Home BancShares, Inc. Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend
Home BancShares, Inc. ( NYSE:HOMB ) , parent company of Centennial Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular $0.21…
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Texas power demand to break May record in heat wave on Friday
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -Power use in Texas was on track to break the record for the month of May on Friday for a second time this week and could top that again over the Memorial Day weekend as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council…
Major Institution Trims Newmont Stock After Big Run, According to Recent Filing
Generali Asset Management disclosed a sale of 56,945 shares of Newmont Corporation ( NYSE:NEM ) , an estimated $3.97 million trade, in its October …
Republican state AGs challenge new US fuel economy rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 26 state attorneys general led by West Virginia and Kentucky on Wednesday challenged the Biden administration’s new fuel economy rules, calling the requirements unworkable and forcing automakers to build more electric vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 7 finalized tighter vehicle fuel economy rules through 2031…
First Solar, Qcells panels score green label preferred by US government
(Reuters) – Two of the world’s biggest solar panel makers, First Solar and Hanwha Qcells, became the first to register products under an environmental ratings system preferred for U.S. government purchasing, an industry group said. Combined, the companies have seven products that meet the EPEAT standard created by the Global Electronics Council, according to Qcells,…
Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Israel must comply with international law in Gaza and address the devastating humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, a group of Western nations wrote in a letter to the Israeli government seen by Reuters on Friday. All countries belonging to the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies, apart from…
‘Dino’ cryptos to soak up institutional funds bound for altcoins: Analyst
Older, more established altcoins are likely to be the focus of institutional interest and investment, Maen Ftouni told Cointelegraph.
Putin clears out deputy defence ministers, appoints his relative
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sacked four deputy defence ministers and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies. Putin sacked deputy defence ministers Nikolai Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Tatiana Shevtsova and Pavel Popov, according to Kremlin decrees. He appointed Tsivileva, who Russian media said is the daughter of…
A Disappointing Hong Kong Debut, But Fibocom Still At Frothy Valuations
The wireless module maker’s shares fell 11.7% in their Hong Kong debut and continued to slump the next day, but still trade at an inflated valuatio…
As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply divided over what the treaty should include as talks begin on Tuesday. If governments can agree on a legally binding treaty that addresses not…