New York    Tesla is having a very bad year so far. Investors will get an idea of just how bad after the company reports earnings and offers comments to investors after the bell today. So far this year Tesla shares have fallen 43% as of the close of trading Monday, after losing another 3% on the day following the latest round of price cuts announced over the weekend. The drop in the value of the stock has even some Tesla bulls worried about the future for the world’s most valuable automaker, and one that had been among the most…

New York    General Motors made more money than expected so far this year, even as union contracts reached last year increased labor costs, its customers faced higher interest rates to buy cars and its electric vehicles still aren’t turning a profit yet. But GM said it expects its North American EV business to turn a profit in the second half of the year. That and strong demand for traditional gasoline-powered vehicles allowed it to raise its earnings forecast for the year. Reaching a profit on its EV business would be a major milestone, which have yet to make the…

Last updated: April 23, 2024 07:20 EDT | 2 min read There are just under six days left of Slothana’s presale. Monday, April 22, 2024 – Solana’s sensational new 420-friendly meme coin project Slothana ($SLOTH) has raised an eye-popping $15 million dollars in a month-long presale. The ICO is still ongoing, according to a timer on the website, counting down to the end of the project’s ICO on April 29, giving Slothana fans just under six days left to join the presale. At the beginning of last week, Slothana had raised over $10 million. By the beginning of this week, several million…

New legislation being proposed in California would ban the expedited security screening company Clear from operating in the state’s airports, as proponents say the service raises equity issues given it effectively lets wealthier people skip ahead of passengers waiting in line to be screened by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents.  The bill, SB-1372, the first of its kind in the U.S., would require third-party vendors like Clear to get their own dedicated security lane or lose the ability to operate in California airports.Clear charges members $189 per year to verify passengers’ identities at airports, allowing them to bypass TSA checkpoints. The service is…

New Delhi    Huawei is not only making a roaring comeback in China, it is also on the verge of overtaking Apple in the world’s largest smartphone market. The Shenzhen-based conglomerate, which has been a flashpoint in the escalating rivalry between Washington and Beijing, saw 70% year-on-year growth in its smartphone sales in China in the first quarter, while Apple’s sales declined by more than 19%, according to Counterpoint Research. “Apple’s sales were subdued during the quarter as Huawei’s comeback has directly impacted Apple in the premium segment,” said Ivan Lam, senior research analyst at Counterpoint. The iPhone maker, which led…

A judge considers whether Donald Trump violated a gag order by calling key figures in his hush money trial ‘’sleaze bags.’’ Arrests escalate tensions at campus Gaza protests. And a study shows how the definition of “old age” is shifting. Here’s what to know today.Judge will weigh if Trump violated gag order before witness testimony continuesAngela Weiss / Pool via Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump’s trial to determine whether he falsified business records is set to pick back up with more testimony from former American Media chief David Pecker. But first, Judge Juan Merchan will consider whether Trump should be held…

Regular use of low-dose aspirin could potentially stop or slow the progression of colorectal cancer.Researchers report that right-sided colorectal cancers had a more pronounced effect from taking daily aspirin than tumors found on the left side of the colon.Experts caution that daily aspirin use may cause gastrointestinal or brain bleeding. They say the benefits and risks should be carefully considered and discussed with your physician before beginning an aspirin regimen.Taking low-dose aspirin over a long period of time might slow or even prevent the progression of colorectal cancer, according to a study published by today in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal…

London    Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency. In a report Tuesday, the IEA projected that “surging demand” for EVs over the next decade was set “to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport.” It expects half of all cars sold globally to be electric by 2035, up from more than one in five this year, provided charging infrastructure keeps pace. The IEA includes battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid…

Last updated: April 23, 2024 05:22 EDT | 1 min read The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working to remove Binance-linked applications from app marketplaces.Apple and Google received separate requests on April 19. They were urged to remove the apps from their stores, according to a Tuesday announcement.“The SEC has identified [Binance] and concluded that the public’s continued access to these websites/apps poses a threat to the security of the funds of investing Filipinos,” SEC Chair Emilio Aquino said in the letters.Aquino noted that offering unregistered securities to Filipinos and acting as an unregistered broker violates Republic Act…

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Police in Oregon have arrested a suspect after he allegedly was captured on a doorbell camera kidnapping a woman at a home outside of Portland. The Hillsboro Police Department, which released images of the struggle, said the woman was “caught on doorbell cam crying for help before she was picked up and carried away” by a male individual in the city late Sunday night. Investigators said the pair “appear to have left in a white pickup” truck from the area of SE 32nd Ave and E Main St in Hillsboro and that the incident was being investigated as a “possible kidnapping.” Police then…

A Dallas-area megachurch recently hosted a conference with the goal of enabling Christians and their congregations to help address the foster care crisis in the United States. The “Chosen” conference, held on April 13 at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, aimed to “empower, engage, and equip” attendees to establish foster care ministries at their churches and to effectively serve as foster parents.  The conference welcomed about 2,000 attendees, including several hundred who streamed online, Fox News Digital was told. KIDS IN FOSTER CARE SEE DREAMS COME TRUE, THANKS TO NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT ONE SIMPLE WISH”We feel that we need to marshal…

The U.S. unemployment rate would be higher if the government properly accounted for the recent surge in illegal immigration, according to a new analyst note from Goldman Sachs. The Goldman strategists, led by chief economist Jan Hatzius, projected the immigration spike has actually increased the American labor force by about 1.1 million and household employment by 1 million. When accounting for those figures, they found the unemployment rate in March would increase to 3.9% from the previously reported 3.8% figure.  The inconsistency in the data stems from the way that immigration is covered. GOVERNMENT HIRING SPREE PROPPING UP THE US JOB…

Atlanta    Baltimore filed a legal claim on Monday against the owner and manager of the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, causing it to collapse. The Dali, a 213-million-pound ship carrying cargo containers, is owned by Grace Ocean Private Limited and managed by Synergy Marine PTE LTD. Attorneys for Baltimore’s mayor and City Council accused both companies of providing the vessel with an “incompetent crew” that lacked proper skill and training, according to the claim obtained by . The city is seeking unspecified damages from both companies. In the early morning hours of March 26, the…