China eases car loans for first time since 2018 to boost demand

BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s central bank on Wednesday announced revisions to car loans to promote auto trade-ins and scrap government-set minimum down payments for consumers financing new car purchases. The revisions, the first since the start of 2018, are the latest attempt to boost consumer confidence in the world’s largest auto market, where a cut-throat price war… Continue reading China eases car loans for first time since 2018 to boost demand

Quantinuum kooperiert mit Microsoft in einer neuen Phase des zuverlässigen Quantencomputings mit bahnbrechender Demonstration zuverlässiger logischer Qubits

Quantinuums Quantencomputer der neuesten Generation mit Microsofts Qubit-Virtualisierungssystem  demonstriert logische Qubits mit 800-fach besseren logischen Fehlerraten als physikalischen Fehlerraten LONDON und BROOMFIELD, Colorado, 3. April 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Quantinuum, das weltweit größte Unternehmen für integrierte Quantencomputer, hat zusammen mit Microsoft einen Durchbruch bei der Verwirklichung von fehlertolerantem Quantencomputing erzielt, indem es die zuverlässigsten logischen Qubits… Continue reading Quantinuum kooperiert mit Microsoft in einer neuen Phase des zuverlässigen Quantencomputings mit bahnbrechender Demonstration zuverlässiger logischer Qubits

Exclusive-Italy in talks with China’s Chery on car plant

By Giulio Piovaccari and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government is holding talks with China’s Chery Auto as part of efforts to attract another major automaker to the country in addition to Stellantis and increase national car production, two sources told Reuters. Rome wants to raise Italy’s national car production to 1.3 million… Continue reading Exclusive-Italy in talks with China’s Chery on car plant

Tesla’s Shrinking China Market Share Compounds Global Woes

(Bloomberg) — The global slowdown in electric vehicle demand that contributed to Tesla Inc.’s biggest-ever quarterly sales miss is hurting Elon Musk’s standing in China, the world’s biggest automotive market. Most Read from Bloomberg Confronted with unprecedented local competition and weakened consumer sentiment in Asia’s largest economy, Tesla’s market share shrank to around 6.7% for… Continue reading Tesla’s Shrinking China Market Share Compounds Global Woes

Gestärkte Leistungsfähigkeit dank erfolgreicher Fusion: Vistra stellt neue Zielsetzung, Marke und Strategie vor

HONG KONG, 3. April 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vistra, ein führender Anbieter von Unternehmensdienstleistungen, gibt heute einen schärferen strategischen Fokus und ein beeindruckendes neues Unternehmensziel bekannt. Die globale Wirtschaft spielt eine immer wichtigere Rolle bei der Veränderung zu einer besseren Welt. Sie ist dabei aber auch mit einer zunehmenden Komplexität konfrontiert. Vistra hat sich daher zum… Continue reading Gestärkte Leistungsfähigkeit dank erfolgreicher Fusion: Vistra stellt neue Zielsetzung, Marke und Strategie vor

Musician Jeffrey “Skunk” Baxter to Receive the Hedy Lamarr Unsung Heroes in Science & Technology Award at EarthX Congress of Conferences

DALLAS, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The AFS Hedy Lamarr Award, an honor recognizing outstanding contributions to science and technology, will be presented to Jeffrey Allen “Skunk” Baxter. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place at EarthX’s Congress of Conferences at the Hilton Anatole on Monday, April 22, 2024, with the award to be… Continue reading Musician Jeffrey “Skunk” Baxter to Receive the Hedy Lamarr Unsung Heroes in Science & Technology Award at EarthX Congress of Conferences

Tesla’s EV growth might be gone, but energy storage is still surging

Seemingly to counter disastrous Q1 2024 EV delivery results, Tesla decided to release energy storage deployment early. Tesla’s growth in its electric vehicle business might be on pause right now, but its energy storage business is still surging. Today, Tesla released its Q1 2024 delivery and production results. As we noted, the results were extremely… Continue reading Tesla’s EV growth might be gone, but energy storage is still surging

Tesla’s “Nightmare” Year Off to a Horrible Start: “Only One Person Responsible For This”

“Basically Tesla can’t sell its cars due to Elon’s behavior.” Fight Nightmare Tesla has posted its first-quarter earnings — and the numbers are even worse than analysts predicted. The Elon Musk-led company’s “nightmare” year is off to a rough start, having delivered approximately 387,000 vehicles in Q1, a 20 percent drop over the last quarter.… Continue reading Tesla’s “Nightmare” Year Off to a Horrible Start: “Only One Person Responsible For This”

M.D.C. Holdings Stockholders Approve Transaction with Sekisui House

DENVER, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (“MDC”) (NYSE: MDC), today announced that its stockholders have approved a proposal to adopt the merger agreement entered into between MDC and Sekisui House, Ltd. (“Sekisui House”) at its Special Meeting of Stockholders. As previously announced, under the terms of the agreement, MDC stockholders will receive US$63.00 per… Continue reading M.D.C. Holdings Stockholders Approve Transaction with Sekisui House

HEALTH GROUPS FILE SECOND LAWSUIT AGAINST THE US FDA

While the Biden Administration Delays the Rule on Menthol, Death Toll Rises Daily SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed a second lawsuit against the… Continue reading HEALTH GROUPS FILE SECOND LAWSUIT AGAINST THE US FDA