On late Friday afternoon, President Donald J. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to require automaker GM to manufacture ventilators to aid in the fight against COVID-19. It’s the government’s latest effort in the struggle against the novel coronavirus,…
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Month: March 2020
How Eliud Kipchoge Broke Running’s Mythic Barrier
In the hills of the Kenyan highlands, among the world’s most spectacular marathon runners, morning comes early, with the 5 a.m. ring of a bicycle bell.It’s December and Eliud Kipchoge is stirring in the predawn gloom, already thinking about the workoutone of …
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NextEra Energy: Promising Future Despite Near-Term Headwinds
The electric utility industry has not been immune to the coronavirus. While electricity usage may increase from the residential sector, the opposite is true for the industrial sector. Weakening demand from the industrial sector and bill payment forbearance wi…
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An employee at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada has tested positive for COVID-19 (TSLA)
An employee at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory has tested positive for COVID-19, Business Insider has learned from a Tesla internal email. Tesla informed employees of the positive test result on Saturday, March 29th at 8:37 PST. The email said that the sick emplo…
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Here’s what the Democratic presidential primary schedule looks like in the age of coronavirus
WASHINGTON States continue to postpone Democratic presidential caucuses and primaries as the threat of coronavirus looms large and White House social distancing guidelines remain in place for another month. All presidential contests before March 17 were hel…
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