Company Achieved Record-High Monthly and Quarterly Deliveries NIO delivered 8,083 vehicles in June 2021, increasing by 116.1% year-over-year NIO delivered 21,896 vehicles in the three months ended June 2021, increasing by 111.9% year-over-year Cumulative deliveries of the ES8, ES6 and EC6 as of June 30, 2021 reached 117,597 SHANGHAI, China, July 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer and a leading manufacturer of premium smart electric… Source link

Google and Facebook logos and Australian flag are displayed in this illustration taken, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo July 1 (Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google and Facebook for payments for news content on their platforms. Country Press Australia (CPA) is seeking authorisation to allow its members to hammer out a payments deal… Source link

Google is opening up Android’s built-in passes system to let Android users store a digital vaccine card, which it calls a COVID Card, on their phone. The feature will initially roll out in the US, and it will rely on support from healthcare providers, local governments, or other organizations authorized to distribute COVID vaccines. The feature will also support storing COVID test results. For vaccinations, your COVID Card will show info on when you were vaccinated and which vaccine you… Source link

To the Editor: “Google Dominates a Hidden Market With No Rules,” by Dina Srinivasan (Opinion guest essay, June 25), makes claims about our advertising technology business that we strongly disagree with. Independent reports show that the fees we charge our partners are lower than the industry average. In fact, the 100 largest news publishers — many of which have in-house sales teams that perform many of the functions provided by Google’s ad sales, exchange and brokerage operations —… Source link

Warning: The following article contains graphic allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. This post has been updated with a response from Bauer’s representatives. One day after news broke that Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer had been accused of assault, details of his accuser’s account of their interactions has surfaced. A temporary ex parte restraining order filed against Bauer and executed on Monday was obtained by The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli and Katie Strang. The… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Wednesday evening, adding to gains after the major equity indexes closed out a strong second quarter and first half of the year. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged higher after the index logged yet another record closing high during the regular trading day. The blue-chip index has gained 14.4% for the year to date, and ended June with a more than 2% gain for a fifth straight monthly rise. A batch of strong economic data helped propel equities higher during… Source link

The Delta variant of COVID-19, which originated in India, is the latest challenge the world is facing as key regions struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The strain is significantly more contagious than any other that’s appeared so far, scientists say. It has raised concerns over whether or not the vaccines currently available are effective enough to counter its spread. Delta now accounts for roughly 30% of cases in the U.S., where 57.2% of adults are fully vaccinated and 66.2% have… Source link

Volunteers Richard Calhoun, left, and John Lattyak prepare food for distribution at Harmony Community Church in Lawndale in Chicago on Dec. 9, 2020. The food pantry at Harmony Community Church in Lawndale is supplied by the Greater Chicago Food Depository. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune) Source link

The stock market is entering the danger zone, according to one often overlooked measure of equities valuation.  At its current level of 38 times, the Shiller P/E Ratio is nearing the peak (44 times) seen at the height just before the dot-com bust in 2000, write strategists at SunDial Capital Research. Created by noted Yale professor Robert Shiller, the ratio is seen as better than the traditional P/E ratio as it adjusts for inflation. Historically, a Shiller PE ratio sustained over 25 times… Source link

Pat Toomey (R-PA) speaks during a news conference to introduce the Republican infrastructure plan, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott A leading GOP senator is threatening to draft “transparency and accountability” laws directed at the nation’s independent central bank after accusing four of the Federal Reserve’s regional banks of dodging Congressional requests for documents. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, the top ranking Republican of the Senate… Source link