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Hertz Global eyes worst day on record as EV rental business falters
Higher repair costs also weighed on the company's overall fleet maintenance expenses. Excluding items, Hertz reported a loss of $1.28 per share, well above Wall Street's expectations of a loss of 44 cents per share. Both Hertz and Avis have lost about half of their market value this year.
1-min read - NewsBBC
UK cash-for-bottle deposit scheme delayed until 2027
The planned recycling scheme has been pushed back following disagreements between devolved administrations.
2-min read - NewsBBC
SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses
It follows the government's decision to scrap climate targets and its response to a gender services review.
8-min read - BusinessReuters
Hawaiian Electric weighing sale of American Savings Bank, Bloomberg News reports
Hawaiian Electric is working with advisers to consider various options for the bank, including a full or partial sale, the report said, which added that no final decision has been made. Hawaiian Electric is facing multiple lawsuits over a wildfire that tore through the island of Maui last year, killing at least 100 people. Hawaiian Electric and American Savings Bank did not immediately reply to Reuters' requests for comment.
1-min read - NewsBBC
How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many places because of climate change.
5-min read - BusinessBBC
How fraudsters are getting fake articles onto Facebook
Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.
5-min read - NewsBBC
Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change
But it rains so rarely in the region that scientists do not have enough data to be fully sure.
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