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Vinyl covers for motorized awnings help aesthetics while extending the life of the awning. But one helped end the life of a human and injured six others, causing SunSetter to recall 281,000 in the United States and Canada. The exact problem, as stated in the …
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Bloom Energy shares at a third of IPO price as bans halts on natural gas connections could spell trouble. Bloom Energy. A Bloom Energy Server outside a Tokyo building. Author photo. By. ClaudiaAssis. Reporter. Bloom Energy Corp. stock on Tuesday traded …
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ExxonMobil is planning a retreat from the North Sea with a $2bn (£1.6bn) sale of its oil and gas fields after almost 50 years in the UK’s oil basin. The world’s largest listed company is in talks with a number of North Sea oil firms to sell the stakes it owns in about …
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Apple’s highest profile launch this year hasn’t been a new phone or tablet — it’s been a credit card. Investors and analysts have placed a lot of hope on the card as a high-profile new product in Apple’s online services business that management has …
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