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VIDEO: Support the ASPCA When You Get a New Subaru During the 2024 Subaru Share the Love® Event (Donation)
December 20, 2024 01:05 AM AEDT| By 3BLWatch video: Support Local Charities When You Get a New Subaru During the 2024 Subaru Share the Love® EventSharing the love isn’t always easy, but it’s always worth it. Through the Subaru Share the Lo...

Why Alignment, Harmonization Key at Brand & Retail Forum in Brussels
December 20, 2024 01:05 AM AEDT| By 3BLIn this latest blog Cascale’s Executive Vice President, Andrew Martin, shares reflections from Cascale's Brand & Retail Forum in Brussels, where brands, manufacturers, and policymakers tackled the...

DP World Study Highlights Economic Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains
December 20, 2024 01:00 AM AEDT| By 3BLCHARLOTTE, N.C., December 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Integrating sustainability into supply chain operations is more than an ethical imperative—it’s a smart business move. A study by DP World, conducted in part...

ScottsMiracle-Gro: From Our Garden to Tables Across Our Community
December 20, 2024 12:30 AM AEDT| By 3BLWe recently marked the end of another great growing season in the Associate Garden on the Marysville campus. Thanks to our incredible group of captains, the facilities team and weekly volunteers, we h...

Bank of England holds interest rates steady as inflation pressures persist
December 19, 2024 11:59 PM AEDT| By InvezzThe Bank of England (BOE) ended its final meeting of 2024 with a decision to hold interest rates steady at 4.75%. The move came as UK inflation rose to an eight-month high of 2.6% in November, up from 1.7% in September, driven by higher prices in cor...

Why UK millennials are unlikely to match Gen X and boomers’ earnings growth
December 19, 2024 10:59 PM AEDT| By InvezzFor UK millennials, financial prosperity comparable to that of Gen X and baby boomers remains elusive. A recent study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights a disheartening trend: income growth for working-age Britons has stagnated, lag...

Gen Receives Top Awards for Its Efforts To Power Digital Freedom
December 19, 2024 10:00 PM AEDT| By 3BLWritten by Kim Allman| Head of Corporate Responsibility and Public PolicyGen Blog | ImpactIn 2024, we’ve seen Gen make a positive impact on a global scale. Over the past fiscal year, we reached more t...

Updated U.S. Climate Pledge Is Achievable With Stable Policy, Ceres Says
December 19, 2024 09:15 PM AEDT| By 3BLDecember 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Ceres Senior Director of Federal Policy Zach Friedman issued the following statement after the United States updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) toward globa...

New Zealand sinks into recession as Q3 GDP falls 1%
December 19, 2024 06:43 PM AEDT| By InvezzNew Zealand’s economy contracted sharply in the third quarter of 2024, with GDP plummeting by 1.0% compared to the previous quarter, according to government data. This contraction dwarfed market expectations of a modest 0.2% decline. Combined with a...

South Korean won hits 15-year low: here’s why
December 19, 2024 05:21 PM AEDT| By InvezzThe South Korean won plunged to its weakest level in 15 years on Thursday, reflecting heightened economic and political risks. The currency was trading at 1,449.9 per dollar in early onshore trade, down 0.96% from the previous session. This marks the...

Northwestern Mutual Awarded Highest-Available Financial Strength Ratings for 34th Consecutive Year
December 19, 2024 08:50 AM AEDT| By 3BLMILWAUKEE, December 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Northwestern Mutual’s superior financial strength remains a hallmark of the 167-year-old company. That was affirmed yet again this month when Fitch Ratings, one of...

SEC Loses a Key Advocate for Investor Rights and Corporate Transparency
December 19, 2024 08:15 AM AEDT| By 3BLDecember 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Ceres is profoundly disappointed that the U.S. Senate refused to vote on the reappointment of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, an advocate for...

Leidos Donates $2.5 Million to the Children’s Inn at NIH To Expand Support for Pediatric Research
December 19, 2024 07:30 AM AEDT| By 3BLRESTON, Va., December 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) announced a $2.5 million donation to The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. The contribution will support renovations and e...

US Fed cuts interest rates by 0.25%, projects fewer reductions in 2025
December 19, 2024 07:14 AM AEDT| By InvezzThe Federal Reserve, in a widely anticipated move, lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive reduction. However, this latest easing came with a cautionary undertone, hinting at a more meas...

LA Galaxy and Major League Soccer Partner on MLS Cup Legacy Project
December 19, 2024 06:35 AM AEDT| By 3BLDecember 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Ahead of this year’s MLS Cup presented by Audi, AEG’s LA Galaxy and Major League Soccer (MLS) joined forces to give back to the local community through the 2024 MLS Cup Legac...

Advancing Environmental Stewardship: Lenovo’s Global Environmental Management System and Innovative ESG Data Solutions
December 19, 2024 06:10 AM AEDT| By 3BLOriginally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG ReportLenovo manages the environmental elements of its operations through a global environmental management system (EMS) that covers Lenovo’s worldwide pro...

Ohio Lawmakers Must Consider Efficiency Programs in 2025 To Bring Savings, Reliability to Ohio
December 19, 2024 05:30 AM AEDT| By 3BLDecember 18, 2024 /3BL/ - The Ohio state Senate today failed to act on a key energy cost-saving measure by not voting on HB 79. The legislation would have enabled electric distribution utilities to es...

Albertsons Companies Distributed $200,000 in Safeway Gift Cards at 12th Annual Christmas with the Currys Event
December 19, 2024 05:30 AM AEDT| By 3BLAlbertsons Companies joined Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s 12th Annual Christmas with the Currys event, in partnership with Eat. Learn. Play., to bring joy to the Oakland community. Over 200 local element...

Oklo teams up with Switch: did Cramer get it wrong on Oklo?
December 19, 2024 04:29 AM AEDT| By InvezzOklo Inc (NYSE: OKLO) is pushing to the upside today after announcing a landmark power deal with Switch. The agreement dubbed “one of the largest corporate clean power agreements ever signed” will see it deploy 12 gigawatts of nuclear power over the...

How US toymakers are bracing for Trump’s new tariffs with innovative strategies
December 19, 2024 04:21 AM AEDT| By InvezzWith the Trump administration promising another wave of tariffs on US imports, American toymakers are bracing for impact. Companies like Atlanta-based Kids2 are revisiting product designs and supply chain strategies to minimize the cost burden of pot...