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Metabolon to Provide Metabolomic Profiling for the U.S. Veterans Administration Million Veteran Program

Apr 19, 2018 12:10 pm UTC| Business

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and ATLANTA, Ga., April 19, 2018 -- Metabolon, Inc., the global leader in metabolomics, announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been contracted through its...

Report: Developing Opportunities within OneMain, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Avery Dennison, Two Harbors Investments, Synchronoss Technologies, and Pattern Energy Group — Future Expectations, Projections Moving into 2018

Apr 19, 2018 12:10 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, April 19, 2018 -- In new independent research reports released early this morning, Fundamental Markets released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of OneMain Holdings,...

ESI To Release Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2018 Results On May 8

Apr 19, 2018 12:09 pm UTC| Business

PORTLAND, Ore., April 19, 2018 -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIO), an innovator in laser-based manufacturing solutions for the micro-machining industry, will announce fourth quarter and full fiscal...

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Announces Timing of First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Apr 19, 2018 12:07 pm UTC| Business

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 19, 2018 -- Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTI) announced it plans to release its first quarter earnings after 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, April 24. Covenant Transportation...

GuideWell Insurance Agency and Assured Risk Cover Team Up to Offer StormPeace Total Hurricane Protection

Apr 19, 2018 12:07 pm UTC| Business

JACKSONVILLE and CLEARWATER, Fla., April 19, 2018 -- GuideWell Insurance Agency, an exclusive property and casualty agency for Florida Blue health plan members, will offer StormPeace, a new supplemental hurricane policy...

BestnPet, Inc. (Otc:BPET) Continues Growth Through Acquisition and Expansion

Apr 19, 2018 12:06 pm UTC| Business

DALLAS, April 19, 2018 -- Dallas based company BestnPet, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Pupco Brands, Inc. a manufacturer of premium, leading-edge consumable products for dogs and cats. Effective today,...

FinancialForce Announces Spring 2018 Release for the New Services Economy

Apr 19, 2018 12:05 pm UTC| Business

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 2018 -- FinancialForce, the number one customer-centric ERP cloud vendor built on the Salesforce Platform, announced new innovations across its product portfolio suite with its Spring 2018...

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Economy

Fed Chair Warsh Faces Key Jackson Hole Test

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will take center stage at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday, with global markets looking for clearer signals on U.S. interest rates, persistent inflation and recent...

Tokyo Inflation Rises in August as BOJ Rate Hike Bets Grow

Consumer inflation in Tokyo edged higher in August, while underlying price pressures remained close to the Bank of Japans target, reinforcing expectations that the central bank could raise interest rates in the coming...

US Stock Futures Flat as Nvidia Rally Fades, Fed Speech in Focus

U.S. stock futures traded near the flatline Thursday evening as investors assessed Nvidias blockbuster earnings-driven rally and awaited Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech on Friday....

Asian Currencies Steady Ahead of Warsh Speech

Asian currencies traded mostly flat on Friday as investors avoided major positions ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs closely watched Jackson Hole speech. The South Korean won bucked the trend, strengthening to a...

Gold Prices Slip Ahead of Fed Chair Warsh Speech

Gold prices moved lower on Friday and were heading for a weekly decline as investors turned cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs closely watched Jackson Hole speech for fresh signals on U.S. interest rates....

Politics

UN Criticizes US Terror Label for Palestine Action

The United Nations human rights office has criticized the Trump administrations decision to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, warning that the move could restrict free speech and have a chilling...

German Industry Pushes Merz for Tougher China Trade Policy

German businesses are stepping up pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz to adopt a tougher China trade policy as concerns grow over state subsidies, low-priced imports and increasing competition from Chinese manufacturers....

U.S. Probes Apex Logistics Over Nvidia AI Chip Shipments to China

The U.S. government is investigating Singapore-based Apex Logistics over allegations that the freight company helped transport Nvidia AI chips and computer systems to China despite U.S. export restrictions, Bloomberg...

Pentagon Eyes U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe Amid NATO Review

A Pentagon review of U.S. military deployments in Europe is expected to produce at least four options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by November 6, as Washington considers potentially reducing its troop presence across...

Judge Rejects Minnesota Bid to Force ICE Agent Extradition

A federal judge has rejected Minnesotas attempt to force Texas Governor Greg Abbott to immediately extradite a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during a major...

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

PayPal Shares Sink as $50 Billion Takeover Bid Collapses

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares plunged in extended trading after a consortium led by private equity firm Advent International and payments giant Stripe reportedly ended its pursuit of the digital payments company....

Nvidia Pauses AI Cloud Financing Deals Amid Antitrust Concerns

Nvidia has temporarily halted some deals tied to a recently introduced financing program for artificial intelligence cloud companies, amid internal concerns that the arrangement could attract greater antitrust scrutiny,...

Google Changes EU Spam Policy Amid Antitrust Scrutiny

Google has revised its spam policy in Europe after concerns from European Union regulators raised the possibility of a significant antitrust fine for Alphabet, the search giants parent company. The company said Friday that...

U.S. Disrupts China-Linked Hacking Campaign Targeting Government Agencies

The United States has disrupted a China-linked cyber operation accused of targeting sensitive government agencies, including the Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve and U.S. Senate, authorities said Wednesday. The...

OpenAI AI Agent Swarm Behind Hugging Face Hack

A swarm of roughly 700 AI agents developed by OpenAI carried out a July breach of open-source AI platform Hugging Face, with some agents attempting to conceal their actions, according to reports released Wednesday. The...