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New legislation hopes to cut down on the extreme amount of waste due to single-use plastic

Consumers are interested in moving away from plastic — they just need better options

Thanks to a law signed this past June, there could be much less plastic waste in California within a decade

Half of all auto cyberattacks in history occurred in 2021 alone — up nearly 140% from 2020.

Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, is undoubtedly the most influential investor in history. Buffett’s portfolio has been an investment guide for several investors for decades because of its extraordinary performance record. Recently, Buffett’s Berkshire increased its position in several of its existing holdings. Let’s take a closer look…

Every year, 840 billion pieces of disposable food serviceware are used by restaurants and food-related businesses

Worries over surging inflation, the Fed’s hawkish tilt, and growing odds of a recession weighed on investor sentiment, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average index into bear territory. Amid the risk-off environment, Dow Jones stocks Dow Inc. (DOW), Intel (INTC), and Chevron (CVX) are the worst performers so far this…

OPEC+’s decision to hike oil output is not expected to ease the global supply crunch immediately and bring down prices. As the worldwide demand strengthens with the lifting of China’s lockdowns and countries’ increased focus on ensuring domestic availability, companies engaged in the upstream activities should benefit. Therefore, prominent energy…

Energy stocks have attracted significant investor attention over the past few months, thanks to soaring oil and gas prices due to strong demand and a global supply crush caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. Because this trend is expected to continue in the coming months, we think it could be wise…

Cenovus Energy Inc (NYSE:CVE) (TSX:CVE) reported a first-quarter basic EPS of C$0.81 compared to C$0.10 in 1Q21. Q1 total revenues increased to C$16.2 billion from C$13.7 billion in the previous quarter, driven by higher average realized sales prices for the company's products across the Upstream and Downstream businesses. The total operating margin was…

The U.S. and its allies have already levied severe sanctions against Russia–with more sanctions in the offing–in response to its alleged killing of civilians in its war with Ukraine, leading to energy supply concerns and higher oil prices. Also, conflict in the Middle East is adding to oil supply concerns,…