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Fox Business Briefs: Takata recalls 10 million more airbags and there are fears they may explode due to defective inflators. Takata filed for bankruptcy amid “the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. history,” according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Not only did the recall cost the Japanese automotive parts company … Read more
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The law firm of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased stock in PACS Group, Inc. (NYSE: PACS), from April 11, 2024 through and including November 5, 2024 (the Class Period). WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?On November … Read more
Pyongyang has supplied Moscow’s army with long-range rocket and artillery systems, some of which have been moved to Russia’s Kursk region for an assault involving North Korean soldiers to push out Ukrainian forces, a Ukrainian intelligence assessment has found. In recent weeks, North Korea provided some 50 domestically produced 170mm M1989 self-propelled howitzers and 20 … Read more
While concerns were already swirling about Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration, the first potential conflict of interest has popped up. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (which he runs with Vivek Ramaswamy) put out the call Thursday for “super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.” As appealing … Read more
Comedian Vir Das recently shared a heartfelt post about meeting an Indian scientist turned chauffeur in the US. On Instagram, he described his experience that touched the hearts of many. Das explained how he was picked up at San Jose airport by a black-lane driver who appeared a bit nervous. Sensing his unease, the comedian … Read more
Technological advances over the past 20 years have been nothing short of profound, and nowhere is that progress more evident than in the sizes of the world’s largest companies. Two decades ago, General Electric and ExxonMobil were the world’s largest companies by market cap, clocking in at $319 billion and $283 billion, respectively. Now, the … Read more
Nov. 15, 2024 6:10 PM ETSPDR® Gold Shares ETF (GLD), GDXIAU, SLV, SIL, SGOL, SIVR, GDXJ, PHYS, PSLV, NUGT, RING, OUNZ, SILJ, BAR, GLDM, AAAU, XAGUSD:CUR, XAUUSD:CURBy: Carl Surran, SA News Editor monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Gold futures ended lower Friday for the sixth straight session in the metal’s sharpest weekly selloff in more than … Read more
Chris Moran of Vandervalk Farm in Mendon, Mass., shares how this year he lost 500 young Christmas trees on the farm due to the unusually dry conditions in the Northeast. (Credit: WBZ-TV) It’ll be a December to remember after a severe drought across the Northeast is killing off young Christmas trees. The drought has led … Read more
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BAKU (Reuters) – The U.N.’s climate chief called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week. The plea, made in a letter to G20 leaders from UN Framework … Read more
The week when the transition team of President-elect Donald Trump named a TV journalist as defence secretary and revealed that the world’s richest man would be heading up a new department of governmental efficiency felt like a harbinger of regime change. Joe Biden was hailed in 2020 by relieved liberals as a course correction after … Read more