Mar 15, 2019

Lilly Singh and the changing face of late night

Lilly Singh speaks on stage during the 2018 WE Day Toronto Show in September. Dominik Magdziak/Getty Images

NBC has turned to Canadian YouTube sensation Lilly Singh to replace Carson Daly. We look at what that means. Plus: Solar is roaring back amid barriers from the Trump administration, and consumer confidence is up

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Solar energy heats up despite tariffs

by Erika Beras

Mar 14, 2019

In 2018, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 30 percent on imported solar panels and set quotas to limit solar imports. This caused a slump in the solar energy industry. But two new reports show that last year wasn’t as bad as the industry feared, and predicts a boom in new solar installations this year. […]

A solar farm under construction in Punta Gorda, Florida, on April 22, 2016.

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Economy slows, consumer confidence grows. What?

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 15, 2019

The early March sentiment survey from the University of Michigan shows Americans’ good feelings about the state of economy are up more than 4 percent and expectations for the future increased more than 5 percent. At the same time, there’s a growing pile of economic data pointing to a slowing economy. How does one square this? […]

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Is the startup world OK with motherhood yet?

by Kai Ryssdal

Mar 15, 2019

Journalist Eliza Boyd says the “needle is moving” when it comes to pregnancy and venture capital.

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Rebalancing the S&P 500 means a whole lot of trades

by Tracey Samuelson

Mar 15, 2019

Friday was one of the four times a year when the S&P 500 rebalances itself. This means that some stocks leave this index and some come in. This also means that all the indixes and exchange-traded funds that track the S&P 500 (and there’s many) have to also rebalance themselves to reflect the changes. S&P […]

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NBC taps into YouTuber Lilly Singh's audience

by Justin Ho

Mar 15, 2019

The replacement for Carson Daly's time slot brings a woman of color to late-night TV.

Lilly Singh speaks on stage during the 2018 WE Day Toronto Show in September.

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The Nights Avicii

Juice Lizzo

Shoop Salt-N-Pepa

Lord of the Fries Polyrhythmics

Turnmills Maribou State

Suga Suga Baby Bash, Frankie J

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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