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Motley Fool Why Lithium Americas Stock Crashed Today Despite being not yet operational, and having no revenue to its name (much less profits), Lithium Americas stock has had a terrific run as investors bid up lithium assets in anticipation of booming demand for the metal, which is used to make the batteries that power electric vehicles. With lithium currently priced at $60,000 a ton, Goldman sees that slipping 10% to $54,000 later this year — a pothole that precedes a bigger fall off a… Source link

Associated Press Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential election to choose their own slate of electors, arguing that results giving Joe Biden a victory in the state were marred by fraud. The revelations first published by The Washington Post on Friday show that Thomas was more involved than… Source link

Associated Press Review: ‘Top Gun’ sequel a welcome trip to the danger zone More than 30 years after Cruise smirked his way to the cocky heights of the ’80s as the maverick Navy pilot codenamed Maverick, he effortlessly picks up the character in a new chapter of “Top Gun” that is an absolutely, thoroughly enjoyable ride — a textbook example of how to make a sequel. “Top Gun: Maverick” satisfies with one foot in the past by hitting all the touchstones of the first film — fast… Source link

James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss his outlook on inflation and the central bank’s response. Below is a transcript of his appearance, aired live on May 11. – BRIAN CHEUNG: I am joined here live on Yahoo Finance in an exclusive conversation with St. Louis Fed President James Bullard. Obviously the Federal Reserve very much in focus so it’s great to have you on the program President Bullard. How are you? JAMES BULLARD: Very good,… Source link

Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss her outlook on inflation and the central bank’s response. Below is a transcript of her appearance, aired live on May 10. – BRIAN CHEUNG Welcome back to Yahoo Finance. I’m Brian Cheung here live on site at the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference in beautiful Amelia Island and I’m here with Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester. President Mester, so it’s great to see you and also in… Source link

Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss his outlook on inflation and the central bank’s response. Below is a transcript of his appearance, taped and aired on May 10. – BRIAN CHEUNG: Hi I’m Brian Cheung here on the sidelines of the Financial Markets Conference hosted by the Atlanta Fed alongside the Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic. President Bostic, great to see you. RAPHAEL BOSTIC: Good to see you too, Brian. BRIAN CHEUNG: It’s… Source link

Yahoo hired Tapan Bhat as president and GM of Yahoo Finance to oversee its financial and business vertical — marking the seasoned exec’s return to the internet media company after more than a decade. Bhat will report directly to Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone. He starts at the company May 16 and will be based in San Jose, Calif. Most recently, Bhat spent the last three years advising startups and their boards. Before that, he was chief product officer at NerdWallet, heading product and… Source link

Netflix (NFLX) hates me. I’m one of the estimated 100 million users who stream shows and movies thanks to a shared password. Specifically, I glom onto my parents’ account. And I’ve done it for years. I do the same with Hulu (DIS) and HBO Max thanks to my parents, again, and my in-laws, respectively. In return, I pay for YouTube TV, Google’s (GOOG, GOOGL) cable alternative. I also share my Spotify, Disney+, and anime streaming service Crunchyroll accounts with family and friends. I’m… Source link

Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss her outlook on inflation and the central bank’s response. Below is a transcript of her appearance, aired live on April 21. – BRIAN CHEUNG: Welcome to Yahoo Finance live. I am Brian Cheung live here at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco alongside the president of the San Francisco Fed Mary Daly. Good morning. How are you? MARY DALY: Good morning. I’m terrific. Thanks for having me. BRIAN… Source link