May 25, 2022
U.S. automated electric truck startup Solo AVT picks battery supplier ABS

By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Silicon Valley startup Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies has partnered with Michigan-based American Battery Solutions (ABS) to develop battery packs for its new driverless electric heavy-duty truck, Solo AVT’s chief executive told Reuters. “We’re focused on…

May 23, 2022
Tesla investor Streur says carmaker still believes in ESG

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk may have denounced business use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as a "scam" last week but one sustainable investing pioneer thinks the electric carmaker still believes in the…

May 20, 2022
Russia makes early debt payment dash to dodge default

By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) -Russia rushed forward two payments on its international debt on Friday in its latest attempt to stave off a default that has looked on cards since its invasion of Ukraine. A week before the interest…

May 19, 2022
U.S. House passes bill to fight oil and gas price gouging

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday that allows the U.S. president to issue an energy emergency declaration, making it unlawful for companies to excessively increase gasoline and home fuel prices. The bill must pass the Senate,…

May 18, 2022
U.S. housing market cooling as building permits tumble, starts fall

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Permits for future U.S. homebuilding tumbled to a five-month low in April, suggesting the housing market was slowing as rising mortgage rates contribute to reduced affordability for entry-level and first-time buyers. But the report…

May 17, 2022
Wall Street ends sharply higher, fueled by Apple

By Noel Randewich and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - Wall Street finished sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Apple, Tesla and other megacap growth stocks after strong retail sales in April eased worries about slowing economic growth. Ten of the 11…

May 17, 2022
Dollar slips as risk appetite returns

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar fell for a third straight day on Tuesday, pulling back from a two-decade high against a basket of major peers, as an uptick in investors' appetite for riskier bets diminished the…