Jul 30, 2020

Any progress on Congress’ push for new economic relief bill?

With the extra unemployment assistance officially ending Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is among those urging Congress to act. Erin Scott/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Democrats and Republicans appear no closer to reaching a deal on a COVID-19 relief bill. What does Fed Chair Jerome Powell think about that? Strong second-quarter earnings expected for Amazon. What utility PG&E can expect from a deal with Tesla.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell says there will be a continued need for congressional spending to support the economy

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Another strong quarter expected for Amazon amid the pandemic

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 30, 2020

And that's despite the company spending billions of dollars hiring new workers and beefing up safety measures.

The e-commerce, streaming video and cloud-services tech behemoth had a strong first quarter, and the same is expected for the spring results.

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What might PG&E — and its customers — get from partnering with Tesla?

by Andy Uhler

Jul 30, 2020

They've broken ground on a battery facility that could help the utility meet state energy storage requirements.

The more efficient storage facility should make it cheaper for PG&E to produce energy, which should, eventually, trickle down to ratepayers.

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