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House GOP approves broad bill to 'unleash' American energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden's agenda to address climate change. The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease...
EVgo, Sprinklr rise; Semtech, Verint fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Beam Global, down $2.23 to $14.47. The electric vehicle charging company reported a bigger fourth-quarter loss than analysts' expected. Franklin Covey Co., down...
Vouchers, mental health fall short with Georgia lawmakers
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers made multiple key decisions Wednesday on the final scheduled day of their 2023 session. Most important, the General Assembly passed the state budget. Lawmakers also raised the weight limit for some trucks on state roads. Bills that would have...
Court hears appeal of ruling favoring Musk in SolarCity deal
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for a group of Tesla shareholders are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision in favor of CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins. ...
US, Japan reach deal on vital minerals for EV batteries
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on trade in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries, part of an effort to ensure secure supplies of strategically important resources. The deal due to be signed later Tuesday is expected to help electric...
Challenger wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union
DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers. A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray...
Geothermal developer wants to delist endangered Nevada toad
RENO, Nev. (AP) — In an unusual move that could pit two Biden administration agencies against each other, the developer of a planned Nevada geothermal power plant says it intends to sue U.S wildlife officials to overturn the endangered species listing of a toad in adjacent wetlands. ...
Ford's Tenn. plant could make 500K electric pickups a year
STANTON, Tenn. (AP) — Ford said Friday that its assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full output, part of the automaker's drive to produce 2 million electric vehicles worldwide annually by late 2026. ...
Biden's Canada agenda stacked: NORAD, migration deals likely
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on several of the world's most difficult challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China. Two important...
Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology. The figures were released Thursday as Ford rolled out a new way of...
