Dec 22, 2023
Cummins to pay record-setting $1.675 billion US environmental fine

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Truck engine maker Cummins Inc has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds of thousands of engines to allow them to emit excess pollution, the largest-ever civil penalty…

Dec 22, 2023
US unveils clean hydrogen plan, nuclear power role uncertain

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. proposed rules on Friday for how energy companies can access billions of dollars in tax credits for producing low-carbon hydrogen using new clean energy sources but left thorny issues, such as how nuclear…

Dec 21, 2023
US vehicles set fuel economy record in 2022 as EV sales climb

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. new vehicles set a record high for fuel economy in 2022, with the biggest yearly improvement in nine years to an average of 26 miles per gallon (mpg) as electric vehicle sales jumped but…

Dec 21, 2023
Mortgage rates continue to soften – Freddie Mac

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mortgage rates fell to a six-month low this week to the lowest figure since June, indicating relief has come to prospective buyers on the back of a rallying bond market. The average fixed-rate…

Dec 21, 2023
Microsoft shelves Windows ‘mixed reality’ feature

(Reuters) - Microsoft on Thursday discontinued the "mixed reality" feature for Windows through which some hardware devices and software could tap into augmented and virtual reality technologies. The company launched the feature in a Windows 10 update in 2017, and…