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Will 'Games of Thrones' dominate at 71st Emmy awards?

The 71st Emmy Awards will air on Sunday, September 22 and many anticipate most wins to head to the HBO smash hit series "Game of Thrones" for its final season. HuffPost Senior Entertainment Reporter Leigh Blickley joins Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Brian Cheung, and Pras Subramanian to preview what's in store.

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Amazon makes pledge to fight climate change

Amazon is aiming to combat climate change. CEO Jeff Bezos signing the Climate Pledge today, calling on businesses to offset their greenhouse emissions to net-zero carbon by 2040. Yahoo Finance's Krystal Hu joins Alexis Christoforous with the latest.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos Says Electric Delivery Vans Hit Road in 2021

Sep.20 -- Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the company will buy 100,000 electric vans to be used for Prime deliveries. He also promised to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord 10 years early.

Why it is insane to want the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates to 0%

You do not want 0% interest rates.

Best and Worst States at Minting Millionaires Since the Financial Crisis

The 10-year bull market in stocks and longest economic expansion in U.S. history have minted many a millionaire since the darkest days of the Great Recession.A decade ago, less than 1 in 20, or 4.9%, of all U.S. households were considered to be millionaires, according to Phoenix Marketing International, which tracks the affluent market. That means they held at least $1 million in investable assets, such as cash, stocks, bonds and funds, among other types of investments. Real estate such as the family home, employer-sponsored retirement plans and business partnerships don't count.Cut to today, and 6.2% of all U.S. households are millionaires. In raw numbers, the nation's ranks of millionaires grew by more than 2 million over the past 10 years.Naturally, the gains haven't been distributed evenly. Although every state and the District of Columbia has more millionaire households today than it did in 2008, some areas of the country are gaining millionaires as a percentage of total households at a much faster clip than others.Kiplinger.com annually ranks all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., by their respective concentrations of millionaires. In the most recent tally, New Jersey leapfrogged long-time leader Maryland for the top spot. Nearly 9% of New Jersey households are millionaires vs. 8.9% for Maryland, which led the country in millionaires as a percentage of households from 2011 through 2017 before slipping to fourth place.That got us thinking: How have state millionaire concentrations shifted since the financial crisis? Here, we look at the five best states that have risen through the millionaire rankings since the Great Recession ... and the five that have experienced the biggest dropoffs. SEE ALSO: 25 Small Towns With Big Millionaire Populations

FedEx Teams Up with Google Wing to Test Drone Delivery

FedEx (FDX) has teamed up with Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Wing to make drone delivery a reality. Let's take a closer look at how.

Amazon’s climate pledge confirms the new power of employees

Early yesterday morning in Seattle, Roshni Naidu’s phone began blowing up with incoming text messages. The workers, called Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, had planned a walkout that’s happening at Amazon today (Sept. 20) in conjunction with the global Climate Strike, in what will be the first walkout at Amazon headquarters in the company’s 25-year history. “Hey, this happened!” was the gist of the text messages, referring to Bezos’ announcement of a pledge to make Amazon a carbon-neutral company by 2040.

Rivian: Is Amazon’s Order Bad News for Tesla?

Amazon placed a bulk order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian. Amazon plans to phase out its current diesel vehicles in a systematic manner.

FedEx: The Struggles Continue

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Amazon Orders Electric Trucks, Pushes for Carbon Neutrality

Amazon (AMZN) places purchase order for 100,000 electric delivery trucks with Rivian.

Amazon Boosts Reach in India with Alexa in Hindi & Hinglish

Amazon (AMZN) to strengthen presence in virtual assistant market of India with the latest Hindi and Hinglish support on Alexa.

Amazon moving ahead in Holyoke despite layoffs at New England contractor

The internet retailing giant told city officials it expects to open the facility in November, just in time for the Christmas rush, said Mike Bloomberg, chief of staff to Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse.

Will a Rush of Streaming Services Wipe Out Cable Providers?

Is the onset of streaming services spelling doom for cable providers? Let us have a look.

Climate Protesters From Paris to Sydney Rally to Save the Planet

(Bloomberg) -- Tens of thousands of people across Asia, Africa and Europe demonstrated to demand action on climate change as a global movement backed by 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg got under way Friday.Students skipped school and workers walked off jobs to participate in the rallies. In a central Sydney park, protesters held up homemade signs with slogans such as “You’re Burning our Future” and “There Is No Planet B.” In Berlin, demonstrators gathered by the landmark Brandenburg Gate, just a few steps from where Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government hammered out a 54 billion-euro ($60 billion) climate-protection package.Thousands gathered in Paris, London, Brussels and Warsaw, with similar protests planned in New York, Toronto and elsewhere in North America.“This is about the future of our planet,” said Laura Lazzarin, an Italian national living in Berlin who joined demonstrators near the Brandenburg Gate. “We can’t go on like this, and politicians must realize that.”GlobalClimateStrike in London are urging political leaders to take action on the climate crisis CoveringClimateNow pic.twitter.com/2uCxa7jBLp— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) September 20, 2019 Protesters joining the Global Climate Strike movement want governments to treat global warming as an emergency, slash subsidies for fossil fuels, and switch economies to 100% renewable energy as soon as possible. They’re part of a worldwide series of demonstrations that organizers say will take place in 150 countries on Friday and on Sept. 27.“As we deal with devastating climate breakdown and hurtle towards dangerous tipping points, young people are calling on millions of us across the planet to disrupt business as usual by joining the global climate strikes,” according to a statement on the organizers’ website.The movement has taken hold in Europe, where climate has been catapulted to the top of the political agenda. The European Union should walk away from fossil fuels, the bloc’s energy chief told Bloomberg TV this week after a record spike in oil prices. A total of 93% of Europeans see global warming as a serious problem, according to a recent survey by the European Commission.In front of the Brandenburg Gate, three protesters dressed in black stood on top of melting ice blocks with nooses around their necks as hundreds of people gathered around them, carrying home-made placards, blowing whistles and chanting “We are here, we are loud, because you’re stealing our future.”In Paris demonstrators -- a large number of whom were students -- marched from Place de la Nation, carrying placards with slogans like “our house is on fire” and “time to act.”In Poland, home to 33 of the EU’s 50 most polluted cities, more than 60 climate protests were held Friday. At the biggest gathering in Warsaw, more than a thousand demonstrators called for the government to curb its dependence on coal, which is burned to produce more than 80% of the country’s electricity.PrayforAmazon. We should stop buying the beef that's being imported from Brazil to Hong Kong."Climate activists gathered in Hong Kong, demanding world leaders to address global warming ClimateStrike GlobalClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/xfA2Gk0llB— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) September 20, 2019 “The government is doing too little and this needs to be changed,” said Dionizy Debski, a high school student from Warsaw.Click here for TicToc’s ongoing coverage of the global climate protestsThe movement -- inspired by the braided Swedish teenager Thunberg who started weekly school walkouts last year -- has gone global, drawing parallels with other protests like the Civil Rights struggle and anti-apartheid demonstrations.Friday’s protests come ahead of United Nations events, including the first Youth Climate Summit on Saturday and the Climate Action Summit of government, corporate and other leaders on Sept. 23 in New York. Thunberg, who founded the “Fridays for Future” protest group, captured media attention by sailing across the Atlantic to address the youth event, rather than traveling by plane -- doing her bit to cap emissions.The climate campaign has spurred some companies into action. Germany’s Volkswagen AG, the world’s biggest automaker, pledged to make more electric cars and become climate-neutral by 2050. Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos vowed Thursday to wean his company off fossil fuels by 2030. He also announced the formation of a new organization -- the Climate Pledge -- amid a steady drumbeat of criticism from activists and his own employees over Amazon’s dependence on fossil fuels.On the same day, Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said Google had agreed to buy 1.6 gigawatts of wind and solar power, describing it as a record purchase of renewable energy by a single company.GlobalClimateStrike rally.Protesters are urging leaders to address global warming and put an end to the age of fossil fuels CoveringClimateNow pic.twitter.com/jGfAI7Bnse— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) September 20, 2019 Google Makes Biggest Clean Energy Purchase Ever by a CompanyMore than 1,500 Amazon employees are scheduled to take part in Friday’s walkout. Workers from Google and Microsoft Corp. also plan to join protests.In Australia, the campaign has the backing of high-profile business leaders such as the billionaire co-founder of enterprise software company Atlassian Corp., Mike Cannon-Brookes. Atlassian was among hundreds of Australian employers, including law firm Slater & Gordon Ltd. and real-estate portal Domain Holdings Australia Ltd., that allowed workers to take time off to attend the rallies.The call to action has resonated across Europe, which has suffered from increasing bouts of drought and wildfires, and in Australia -- the world’s driest inhabited continent that derives the bulk of its energy from burning coal.For all the support the campaign is deriving, however, there are pockets of opposition. In Germany, the far-right AfD party slammed the government’s climate measures, citing escalating costs. Merkel’s government is “mercilessly squeezing its citizens for an ideology,” its co-leader Alice Weidel said in a Twitter post.\--With assistance from Maciej Martewicz and Helene Fouquet.To contact the reporters on this story: Bruce Einhorn in Hong Kong at beinhorn1@bloomberg.net;Thuy Ong in Sydney at hong35@bloomberg.net;Stefan Nicola in Berlin at snicola2@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Chad Thomas at cthomas16@bloomberg.net, Vidya Root, Eric PfannerFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

Target Declares Share Buyback Plan: What Else You Should Know

Target's (TGT) healthy cash flow generation capability and efficient capital allocation efforts help it to enhance shareholder value. The company announces share repurchase plan of $5 billion.

Earnings Reports for the Week of Sept. 23-27 (KBH, NKE, NIO)

Check out our weekly earnings calendar and read the latest quarterly earnings previews.

Fintech Companies To Buy And Watch: Apple Launches New Credit Card

There are many emerging fintech companies in which to invest. Digital payment technology is changing the competitive landscape in fields like e-commerce, payment networks and banking.

Ford’s Former CEO Finds Amazon’s Rivian Deal Risky

In a CNBC interview, former Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields said he sees Amazon’s Rivian order for electric vehicles as “a bit of a risk.”