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Oil Jumps $5 A Barrel As EU Nears Ban On Russian Oil
Oil prices jumped, as the European Union, the world's largest trading bloc, spelled out plans to phase out imports of Russian oil.

Volkswagen To Rely On Qualcomm Chips For Automated Driving - Report
May 8, 2022 10:50 PM
Volkswagen has set up a years-long partnership with U.S. chip maker Qualcomm to develop automated driving technology, with the contract set to run until 2031.

U.S. To Spend More Than $3 Billion On EV Battery Manufacturing - Report
May 8, 2022 10:17 PM
The Biden administration will allocate more than $3 billion in infrastructure funding to finance electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing.

Oil Gains 1.5%, Posts Another Weekly Rise On Supply Concerns
May 8, 2022 10:07 PM
Oil prices rose nearly 1.5%, posting a second straight weekly increase as impending European Union sanctions on Russian oil raised the prospect of tighter supply and had traders shrugging off worries about global economic growth.

Musk Aims To Quintuple Twitter's Revenue To $26.4 Billion By 2028 - Report
May 8, 2022 09:48 PM
Musk is expected to become Twitter's temporary CEO.

EV Firm Atlis Plans U.S. Stock Market Listing Amid IPO Drought
May 8, 2022 09:26 PM
Atlis Motor Vehicles has become the latest startup in the electric-vehicle space to unveil plans for an initial public offering as the global push towards electrification accelerates.

Chinese EV Company CH-AUTO To Go Public Via $1.7 Billion SPAC Deal
May 8, 2022 09:15 PM
CH-AUTO Technology Corp Ltd said it had agreed to go public with a U.S. blank-check firm in a deal valued at nearly $1.7 billion.

Ukraine Finance Minister Calls For Total Embargo On Russian Oil And Gas
May 8, 2022 09:04 PM
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko called for a complete international embargo on Russian oil and gas over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Exide-Leclanche JV To Scale Up Production At India Battery Plant
May 8, 2022 08:45 PM
Nexcharge, a JV between Indian battery maker Exide Industries and Switzerland's Leclanche SA, will scale up production at its lithium-ion battery plant to 100% within four years.

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