer than investors think. Bank of America reiterates Ford as buy Bank of America said it likes the automaker's execution after its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. "

☆ Harley-Davidson Posts Higher Revenue on More Shipments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harley-Davidson posted higher revenue for the recently ended quarter as it recovered from an unexpected production pause in the spring and shipped nearly 20% more motorcycles globally. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle company said Wednesday that higher shipments, along with price and mix as well as manufacturing leverage and lower tariffs, contributed to a 24% jump in revenue for its division that makes motorcycles, parts and apparel.

☆ Florida attorney who opposed state helmet law dies in motorcycle crash while not wearing one
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Friends are speaking out after a Florida attorney who fought state helmet laws died in a motorcycle crash while not wearing one. "He was a guy that you went to for advice," Gary Pruss told the Tampa Bay Times. Smith had spent over a decade fighting Florida laws that required the use of helmets, according to the Tampa Bay Times. He represented a number of clients who violated state motorcycle requirements in court cases that have been credited with helping to overturn the helmet law. As a result of the case, the Pinellas Sheriff’s Office briefly stopped enforcing the state’s helmet law after a judge dismissed the person's citation.

☆ Harley profit rises as pent-up demand fuels improved shipments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) reported a 60% jump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as higher shipments and strong pricing allowed the 119-year-old motorcycle maker to navigate cost inflation. Harley has doubled down on its production targets to make up for a two-week shutdown that suspended bike shipments in mid-May. Last month, the company spun off its electric motorcycle division in a SPAC deal and retained a 74% stake in the newly listed firm. Net profit rose to $261 million, or $1.78 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 25, from $163 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier. Reporting by Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Harley-Davidson’s Revenue Rises on Ramped Up Motorcycle Shipments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Bob Tita | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harley-Davidson said revenue grew 21% in its most recent quarter, as the company shipped more motorcycles to make up for a production outage last spring. Shipments of motorcycles rose 19% as the company replenished dealer inventories after a supply-chain problem in May stopped production for more than two weeks. The company estimated it lost production of 10,000 to 12,000 motorcycles during the outage.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Harley-Davidson, Visa, Microsoft, Biogen and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Harley-Davidson — Shares of the motorcycle company climbed 13% after Harley reported quarterly earnings beat top- and bottom line estimates. The per share loss was 0.99 euros per share on 3.04 billion of euros in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting a loss of 0.85 euros per share and 3.02 billion of euros in revenue. Visa reported earnings of $1.93 per share on revenue of $7.79 billion. CMG reported revenue of $2.22 billion versus the $2.23 billion expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.

☆ U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian officials over protest crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERSWASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian officials and entities over internet censorship and a crackdown on protesters following the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials, provincial and Iranian prison officials, as well as two entities accused of "efforts to disrupt digital freedom" in Iran. Seyyed Heshmatollah Hayat Al-Ghaib, the director-general of Tehran Province Prisons - which the Treasury said gave him oversight of Evin - was also named. The commander of the IRGC intelligence organization, Mohammad Kazemi, and Abbas Nilforushan, the deputy commander for IRGC operations, as well as other officials were also named. Those that engage in certain transactions with them also risk being hit with sanctions.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Hilton, Harley-Davidson and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hilton Worldwide (HLT) – Hilton added 2% in the premarket after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings and raising its full-year forecast. Waste Management (WM) – Waste Management shares jumped 3% in premarket action after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Alphabet (GOOGL) – Alphabet slumped 6% in the premarket after it reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue. Mattel (MAT) – Mattel slid 5.5% in premarket trading after the toy maker cut its full-year profit forecast. Mattel reported a better-than-expected profit for its latest quarter, with revenue falling slightly shy of analyst forecasts.

☆ Palestinian militant killed by Israel in targeted explosion, group says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People inspect a damaged motorcycle at the scene where Palestinian Den of Lions member Tamer Kilani was killed in an explosion, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Raneen SawafaNABLUS, West Bank, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A senior member of a Palestinian militant group was killed overnight on Sunday in the occupied West Bank in what Palestinians described as a targeted explosion carried out by Israel. Tamer Kilani, a leader in a group known as the "Den of Lions" in the city of Nablus, where clashes between Palestinian militants and Israeli security forces have been occurring almost daily, was killed when a bomb placed on a motorcycle parked nearby was detonated, according to the militant group. Sunday's violence follows months of tension that has deepened since Israeli forces began a crackdown in the West Bank in March in response to a series of attacks by Palestinians in Israel. The "Den of Lions", a group of Nablus gunmen with loose factional affiliations, in a statement promised to deal Israel "a harsh and painful response".

☆ U.S. diplomat's wife pleads guilty over fatal car crash that killed British teen
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Appearing at London’s Old Bailey court by videolink from the United States, Sacoolas denied causing death by dangerous driving but admitted the less serious charge. The crash led to a diplomatic spat between London and Washington, with the British government backing the call for Sacoolas to be prosecuted. In 2019, Dunn’s parents travelled to the White House for a meeting with then-President Donald Trump, who surprised them by revealing that Sacoolas was in an adjoining room. Dunn's parents declined to meet her. Sacoolas will be sentenced in the week commencing Nov. 28, and the judge, Bobbie Cheema-Grubb, directed that she attend in person.

☆ U.S. diplomat's wife pleads guilty over fatal UK car crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A banner and a memorial area for British teenager Harry Dunn who died in a road traffic collision is pictured near to the entrance of RAF Croughton, in Croughton, near Brackley, Britain June 11, 2021. The crash led to a diplomatic spat between London and Washington, with the British government backing the call for Sacoolas to be prosecuted. Sacoolas will be sentenced in the week commencing Nov. 28, and the judge, Bobbie Cheema-Grubb, directed that she attend in person. "If sentence is one that does not involve immediate custody, there is no barrier to her returning home after the hearing," the judge said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Michael Holden Editing by Raissa KasolowskyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India to launch flexi-fuel model by end-2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Employees work on an assembly line of Honda Motorcycles & Scootesr India at Vithalapur town in the western state of Gujarat, India, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File PhotoNEW DELHI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India plans to launch a flexi-fuel model of motorcycle in India by end-2024, the company's CEO said on Wednesday. "Our internal target is minimum, one model, the first model of flexi-fuel motorcycle to be launched by end-2024," Atsushi Ogata, chief executive officer of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India said at the International Conference on Biofuels in New Delhi. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mohi Narayan, Writing by Tanvi Mehta; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Philippines town gives taxis a lift as floods become norm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Motorcycle taxis, modified to cope with flooding, ride at coastal town of Hagonoy, Bulacan province, Philippines, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezHAGONOY, Philippines, Oct 18 (Reuters) - In a town in northern Philippines where floods have become a perennial problem, motorcycle taxi drivers have modified their vehicles to keep passengers dry and high above the floodwaters. Motorcycle taxis, a popular form of transport in rural Philippines, have had steel tubes added to the forks of the vehicles, boosting them by a few extra feet to allow them to operate in the worst kinds of floods. One of the town's problems, according to officials, is the rapid rise in informal dwellings along a nearby river and lack of adequate waste management solutions. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Adrian Portugal; Editing by Martin Petty and Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tesla Autopilot’s safety questioned after latest fatal motorcycle crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Matt Mcfarland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Driver-assist crash data that automakers like Tesla must report to NHTSA was published Monday and revealed that Autopilot was engaged. A Utah motorcycle rider was killed in July after being struck by a Tesla driver using Autopilot. Utah Department of SafetyA Tesla driver using Autopilot struck a motorcycle lying on a road on July 7 at 4:47 a.m in Riverside, California. Motorcycle safety advocates say they’re concerned that the software fails to see motorcycles and lulls Tesla drivers into a sense of complacency and inattentiveness. Europe’s vehicle safety programs test if driver-assist systems identify motorcycles.

☆ Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite growing death toll
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. Protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran's morality police on Sept. 16 have turned into one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution. Another video showed dozens of riot police deployed in a Tehran street where a fire was burning. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights organisation said the death toll had increased to at least 201 civilians during the unrest, including 23 minors. Khamenei, a focus of protesters' anger, said the protests were designed by Iran's enemies, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

For several nights the sound of 34-year-old Panya Khamrap’s 9 mm pistol cracked the silence in the sleepy village of Tha Uthai, neighbours said. Another neighbour said that days before his rampage the village chief warned Panya about his behaviour. They argued and the village chief was afraid, said the neighbour, Suwan Tonsomsen. Another neighbour told Reuters he had seen Panya's mother with his degree certificate. Teachers in the nursery had put the children down for their nap by the time Panya arrived at around 12:30 p.m.

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☆ Tom Cruise could do a spacewalk outside the International Space Station for an upcoming $200 million movie, with help from Elon Musk's SpaceX
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tom Cruise could walk outside the International Space Station for an upcoming adventure movie. SpaceX was involved when it was first announced in 2020, though few details have been revealed since. "Tom Cruise is taking us to space, he's taking the world to space. Taking a rocket up to the [International Space Station] and shooting and hopefully being the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station." When reached for comment by Insider on SpaceX's involvement and the production budget, Universal said there weren't any new details to share.

☆ Protests grip Iran as rights group says 19 children killed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"At least 185 people, including at least 19 children, have been killed in the nationwide protests across Iran. The highest number of killings occurred in Sistan and Baluchistan province with half the recorded number," the Norway-based Iran Human Rights said on Saturday. They have accused armed dissidents amongst others of violence that has reportedly left at least 20 members of the security forces dead. A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. A video shared by Twitter account Mamlekate, which has more than 150,000 followers, showed security forces chasing dozens of school girls in the city of Bandar Abbas.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Exxon, Coinbase, Alphabet, Amazon, Marvell & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Wells Fargo initiates Coinbase as underweight Wells said in its initiation of the crypto company that it sees too many headwinds for shares of Coinbase. Cowen initiates CyberArk as outperform Cowen said it sees "growth and profitability" for the company. Stifel reiterates Marvell as buy Stifel said Marvell is one of the resilient stocks in the firm's coverage. Rosenblatt upgrades Apple to buy from neutral Rosenblatt said that its survey checks show consumers love the latest iPhone products. "We upgrade Apple to Buy from Neutral, and move our price target up $29 to $189.

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