GM and Fiat Chrysler unmasked as Tesla's secret money source – Bloomberg

[ad_1] GM and Fiat Chrysler unmasked as secret cash source of Tesla Bloomberg For years, Tesla Inc. has earned revenue by selling credits to other automakers to offset sales of polluting vehicles to US consumers. These types of transactions have been largely hidden in secrecy – until now. General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles … Read more

Alphabet, Facebook, DuPont and more

[ad_1] The founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Chesnot | Getty Images Discover the companies that make headlines Monday noon: Alphabet, Facebook – Alphabet shares have lost more than 6% of news after the Justice Department was preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Google. According to some sources, the survey would examine the search practices … Read more

New Duke Energy tariffs in effect after severe reactions from indignant customers and regulators

[ad_1] After hundreds of people angry over a price increase requested by Duke Energy attended public meetings and the regulators criticized the utility as "deaf tonic" and by senior executives as being overpaid, a tariff increase considerably lower than that requested came into effect on June 1. Last year, the initial request was for an … Read more

The inflation rate is too low – Mother Jones

[ad_1] The Federal Reserve is worried about inflation: Fifteen years ago, Japan faced a problem: lower inflation, near-zero interest rates and limited ability to generate higher prices. Five years ago, Europe faced the same challenge. The concern that haunts Federal Reserve officials is that they will be caught in a similar trap over the next … Read more

US Supreme Court to hear dispute over IBM pension funds

[ad_1] By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court decided Monday to decide whether managers of an IBM Corp. employee pension fund who had invested in shares of the company could be sued in court for failing to reveal that his microelectronics business was overvalued. Judges will hear an appeal by the IBM … Read more

Amazon, Facebook and Google stocks stumble over antitrust concerns

[ad_1] Facebook shares fell by more than 8% on Monday following a Wall Street Journal publication that the FTC would be able to examine the effect of Facebook's practices on the digital competition. The actions of other tech giants have taken a hit on similar concerns. Amazon shares were down more than 4% on Monday … Read more

FTC gets jurisdiction for possible antitrust investigation on Facebook

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission will conduct any antitrust investigation on Facebook Inc. as part of an agreement granting the Department of Justice Google's general oversight over Alphabet Inc., while the US government is preparing to take a close look at the country's leading technology companies. The FTC obtained the right to open … Read more