Month: April 2022
Sunnova CEO says war in Ukraine will spur shift to renewables, calls on U.S. to foster solar panel production
Consumer demands, on both reliability and price; climate change, and geopolitical and national security will spur a shift to solar energy, Sunnova CEO says. Source
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Ukraine demands strong global response to train station killings; EU candidacy expected within months or less. Follow our live updates
Ukraine ‘expects to be granted EU candidate status in June’, minister says Ukrainian minister Olga Stefanishyna says she expects Ukraine to be given European Union candidate country status in June. Ukraine is “ready to move fast” with its application to become an EU member, Stefanishyna, who is Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic […]
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Elon Musk says humans could eventually download their brains into robots — and Grimes thinks Jeff Bezos would do it
Elon Musk says a lot of seemingly fantastical things. For example: The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO seems to believe that humans will eventually be able to live forever, by downloading their brains into robots. “I think it is possible,” Musk, 50, recently told Insider. “Yes, we could download the things that we believe make […]
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Covid outbreak in Shanghai has dogs on lockdown with their owners
A woman carries a dog past barriers along the near-empty Nanjing Road shopping street outside of the impacted areas during Covid a lockdown in Shanghai on March 31, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The citywide lockdown in Shanghai, the site of China’s worst coronavirus outbreak in two years, is so strict that even some dogs can’t […]
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Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng convicted in U.S. court in 1MDB case
Roger Ng, a former banker for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., left, exits from federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, May 6, 2019. Wes Bruer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was convicted by a U.S. jury on Friday of corruption charges related to his […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: I like Portillo’s here
Mattel Inc: “Mattel I like so much, I think it’s got a great, bright future. … Sell off a little bit from the top. Buy.” Braskem SA: “I’m turning against the commodity stocks, and that is pure commodity. So I’m going to say you’re okay, but don’t overstay your welcome.” Source
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Keep an eye on these 9 beaten-down retail stocks, Jim Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday offered a list of nine discounted retail stocks that he believes could be great additions to investors’ portfolios. “Today we saw many of these discounted retailers rally nicely, but it will take many more days like today before these stocks come close to being expensive again. So, I would give […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Own stocks that are cheap on a price to earnings basis
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday previewed next week’s roster of earnings and advised investors to stick to companies that are profitable yet affordable for investors to own. “In this environment, you need to own companies that make stuff and do things profitably, but let’s add, also, with stocks that remain cheap on a price to […]
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Sell your old iPhone, laptop now before the ‘value just vanishes into the ether,’ expert says: Here’s the best way
If you were gifted a new set of Airpods for Christmas or bought yourself a new laptop on Cyber Monday, you probably still have its predecessor lying around somewhere. Instead of keeping it in a drawer or under you bed, you could sell it for a good chunk of money, says Byron Binkley, founder of […]
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Target tiptoes back into resale with new ThredUp deal, as it makes sustainability push
Target ThredUp website Source: Target Target is tiptoeing back into secondhand sales through a deal with resale company, ThredUp. The big-box retailer confirmed Friday that it launched a page on ThredUp’s website in late March that includes listings of women’s and kids’ apparel, along with accessories. Some items are from Target’s private labels, such as […]
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