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El Programa “Helping Hungry Homes” de Smithfield Ofrecerá Más de Tres Millones de Porciones de Proteína a Través de Una Gira de Donaciones Durante el 2016

Mar 23, 2016 17:06 pm UTC| Business

SMITHFIELD, Va., March 23, 2016 -- Smithfield tiene el placer de anunciar su iniciativa nacional para luchar contra el hambre este año a través de su programa “Helping Hungry Homes”. Esta gira incluirá más de 30...

Eckrich, Operation Homefront and Vons Partner to Honor Military Family

Mar 23, 2016 17:02 pm UTC| Business

LISLE, Ill., March 23, 2016 -- Eckrich, the makers of naturally hardwood smoked sausage and savory deli meats, partnered with Vons and Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable,...

Anthony & Sylvan Pools Earns 13 Esteemed 2015 Angie’s List Super Service Awards

Mar 23, 2016 17:01 pm UTC| Business

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 23, 2016 -- Anthony Sylvan won thirteen 2015 Angie's List Super Service awards spread between divisions across the country, including Northeast, Charlotte, Austin, San Antonio and Las Vegas. This...

RotaCare Bay Area Names JP Sahi As Chief Operating Officer

Mar 23, 2016 16:56 pm UTC| Business

MILPITAS, Calif., March 23, 2016 -- RotaCare Bay Area, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with 12 free medical clinics in the Greater Bay Area, has named Jatinderpal (JP) Kaur Sahi as its chief operating...

Contiki Vacations to Be Platinum Sponsor for WE Day California

Mar 23, 2016 16:40 pm UTC| Business

Anaheim, Calif., March 23, 2016 -- Contiki Vacations, a travel company for 18-35 year-olds, is dedicated to empowering young Americans to see the world and is no stranger to the millennial market. This year, Contiki is...

Eckrich and Easton Corbin Unite to Honor Military Family

Mar 23, 2016 16:39 pm UTC| Business

LISLE, Ill., March 23, 2016 -- Three-time American Country Award winner, country music singer Easton Corbin, is the newest member of the Eckrich family. Corbin joins Eckrich, the makers of naturally hardwood smoked...

Designers are seizing Wall Street – but can they improve your life?

Mar 23, 2016 16:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

From unreasonably cool open-plan offices in San Francisco and New York, they are orchestrating an international business revolution. Casually dressed and armed with MacBooks, a new generation of design executives have...

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Economy

Wall Street Ends Higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Gains Ahead of Holiday Week

U.S. stock markets closed higher on Monday, extending recent gains as investors look to finish the year on a strong note despite thinning trading volumes in a holiday-shortened week. The SP 500 rose 0.5% by the closing...

Global Markets Rise as Tech Stocks Lead, Yen Strengthens, and Commodities Hit Record Highs

Global financial markets started a holiday-shortened week on a positive note, with most major stock indexes posting gains as technology stocks rebounded and investor sentiment improved. Wall Street was supported by...

Platinum Price Surges Past $2,000 as Demand and Supply Dynamics Tighten

Platinum prices surged sharply at the start of the week, rallying more than 4.6% on Monday to break above the $2,000 per ounce level for the first time since 2008. The move marks a 17-year high for the precious metal and...

U.S. Dollar Slips as Yen Finds Support on Intervention Signals and Geopolitical Risks Rise

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Monday after posting modest gains last week, as cautious market sentiment and rising geopolitical tensions weighed on risk appetite. Currency markets remained largely subdued in Asia, showing...

Why U.S. Coffee Prices Are Staying High Despite Trump’s Tariff Rollbacks

U.S. coffee drinkers hoping for cheaper coffee after President Donald Trump rolled back key import tariffs are likely to be disappointed. While the tariff reductions removed duties on hundreds of food items, including...

Politics

Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors in Push for “America First” Agenda

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from overseas posts, a move officials say aligns embassies more closely with the presidents America First foreign policy, but...

Mexico Antitrust Review of Viva Aerobus–Volaris Deal Signals Growth for Airline Sector

Mexicos antitrust commission is set to review a proposed tie-up between low-cost airlines Viva Aerobus and Volaris, a move that has drawn positive remarks from President Claudia Sheinbaum and sparked interest across the...

Australia Moves Toward Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, is set to introduce significantly tougher gun laws alongside new measures targeting terrorism and public protests, following a deadly mass shooting in Sydneys Bondi area....

Trump Announces Ambitious Plan for New U.S. Navy Super Battleships

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an ambitious proposal for the United States Navy to begin building a new class of advanced battleships, a move that could significantly reshape the future of American naval...

China’s Nuclear Expansion Raises Arms Control Concerns as Pentagon Report Warns of Growing Military Ambitions

China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal, with a draft Pentagon report warning that Beijing may have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) across three newly...

Science

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...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...