Next Insurance, an Israeli-founded, California-based insurance tech startup, raised $250 million in Series D funding at a company valuation of $2 billion. The funding round was led by new investor CapitalG, based in San Francisco, and existing investor …
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Ford expects to build a new line of electric vehicles and their batteries at the company’s assembly plant in Oakville, ON, Canada, as part of its tentative contract with Unifor, the union representing Canadian auto workers. The tentative agreement covers 6,200 …
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Amazon’s new “Climate Pledge Friendly” badge identifies more sustainable products. James Martin/CNET. Amazon customers looking for a greener online shopping experience now have an easier way to identify more ecologically sustainable products.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is testifying Wednesday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to detail the central bank’s efforts to ease the financial burden faced by American business amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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As a number of food companies, including Aunt Jemima’s pancake brand and Cream of Wheat porridge, announced earlier this year that they were rethinking the racist stereotypes in their mascots and labeling, the company that owns Uncle Ben’s rice vowed …
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