-Ford Motor cut prices of some variants of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck by as much as $5,500, the Detroit automaker said on Thursday, as it navigates a competitive EV market. Demand for EVs has been volatile, prompting automakers to focus on hybrid vehicles instead as consumers prefer the flexibility offered from dual powertrains….
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. electricity and gasoline prices increased sharply in March, with electricity up 0.9% and gasoline up 1.7%, leading the energy sector to far outpace broader inflation for the month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Wednesday. Energy prices, which include electricity, gasoline, fuel oil and other power and…
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Prospects for a first Federal Reserve interest-rate cut before the end of summer — or even at all this year — took a body blow on Wednesday with another U.S. inflation report that cast into stark relief the stickiness of price pressures across the U.S. economy. After months of centering on…
By Clark Mindock and Rod Nickel (Reuters) -The Biden administration has urged a U.S. appeals court to tell a lower court to rethink its order that would require Canadian operator Enbridge to drain portions of an oil pipeline that runs through Native American tribal land in Wisconsin, according to a court filing made public on…
(This April 8 story has been corrected to remove reference to rapid testing, in the headline) (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low even as it asked the state public health officials to be prepared to respond. The agency asked…
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google on Tuesday revealed the details of a new version of its data center artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based based central processor. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of the few viable alternatives to the advanced AI chips made by Nvidia,…
By Manya Saini and Nupur Anand (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase’s board identified potential successors to CEO Jamie Dimon, paving the way for a leadership transition at the largest U.S. bank. The board is “spending significant time on developing operating committee members who are well-known to shareholders as strong potential CEO candidates” in the medium term, it…
(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday predicted development of artificial intelligence that was smarter than the smartest human probably by next year, or by 2026. In a wide-ranging interview on X spaces that suffered multiple technology glitches, Musk also told Norway wealth fund CEO Nicolai Tangen that AI was constrained by the availability of…
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Budget retailer 99 Cents Only filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Sunday, saying that it intended to close all of its 371 stores in the U.S. and sell off its real estate and remaining inventory. The company operates under the business names “99¢ Only Stores”…
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon hailed U.S. leadership and economic power in an annual letter to shareholders on Monday that invoked “liberty and justice for all.” Dimon, who runs the largest U.S. bank, celebrated American exceptionalism in his yearly message, which is widely read by investors. In it, he…
