Spiraling incentives nearly wiped out Mazda’s operating profit in the latest quarter, as the company spent more to sell more. Volume and market share are growing. But it comes at a big price, with U.S. spiffs nearly double their level a year ago.
SpaceX launches lately have been pushing the record envelope for booster reflight, but a Starlink launch Tuesday morning rolled out a brand new first stage.
Liftoff of Falcon 9! pic.twitter.com/dnAl1CZ4LU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 20, 2024
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 of the company’s internet satellites lifted off at 9:20 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
Shiny and white, the booster was missing the tell-tale signs of having been flown before as boosters are normally covered with black carbon scoring. This was the first launch of the booster, which is targeted to be used to support the Crew-9 human spaceflight next month for launch No. 2.
Successful landing, completing the first launch and landing for this Falcon booster pic.twitter.com/GLFavJVFig
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 20, 2024
It made a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
The company has four boosters that have completed at least 20 launches and landings, and is in the midst of a certification process to get them up to 40 each.
Asked if he would consider naming Elon Musk to an advisory role or cabinet job, Trump said he would. “He’s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would.
Sales of the upper-premium sedan have plunged in China, the U.S. and Europe as demand for high-end cars stalls.
The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival fast is approaching at Walt Disney World with new locations and a slew of new menu items.
The event, which begins Aug. 29, will have a couple of global marketplaces based in a newly constructed building, CommuniCore Hall. There we’ll see Macatizers dishing up four varieties of macaroni and cheese and Festival Favorites bringing back some, well, festival favorites.
There won’t be a new country represented around World Showcase this year, but a new marketplace named Bramblewood Bites will be located in the stretch between World Showcase and the Imagination pavilion.
Three longtime marketplaces – Mexico, Italy and Flavors of America – will have all-new food menus, although the American one has gone all all-American with all-beef hot dogs.
Naturally, there will be returning standards, including the cheese soup at Canada and waffles in Belgium. Today we’re looking at the new solid foods only. Ahead: bison, eel, squid ink rice, Italian machos, grilled bushberry and more.