Contrary to other automakers, who in response to slowing consumer demand are scaling back plans to convert their car and truck lineups to all-electric, General Motors (GM) Chair & CEO Mary Barra is still all in on EVs. "We will be selling more EVs in this country than anyone else, including Tesla," Barra told Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi in an exclusive interview at GM's technical campus in Michigan.It's a fitting stance for a leader who has overcome a host of issues over her 10 years at the helm of 100-year-old plus GM - by taking a different approach and applying a different vision than others before her. At the time Barra took over as CEO, General Motors was still emerging from its 2009 bankruptcy and reeling from an ignition switch recall that led to over one hundred fatalities. Barra was tasked with completely changing GM's siloed culture and simultaneously changing how the public viewed the company’s cars, as well as regaining their trust. And now she's looking to take GM into a future that she believes includes cars and trucks that run on batteries. Yahoo Finance got the rare opportunity to sit shotgun with Barra in the newly designed E-Ray Corvette to hear how the change-maker CEO intends to make good on her bets to become the leader of electric and autonomous vehicles, despite stiff competition from Tesla (TLSA) and skepticism from shareholders. Lead This Way is an interview series that features frank conversations with today’s leaders. The series gives consumers and investors an inside look into the innovative thinking and diverse life experiences of some of the biggest players in business to find out how they lead through change, and how they define success for themselves and their organizations. For more on our Lead This Way series, click here, and tune in to Yahoo Finance Live for more expert insight and the latest market action, Monday through Friday. Editor's Note: This article was written by Brian Vitagliano
Sheriff’s deputies in Seffner, Florida, located a suspect behind a hidden door with the help of their K9 on Tuesday, March 26.This footage by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows the K9 unit arresting the suspect after finding him behind a hidden door in a home.The suspect, Christopher Stringfield, was arrested and charged with resisting an officer without violence and burglary of a motor vehicle. Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via Storyful
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A large alligator swam right by a group of kayakers during a guided tour in Silver Springs, Florida, on Sunday, March 24.This footage was captured by kayaker Ilissa Tate Legier, who said that she was performing a guided tour of Silver River when an alligator swam by their kayaks.“She gracefully made her way to a nearby nesting area, where she spent the rest of the day napping in the sun with her babies,” Legier said. Credit: Ilissa Tate Legier via Storyful
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023 partly due to lower gas use in the electricity sector, provisional government data showed on Thursday. Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, which will require changes to the way people eat and travel, as well as how electricity is produced. A rebound in French nuclear power output in 2023 meant Britain was able to import more electricity, cutting the need for homegrown fossil fuel power production, while electricity demand also fell, DESNZ said.
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All three major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Wednesday, with the Dow jumping more than 1%, while the S&P 500 clocked an all-time closing high. On the radar on Thursday would be the final readings of fourth-quarter GDP and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey, while weekly jobless claims data will also be in focus. Heading into the weekend break, focus shall remain on the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, due on Good Friday, when the U.S. stock market will be closed.
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France's parliament is weighing legislation against a form of discrimination that's often overlooked: prejudicial treatment on the basis of hair. The bill is inspired by laws in the United States, where anti-racism campaigners have long argued that black people face unfair pressure to modify their natural hair. "They called me into the office and said, 'we know you care about your hair ...' And I said, 'oh and you don't?'"Fanta, a former police officer, is black. She says she's experienced what'
Former FTX head was found guilty on seven charges that carry maximum sentencing of 110 years