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Hammer Fiber Subsidiary Changes Name to Hammer Communications, Launches New Branding and Organizational Modifications

Apr 17, 2018 15:13 pm UTC| Business

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J., April 17, 2018 -- via NetworkWire – Hammer Fiber Optic Investments Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hammer Fiber Optic Holdings Corp. (OTCQB:HMMR), announced today it will be changing its...

Clean Water Environmental Invests in Improvements that Benefit the Ohio Community

Apr 17, 2018 15:10 pm UTC| Business

DAYTON, Ohio, April 17, 2018 -- Since emerging under new ownership as Clean Water Environmental (CWE) in September 2017, CWE has been hard at work restructuring both operationally and structurally. Initial emphasis has...

Freddie Mac Announces the Issuance of a New Two-Year Reference Notes Security

Apr 17, 2018 15:10 pm UTC| Business

MCLEAN, Va., April 17, 2018 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new two-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EAEM7, due on April 23, 2020. The issue will be priced on...

Festo Didactic Unveils Advanced Manufacturing Certification Program to Address Industry Demand

Apr 17, 2018 15:07 pm UTC| Business

EATONTOWN, N.J., April 17, 2018 -- Festo Didactic, Inc. – a leading provider of technical education equipment and training solutions in North America – is proud to announce the rollout of the Festo Industry...

GSI Technology, Inc. to Announce Fourth-Quarter and Year End Fiscal 2018 Results on May 3, 2018

Apr 17, 2018 15:04 pm UTC| Business

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 17, 2018 -- GSI Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSIT) will release financial results for its fourth quarter and year end fiscal 2018 ended March 31, 2018 at the market close on Thursday May 3, 2018....

Dominican Republic Tourism Officials Unveil Santo Domingo Updates and Developments

Apr 17, 2018 15:03 pm UTC| Business

SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, April 17, 2018 -- Tourism industry experts at this year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) conference announced several developments for the future of its capital city, most...

TriStar Provides Update on Advances at Castelo de Sonhos

Apr 17, 2018 15:00 pm UTC| Business

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 17, 2018 -- TriStar Gold Inc. (the “Company” or “TriStar”) (TSX.V:TSG) is pleased to provide an update on several new initiatives underway or recently completed at the 100% owned Castelo de...

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Economy

France Inflation Accelerates to 2.7% in August

French inflation accelerated in August as higher energy costs, particularly prices for oil products, pushed consumer price growth above the previous months level, preliminary data from Frances national statistics agency...

Sweden Retail Sales Slip 0.2% in July

Swedens retail sales edged lower in July compared with the previous month, although consumer spending remained significantly stronger than a year earlier, according to official data released on Friday. Retail sales...

Iran Weighs Conditions to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran war mediators are stepping up efforts to restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to prepare conditions for reopening the vital waterway following diplomatic pressure from Qatar....

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...

Politics

US Military Uses Laser to Shoot Down Cartel Drones at Mexico Border

The U.S. military used a high-energy laser to shoot down three drones linked to Mexican drug cartels near the U.S.-Mexico border this week, highlighting growing security concerns over unmanned aircraft used by criminal...

Mojtaba Khamenei’s Absence Fuels Iran Leadership Doubts

Six months after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes plunged Iran into war and left Mojtaba Khamenei badly wounded, the countrys supreme leader remains out of public view, raising questions about his health, authority and Irans...

South Korea, Japan and US Plan Joint Military Drills

South Korea, Japan and the United States will hold joint military drills from September 9 to 11, strengthening trilateral defense cooperation amid continued concerns over North Koreas nuclear weapons and missile programs....

ICE Awards $16.7M Contract for Electric Shock Gloves

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves for field officers, moving ahead with the controversial equipment despite concerns raised...

Australia Pledges $3.6M for Nepal-China Flood Relief

Australia will provide $3.6 million in humanitarian aid to communities devastated by severe flooding along the Nepal-China border, while deploying additional consular and emergency response personnel as the number of...

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. 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...

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...