Ford CEO Jim Farley pats a Ford F-150 Lightning truck before announcing at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the world’s largest battery company, a China-based company called Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric-vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on February 13, 2023 in Romulus, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | […]
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The violent fingers of electricity that struck a sand dune in Nebraska have left behind a configuration of crystal rarely found in nature. Inside a piece of fulgurite – or ‘fossilized lightning‘ – created by a powerful bolt of electricity traveling into and fusing sand, scientists have found a quasicrystal, an arrangement of matter once […]
Photo: JJava Designs (Shutterstock) Target’s first exclusive electronic’s brand, Heyday, is having a 50% sale on many of their products right now—and you may notice that a lot of these products have a striking similarity to Apple products. So if you’re in the market for an Apple-like product and don’t mind not having the real […]
AT&T Inc: “It’s not as bad as it used to be.” Plug Power Inc: “[CEO] Andy Marsh has promised us profitably for a very long time. … My bountiful patience is beginning to get tried.” Devon Energy Corp: “Keep buying.” Disclaimer: Cramer’s Charitable Trust owns shares of Devon Energy. Jim Cramer’s Guide to Investing Click […]
Lightning rods have been used to safely guide strikes into the ground since Benjamin Franklin’s day, but their short range (roughly the same radius as the height) and fixed-in-place design makes them ineffective for protecting large areas. The technology may finally be here to replace them in some situations. European researchers have successfully tested a […]
Don’t try this at home, but beaming a laser into the sky could avert lightning strikes, according to a new study from a team of scientists who experimented with the lasers atop a Swiss mountain where a great big metal telecommunications tower stands. Physicist Aurélien Houard, from the French National Center for Scientific Research’s Applied […]
Costamare Inc: “I don’t like [the] container ship business. And the rates are falling. I’m not going to say, buy that.” Lamar Advertising Co: “They are in a business that is in a serious recession right now. So, I am going to have to say no to that.” Torm PLC: “People love the tankers because […]
Veru Inc: “I’m very concerned about it.” HealthEquity Inc: “Expensive stock, another one of these stocks not making much money. I think we’re going to have to take a major league pass.” Bumble Inc: “We’re not seeing the kind of profitability that makes me feel like that stock’s inexpensive.” Axon Enterprise Inc: “It’s a terrific […]
Once again, the state of Florida has taken first place, and the stats show just how active we normally run.Lightning tracking company Vaisala put out their annual report showing Florida as the busiest state in the country for the dangerous phenomenon, showing nearly 110 lightning events per square kilometer.To put that in perspective, the next […]
Eagle Materials Inc: “I love Eagle Materials. We’ve got so much money coming for infrastructure from the federal government.” Apple Inc: “I’m still urging people to own it, don’t trade it, but I accept the fact that it’s going lower before it goes higher.” Mativ Holdings Inc: “We’re not going to opine. … We’re going […]