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Live Oak Bank Named to Bankrate’s List of Best Online Savings Accounts

May 03, 2018 15:00 pm UTC| Business

WILMINGTON, N.C., May 03, 2018 -- Live Oak Bank has been named by BankRate.com as one of the nation’s best choices for online savings accounts. Live Oak’s high-yield online savings account was awarded the top ranking...

Preliminary Results from Quell Chronic Low Back Pain Study to be Presented at World Institute of Pain World Congress

May 03, 2018 15:00 pm UTC| Business

WALTHAM, Mass., May 03, 2018 -- NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:NURO), today reported that preliminary results from a study of Quell® wearable pain relief in chronic low back pain will be presented at the 9th World Congress...

AFA's CyberPatriot Competition Reaches Over 1,000 Teams in Record Time

May 03, 2018 14:59 pm UTC| Business

ARLINGTON, Va., May 03, 2018 -- The Air Force Association (AFA) today announced that CyberPatriot, AFA’s premier STEM education initiative, has surpassed 1,000 registered teams for the 2018-2019 CyberPatriot XI National...

Detroit Job Fair with Immediate Job Openings

May 03, 2018 14:58 pm UTC| Business

DETROIT, May 03, 2018 -- JobFairGiant.com is sponsoring the You’re Hired Job Fair series. The spring job fair will launch Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Best Western Hotel in Southfield,...

FUSIONWRX NAMED A TOP DESIGN & PR FIRM IN CINCINNATI!

May 03, 2018 14:57 pm UTC| Business

Cincinnati, Ohio / Northern Kentucky, May 03, 2018 -- FUSIONWRX is a full service marketing agency that partners with niche businesses to define and accentuates their key difference while motivating their target...

Ignite Sales Wins 2018 Stevie Award for AI / Machine Learning New Product of the Year

May 03, 2018 14:55 pm UTC| Business

DALLAS, May 03, 2018 -- Ignite Sales was named the winner of the Silver Stevie® Award for new product and service of the year in the category of Software – Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Solution in the 16th...

TargetSolutions Joins Forces with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) to Honor Outstanding Officers

May 03, 2018 14:54 pm UTC| Business

San Diego, CA., May 03, 2018 -- TargetSolutions, a Vector Solutions brand offering the leading online training and records management system for public safety agencies, is excited to announce it has joined forces once...

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Economy

Dollar Hovers Near Multi-Month Lows as Treasury Buybacks Rattle Markets

The U.S. dollar remained under pressure near multi-month lows on Monday as investors weighed the Treasury Departments decision to increase long-term bond buybacks, while awaiting fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran and key...

Oil Prices Retreat as Markets Await Tougher Iran Sanctions

Oil prices pulled back on Monday as traders locked in profits following two weeks of strong gains, while markets remained focused on looming U.S. sanctions against Iran and the risk of further supply disruptions in the...

Trump Vows Tougher Iran Sanctions as US Weighs New Economic Pressure

U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to intensify economic pressure on Iran as Washington prepares measures that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says could be unprecedented. Bessent is scheduled to hold a press...

ING Says Yen Is 20% Undervalued Against Dollar

The Japanese yen remains roughly 20% undervalued against the U.S. dollar, according to ING analysts, who believe recent U.S.-Japan currency intervention and potential Bank of Japan policy changes could support a...

Canada Announces Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation Against 50% U.S. Tariffs

Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs matching new U.S. trade duties dollar for dollar starting Sept. 8, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday, escalating trade tensions after negotiations between the two countries...

Politics

Bessent Warns Iran as US Prepares Toughest-Ever Sanctions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Iran of severe economic consequences as Washington prepares to unveil what he described as the toughest sanctions package ever imposed on a country. In an opinion piece...

Russian Drone Strike on Kryvyi Rih Mall Kills 16, Injures 130

At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 others wounded after Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, on Friday, according to Ukrainian authorities. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

Israel Targets Suspected Terrorist in Southern Syria

Israel said it targeted a suspected terrorist in southern Syria on Saturday, while Damascus condemned the incident as a violation of Syrian sovereignty amid rising tensions between the neighboring countries. Syrias foreign...

Milei Pushes for Formula 1 Return to Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei is backing efforts to bring Formula 1 racing back to Argentina, nearly three decades after the country last hosted a Grand Prix. Milei said Sunday that his government would work toward...

Merz Pushes Faster Reforms to Revive German Economy

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is preparing to press his cabinet to accelerate economic reforms designed to reduce pressure on businesses, stimulate growth and protect jobs in Germany, according to a report by Bild am...

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

Samsung Shares Tumble 8% as $79 Billion Return Plan Disappoints

Samsung Electronics shares plunged as much as 8% in early Monday trading after the South Korean technology giants record shareholder-return plan fell short of investor expectations, particularly over share buybacks and the...

SoftBank Plans Record $6.3 Billion Bond Sale to Fund OpenAI Investments

SoftBank Group is preparing to raise 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) through a retail bond offering as the Japanese technology conglomerate increases funding for its artificial intelligence investments, particularly its...

Alibaba Raises $10.2 Billion to Expand AI Infrastructure

Alibaba Group plans to raise HK$80 billion ($10.21 billion) through a new share placement as the Chinese technology giant accelerates investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. In a filing on Sunday,...

Nvidia AI Server Prices Set to Rise as Memory Costs Surge

Prices for servers powered by Nvidia artificial intelligence chips are expected to climb sharply as rising memory chip costs put additional pressure on the booming AI infrastructure market, according to a Bloomberg News...

29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world?

This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits 29 US states against the two...