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The busiest week of earnings is upon us, with roughly 20% of the S & P 500 slated to report — including some of the biggest companies in the world. Apple, Google-parent Alphabet and Meta Platforms are all scheduled to post their latest quarterly results this week. Pharma giant Pfizer and automakers General Motors and Ford Motor are also among the roughly 100 S & P 500 names on deck. The earnings season thus far has been lackluster. Approximately 140 S & P 500 components have posted their… Source link

The Climeworks AG Orca direct air capture and storage facility, right, and Hellisheidi geothermal power plant, left, in Hellisheidi, Iceland, in September 2021. (Arnaldur Halldorsson/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The small island nation of Iceland is known among environmentalists for its low greenhouse emissions — per capita, roughly one-third of those of the United States — thanks in part to its reliance on clean, geothermal energy derived from the more than 30 active volcanic systems that… Source link

I’m in a NFL contest submitting five ATS picks each week. My last 3-2 week came back in Week 8 and it’s been a challenge since. Fortunately, the Week 15 slate offers more than a few enticing options giving me some confidence for a major bounce back. The lines are set spreads released each Wednesday and selections are submitted Friday night. Here are my five ATS contest picks for Week 15 in the NFL: Lions pick ’em at Jets On paper, the Lions look like a mixed bag of good and bad when not… Source link

Former President Donald Trump; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo illustration: Kelli R. Grant/Yahoo News; photos: Michael Conroy/AP, Julia Nikhinson/AP) A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis now leads former President Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Trump previously led DeSantis by double-digit margins among registered voters who describe themselves as Republicans or Republican-leaning independents. Meanwhile,… Source link

Despite Tesla (TSLA) sitting atop the EV leaderboard in the U.S., new data shows competitors are chipping away at its lead. S&P Global Mobility’s latest report on U.S. EV market share shows Tesla leading the way with 65% market share across all EVs registered through the first nine months of 2022, however that figure is down from 79% in 2020. This covers 525,000 EVs registered this year in the U.S. The remaining non-Tesla sales are divided across 46 other nameplates (AKA models), such as the… Source link

The global net-zero goals set out by the Paris Agreement are still within reach — but achieving them will require a $100 trillion investment, according to a new report by BNY Mellon Investment Management and Fathom Consulting. That amount equates to around 15% of all global investment or 3% of global GDP over the next 30 years in order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius or below, per the Paris Agreement Accord established in 2015. And the more… Source link

Although diversity is a core asset for companies, women building their careers still face a number of disparities. A study conducted by Goldman Sachs in March found that women earn more than $20 trillion every year and control one-third of household wealth globally. Yet, they make up just 8% of Fortune 500 CEOs and draw roughly 3% of all venture capital (VC) dollars. “Those women succeed despite the odds,” Julia Boorstin, author of “When Women Lead,” told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “I… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Broncos could be sellers at the trade deadline Before the season, the Broncos were viewed as Super Bowl contenders. Now? Not. In fact, with Russell Wilson injured and the 2-4 Broncos underdogs at home today to the Jets, they now might be sellers at the trade deadline. The Broncos have received multiple trade inquiries about defensive end Bradley Chubb and wide receivers Jerry [more] Source link

During Google’s latest launch event, the company made multiple references to Apple and the iPhone 14, iOS 16, and Apple’s reluctance to adopt support for RCS messaging. Google yesterday held an event where it announced the Pixel Watch, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, and offered new details on the Pixel Tablet. During the event, some presenters couldn’t help but take a few jabs at Apple and some of Cupertino’s latest announcements. “Pixel has always been a leader in smartphone innovation,” said… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Chris Jones fined $10,069 for language used against Matt Ryan Last Sunday, referee Shawn Smith threw a flag that quite likely influenced the outcome of the Chiefs-Colts game. The man who was penalized has also been fined. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was fined $10,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct. The conduct, however, was verbal. It’s still not publicly known [more] Source link