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Cyber Monday Remains Biggest Online Spending Day at $14.25B

Adobe said spending from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday totaled $44.2 billion, up 7.7% from a year ago.聽Cyber Monday remains the biggest online spending day of the year at $14.25 billion.

December 2, 2025
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Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle

Amazon will use 鈥渟pecialized smaller facilities鈥 for the deliveries, the e-commerce giant said Dec. 1 in a statement.聽The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members.

December 1, 2025
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Electric Plane Maker Beta Wins Wall Street Support After IPO

Beta is 鈥渁kin to a young Tesla, but with a more attractive end market of aerospace, which has higher barriers to entry than autos,鈥 said Morgan Stanley analysts in a note.

December 1, 2025
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Manufacturing Slump Deepens in November as Orders Decline

The Institute for Supply Management鈥檚 manufacturing index eased half a point to 48.2, according to data released Dec. 1. The measure has been below 50 for nine straight months.

December 1, 2025
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Bets Big on EV's Future

Initial manufacturing of the R2 two-row crossover will start in聽Illinois, but production will expand to Rivian's future factory in Georgia in 2028.聽

December 1, 2025
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VW Is Reviving Scout to Be Mostly Hybrids Rather Than EVs

More than eight out of 10 consumers who put down a $100 reservation on a Scout have selected plug-in hybrid versions over EVs.

December 1, 2025
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Cyber Monday Could Break Spending Records

U.S. consumers already spent聽$11.8 billion online for Black Friday, $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving Day and another $11.8 billion over the weekend 鈥 exceeding forecasts by Adobe Analytics.

December 1, 2025
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EV Maker Bollinger Motors Shuts Down

The future of parent company聽Bollinger Innovations 鈥 previously known as聽Mullen Automotive and formally headquartered in聽Southern California聽鈥 remains unclear.

December 1, 2025
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Proterra Upbeat on Battery-Electric Demand Prospects

Proterra debuted its upgraded battery pack, the H2-23, in April, specifically targeting it for the Class 8 truck market and other demanding commercial applications.

November 26, 2025
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Deere Forecast Misses Expectations as Farm Slump Deepens

The weak outlook for the maker of iconic green and yellow tractors comes as farmers have been hit hard by low crop prices and President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff policies.

November 26, 2025

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