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German prosecutors probe Wirecard for money laundering

German state prosecutors are investigating Wirecard for suspected money laundering, a spokeswoman for the Munich prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. “We are investigating suspected money laundering,” the spokeswoman told Reuters, saying the inquiry was directed at individuals from Wirecard. Wirecard declined to comment. …read more […]

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Aston Martin's first SUV rolls off production line

Aston Martin’s first sport utility vehicle rolled off the production line on Thursday, key to hopes of a turnaround at the luxury carmaker which has seen changes in management and ownership over the last few months amid a torrid performance. Popular for being James Bond’s carmaker of choice, the firm has had a difficult time since it floated in 2018 as sales disappointed and it burnt through cash, prompting it to seek fresh investment from billionaire Lawrence Stroll. The DBX vehicle is the company’s first foray into the lucrative sport utility vehicle market, a late entrant compared …read more […]

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Biogen Files FDA Application For Potential Alzheimer Treatment

Biogen Inc. (BIIB) announced that it has finally submitted the Biologics License Application (BLA) seeking approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for aducanumab, its investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.If approved, aducanumab would become the first therapy to reduce the clinical decline of Alzheimer’s disease, the company said. The FDA application submission had been delayed since early 2020. Aducanumab is a human monoclonal antibody designed to treat early Alzheimer’s disease.Biogen said that the completed submission followed ongoing collaboration with the FDA and includes clinical data from the Phase 3 studies, as well as the Phase 1b study.“Alzheimer’s disease remains …read more […]

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Siemens CEO Says Energy Spinoff Is Best Way to Boost Shares

Jul.09 — Siemens AG Chief Executive Officer Joe Kaeser says the proposed spinoff of an energy business is the best way to refocus and boost the company’s share price. Kaeser said he expects investors at a virtual meeting today in Munich to back the separation of Siemens Energy, which makes turbines for power plants and wind farms. He spoke on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.” …read more […]

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Gilead to deliver more remdesivir to Europe from autumn – WiWo

Gilead Sciences Inc plans to make more of its drug remdesivir available for Germany and Europe from autumn and will decide how much each country gets based on the rate of infection, the drugmaker’s Germany boss told a German magazine. Bettina Bauer, managing director of Gilead in Germany, told WirtschaftsWoche the U.S. drugmaker can increase its worldwide monthly production from currently 190,000 treatment cycles to 2 million treatment cycles in December. …read more […]

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Record-High Gold Prices Are in Sight

(Bloomberg) — Gold prices could be set to take out their long-standing record as mounting concerns about the global economy fuel gains above $1,800 an ounce.Spot bullion extended its advance into a sixth day as the resurgence of the coronavirus in some parts of the world adds to concerns about a protracted global downturn. Demand for havens has surged, with inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds this year already topping the record full-year total set more than a decade ago, and some market watchers are forecasting prices could hit all-time highs as the health crisis drags on.Even after governments and central …read more […]

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Musk Says Tesla Is ‘Very Close’ to Developing Fully Autonomy Vehicles

(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is “very close” to developing fully autonomous vehicles and could work out the basics of that technology as soon as this year, he said in a prerecorded video played during the World AI Conference in Shanghai.Musk reiterated that the electric vehicle maker has solved most of the essential challenges toward achieving Level 5 autonomy, or a fully self-driven automobile that needs no human behind the wheel. The Tesla and SpaceX chief was reaffirming a goal first expressed in 2019.“I’m confident that we will have the basic functionality of L5 autonomous driving this year,” Musk …read more […]

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Musk Says Tesla Is ‘Very Close’ to Developing Fully Autonomy Vehicles

(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is “very close” to developing fully autonomous vehicles and could work out the basics of that technology as soon as this year, he said in a prerecorded video played during the World AI Conference in Shanghai.Musk reiterated that the electric vehicle maker has solved most of the essential challenges toward achieving Level 5 autonomy, or a fully self-driven automobile that needs no human behind the wheel. The Tesla and SpaceX chief was reaffirming a goal first expressed in 2019.“I’m confident that we will have the basic functionality of L5 autonomous driving this year,” Musk …read more […]

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Furloughs at U.S. legacy airlines could help low-cost carriers like Southwest

U.S. legacy airlines with lackluster employee demand for early exit packages face large furloughs in the fall, signaling higher post-pandemic labor costs because union contracts require airlines to furlough in reverse order of seniority. This could create a competitive boost for budget carriers including Southwest Airlines, whose lower cost structure could help it win market share with cheaper fares, experts said. With no quick recovery in sight, United Airlines said Wednesday it was sending 36,000 furlough warnings to union workers, nearly half its staff, after having received only 3,700 volunteers for early exit deals. …read more […]

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3 Renewable Energy ETFs to Power Your Portfolio

A construction crew arrived at our farm at the crack of dawn last Thursday. By 3 p.m., the crew was gone.
In its dust, it left a brand-new 10-kilowatt (kW) solar array…
Behind it is our 8-year-old existing 10-kW array. The old array has 48 solar panels while the new one has only 28.
Both arrays generate the same amount of solar power. So why does one have more panels than the other?
The new panels are slightly bigger, but the real difference is panel efficiency.
The old panels are 17% efficient while the new ones are 22.2% efficient. That’s 31% more power per panel.
But …read more […]