The era of subsidies for wind and solar may be ending far too soon
The cost of renewable energy is plunging, but there are still sound reasons to encourage its adoption through subsidies.
The cost of renewable energy is plunging, but there are still sound reasons to encourage its adoption through subsidies.
Nasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.
Goldman Sachs and Bank of America will face challenges on Wednesday as proxy advisers recommend investors vote for the banks to separate their CEO and chairman's roles, in an effort to improve the companies' governance. With support from influential proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, some investors are leaning towards supporting shareholder resolutions to split the roles, but getting wider support will be tough. "I would love for a company on the echelon of Goldman Sachs to separate those two roles so there's more oversight," said David Wagner, a portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, which owns Goldman shares.
Demonstrators at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.
General Motors on Tuesday posted quarterly results that topped Wall Street targets and raised its annual forecast, citing stable pricing and demand for its gas-engine vehicles. “Our consumer has been remarkably resilient in this period of higher interest rates,” GM's chief financial officer, Paul Jacobson, said. While the company started 2024 strong, Chief Executive Mary Barra still has two large challenges ahead: turning around GM's shrinking sales in China, and salvaging Cruise, its robotaxi unit.
Despite a small dip in U.S. vehicle sales, General Motors' first-quarter net income rose more than 25% on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher-profit vehicles. The Detroit automaker said that while its average sales price per vehicle was down slightly from last year at just under $50,000, pickup sales remained strong, and it's not seeing the price erosion across its lineup that other companies have experienced. GM on Tuesday said it made $2.97 billion from January through March, with revenue increasing 7.6% over the same period a year ago to just over $43 billion.
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More money, more problems?
I-65 South closed after southern Indiana semitrailer crash leaves 2 dead, 1 injured
CSX ( NASDAQ:CSX ) First Quarter 2024 Results Key Financial Results Revenue: US$3.68b (flat on 1Q 2023). Net income...
At least five migrants, including a child, have died after their dinghy capsized in an attempt to cross the English Channel, French emergency services said on Tuesday.
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Blue Devils pitcher Campbell Schaen had two knee operations but is back to full strength now, and her softball team is unbeaten.
In an interview with Vogue France the Canadian music icon opened up about her fame amid her battle with stiff person syndrome. "Celebrity has made me want to never give up on anything. I was born to communicate on stage, with my team, and with my voice, and with my fans. It's about sharing. I was born to do that. When I found myself on stage for the first time, in Québec, I caught the bug! What has fame taken away from me? Nothing? Because I live every day, and I move forward."
The auto maker now sees an operating profit of about $13.5 billion, up from prior guidance of $13 billion and above the $12.4 billion earned last year.
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GE Aerospace on Tuesday raised its full-year profit forecast, citing a "solid start to the year" on strong demand for jet-engine parts and services as airlines keep their older planes in the air to tide over a shortage of new commercial aircraft. The company now expects 2024 operating profit of $6.2 billion to $6.6 billion, compared with its earlier forecast of $6 billion to $6.5 billion. Since then, Wall Street analysts have been bullish on the prospects of the aerospace business, with some citing the dominant lead of CFM International, GE's joint venture with Safran, as a supplier to Airbus' A320neo family of jets, over competing engine maker Pratt & Whitney.
The ONS estimated that full-year public sector net borrowing was £120.7 billion in 2023-24, £6.6 billion more than predicted.