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Airbus Says Zero-Carbon Regional Jet May Arrive as Soon as 2030

(Bloomberg) — Airbus SE could potentially build an emission-free, 100-seat regional aircraft by the early 2030s, as the aviation industry speeds its response to mounting concern over air travel’s carbon footprint, according to the head of the planemaker’s new production-development arm.The European manufacturer is working on multiple methods to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, Sandra Bour Schaeffer, chief executive officer of Airbus ExO Alpha, said in an interview Saturday ahead of the Dubai Airshow.The company is working with partners including engine manufacturers and startups to build more fuel-efficient engines, explore hybrids and alternative fuels, and to improve aerodynamics, Schaeffer said.Airlines and planemakers …read more […]

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Protests Erupt Across Iran After Gasoline-Price Increase

(Bloomberg) — Protests erupted in cities across Iran, leaving at least one person dead, after the government unexpectedly hiked gasoline prices, the semi-official Iranian Student’s News Agency reported.The fatality occurred during clashes in Sirjan in the southern province of Kerman on Friday, ISNA reported, citing the city’s acting governor, Mohammad Mahmoudabadi. Protests spread on Saturday to Tehran, where motorists blocked highways and intersections with their vehicles in a dense snowfall, according to the Fars news agency.A special economic commission decided late Thursday to boost gasoline prices by as much as three times and also to ration the motor fuel, the …read more […]

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5 Very Large Cap Stocks Hedge Funds Are Piling Into

In our opinion one of the best tools for ordinary investors who are on the hunt for new ideas is 13F filings. Once every quarter hedge funds with at least $100 million in total positions in publicly traded US stocks are required to open the kimono and disclose the number of shares and the total […] …read more […]

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Nothing Is Immune to Disruption – Including Breakfast

Milk and orange juice. They’ve been breakfast staples of the Fix (and America) for a long time. And now both industries are facing an existential crisis.
America’s largest milk producer, Dean Foods, filed for bankruptcy this week (CNBC). Dean Foods will remain in operation while it reorganizes and addresses its debt. So don’t worry about milk disappearing from the shelves of your grocery store. There’s plenty to go around.
Dean Foods hopes the Dairy Farmers of America will buy it out. The two parties are in “advanced” discussions about that possibility.
But even if Dean Foods is acquired, that doesn’t change the fact …read more […]

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Turkey Is the World’s New Nuclear Menace

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Sometimes it’s hard to tell friend from foe, even if he is standing right next to you. And if you take President Donald Trump literally (yes, I know, we’ve been warned not to do that) he was suffering from such myopia during Wednesday’s press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey, as everyone knows, is a great NATO Ally, and a strategic partner of the United States around the world,” he said. “And I look forward to continuing to find common ground, harness common purpose, and to advance the vital interests of our people and the …read more […]

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Cannabis Flameout Looks Almost as Bad as the Dot-Com Bust

(Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s exuberance over legal weed has quickly curdled into sober reality.In a matter of months, white-hot cannabis companies have flamed out in spectacular fashion. Many have lost two-thirds or more of their value.Widespread legalization has been thwarted. Bank financing has dried up. Deep-pocketed institutional investors remain on the sidelines and old-fashioned black-market dealers still provide stiff competition.The pain deepened on Thursday, when Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp. announced revenue that fell short of the lowest Wall Street estimate and a loss that one analyst called “astounding.” That sent shares to the lowest since December 2017. It’s still the …read more […]