The Latest Breaking News from North America

Ball Corp Inks Power Purchase Agreement For New Wind Energy

Ball Corp (NYSE:BALL) has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement to buy 151 megawatts of new wind energy from NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The wind energy center will be located in west Texas. Ball's portion of the project is expected to produce 600,000 megawatt-hours of clean energy annually, enough to…

Benzinga · May 16, 2022

Amid Slowing Sales at Home, Innovent Biologics Stumbles Overseas

Key takeaways: Innovent Biologics terminated a plan to sell its bevacizumab biosimilar in North America with a local partner after trials for the drug fell behind schedule The company’s loss tripled last year on growing competition for its core product, whose sales fell 22% in this year’s first-quarter

Benzinga · May 13, 2022

Electric Daisy Carnival 2022: Where to get last minute tickets

Ravers and fans of DJs such as Tiesto, Zedd, Grimes and Alesso will be pleased to learn that tickets for the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) are still available.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

AP Week in Pictures: North America

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The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

North America has cut air pollution, seen more storms. NOAA study suggests a connection

MIAMI — Over the last 40 years, North American cars and power plants have gotten cleaner. They spewed far less pollution into the atmosphere, a difference visible by satellites.

Miami Herald · May 12, 2022

Elon Musk Confirms CCS1 Plugs Coming To US Superchargers

A big change is coming to the Tesla Supercharging network in the US (and in North America, in general), as the chargers will be opened up to non-Tesla EVs.

InsideEVs · May 11, 2022

Paysafe Registers 3% Revenue Decline In Q1 Due To Mixed Segment Performance; Reiterates FY22 Outlook

Paysafe Limited (NYSE:PSFE) reported a first-quarter FY22 revenue decline of 3% year-on-year to $367.7 million, missing the consensus of $371.7 million. Total Payment Volume of $31.2 billion increased 13% Y/Y. Segments: US Acquiring revenue rose 10.3% Y/Y to $169.1 million, eCash revenue declined 10.5% Y/Y to $101.1 million, Digital Wallets revenue fell 13.4% Y/Y…

Benzinga · May 11, 2022

Cargojet Names Scott Calver As Finance Chief

Cargojet Inc (TSX:CJT) (OTC:CGJTF) announced the appointment of Scott Calver as its new Chief Financial Officer. Calver most recently served as the CFO of Trimac Transportation. Before Trimac, Calver served as Vice President, Finance for ICS Courier from 2004 to 2008. Cargojet provides air cargo services to all major cities across North…

Benzinga · May 10, 2022

Sonoco Plans Price Hike For Paperboard Tubes, Cores

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) plans to raise the price of all paperboard tubes and cores by a minimum of 6%. The price rise will be effective with shipments in the U.S. and Canada on or after June 10, 2022. "Ongoing market tightness and additional inflationary cost pressures from rising paperboard prices, our primary raw…

Benzinga · May 9, 2022

Adidas Shares Slide As China Lockdown Weighs On Q1 Earnings, FY22 Outlook

Adidas AG (OTC:ADDYY) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 0.6% year-on-year to €5.3 billion. Currency-neutral sales declined 3% as supply constraints reduced the top-line by €400 million. Currency-neutral sales across North America rose 13%, EMEA improved 9%, and Latin America jumped 38%. The challenging market environment and COVID-19-related lockdowns in Greater China and…

Benzinga · May 6, 2022