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U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
Restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers face blowback from the landscaping industry and some property owners, who say that the battery-powered blowers favored by...
Millions sweating it out as U.S. heat wave nears peak from Midwest to Maine
A heat wave extending from the Midwest to New England moved closer to a breaking point Thursday, with millions of people sweating it...
Yellen says Biden’s China tariffs are strategic, Trump’s would raise costs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden's increased tariffs on certain Chinese goods as highly strategic but said Republican...
Nikola plans 1-for-30 reverse stock split to comply with Nasdaq listing rules
US manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial EVs Nikola on Thursday announced a 1-for-30 reverse stock split to comply with Nasdaq listing rules
United States asks EU to delay deforestation law, letter shows
The US has asked the EU to delay its upcoming ban on imports of soy, wood and other commodities linked to deforestation, a...
Joby Aviation says FAA gives nod for in-house software for air-taxi operations
Joby Aviation said Thursday the US aviation regulator has authorized use of in-house software for air-taxi operations
EV startup Fisker’s U.S. units file for bankruptcy
Electric vehicle startup Fisker, which sought Chapter 11 protection earlier this week, said its U.S. units had also filed for bankruptcy in a...
GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next...
U.S. Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment
(This June 18 story has been corrected to rectify the type of nuclear fuel to ‘high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU),’ from ‘highly enriched uranium,’...
Detroit Three automakers should exit China, leading analyst says
John Murphy's guidance for the Big Three came during a discussion of the harsh cost-cutting measures they would have to take to be...
