Share prices of the electric automaker Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) were rising Tuesday after the company released second-quarter delivery numbers that were better than expected. The good news comes on the heels of a new joint venture with Volkswagen that’s worth up to $5 billion for Rivian. Rivian’s stock price was up by as much […]
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Bitcoin and Nvidia Slumps Jolt Market’s Get-Rich-Quick Brigade
(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin and Nvidia Corp. just reminded investors that the market’s hottest trades are far from one-way bets. Most Read from Bloomberg The largest digital asset posted one of its steepest drops on Monday since the onset of the crypto-market recovery at the start of last year, leaving investors pining for $60,000 as a […]
4.1-magnitude earthquake shakes thousands in Southern California, USGS says. ‘Big jolt’
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Southern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The nearly 1-mile deep quake hit about 5 1/2 miles southwest from Corona in Riverside County, about a 40-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles, at 1:49 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, according to the USGS. More than 6,000 people from as far away […]
Old quake photos resurface with false claim they show aftermath of April 2024 jolt in Japan
A video sharing old earthquake images in Japan has circulated online with a false claim they were taken after a 6.3-magnitude jolt hit the country on April 17. At least eight people were reported injured in the latest quake. Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes every year. The vast majority are mild, and even larger quakes usually […]
Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets
By Lucy Raitano and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Reports of an Israeli attack on Iranian soil that possibly drags the Middle East into a deeper conflict has jolted world markets with geopolitical risks that can swiftly change the direction of anything from oil to bonds and renew inflation risks. Stocks tumbled on Friday, oil […]
Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments
Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as global car manufacturers race to pump billions of dollars into the development of green vehicles in Latin America’s biggest economy. Globally, hybrid cars sales are booming, offering consumers fuel savings, sustainability, and the assurance that they won’t find themselves stranded far from a public charging station […]
Passengers recount mid-air jolt on LATAM Boeing 787
STORY: The aircraft experienced a “massive jolt”, passenger Brian Jokat told New Zealand media. As a result, 10 passengers and three cabin crew members were taken to a hospital, the South American carrier said as it investigates the cause. Another passenger Lucas Ellwood said there were “people scared, screaming, crying and lots of injuries”. The […]
Thousands feel 4.6-magnitude quake shake the Los Angeles area, USGS says. ‘Sharp jolt’
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The nearly 9-mile deep quake hit about 7.5 miles northwest of Malibu, at 1:47 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, according to the USGS. More than 13,000 people from as far away as Bakersfield and San Diego reported feeling the […]
World leaders given treaty jolt on Covid anniversary
Wavering world leaders were told Tuesday to speed up efforts to agree a global treaty on avoiding a new pandemic catastrophe — four years to the day since Covid-19 was declared an international emergency. Countries have spent more than two years working out an accord on making sure countries are better prepared to deal with, […]