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Solar Power Booms in Texas

November 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Solar Power Booms in Texas
Wind power made Texas the leading renewable-energy producer in the U.S. Now solar is fast catching up.

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Tesla’s Delayed Semi Truck Tests Elon Musk’s Ability to Scale Up

November 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tesla’s Delayed Semi Truck Tests Elon Musk’s Ability to Scale Up
Tesla’s Elon Musk now wants to show the trucking industry—a risk-averse and thin-margin business with little patience for Silicon-Valley hype—will embrace a battery-powered vehicle.

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China Is Ready to Restart Cruises, but Big Companies Are Left Out

November 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on China Is Ready to Restart Cruises, but Big Companies Are Left Out
China is set to resume cruises soon, as its economy revives and the pandemic remains largely under control. The catch is the international cruise lines that spent the past decade building the market from scratch aren’t invited to the party.

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United Begins Flying Doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

November 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on United Begins Flying Doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine
United Airlines began operating charter flights to position doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for quick distribution if the shots are approved by regulators.

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Black Friday in a Pandemic Means Fewer Shoppers, Deals

November 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Black Friday in a Pandemic Means Fewer Shoppers, Deals
The pandemic has reshaped the holiday shopping season, with fewer people hitting stores on Black Friday and many retail chains holding the line on discounts because they are sitting on lean inventories.

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GM Plans to Seek Banking Charter

November 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on GM Plans to Seek Banking Charter
GM’s lending arm is drawing up plans to apply for a banking charter, a move that would allow it to accept deposits and expand its auto-finance business.

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Amazon Sets Holiday Bonus for Front-Line Staff

November 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Amazon Sets Holiday Bonus for Front-Line Staff
The company is committing $500 million toward holiday bonuses for front-line employees, including $300 for anyone who works full-time for all of December.

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Slack Missed Out on Pandemic’s Zoom Boom, Leaving It Vulnerable

November 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Slack Missed Out on Pandemic’s Zoom Boom, Leaving It Vulnerable
When the coronavirus sent millions of professionals working remotely, other companies seized the spotlight, making Slack a potential acquisition target.

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With Slack, Salesforce Would Put Heat on Microsoft

November 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on With Slack, Salesforce Would Put Heat on Microsoft
The battle to be the go-to business-software provider is intensifying, as Salesforce looks to acquire Slack Technologies.

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TikTok Stars Proved Key in Strategy to Fight U.S. Ban

November 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on TikTok Stars Proved Key in Strategy to Fight U.S. Ban
A lawsuit by popular users looked like a grass-roots effort, but the legal action was orchestrated behind the scenes by TikTok and parent company ByteDance, according to people familiar with the effort.

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