Highlights: January 4, 2021 - January 9, 2021
Christian Fernsby ▼ | January 11, 2021
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A deep upper level low will drop into the western U.S. today, pushing a surface frontal system south across the region.
Latest U.S. oil and gas rig count falls to 576
Georgia Governor Kemp to reinforce economic partnerships in Germany and Poland
Kansas Governor announces $25M for Stafford County Transload Facility Project
Port Houston awarded $25 million to build hydrogen fuelling station
Bulgaria: 4 charged with €94.5 million fraud involving railway signalling systems
Winter storm to impact south and southeast U.S.
Azerbaijan suspends gas supplies to Bulgaria for technical reasons
UK phasing out sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030
Anchor linked to Eagle S recovered in Finland-Estonia cable damage probe
EIB and Societe Generale to stimulate up to €8 billion investment in wind industry
U.S. drillers cut oil and gas rigs
U.S. rig count dropped, Canada nice surprise
Massachusetts wins more than $102 million for transportation infrastructure projects
Baker Hughes oil rig count unchanged at 589, Canadian down
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Mexico and EU update trade deal to counter potential U.S. tariffs under Trump administration
Trump announces plans for 10% tariff on China starting on February 1
Los Angeles wildfires: Governor announces $20 million to support firestorm-impacted workers
Historic $8 billion transportation investment to improve roads, bridges and regional transit in Massachusetts
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Reach Subsea confirms delivery of Reach Remote 1
Corning to create 300+ jobs in North Country, New York
Lufthansa Group plans around 10,000 new hires across entire company in 2025
Solithor appoints new CEO
McWin appoints Guillaume Charlin as managing partner
PrecisionLife: Bill Keating new chief commercial officer, diagnostics and healthcare
Mika Mahlberg becomes Fortaco’s president, CEO and member of board
Medicilon names Lilly Xu as chief technology officer
Greece to repay $5.3 billion bailout debt early
Fraser Institute: Canada’s debt ranking falls from best in G7 to 7th worst
Kuwait reports $5.2 bln budget deficit in FY 2023-24
Eurozone reports modest Q1 GDP growth, stable annual inflation
Italy sees faster economic growth in Q1
Lockton revenue $3.55 billion
Motorcar Parts of America Q4 sales $189.5 million
Limoneira Q2 revenue $44.6 million
Lululemon athletica Q1 revenue increased 10% to $2.2 billion
PVH Q1 GAAP EBIT $205 million
Niger set to monetize massive gas reserves through Saharan natural gas pipeline
Putting the brakes on EV folly that choked the market
Oil discovery in Kavango Basin may mean huge benefits for Namibians
Cape Town and Dubai battle over Africa's energy future
Is America going to lose its superpower status?
Indonesia aims for food self-sufficiency in rice, corn, salt by 2026
Vietnam opens Brazilian market for salted cattle hides
Germany reports first foot and mouth disease outbreak in 35 years
UK exported enough banned bee-killing pesticides to cover area bigger than England
Hong Kong suspends import of poultry meat and products from areas in Hungary, Portugal, Korea
Employers prefer younger job candidates for AI roles although experienced workers perform same or better
Study finds workers misjudge wage markets
Some organizations may need to expand their hierarchical structures earlier than others
Study finds there's right way and wrong way to deliver negative feedback in workplace
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BHP, Vale agree to pay $30B damages for Brazil dam disaster
Commission fines České dráhy and Österreichische Bundesbahnen €48.7 million over collusion to exclude common compe
SEC charges Keurig with making inaccurate statements regarding recyclability of K-Cup beverage pod
SEC charges John Deere with FCPA violations for subsidiary’s role in Thai bribery scheme
AG Bonta secures $3.9 million settlement with cryptocurrency company Robinhood
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Red Roof properties open in Michigan
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Hill Helicopters HX50, luxury in the sky
Opel Movano becomes fully equipped camper van
Porsche Panamera, new hybrid variants
Dodge Charger, 670 horsepower of electric
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OnePlus Ace 3V, first with Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
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Casette tapes are making a big comeback, and so are portable players
One more barrier to developing vaccine for HIV removed
Rwanda begins world's first clinical trial for treatment of Marburg virus disease
Rwanda restricts gatherings amid Marburg virus outbreak, to begin trials of vaccine
Teksas Attorney General reaches settlement in first-of-its-kind healthcare generative AI investigation
Potentially deadly fungal disease spreading in California
World-first carbon-14 diamond battery made
Einstein Telescope step closer
Exoplanet-hunting telescope to begin search for another Earth in 2026
India to build first phase of its own space station by 2028
Roscosmos chief approves schedule of creating Russian orbital station through 2033
Husky Energy announces the transaction to strategically combine with Cenovus Energy has closed....
Ferguson plc today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Wolseley UK, its UK based heating and plumbing distribution business, to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a global private investment firm for net cash consideration of approximately 308 million pounds (c. $420 million)....
Centene Corporation and Magellan Health announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Centene will acquire Magellan Health for $95 per share in cash for a total enterprise value of $2.2 billion....
Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world's fourth-largest auto company....
General Motors Co. announced today that more than 650 hourly employees at its sites in the U.S. will transition from temporary to regular full-time employment in January 2021. ...
The parent company of Santa Clara, California-based Silicon Valley Bank has agreed to acquire Boston Private Bank & Trust Company in a deal valued at approximately $900 million....
Macy's will close another 45 stores this year as part of a three-year plan aimed at keeping the department store chain profitable, the company said....
KonaTel announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020....
UnitedHealth Group has agreed to buy Change Healthcare for $7.84 billion in cash, the companies said on Wednesday....
LafargeHolcim has signed an agreement to acquire Firestone Building Products (FSBP), the world’s biggest cement maker said on Thursday....
The Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board of Directors approved abatements for 11 companies that will generate $90,207,019 in tax revenue and create 1,991 jobs over the next 10 years....
Helen of Troy reported results for the third quarter....
ChipMOS Technologies today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020....
WD-40 Company reported financial results for its first fiscal 2021 quarter ended November 30, 2020....
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc., a California-based gene therapy company targeting unmet medical needs in ocular and rare diseases, will invest $82.8 million for a new gene therapy manufacturing facility in Durham County.... â–