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Toshiba to refuse coal power plant projects as it shifts to renewables

Nov 12, 2020 04:04 am UTC| Business

Toshiba Corp. will stop taking new construction orders for coal-fired power plants, following a strategic shift toward renewable energy. The company aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by fiscal 2030. However,...

Shell to reduce capacity, cut jobs at Singapore refinery

Nov 12, 2020 02:03 am UTC| Business

Royal Dutch Shell will cut in half its crude processing capacity and jobs at its Singapore oil refinery as part of efforts to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to net-zero by 2050. The refinery on Pulau Bukoml...

Why is it worth playing at an online casino?

Nov 11, 2020 09:00 am UTC| Business

How to choose an online casino? On the Internet today there are many different online casinos on the Internet. Some of them are fraudulent projects that cheat users for money. But thanks to the various gambling sites,...

What Is The Difference Between Direct Online Lenders And Banks?

Nov 11, 2020 08:51 am UTC| Business

Taking out a loan affects any persons life in one big way, regardless of the financial need. That being said, borrowers should carefully consider all the different options that are available to them. Its easy for consumers...

A Closer Look into How Investing Could Sometimes Seem Like Gambling with Money

Nov 11, 2020 08:46 am UTC| Business

There is a popular belief that has been doing the rounds for quite some time. Investing is similar to gambling. Does that mean that you play cards to predict the rise and fall of stocks? Does that mean that if you win a...

Mark Your Calendar for Important Election-Related Dates

Nov 11, 2020 08:42 am UTC| Business

Since 2010, the bipartisan organization No Labels has worked to promote collaboration across political and ideological divisions. The group has put together a variety of informational resources for voters, including an...

Hyundai, Toyota race in creating hydrogen-powered ships

Nov 11, 2020 05:56 am UTC| Business

Hyundai Motors competition with Toyota over hydrogen fuel cell technology is spilling over from cars to small ships with each of the two firms tapping partners to develop commercially-viable prototypes. The key is to...

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Economy

Russia Stocks End Flat at Three-Year Low as MOEX Index Stalls, Gold Prices Climb

Russian stocks closed mixed on Sunday, with the benchmark MOEX Russia Index finishing unchanged at 0.00% while remaining at its lowest level in three years. Despite the flat performance of the overall index, individual...

Goldman Sachs Raises USD/JPY Forecast, Sees Yen Weakness Persist Through 2027

Goldman Sachs has raised its USD/JPY exchange rate forecasts, predicting the Japanese yen will remain under pressure as elevated U.S. Treasury yields, limited recession risks in the United States, Japans fiscal concerns,...

Asian Currencies Rise as Dollar Weakens; Yen Holds Steady Amid Japan Intervention Watch

Most Asian currencies edged higher on Friday after the U.S. dollar retreated from a 13-month high following weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, raising fresh questions about the Federal Reserves interest rate...

Asian Stocks Rebound as Tech Shares Rally on Fed Rate Cut Hopes and Easing Iran Tensions

Asian stock markets rebounded sharply on Friday as investors returned to technology shares following a week of heavy selling, while easing geopolitical tensions and growing expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate...

Oil Prices Slip as Oversupply Concerns and U.S.-Iran Talks Shape Market Outlook

Oil prices edged lower on Friday as improving global crude supplies and expectations of near-term oversupply continued to pressure the market, while traders reduced bearish positions ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend....

Politics

Trump to Meet Zelenskiy at NATO Summit in Turkey to Push Ukraine Peace Efforts

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during this weeks NATO summit in Turkey as part of a renewed diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine, according to a senior U.S....

Israel Cabinet Rejects Supreme Court Ruling, Sparking Constitutional Crisis Fears

Israels cabinet has voted to reject a Supreme Court ruling involving the countrys broadcast regulator, triggering fresh concerns over a potential constitutional crisis and deepening tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin...

Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in Gaza City as Ceasefire Violations and Truce Talks Persist

At least two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza City on Sunday, according to Palestinian health officials, as violence continued despite an October ceasefire...

Khamenei Funeral Draws Massive Crowds as Iran’s New Supreme Leader Remains Absent

Iran continued its week-long funeral ceremonies on Sunday for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with tens of thousands of mourners gathering in Tehran while his successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei,...

Michigan Senate Race Narrows as Mallory McMorrow Ends Democratic Campaign

Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow has suspended her Democratic campaign for the U.S. Senate, reshaping the partys primary contest into a two-candidate race in one of the countrys most closely watched battleground...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Meta Cloud Ambitions Could Challenge AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Says Morgan Stanley

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is preparing to expand into the cloud computing market, a move that could position the company as a future rival to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. According to...

Anthropic Tightens AI Access Controls After Reports of China-Based Workarounds

Anthropic is strengthening measures to prevent unauthorized access to its artificial intelligence services from China after discovering that several Chinese companies had allegedly bypassed its restrictions, according to a...

Kuaishou Stock Jumps as Kling AI Secures $2 Billion Funding Round

Hong Kong-listed shares of Kuaishou Technology (HK:1024) climbed more than 6% on Thursday after its spun-off artificial intelligence business, Kling AI, secured an initial $2 billion in venture capital funding to...

Meta CEO Zuckerberg Says AI Agent Development Has Slowed Despite Massive AI Investment

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged that the companys progress in developing artificial intelligence (AI) agents has been slower than expected, despite Metas aggressive investment in AI...

Kioxia Bets on AI Memory Boom With Next-Gen NAND Production in Japan

Kioxia is set to mark a major milestone on Friday with a ceremony at its manufacturing facility in northern Japan as the company prepares to begin mass production of its next-generation NAND flash memory chips. The move...