By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Demand for green power in the United States will grow regardless of who is the country’s next president, major players in the wind energy sector Vestas and Orsted said on Tuesday. Offshore wind developers have seen profits shrink in recent years due to rising raw material costs, […]
Factbox-Ten counties to watch in Tuesday’s US presidential election
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are expected to play a decisive role in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump. Here are ten counties to watch in those states. Early results based on partial returns […]
Musk now says it’s ‘pointless’ to build a $25,000 Tesla for human drivers
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -When Reuters reported in April that Tesla had scrapped plans for a long-promised, next-generation $25,000 electric vehicle, the automaker’s stock plunged. Chief Executive Elon Musk rushed to respond on X, his social-media network. “Reuters is lying,” he posted, without elaborating. Tesla’s stock recovered some of its losses. Six months later, Musk […]
Amazon CEO denies full in-office mandate is ‘backdoor layoff’
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) – Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said at an all-hands meeting on Tuesday that the plan to require employees to be in-office five days per week is not meant to force attrition or satisfy city leaders, as many employees have suggested. The controversial plan mandating workers come to Amazon offices every day […]