WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate law. The new […]
Nearly 10,000 companies with foreign involvement exited Russia in 2022 and the first 10 months of 2023. But the number of firms in Russia with co-owners from China and former Soviet republics has increased sharply. Russia is targeting new markets in the east following sweeping Western sanctions over the invasion. Western companies have been leaving […]
Tesla has once again demonstrated its commitment to sustainability, sharing a glimpse of its state-of-the-art water-recycling system at manufacturing facility Giga Berlin. On Dec. 13, the automaker posted a photo of its wastewater treatment plant on X, formerly known as Twitter, and noted that “up to 100% of process water” is recycled. Four large tanks […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – From a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow on Tuesday to a blast of arctic air in the forecast, winter has finally arrived in the Kansas City metro. As of Thursday night, the FOX4 Weather Team predicts that we will struggle to get above freezing for the next four […]
Starting in 2018, Goldman Sachs announced a strategy called Launch with GS that eventually committed to investing $1 billion of firm and client capital into companies led, founded, and owned by women and people of color. Now, one of the world’s largest investment banks has shuttered the initiative, claiming it has fulfilled its goal and […]
Ukraine plans to launch five joint ventures with Western arms manufacturers this year, Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko told the Kyiv Independent on Jan. 10. Ukrainian Defense Industry, a state-owned enterprise that also operates under the name Ukroboronprom, is a “top priority” for the coming year, Svyrydenko said. While Svyrydenko did not […]
Elon Musk, recognized for his pivotal roles in SpaceX and Tesla Inc., has consistently expressed a preference for focusing on product development and technology rather than corporate leadership. Despite his position as a renowned CEO, Musk never aspired to be one. His journey to becoming an influential figure in 21st-century business reflects a man driven […]
S&P 500 companies are gearing up for fourth-quarter earnings season. And some are seen putting up some massive profit growth. X Ten companies, including some of the Magnificent Seven like Amazon.com (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX), plus utilities like NRG Energy (NRG), are seen posting 50% or higher profit for the fourth-quarter of 2023, says an […]
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is asking bus companies sending migrants to the state to provide advance notice of arrivals, mirroring a similar rule recently implemented by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. In a public letter Monday, Murphy asked about two dozen bus companies that he said were sending migrants from the southern border […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was only released […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap. Now two private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended. It’s part of a NASA-supported effort to kick-start commercial […]
In an effort to protect critically endangered grizzly bears, two wildlife conservation groups are hoping to railroad a lawsuit through the courts — literally. As reported by ABC News, WildEarth Guardians and the Western Environmental Law Center recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in Missoula, Montana, against BNSF Railway over its failure to establish a […]