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Tips to Avoid Work-Related Accidents

Aug 17, 2018 16:53 pm UTC| Business

Some jobs are more exposed to accidents than the others. For instance, people who work in oil drilling stations are more prone to significant accidents than those who are staying comfortably inside an office. It does not...

Small business owners are getting a new incentive to sell to their employees

Aug 16, 2018 20:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

The federal government just made it a lot easier to form an employee-owned business. In an increasingly rare example of bipartisan cooperation, President Donald Trump on Aug. 13 signed a defense bill into law that...

Hot Stock Watch: AVZ Minerals Gets Lucky But Questions Raised Over Partner

Aug 16, 2018 07:11 am UTC| Business

AVZ Minerals (ASX: AVZ) has confirmed the discovery of the worlds largest lithium resource but worrying new details about its business partner have emerged. The Australian miner told investors on August 2nd that...

What Are the Consequences of a Shoplifting Conviction in Knoxville TN?

Aug 15, 2018 02:16 am UTC| Business

Shoplifting in Tennessee can either be classified as a Class A misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the property stolen. Tennessee law draws a clear distinction between the two classifications, but you do not...

DuraScience Institute of USA Blazing a Path in the Medical Sciences Field

Aug 15, 2018 02:13 am UTC| Business

The history of science has been punctuated by breakthroughs that have propelled human progress in leaps and bounds. From as far back as the third century B.C., we have Euclids 13 volume treatise on geometry called The...

Blockchain Revolution Series

identitii becomes second blockchain company to launch IPO on ASX

Aug 14, 2018 09:30 am UTC| Digital Currency Business

identitii, an Australian digital-ID management startup, has become the second blockchain company to launch initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), StockHead reported. The company is seeking...

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Aug 14, 2018 04:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

What a difference the birth of a granddaughter can make. For Lee Scott, who ran Walmart from 2000 to 2009, the arrival of his granddaughter not only convinced him the threat of global warming was real but set him on a...

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Economy

U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Trump Tariffs Rise; Nvidia Earnings in Focus

U.S. stock index futures moved lower Sunday evening after President Donald Trump announced plans to raise global tariffs using a different legal authority, adding fresh uncertainty to U.S. trade policy. Investors are also...

Global Markets Waver as U.S. Tariff Uncertainty Grows and Nvidia Earnings Loom

Global share markets opened the week cautiously as investors grappled with renewed uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and awaited key earnings from AI giant Nvidia. The U.S. dollar slipped in Asian trading on Monday, reflecting...

Oil Prices Slip as Trump Tariff Hike Fuels Economic Growth Concerns

Oil prices edged lower on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise tariffs on global imports, a move that has heightened uncertainty סביב global economic growth and future fuel demand. The latest...

MOEX Russia Index Ends Flat as Gazprom Gains and Gold Prices Surge

Russian stocks closed mixed on Sunday, with the MOEX Russia Index finishing unchanged at the end of trading in Moscow. Despite limited movement in the benchmark index, individual stocks posted notable gains and losses,...

MOEX Russia Index Ends Flat as Gold Prices Surge and Oil Mixed

Russian stocks finished Saturdays trading session largely unchanged, with the MOEX Russia Index closing flat at 0.00% in Moscow. Despite the steady headline figure, individual shares posted modest gains and losses,...

Politics

Trump Weighs Potential U.S. Military Strike on Iran as Nuclear Talks Intensify

U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a potential military strike against Iran in the coming days, according to a New York Times report citing officials familiar with internal White House discussions. The...

Islamic State Claims New Attacks on Syrian Army as Violence Escalates Under President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for two new attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, signaling what the militant group describes as a new phase of operations against the countrys...

Thousands March in Lyon After Killing of Far-Right Activist Quentin Deranque

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Lyon, France, on Saturday following the killing of 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque, whose death has intensified political tensions across the country. Deranque was...

Trump Approves FEMA Emergency Declaration After Massive Potomac River Sewage Spill

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Washington, D.C., following a massive sewage spill into the Potomac River, triggering a coordinated federal response led by the Federal Emergency...

JPMorgan Closes Trump Accounts as $5 Billion Lawsuit Moves to New York

JPMorgan Chase Co. (NYSE: JPM) notified President Donald Trump and his hospitality business in February 2021 that it would terminate their bank accounts, according to newly disclosed letters filed in court. The documents...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Growth Outlook Remains Strong Beyond 2026

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is heading into its upcoming earnings report with Wall Street expecting another quarter of solid performance, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. While...

Microsoft Gaming Leadership Overhaul: Phil Spencer Retires, Asha Sharma Named New Xbox CEO

Microsoft has announced a major leadership transition in its gaming division, as longtime executive Phil Spencer retires after 38 years with the company. The move marks a significant shift for Microsoft Gaming at a time...

OpenAI Targets $600B Compute Spend as IPO Valuation Could Reach $1 Trillion

OpenAI is reportedly planning a massive expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure, targeting approximately $600 billion in total compute spending through 2030. According to a source cited by Reuters, the...

Alibaba, Baidu, BYD Shares Slide After Pentagon Military List Update

Alibaba Group, Baidu, and electric vehicle giant BYD saw their Hong Kong-listed shares fall sharply on Friday after the companies were briefly included on a U.S. Pentagon list of firms allegedly linked to the Chinese...

Nvidia Nears $30 Billion Investment in OpenAI, Replacing Previous $100 Billion AI Partnership

Nvidia is reportedly close to finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, marking a major shift in the companies artificial intelligence partnership. According to a Financial Times report published Thursday, the new...