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...Three North American companies are setting up a rare earths supply chain to reduce dependence on China for the vital metals used in weapons, electric vehicles and other advanced technology....
...Jack Ma stuck out his head a little too far. Hence, the consequences.”...
...But that appearance belies his importance in a country of 1.4bn people, and the power that his $80bn fortune brings....
...It also said it was exploring developing electric trucks and raised its 2018 profits forecast. Here’s more on what to expect from chief executive Mary Barra and the company....
...Going electric Inside the battery lab at GM’s technical centre in Warren, Michigan, William Wallace shows off the power source for the Chevrolet Bolt, a low-cost all-electric vehicle that goes on sale this...
...(FT) New York Times v South China Morning Post The New York Times probes the revival of the South China Morning Post under the ownership of Jack Ma’s Alibaba....
...“If I can be in a position of power and influence, and be able to make my present better, then I want to do that.”...
...Mary Barra, the carmaker’s chief executive, will remain on Mr Trump’s strategy and policy forum....
...On the same day Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma took the first step on his plan for an electronic trade platform to ease the passage of goods for smaller enterprises....
...He also, however, hailed the power of globalisation to reduce poverty and warned against protectionism....
...Its founder, Jack Ma, a former English teacher, is an unlikely corporate titan....
...The banks rank among the top North American and European private sector backers of coal mines, coal power plants and costly oil and gas ventures over the past three years, says the report by environmental...
...Mary Barra, GM’s chief executive, stressed that GM had been careful to ensure it retained control of the critical elements of electric battery design, despite its alliance with LG....
...They also have the power to severely restrict the content hosted on the platform, by pushing SoundCloud to take down copyrighted content uploaded by users....
...He wants consumers to have more choice, including natural gas and electric vehicles, and trusts that competition will make fuel both cheaper and more secure....
...John McManus of American Electric Power, the Mountaineer plant’s owner, says: “We’ve invested billions of dollars in the last decade at plants like Mountaineer and we’ve got concerns that the new rules don...
...The negotiations with the holdouts are central to the South American nation’s latest attempts to keep making payments on its restructured bonds....
...Although there are branded fuels such as Total’s Excellium and Royal Dutch Shell’s V-Power, no one is ever going to wait in line for hours to buy the new product....
...Here I am thinking of two points: earnings power and job opportunities....
...Inside Harvest, where chef Mary Dumont cooks “contemporary New England cuisine with classic French inspiration”, sits a petite Frenchwoman who is about to become American....
...When she joined the company in 2006, Rosenfeld says she handed more power to local managers, helping the group’s turnaround....
...Industrial stocks gained with General Electric adding 1.1 per cent to $37.01 while Fedex rose 1.5 per cent to $92.67....
...“Their financial flexibility and purchasing power is much greater than in previous downturns,” he says....
...“Nuclear power is an essential component of any comprehensive national energy plan,” says Mary Landrieu, a senator representing Louisiana....
...Syl Tang tracks trends and runs HipGuide Inc....
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