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
Lilly Singh speaks on stage during the 2018 WE Day Toronto Show in September.
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. […]
Economy slows, consumer confidence grows. What?
by Mitchell Hartman
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? […]
Is the startup world OK with motherhood yet?
by Kai Ryssdal
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Journalist Eliza Boyd says the “needle is moving” when it comes to pregnancy and venture capital.
Rebalancing the S&P 500 means a whole lot of trades
by Tracey Samuelson
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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 […]
NBC taps into YouTuber Lilly Singh’s audience
by Justin Ho
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The replacement for Carson Daly's time slot brings a woman of color to late-night TV.
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