Day: April 3, 2022

China’s BYD ends full combustion engine cars to focus on electric, plug-in hybrids
World

China’s BYD ends full combustion engine cars to focus on electric, plug-in hybrids

A BYD Co. electronic vehicle (EV) is charged at an EV charging station at the company’s campus in the Pingshan district of Shenzhen, China. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD said that as of last month it stopped making combustion engine vehicles and now produces full electric […]

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Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 notches third straight week of gains
Finance

Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 notches third straight week of gains

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 25, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock index futures were flat during overnight trading Sunday, after the S&P 500 posted a third straight week of gains. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 14 points. S&P 500 futures were flat, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined […]

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Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes early lead in Hungary election
World

Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes early lead in Hungary election

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to media after casting his ballots during the general parliamentary elections on April 3, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Janos Kummer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks set to remain in power in Hungary with early projections showing his Fidesz party leading by […]

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Tesla is unable to restart Shanghai production on Monday
World

Tesla is unable to restart Shanghai production on Monday

A truck transports new Tesla cars at its factory in Shanghai, China May 13, 2021. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla has notified workers and suppliers that production at its Shanghai factory will not resume on Monday as it had hoped, according to an internal notice shared with Reuters. Reuters reported earlier on Sunday that the […]

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Airlines cancel hundreds of weekend flights as thunderstorms sweep through Florida
Business

Airlines cancel hundreds of weekend flights as thunderstorms sweep through Florida

A Southwest Airlines jet sits at a gate at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Airlines canceled hundreds of weekend flights and thousands more were delayed as thunderstorms in Florida slowed traffic in one of the country’s top travel destinations during spring break. More than 5,900 U.S. […]

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Tech companies cautiously bring people back while contending with hesitant employees
Technology

Tech companies cautiously bring people back while contending with hesitant employees

Atsuko Bolinguit, with tech startup company Fast, works in the office at her desk on March 24, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Starting Monday, Google is bringing most employees back to assigned physical offices three days a week. The company has said since the beginning of the pandemic that it […]

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Empty canals, dead cotton fields: Arizona farmers are getting slammed by water cuts in the West
Business

Empty canals, dead cotton fields: Arizona farmers are getting slammed by water cuts in the West

Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir. Emma Newburger | CNBC CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — On the drought-stricken land where Pinal County farmers have irrigated crops for thousands of years, Nancy Caywood stopped […]

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Flag football at the Olympics might be the key to the NFL’s overseas business plan
Business

Flag football at the Olympics might be the key to the NFL’s overseas business plan

A general view during the NFL London 2021 match between Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 17, 2021 in London, England. Alex Pantling | Getty Images The NFL says it has a plan to grow its international business to $1 billion annually and attract its next set of fans. But […]

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Missiles slam into port city of Odesa; Zelenskyy says Russians aim to seize east and south Ukraine. Follow our live updates
Politics

Missiles slam into port city of Odesa; Zelenskyy says Russians aim to seize east and south Ukraine. Follow our live updates

Missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa Refugees from war regions of Ukraine gather near the Odesa volunteer center for clothing and other assistance on April 2, 2022. Vladimir Shtanko | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A series of explosions have been heard in Ukraine’s strategically important port city of Odesa, with the city […]

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