AI applications, chips, deep tech, and geopolitics in 2019: The stakes have never been higher
The state of AI in 2019 report analysis with report author, AI expert, and venture capitalist Nathan Benaich continues. High-profile applications, funding, and the politics of AI...
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Singapore 'deep tech' startups face funding hurdle as risks higher Because investment risks typically are higher and returns slower with startups that deal with deep technology such as artificial intelligence and medtech, venture capitalists in Singapore are less willing to stick their bets in early-stage startups....
30 years of market history says tech stocks will end 2019 much higher Since 1990, the S&P 500 information technology sector has posted a gain of 15% or more nine times, including this year. Strong first half performance from tech stocks has been a bullish indicator for the second half of the year....
5 Best Chips Recipes To Prepare At Home: Potato Chips, Banana Chips & More Chips Recipes: Find here the best of chips recipes to prepare at home. From classic potato chips to nachos and banana chips, we've got it all along with key ingredients and a step by step process....
Tech war with US is spurring Chinese firms to develop their own chips, says VC The U.S.-China trade war and the threat that Chinese firms could be cut off from using American technology is boosting China's push for its own semiconductor industry....
Third Transform 2019 AI Showcase: Practical data and machine learning applications At the third and final showcase at VentureBeat's Transform 2019 AI event, five more companies showed the crowd their latest innovations and products.Read More...
Japan's JX Nippon Mining seeks pot of gold in high-tech chips, batteries The mining and smelting unit of giant Japanese energy-to-metals company JXTG Holdings plans to drill down into the world of consumer electronics and high-tech batteries to beef up profits while pausing on traditional, high-investment base metals projects that drain resources....
Are Veggie Chips or Straws Healthier Than Potato Chips? If you're trying to sneak more vegetables into your—or your kid's—diet, swapping regular potato chips for veggie chips or sticks may seem like a healthy substitution. But nutrition experts say some of these ostensibly good-for-you snacks are just junk food in disguise. "...
The 5 best components of Computex 2019: the coolest chips and drives We've been in Taiwan at Computex 2019, checking out what tech companies envision for the future of computing gadgets. There, manufacturers have shown off new laptops, monitors, desktop computers and, most importantly, a whole host of components that can go inside.With so many new components a...
Companies Without a Tech Plan in M&A Deals Face Higher IT Costs Companies without a playbook for integrating information-technology systems in the wake of an acquisition or merger risk spiraling IT costs—and angry employees—chief information officers, consultants and analysts say....
2019 Belmont Stakes: Sir Winston, the 'Wrong' Horse, Prevails A 10-1 shot gave the trainer Mark Casse two different winners in the final two Triple Crown races, capping a topsy-turvy season that began with the Kentucky Derby victor being disqualified....
Sir Winston wins 2019 Belmont Stakes in stunning comeback Sir Winston came from behind to win the 2019 Belmont Stakes on Saturday night in Elmont. It was a stunning finish to the final leg of an entertaining Triple Crown. "I think this has been a great Triple Crown for racing," said trainer Dale Romans, who saddled longshot Everfast for the Bel...
Belmont Stakes 2019 predictions: Win, place, show picks Saturday is the 2019 Belmont Stakes Stakes, and here are The Post's staff picks: Vic Cangialosi Sir Winston: Was a rallying second in the shorter Peter Pan, earning a triple-digit fig. Trainer Mark Casse believes "he's truly a 1¹/₂-mile horse." Comes running at a price. War of Will: Forced to check ...
Top Tech Conferences: The ultimate B2B tech events and show guide for 2019 For information about adding your event to this list and featured listing opportunities please contact mike.moore@futurenet.com.Love it or loathe it, events and conferences are often where wheelers and dealers in the world of technology meet to decide on the future of the industry.Ironically, techno...
Belmont Stakes live stream: how to watch the 2019 race online from anywhere After a controversial Kentucky Derby which saw its first ever disqualification and a Preakness Stakes where a horse ran the race without a jockey, the Triple Crown comes to an today with the Test of the Champion. You're in the right place to see how to get a 2019 Belmont Stakes live stream. ...
Belmont Stakes 2019 odds, field, complete betting guide An inside look at how the 2019 Belmont Stakes will shape up: Joevia (30-1) Trainer: Gregg Sacco Jockey: Jose Lezcano Current Form: Dialed back to 1 1/16 miles and won a 100k, wire to wire at Monmouth. Tired badly previously in the longer Wood Memorial. Worth a wager? Most likely candidate to inherit...
Belmont Stakes 2019: How to watch, post time, odds, weather We're down to the final leg of horse racing's biggest trio of runs. The 151st Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday in Belmont Park, New York. The top two competitive horses are expected to leave the gate side-by-side. Betting favorite Tacitus drew the outside post, while Preakness ...
Belmont Stakes 2019: The final chapter in this year's controversial Triple Crown New York's Belmont Stakes is one of the crown jewels of US racing and represents the final leg of the celebrated Triple Crown -- with Justify completing the treble in 2018....
G20 says global growth to pick up; trade, geopolitics among risks Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies will say on Sunday that global growth is likely to pick up this year and next, but that intensified trade and geopolitical tensions were among the key downside risks, the final draft communique showed....
2019 Preview: Teeth will reveal our species' deep evolutionary past We will start to learn what a host of ancient animal and early human remains really are, thanks to new techniques for analysing tiny fragments of fossil remains...
Carnival cuts 2019 profit on Cuba travel ban, higher expenses Carnival cut its profit forecast for the year on Thursday due to the Trump administration's sudden ban on cruises to Cuba and higher expenses related itinerary changes for one of its ships....
UPDATE 1-Carnival cuts 2019 profit on Cuba travel ban, higher expenses Carnival Corp cut its profit forecast for the year on Thursday due to the Trump administration's sudden ban on cruises to Cuba and higher expenses related itinerary changes for one of its ships....
UPDATE 3-Lowe's cuts 2019 profit forecast, blames higher costs, weak pricing Lowe's Cos Inc cut its full-year profit forecast after reporting disappointing first-quarter earnings, as the home improvement chain failed to raise prices in time to make up for higher costs, sending its shares down 9%....
Mortgage applications surge as rates drop Mortgage rates are hitting their lowest level in 2 years. Matt Graham, Mortgage News Daily, and CNBC's Diana Olick join the 'The Exchange' to discuss where mortgage rates could go from here....
EU sees sharp rise in asylum applications from Venezuela The number of applications for asylum in the EU is back up. While Syrians and Afghans formerly topped the list, the EU has seen a surge in the number of refugees from Latin America — particularly Venezuela....
Here's what the surge in mortgage applications means for the housing sector Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, and CNBC Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman, join "Squawk Box" to discuss the increase in mortgage application volume....
Mortgage applications surge on refinances as rates hit 21-month low As mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since September 2017, mortgage applications surged 26.8% last week, led by an increase in refinancing. ...
Mortgage applications surge on refinances as as rates hit 21-month low As mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since September 2017, mortgage applications surged 26.8% last week, led by an increase in refinancing. ...
US now requires social media info for visa applications If you want to stay in the US, you'll likely have to share your internet presence. As proposed in March 2018 (and to some extent in 2015), the country now requires virtually all visa applicants to provide their social media account names for the pas......
U.S. federal judge orders FDA to implement 10-month deadline for e-cig applications A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to impose a 10-month deadline for the submission of e-cigarette applications, turning the screws on companies like Juul Labs Inc whose products have come under intense scrutiny for their popularity among teenagers....
Science Applications awarded $41.8M for work on Navy missile systems Science Applications International was awarded $41.8 million by the U.S. Navy for the overhaul and repair of the MK-82 Director and AN/SPG-62 Antenna systems, both part of the AEGIS combat system suite....
40 Big Tech Predictions for 2019 Digital transformation has arrived. Not a single industry is safe from the unstoppable wave of digitization that is sweeping through finance, retail, transportation, and more. And in 2019, there will be even more transformative developments that will our businesses, careers, and lives.See the rest...
The best games, demos, and tech of E3 2019 C'mon, how can you deny Keanu? (credit: Xbox / Microsoft) LOS ANGELES—There's no getting around it: Walking through the Los Angeles Convention Center for 2019's Electronic Entertainment Expo felt weird. This year's new Sony-sized hole compounded the fact that Xbox and EA held events elsewhere (and ...
What Tech Companies Pay Employees in 2019 Marvel at the median income at Google and Facebook, but remember: Reducing the pay of tens of thousands of people to a single number has its shortcomings....
Transform 2019: Lifting the hood on the AI tech you need to know about A look at the AI technology that's actually producing returns on investment, and a deep dive into how to reproduce those results in your own business.Read More...
Father's Day 2019: Cool tech and gadgets for dad Dad's big day is coming up, and finding just the right gift can be tough. Here are some of the coolest gadgets for Father's Day, whether it's for the outdoorsy dad, the techie dad, or the foodie dad....
The best Australian EOFY 2019 tech deals The end-of-financial-year sales in Australia are just around the corner and, as always, there'll be a massive list of bargains to look forward to, and plenty of tech that sells for cheap.During this time, retailers are often trying to get rid of aging stock they've accumulated over the y...
Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street Technology stocks are Wall Street's top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and chipmakers face turbulence related to the U.S.-China trade war....
Best business accessories of 2019: Tech tools to help you be more productive It's no secret that the modern office is becoming increasingly populated with gadgets and tools aimed at improving connectivity, efficiency and productivity.But how can you spot the products that will give you that extra boost?We've rounded up some of these clever extras, from an ultra-sec...
Amazon Prime Day 2019: The best headphone, laptop, and tech deals Shopping for some tech like headphones or laptops? Amazon has pulled out some great discounts for Prime Day 2019. ...
2019 Biggest Websites, Only They're Chunky Anime Tech Gadgets Sheng Lam, an artist we only just featured here on Fine Art, is back here tonight with this fantastic series reimagining social media platforms and media sites as stuff you'd find people jacking neck plugs into in the middle of a 90s anime....
Dealmaster: All the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 tech deals we can find Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Greetings, Arsians! Your friendly neighborhood Dealmaster is back and reporting for bargain-hunting duty—and boy, is he going to need some extra coffee. That's because today marks the start of Amazon Prime Day 2019, the increasingly misnamed sales event that sees the...
Budget 2019: Tech Firms Welcome Steps To Boost Digital Payments Technology firms on Friday welcomed the move to levy two per cent tax deduction at source (TDS) on cash withdrawal exceeding Rs 1 crore in a year from a bank account, while small businesses warned it......
New 2019 Volkswagen Golf: spy shots reveal new high tech interior News 16 May, 2019 The Mk8 Volkswagen Golf is fast approaching, and new spy shots have uncovered the car's interior ahead of its Frankfurt debut...
OnePlus 7 in India, WWDC 2019, Jio GigaFiber, and More Tech News This Week OnePlus 7 India release, cheaper Jio GigaFiber availability, Poco F1 and Redmi Note 6 Pro price in India drop were some of the biggest happenings in the world of tech this week....
World Car Awards Winners Star At The 2019 London Motor & Tech Show The 2019 World Car Awards winners turned out to be one of the biggest attractions at the recently concluded London Motor and Tech Show in the UK. The World Car Garage had the title winning cars on......
Tech news roundup: HPE Discover 2019, Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, and Google Cloud's debacle This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories include a look at the companies that hire the most data scientists, four significant impacts of a security breach, and a first-hand account of a major hack job....
Wall St Week Ahead-Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street Technology stocks are Wall Street's top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and chipmakers face turbulence related to the U.S.-China trade war....
Blockchain as art: Chips with Everything podcast With the launch of the Facebook cryptocurrency Libra, Jordan Erica Webber revisits an old Chips episode looking at how artists are using blockchain to answer the big questions, like 'what is the value of a human life?' Continue reading......
Pocketful of data: Chips with Everything podcast Jordan Erica Webber and Graihagh Jackson team up for the latest instalment of Science with Everything to look at the history and potential future of weather forecasting Continue reading......
Your brain on gambling: Why we keep betting even when the chips are down Whether it's Powerball, Mega Millions, a roulette wheel or slot machine the Monte Carlo fallacy trips our brains into thinking we could be a winner. ...
Is YouTube proud? – Chips with Everything podcast Jordan Erica Webber looks at why some people, such as Carlos Maza, say YouTube needs to do more to protect minorities from hate speech. The Guardian's UK technology editor, Alex Hern, joins in on the conversation Continue reading......
"Smart City of Surveillance": Chips with Everything Leyland Cecco and Lilian Edwards join Jordan Erica Webber to talk about the latest delays in plans to build a smart neighbourhood in Toronto. Continue reading......
How to Make the Crispiest Tortilla Chips I have never met a single person who doesn't like fresh tortilla chips and, if such a person exists, I'm pretty sure I don't want to know them. But for some reason, it never occurs to me to make them myself, even though they are one of the easiest, least splattery foods you can fry for yourself at h...
War of Will wins Preakness Stakes at Pimlico War of Will, which was impeded by Maximum Security in the controversial Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, bounced back Saturday and finished first at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore....
Sir Winston Wins Belmont Stakes NEW YORK (AP) – Sir Winston crosses finish line first in Belmont Stakes. (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) 6/8/2019 6:42:40 PM (GMT -4:00) The post Sir Winston Wins Belmont Stakes appeared firs...
Sir Winston finishes first at Belmont Stakes Sir Winston was the first horse across the finish line on Saturday at the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y. Though this was the third leg of the sport's yearly Triple Crown, there were no Triple Crown contenders at Belmont....
Tech and media moguls arrive in Sun Valley, where many of tech's biggest deals have gone down Media and tech moguls are arriving for Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. It's jump-started many media deals. Here's who's there....
Cybersecurity and makeup tutorials: Chips with Everything podcast Jordan Erica Webber chats to Addie Wagenknecht, who is using the YouTube algorithm to her advantage by teaching cybersecurity tips while reviewing beauty products Continue reading......
Lay's chips recalled over undeclared milk allergen Frito-Lay announced that it was pulling select varieties of its Lay's Lightly Salted Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips over the possibility that it may contain an undeclared milk ingredient....
Gotta catch 'em all … in your sleep: Chips with Everything podcast The Pokémon Company has announced the 2020 launch of Pokémon Sleep, a mobile game that will reward users based on how well they slumber. Jordan Erica Webber looks at why sleep experts are worried about the idea. She is joined by Dale Berning Sawa and Laura Dale Continue reading......
KawhiWatch: Drake Attempting To Acquire More Chips And Dip Two days into free agency, and it's been a severe drought of Kawhi Leonard news, excluding sources who may be Jeanie Buss's Reddit-loving nephew or Shams Charania-cosplayers. Bone-dry. In an era where a lone emoji can kick off a 12-hour news cycle, there've been no inklings as to whether Leonard's p...
Meeting your Islamophobic troll: Chips with Everything podcast A couple of years ago, Hussein Kesvani started receiving anti-Islam messages from a Twitter account called True Brit. A few months later, he travelled to meet the man behind the account. Jordan Erica Webber chats to him about what that was like, as well as his new book Follow Me, Akhi, which looks a...
Low-tech learning and why it's highly sought after by high-tech parents The Waldorf teaching philosophy is used at more than 1,000 institutions in 91 countries, including 136 schools in the U.S. Technology isn't used at all through 8th grade, and is scarce even in high school. CNBC gets an inside look at what it is like....
Where the Who's Who of Horse Racing Celebrate the Belmont Stakes It may seem strange that jockeys, trainers and owners all stay under the same roof for a race of such consequence. But during the Belmont Stakes, this is exactly what happens....
This 15-1 long shot is poised win the Belmont Stakes Recent winners of the Belmont Stakes have shared three traits: tactical speed, a pedigree conducive to the distance and good connections. Only Spinoff satisfies all three....
Sir Winston wins Belmont Stakes by a length Sir Winston won the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes, giving trainer Mark Casse a second straight Triple Crown victory after he won the Preakness with War of Will....
White House ups stakes in dispute with EU over Airbus The White House announced on Monday that it was adding $4 billion to a list of proposed tariffs that would be placed on European Union products as part of a long-running dispute over aviation industry subsidies. The items targeted ranged from metals and chemicals to agricultural products, such as fr...
Markets Right Now: Stocks fall as trade war hits chips NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are falling early Friday on signs the trade war between the U.S. and China is putting the squeeze on the semiconductor industry. Technology shares dropped after chip maker Broadcom reduced its 2019 re...
ARM is the latest partner to shun Huawei, so how will it design chips? Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) It looks like Huawei is not just being shunned by the US, but now, the world! According to a report from the BBC, ARM has told its employees the US export ban means it can no longer work with Huawei, dealing a crippling blow to Huawei's SoC division, HiSilicon, and t...
TSMC to Continue Making Chips for Huawei: Report TSMC has said it would continue delivering critical semiconductors to Huawei Technologies even as chip designer ARM has cut ties with the tech giant....
Nvidia to Work With ARM Chips, Deepening Push Into Supercomputers Nvidia has said it will make its chips work with processors from ARM Holdings to build supercomputers, deepening Nvidia's push into systems that are used for modelling both climate change predictions......
Finding dark patterns online: Chips with Everything podcast Jordan Erica Webber teams up with Science Weekly host Ian Sample to find out more about how companies use various techniques to trick us into buying something we may never have needed, or wanted Continue reading......
Chips, Iran worry European stock markets Worries over the Middle East and another chip sector warning on trade pressured European shares on Tuesday, ahead of a key two-day Federal Reserve meeting which traders expect to clear the way for a cut in interest rates....
Fish and chips could be off the menu by 2050 due to climate change Fish and chips could be off the menu due to global warming, a study warns. Scientists say larger marine species including cod and haddock face being wiped out as rising temperatures reduce oxygen levels in the oceans. Analysis of crustaceans found in Antarctic waters found that they got smaller in s...
Tech We're Using: Tech Is Changing New York, but Not How He Reports on the City J. David Goodman, a metro reporter, has chronicled the Google and Amazon invasions. But the most effective technology for reporting on the city is still coffee....
Sir Winston wins 151st running of Belmont Stakes Sir Winston won the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y., on June 8, 2019, edging out favorite Tacitus, who came in second, and Joevia in third....
Sir Winston crosses finish line first in Belmont Stakes NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Winston crosses finish line first in Belmont Stakes. The post Sir Winston crosses finish line first in Belmont Stakes appeared first on LEX18.com....
Trump, Xi set for high-stakes trade war talks in Japan U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a high-stakes meeting in Japan on Saturday that could salvage trade talks or plunge the world's two largest economies into a deeper trade war....
SoftBank's Vision Fund to borrow $4 bln against stakes in Uber and two others - FT SoftBank's Vision Fund is looking to borrow $4 billion against its stakes in Uber Technologies Inc, soon-to-go-public Slack Technologies Inc, and blood-testing company Guardant Health Inc, the Financial Times reported, citing people directly involved in the deal....
Hey big spender - how luxury brands are raising the stakes on Instagram Big-spending luxury brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior are splashing out on everything from dance-fuelled fashion shows to teams of advisers as they target social media platforms in the hunt for young shoppers....
IBM Closes Its Red Hat Purchase, a Deal With High Stakes for Rometty IBM has closed its roughly $34 billion acquisition of open-source software company Red Hat, an unprecedented deal for the 108-year-old tech giant that will help define Chief Executive Ginni Rometty's legacy....
Brexit brings down May, Johnson stakes leadership claim Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit after failing to deliver Brexit, setting up a contest that will install a new British prime minister who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union....
AMD unveils 16-core Ryzen processor and 7-nm Navi graphics chips Advanced Micro Devices unveiled a new 7-nanometer, 16-core Ryzen 3 processor and a 7-nanometer Navi graphics processing unit that will challenge Intel.Read More...
PepsiCo results beat estimates on demand for sodas, chips PepsiCo Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, as the company benefited from demand for its sodas and Lays chips, as well as its sparkling waters....
Apple's personnel move might help it design its own modem chips for the iPhone Apple's settlement with Qualcomm back in April finally gave the company a source of 5G modem chips that it could rely on. After paying the chip maker a reported $4.5 billion, Apple received a six-year licensing deal (with options for an additional two years) and a multi-year chip agreement. But the ...
Hong Kong's Retreat Chips Away at Xi Jinping's Iron Image The suspension of legislation to extradite suspects to China was the biggest political reversal of Xi Jinping's years in power. Will it undermine his rule?...
Miscounted Chips Lead To World Series Of Poker Drama The World Series of Poker, the favorite sporting event of kids who are home all day for summer break and can't find anything good to watch, is currently underway, and folks, we got some drama....
New research shows human cells mimic computer chips Living cells are wired like computer chips, using direct signals to instruct them how to function, but they can also change behavior rapidly -- something chips can't do, new research by the University of Edinburgh shows....
Intel unveils packaging innovations for building 3D and multi-die chips Intel is unveiling packaging innovations for creating three-dimensional chip packages and other solutions that put multiple chips in a package.Read More...
Samsung chips promise secure 100W USB-C fast charging Samsung released two new USB Type-C power delivery (PD) controller chips for power adapters, SE8A and MM101. The chips included built-in security safeguards and are able to communicate with devices that meet USB-PD 3.0 specifications to deliver the o......
Rumored deal could go a long way toward the development of Apple's own modem chips We have documented the difficulties that Apple has had securing 5G modem chips for the iPhone, and the surprise settlement with Qualcomm that gives Apple a multi-year chip supply agreement with the chip maker. Apple already bit the hand that feeds it once when it testified against Qualcomm's controv...
Masar finishes dead last in Princess of Wales's Stakes on day of shocks Charlie Appleby's horse fades on second start in 13 monthsAll seven favourites on Newmarket card beaten This first day of the July Festival here was one that the punters will want to forget, when the smart money found its way to the Pimm's bar or the ice-cream van and steered well clear of the booki...
High-stakes bid to stop climate bill hits 2nd day in Oregon SALEM, Ore. (AP) — GOP senators are preparing to remain absent from the Capitol for a second day to block a landmark climate plan that would be the second of its kind nationwide. Gov. Kate Brown has deployed the state police to round up 12 Republican senators who fled the Legislature — and in some c...
SoftBank's Vision Fund to borrow $4 billion against stakes in Uber and two others: FT SoftBank's Vision Fund is looking to borrow $4 billion against its stakes in Uber Technologies Inc, soon-to-go-public Slack Technologies Inc, and blood-testing company Guardant Health Inc, the Financial Times reported, citing people directly involved in the deal....
High stakes for NBC News ahead of 2-night Democratic debate The 1st 2020 Democratic presidential debate is important not just for politicians getting their initial wide exposure as potential presidents but also for host NBC News...
Trump says 'not enough' progress made in high-stakes U.S.-Mexico talks Mexican and U.S. officials are set to resume talks in Washington on Thursday aimed at averting an imposition of tariffs on Mexican goods, with President Donald Trump saying "not enough" progress on ways to curb migration was made when the two sides met on Wednesday....
Rejuvenated Hamas Tests Israel in High-Stakes Brinkmanship Palestinian militant groups have restocked an arsenal of rockets to levels reached just before the last war with Israel, part of a pressure campaign to ease Israel's punishing blockade on the Gaza Strip....
Trump and Xi Jockey for an Edge in High-Stakes Trade War Talks at G20 (OSAKA, Japan) — A trade war between two economic titans faced a critical junction Saturday, as President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping as both sides signaled a desire to de-escalate the year-long conflict despite doubts about either side's willingness to compromise. Tak...
Stakes Are High as Nations Seek Accord on Taxing in Digital Age International negotiators say they are making progress on rewriting rules for how countries tax multinational corporations, marching toward consensus even as trade and climate policy divide developed nations....
GOP politician raises the stakes in 'censorship' fight with Silicon Valley Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is taking aim at Silicon Valley's biggest players with a bill that would strip them of immunity granted during the Clinton era for content posted by users....
UPDATE 1-Trump, Xi set for high-stakes trade war talks in Japan U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a high-stakes meeting in Japan on Saturday that could salvage trade talks or plunge the world's two largest economies into a deeper trade war....
4 nations vote in high-stakes European Union election The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta and Latvia are casting their ballots in day three of EU parliamentary elections. Many predict nationalists and far-right groups are expected to make historic gains....
4 countries vote in high-stakes European Parliament election BRUSSELS (AP) — Voters in Slovakia, Malta, Latvia and the Czech Republic are casting ballots in European Parliament elections. The stakes for the European Union are especially high in this year's elections, which are taking place over four days and involve all 28 EU nations. Many predict natio...
Iran gears up for high-stakes diplomacy amid tension with US ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As its nuclear deal with world powers unravels amid heightened tensions with the U.S., Iran will see a week of high-stakes diplomacy capped by the first visit of a Japanese prime minister to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Shinzo Abe will arrive on We...
As Fiat Chrysler Pursues Renault Tie-Up, Nissan Weighs Stakes A proposed merger between Renault and Fiat Chrysler poses risks for Japan's Nissan: It could lose influence in or even be spat out of its two-decade alliance with Renault....
Tech We're Using: Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, decided to downgrade her tech two years ago. It has worked out, with paper and DVDs instead of the latest apps and gizmos....
Montauk Air offers cheap flights to the Hamptons — beer and chips included "Blade" is practically a verb for a certain well-heeled Hamptons set, who book the luxurious helicopter service to pop out to the beach every weekend. But this Memorial Day, the company will debut a new "anti-Hamptons, no-frills" option for flying out East, reviving the vintage puddle-jumper a...
New speculative execution bug leaks data from Intel chips' internal buffers First disclosed in January 2018, the Meltdown and Spectre attacks have opened the floodgates, leading to extensive research into the speculative execution hardware found in modern processors, and a number of additional attacks have been published in the months since. Today sees the publication of a ...
Pegatron eyes spending up to $1 bln in Indonesia to make chips for Apple -official Taiwan electronics company Pegatron has signed a letter of intent stating it intends to invest 10 trillion to 15 trillion rupiah ($695 million to $1 billion) in an Indonesian factory to produce chips for Apple smartphones, the Indonesian deputy industry minister said on Tuesday....
Upcoming breakthrough Samsung chips support 100W USB-C fast-charging Samsung on Tuesday announced the launch of two new chips that it says will support secure, fast-charging USB-C power delivery controllers. One of them, the SE8A, is what the company calls the industry's first solution that combines a power delivery controller and Secure Element in a single chi...
TSMC Begins Mass Production of 7nm+ Process for Kirin 985, A13 Chips: Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has officially announced the beginning of mass production of its second-generation 7nm+ process for Kirin 985 and Apple A13 chipsets....
Intel's ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars Even though the whole 5G thing didn't work out, Intel is is still working on hard on its Loihi "neuromorphic" deep-learning chips, modeled after the human brain. It unveiled a new system, code-named Pohoiki Beach, made up of 64 Loihi chips and 8 mill......
Qualcomm seeks hold on court decision that could change the way it sells chips Last week, Judge Lucy Koh ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and against Qualcomm in a decision that could drastically change the way Qualcomm sells its chips. Several Qualcomm business practices were called out by manufacturers testifying during the non-jury trial including the ch...
What to know about deep sleep During deep sleep, the body restores various functions, including energy and memory. There are several stages of sleep, and they are all important. Learn more about deep sleep here....
High Stakes For Italian Enclave As Europe's Biggest Casino Goes Bust Campione d'Italia, a tiny Italian enclave on the shores of Switzerland's Lake Lugano, is fighting for its survival after its main source of income -- a giant casino -- went bankrupt....
Japan, South Korea raise stakes in dispute over forced labor Japan and South Korea raised the stakes on Tuesday in a dispute that threatens to disrupt global supplies of smartphones and chips, with South Korea denouncing Japanese reports that it had transferred a sensitive chemical to North Korea....
Exxon Mobil says may sell all stakes in offshore Norwegian fields -newspaper Exxon Mobil is considering selling all of the stakes it holds in oil and gas fields off the Norwegian coast, a company spokesman told business daily Dagens Naeringsliv....
Juggling High-Stakes Meetings Abroad, Trump Keeps an Eye on Rivals at Home President Trump offered his analysis of the Democratic presidential debates, and lashed out at a former president, at a news conference at the end of the Group of 20 summit....
Privilege Dispute in Walmart Probe Raises Stakes for Corporate Cooperation A legal dispute that arose during a seven-year foreign bribery probe of Walmart Inc. led to a court ruling that could make it harder for companies to cooperate with the government and maintain legal privilege over internal documents....
Sir Winston springs final Triple Crown surprise with Belmont Stakes win Sir Winston wins one-and-a-half-mile Belmont as 10-1 longshotPreakness winner War of Will finishes ninth in 10-horse fieldSir Winston provided a perfect finish to a crazy Triple Crown.After a disqualification in the Kentucky Derby and a runaway horse in the Preakness, of course the Belmont Stakes go...
GOP Senate committee stakes its claim in race to woo Michigan's John James A memo seeks to quiet doubts about a second Senate run for James, including whispers that a statewide campaign could actually imperil Trump's reelection chances....
Japan, South Korea raise the stakes in dispute over forced labor Japan and South Korea raised the stakes on Tuesday in a diplomatic dispute that threatens to disrupt global supplies of smartphones and chips, with South Korea denouncing Japanese reports that it had transferred a key chemical to North Korea....
Intel's brand new chips will deliver Full HD gaming on super slim laptops Playing games on laptops that are as thin as the MacBook Air is about to get even better soon, and that's not only because some companies are getting ready to export all that heavy graphics processing power to the cloud rather than your machine. Chips that power ultraportable laptops, the ultrabooks...
UCLA Professor Faces 219 Years in Prison for Sending U.S. Missile Chips to China An adjunct professor of electrical engineering at UCLA has been convicted of 18 federal charges in connection with illegally exporting semiconductor chips with military applications to China, The Verge reports.Read more......
UPDATE 2-PepsiCo's core soda brand, chips boost quarterly results PepsiCo Inc's quarterly revenue and profit beat Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, boosted by higher sales of its traditional Pepsi soda as well as snacks Lay's and Dorito chips....
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover To Have Names Etched On Chips, Submissions Open Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, the US space agency has invited public to submit their names to fly abroad the next rover to Red Planet in 2020....
Apple updates its most expensive line of laptops with faster chips and redesigned keyboards The launch comes as Apple's laptops have been criticized for a keyboard design that users say breaks easily and results in key presses resulting in doubled-up characters or not registering at all....
Pegatron eyes spending up to $1 billion in Indonesia to make chips for Apple: official Taiwan electronics company Pegatron has signed a letter of intent stating it intends to invest 10 trillion to 15 trillion rupiah ($695 million to $1 billion) in an Indonesian factory to produce chips for Apple smartphones, the Indonesian deputy industry minister said on Tuesday....
Glass fiber keyboards, OLED screens, and Apple chips may redefine MacBooks Three key changes will likely transform Apple's laptops over the next year and a half, enabling MacBooks to offer improved performance, size, and longevity.Read More...
European traders banned from trading Swiss blue chips as EU talks break down European traders are banned from trading stock in hundreds of Swiss companies from Monday following a breakdown of treaty talks between Switzerland and the European Union....
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Stakes Claim To Form Government In Andhra Pradesh YSR Congress President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Saturday met the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan and staked claim to form government in Andhra Pradesh....
A high-stakes Jessica Jones road trip winds up feeling like a tangent In our flawed criminal justice system, there's unfortunately often a factor that's more important than guilt or innocence: Narratives. How you spin a story, including how you spin it in the publicity around a case, can be as important as hard evidence. "A.K.A The Double Half-Wappinger" is all about…...
Trial begins with high stakes for U.S.-Turkey ties, ex-Trump adviser Flynn In a court case that could further strain U.S. relations with Turkey and weigh on the sentencing of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn, a criminal trial began on Monday involving a former Iranian-American business partner of Flynn....
Mexico, U.S. officials meet in high-stakes tariff talks at White House Mexican officials met with their U.S. counterparts for talks in Washington on Wednesday aimed at reaching a deal to stave off the imposition of U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods next week, even as their government prepared to retaliate if duties go ahead....
Blue Point wins Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot – live! Tips, news, results and updates from the final day of the meetingEmail Tony here or tweet @tonypaley 4.47pm BST 4.37pm BST Fallout from the Hardwicke Stakes -- Defoe heading for the King George, Masar likely to go back in trip for the Juddmonte International and Nagano Gold has the Arc as his main ...
Engineer nabbed smuggling US military-grade chips to China faces 219 years in prison An electrical engineer is facing up to 219 years in federal prison after being found guilty of exporting military-grade semiconductor chips to China. Yi-Chi Shih — the 64-year-old engineer in question, and also a part-time Los Angeles resident — was found guilty of conspiring to export sensitive sem...
New deal could bring "high performance" graphics support to future Samsung Exynos chips Samsung announced today that it is partnering with chipmaker AMD to help develop innovations in mobile graphics technology. What is being described as a "multi-year strategic partnership" will result in Samsung licensing intellectual property (IP) from AMD related to its Radeon graphics technologies...
New AI programming language goes beyond deep learning A team of MIT researchers is making it easier for novices to get their feet wet with artificial intelligence, while also helping experts advance the field. In a paper presented at the Programming Language Design and Implementation conference this week, the researchers describe a novel probabilist...
Moustakas goes deep twice, Brewers top Pirates 11-5 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Moustakas homered twice among his four hits and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 Thursday night. Yasmani Grandal also homered and had four hits to help the Brewers win for the third time in four games. Moustakas hit a two-run shot over the right-center fi...
Traffic gridlock as Turks rush back to Istanbul to vote in high-stakes poll A re-run of Istanbul's high-stakes mayoral election has kept Turkish airports, bus stations and main highways jam-packed over the weekend, as voters rush back to the city from vacation or their original home towns to cast their ballot....
Pegatron eyes up to $1 billion Indonesia investment to assemble Apple phone chips: deputy minister Taiwan's Pegatron has signed a letter of intent stating it intends to invest 10-15 trillion rupiah ($695 million to $1 billion) in an Indonesian factory to assemble "chips for Apple smartphones", Indonesia's deputy industry minister said on Tuesday....
'Moment of truth': Trump and Iran's high-stakes game of chicken could blow up nuclear deal President Trump's standoff with Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led to another high-stakes game of chicken: between Tehran and U.S. allies trying to save the 2015 nuclear deal....
Klay: Injury didn't affect me, 'got to dig deep' Warriors swingman Klay Thompson, playing through an injured hamstring, didn't make any excuses after Friday night's 105-92 loss to Toronto, saying, "No one's going to feel sorry for you."...
The Deep-Sea Dragonfish Has One of the Most Terrifying Smiles on Earth Scientists have shined a light on one of the creepier denizens of the deep sea, a pitch-black creature that can turn itself into a living lamp called the dragonfish. New research helps explain one of the dragonfish's more disturbing qualities: its relatively gigantic and translucent teeth.Read more....
Baseball hasn't taken off in Britain, despite deep roots there The arrival of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in London for Major League Baseball's first games in Europe this weekend is being treated as a festival of Americana, but baseball may in fact have started in England....
You can own a flag from the Apollo 11 mission, if your pockets are deep enough We're now just one month away from the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, and owners of some seriously sought-after space relics are putting their memorabilia on the auction block in the hopes of capitalizing on the hype. RR Auction is hosting the bidding for a num...
Todd Frazier Upset He Hit Home Run Instead Of Deep Fly-Out The Mets have been having an off day in the sense that they're actually on the winning side of an embarrassing rout for once. Of course, such breaks in normalcy are bound to happen when the weather is on your side. Such was the case in the top of the third when Todd Frazier from Toms River, NJ was u...
Temperatures already setting records in the Deep South SAVANNAH, Ga. — The unofficial start of summer feels more like its blistering peak in parts of the Deep South, where temperatures at or near 100 degrees are setting heat records during the Memorial Day weekend. Heat and humidity were forecast to combine for a dangerous heat index of 105 degrees Fahr...
Take a Deep Dive Into the World of David Hockney The artistic output of David Hockney, the 81-year-old British artist, gets a full appreciation in a newly restored film, a recent novel and a coming exhibit....
A shark was swallowed whole during a rarely seen deep-sea feast The NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research team recorded a school of sharks off the coast of South Carolina feasting upon a dead swordfish about 1,476 feet below the surface. The video shows at least 11 sharks devouring a recently dead 8-foot swordfish....
Russian deep-sea submarine fire kills 14 people Even after extinguishing the fire, the soldiers died from smoke inhalation. Authorities have launched an investigation "to establish the cause of the incident."...
Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into 'new industrial frontier' Greenpeace report reveals 29 floor-exploration licences have been granted worldwideThe world's oceans are facing a "new industrial frontier" from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, a repor...
Tesla driver appears to be in deep sleep behind the wheel A driver appears to be in deep sleep behind the wheel of an autopilot Tesla while other motorists desperately honk to try to wake him. Footage posted to Reddit's Idiots In Cars section shows a white Tesla moving slowly through at least three lanes of traffic, with the driver's head slump...
Boaty McBoatface Just Helped Solve a Deep-Sea Mystery The internet was a purer place in 2016, and there's no more perfect distillation of that truth than the spontaneous, crowdsourced effort to name a £200 million state-of-the-art research vessel Boaty McBoatface. The British government eventually decided to go with the more stately RRS Sir David Atten...
Deep field takes aim at dethroning defending champion U.S. The Women's World Cup will be the biggest yet, and the hardest to win. Nearly half of the 24 entrants have a shot to replace the United States as champion....
Infineon digs deep to buy Cypress in $10 billion deal Infineon has agreed to buy Cypress Semiconductors in a deal that values the U.S. maker of microchips used in cars and electronic devices at 9 billion euros ($10.1 billion) including debt, sending shares in the German company sharply lower on concerns over the cost....
Tropical storm threatens to flood US Deep South The first bands of rain from Tropical Storm Barry are beginning to hit land in the US Deep South, as officials warn of a life-threatening storm surge....
U.N. deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has rejected criticism from Greenpeace over its handling of ocean mining, fuelling a spat that threatens to overshadow talks this month by the U.N. body towards rules for deep sea mining....
UK PM Candidate Admits Taking Cocaine, Says Has "Deep Regrets" Michael Gove, a leading contender to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said he had used cocaine and has "deep regrets" about taking the drug on several occasions....
Simone Biles Reminds Us How Deep Every Gymnast's Bag Of Tricks Really Is If I had been drinking something when I clicked play on a video Simone Biles tweeted out on May 28, I would have spat it out. The video in question shows Biles during a training session, once again challenging what I thought I knew about gravity:...
Syrian troops take village deep within last rebel stronghold Syrian government forces have captured a village deep within the last rebel stronghold in the northwest province of Idlib, after intense clashes with militants....
The US Has Allegedly Placed Malware Deep in Russia's Power Grid The U.S. has deployed "American computer code" into Russian systems operating the nation's power grid, the New York Times reported on Saturday, as part of the Donald Trump administration's efforts to "deploy cybertools more aggressively."Read more......
Hosmer homers, Padres go deep into 'pen to hold off Yanks NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer during a big first inning against Masahiro Tanaka, and San Diego manager Andy Green burned through his bullpen to help the Padres hold off the New York Yankees 5-4 on a soggy Tuesday night. New York tried to rally in the rain, getting three runs in t...
'Huge' stakes, 'daunting' job to tackle gender-based violence, UNICEF chief tells ground-breaking conference One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and "the risk multiplies" during a conflict or natural disaster, the Executive Director of UNICEF told delegates attending the first-ever "Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Humanitarian Crises Co...
NASA's deep-space mission to a $10 quintillion all-metal world The unique metal asteroid Psyche may be a space miner's fantasy – but there are better reasons to want to visit it, says mission leader Lindy Elkins-Tanton...
Plastic pollution found at every depth of the ocean by deep-sea survey A deep-sea survey has found more tiny particles of plastic far below the surface of the Pacific than floating on its surface, with the highest levels around 300 metres down...
Teenager Gauff digs deep to continue dream run at Wimbledon Fifteen-year-old Cori Gauff clawed her way back from a set and 5-2 down and saved two match points to beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 3-6 7-6(7) 7-5 on Friday and reach the Wimbledon fourth round....
Early EU elections results reflect U.K.'s deep divide over Brexit The tally from northeast England, the first of the U.K.'s 12 regions to report, gave the Brexit Party, launched just weeks ago, 39 per cent of the vote....
Cyber firm Deep Instinct gets deal to secure HP laptops HP Inc is working with Israeli cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct to launch HP Sure Sense to prevent advanced cyber attacks, the two companies said on Tuesday....
'Deep state' unlikely in DC but 'permanent bureaucracy' probably exists, Brit Hume says A nefarious "deep state" likely doesn't really exist in Washington but a "permanent bureaucracy" probably does -- and that can be a good thing, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Tuesday....
Catalyst deep dive: The future of Mac software according to Apple and devs Enlarge / Twitter returns to the Mac via Apple's Project Catalyst. (credit: Apple) SAN JOSE, Calif.—When Apple revealed macOS Catalina at WWDC this month, one related announcement drew considerable interest from Mac users and developers alike: a new way to turn iPad apps into fully native Mac apps...
Some deep-sea fish have evolved souped-up colour night vision Several species of fish living in the deep ocean have evolved extra copies of genes that enable them to see a range of colour hues in the near-darkness...
Uber's IPO underwriters recommend buying, estimate deep losses The underwriters of Uber Technologies' initial public offering on Tuesday overwhelmingly recommended the company's shares, even as they estimated deeper losses than previously expected for the ride-hailing service this year....
Zverev digs deep to reach French Open round two Alexander Zverev was made to work hard to reach the second round of the French Open, trashing a racket in frustration in a 7-6(4) 6-3 2-6 6-7(5) 6-3 win over Australian John Millman on Tuesday....
'Pieces of human society': deep ocean may be riddled with microplastics Quantity of particles hundreds of meters underwater off California is on par with Great Pacific Garbage Patch, study findsAnela Choy, a biological oceanographer, had been noticing something odd while studying the diets of tuna and other deep-diving fish. Though they lived at average depths of 1,000f...
Heat wave before summer even starts grips Deep South COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A scorching heatwave weeks before summer starts continues in the Deep South. High temperatures were at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) on Sunday in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina; Fayetteville and Wilmington in North Carolina; Savannah and Macon in Georgia;...
3rd mysterious deep-space flash traced to host galaxy Astronomers just pinpointed the source galaxy of another fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that these brief and bizarre cosmic blasts may not remain mysterious for much longer....
Clash over deep spending cuts faces another round in Alaska Alaska's governor won a showdown on Wednesday with lawmakers trying to reverse his bid to slash spending on higher education by 40%, but opponents vowed to keep fighting the unprecedented cut, which university officials have warned would wreak havoc....
Canada's nuclear waste to be buried in deep underground repository While nuclear energy has been well contained in reactors, Canada is left with a big problem that everyone saw coming: the hazard posed by nuclear waste....
| Fallout runs deep as Salah, Egypt flop at Cup of Nations After his tale of redemption with Liverpool this season, Mohamed Salah was instead left in disbelief once more as Egypt crashed out of their own Africa Cup of Nations....
Ancient seabed buried deep in Earth can create diamonds Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but where exactly do they come from? Small amounts of salt trapped inside diamonds show the precious stones are produced from ancient seabeds that were buried deep within Earth's crust, according to new research from a team of scientists in Australia. R...
These Sumptuous Images Give Deep Space Data an Old-World Look Eleanor Lutz is a biologist with a knack for producing visually rich data visualizations. She released her latest series, Atlas of Space, this month....
How the CIA and Howard Hughes dug deep to retrieve sunken Soviet ship In March 1968, Soviet submarine K-129 sank 1,560 miles northwest of Hawaii. The sub carried more than 70 crewman, none of whom survived. It also held several 4-megaton nuclear warheads and a slew of Soviet military intelligence. The Soviets spent months looking for it, to no avail. For the United St...
'I took a deep breath': the 10-year-old girl who conquered Yosemite's El Capitan Selah Schneiter and her father spent five days climbing the Nose only to find when they reached the top that Selah had set a recordAscending El Capitan, a rock formation rising 3,000ft above Yosemite national park, is a daunting task for the most experienced climbers. Selah Schneiter, 10, scaled it ...
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency needs deep thought and detail: UK regulator Facebook's fledging cryptocurrency will raise questions for both society and government that need close examination, a senior official at Britain's financial watchdog said on Tuesday, in another sign that the planned project will face deep scrutiny....
137 More Giant Artifacts Found in Deep Forest Around the Plain of Jars The Plain of Jars in the Xieng Khouang plain of Laos is a curious phenomenon that has had archaeologists and the like scratching their heads for years. The unusual site has thousands of megalithic stone jars scattered across nearly one hundred sites deep in the mountains of northern Laos, and has fa...
James Harden And Chris Paul Need Some Deep Breaths And A Long Hug A new report from Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports adds some gory detail to previous rumblings of a civil war between Chris Paul and James Harden. Goodwill's sources describe the relationship between the Rockets' stars as "unsalvageable," and add that "Chris doesn't respect James' standing in the le...
30 Days of Musical Blackness With VSB, Day 23: Deep Cotton 'We're Far Enough From Heaven Now We Can Freak Out' Have you ever heard a song that totally had you at hello? Well, for me, one of those songs would be Deep Cotton's "We're Far Enough From Heaven Now We Can Freak Out." Deep Cotton is the duo of Nate Wonder and Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monae's longtime collaborative partners responsible for much of t...
For the Chao Family, Deep Ties to the World's 2 Largest Economies The family of Elaine Chao, the transportation secretary, has forged high-level political connections not only in the United States but also in China, where their shipping business has prospered....
James Ellroy says film adaptation of LA Confidential was 'as deep as a tortilla' Speaking at Hay festival, the American crime writer has few kind words for film-makersIt won Oscars and accolades as the best film of 1997, but the crime writer James Ellroy has a different recollection of the adaptation of his novel LA Confidential. "It is about as deep as a tortilla.""And if you w...
Kevin Durant's first words after Achilles injury: 'I'm hurting deep' The Warriors' win eased a small portion of Kevin Durant's injury pain. Durant wasn't on the ScotiaBank Arena floor to witness Golden State hold on to beat the Raptors 106-105 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. He left early on crutches and in a walking boot after suffering an Achilles inju...
In 'Underland,' Excellent Nature Writing From Deep, Dark Places In his latest book, the acclaimed English nature writer Robert Macfarlane goes beneath forest floors, and into sea caves and sinkholes, among other subterranean adventures....
'Extraordinary thinning' of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica New research shows affected areas are losing ice five times faster than in the 1990s, with more than 100m of thickness gone in some placesIce losses are rapidly spreading deep into the interior of the Antarctic, new analysis of satellite data shows.The warming of the Southern Ocean is resulting in g...
Loss of deep-soil water triggered forest die-off in Sierra Nevada Trees in the alpine forests of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range suffered a massive die-off as a result of the loss of deep-soil water, according to a new study....
Baldur's Gate 3 aims to pay deep respect to 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons During PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show 2019 event at E3 2019, game developer Larian Studios took the stage to share more details about Baldur's Gate 3, the long-awaited sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed PC game series of all time.Studio founder and creative director Swen Vincke, and...
England dig deep in pointless cause – but greater tests are in store | Sean Ingle The players looked jaded against the Swiss and should have been on the beach after an impressive seasonOn a soporific summer's day in Guimarães one word reverberated in the mind like a mantra. Why? Why were England playing in one of the more pointless matches in international football history, when ...
Unique genetic adaptation lets deep-sea fish see color in the darkness While people and other vertebrates are color blind in dim light, some deep-sea fish may possess keen color vision to thrive in the near total darkness of their extreme environment thanks to a unique genetic adaptation, scientists said on Thursday....
Shark swallowed whole by giant fish during 'startling' deep-sea feeding frenzy "This rare and startling event leaves us with more questions than answers, but such is the nature of scientific exploration," Peter Auster, a senior research scientist at the Mystic Aquarium said....
Toy Story 4's director and producer on their favorite deep-cut easter eggs from the movie All of Andy's Bonnie's toys are back for a new adventure with Toy Story 4, another installment in Pixar's decades-spanning franchise that follows the gang on an eye-opening road trip. The beloved animation studio invited us to sit down with the director Josh Cooley and producer Mark Nielsen to talk...
NASA's atomic clock to navigate future deep space missions As NASA and other organizations begin to lay the groundwork for crewed missions to places other than an orbiting space station or even the Moon, they're beginning to better understand the potential challenges such missions will pose. Keeping a crew alive and well for a long-haul space mission is goi...
This girthy penis is buried deep inside the Ethereum blockchain (NSFW) The Ethereum blockchain doesn't just power one of the world's most popular cryptocurrencies — it now perpetually verifies the existence of a girthy dong. That's right. Swedish conceptual artists Ida Jonsson and Simon Saarinen say they've buried the first ASCII peen inside an Ethereum transaction, re...
An Alligator Captivates Chicago from Deep Inside a West Side Lagoon Chicago is hardly alligator country, which makes the spotting of a four-feet-long creature in a city park all the more fascinating to residents. "Chance the Snapper," they named him....
Scottish girl is world's youngest deep brain stimulation patient Two-year-old has had brain surgery to treat spasms, raising hopes for other childrenA two year-old girl from Glasgow has become the youngest person in the world to undergo brain surgery that doctors say could help limit severe disability among children afflicted by uncontrollable body movements.Vikt...
Good Omens' first great episode dives deep into its best relationship—then blows it all to hell It was at the 15-minute mark—when I realized that "Hard Times" was still barreling through its funny, fascinating, far-flung, ambitious, and all-around excellent cold open, with no apparent sign of stopping—that I really started to wonder just how far this episode could take its central conceit. Obv...
Evermore Global Value Fund Finds European Stocks Selling At A Deep Discount David Marcus, portfolio manager of the Evermore Global Value Fund, is a deep diving value investor, looking for cheap stocks with catalysts to pull value out of the stocks. He's beaten his benchmark for the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods and he's currently invested 70% of his fund in Europe....
NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock leaves Earth on June 24th NASA JPL's Deep Space Atomic Clock, the navigation clock that could lead to self-driving spacecraft, is finally heading to space. The toaster-sized device will fly on the Orbital Test Bed satellite, which will be ferried to orbit along with two dozen......
Microsoft unveils deep dive into cloud gaming with its own Google Stadia competitor Just days after Google unveiled new details about Stadia, Microsoft gave a preview of cloud streaming service Project xCloud at its annual E3 conference....
US Democrat presidential debate: Candidates battle on gun control, healthcare in high stakes TV debate Donald Trump has branded the US Democratic presidential debate "boring" and slammed the host networks after a technical glitch derailed its second half....
Kevin Durant 'hurting deep in the soul' after suffering suspected Achilles tear during NBA Finals Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant left Game 5 with an Achilles injury against the Toronto Raptors more than a month after fighting to come back from a quad injury....
Chicago cops have 'deep mistrust' of state's attorney's office, police union says in letter Citing what it described as a "deep mistrust," the union representing Chicago police officers called this week for a special prosecutor for any Cook County, Ill., case in which a police officer is a victim of a crime or has been charged with misconduct....
European Leaders Call for Urgent Meeting on 'Deep Concern' About Iran's Nuclear Power (PARIS) — European parties to a nuclear deal with Iran say they have "deep concern" that Iran has begun enriching uranium to a higher purity than allowed under the agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting of all involved in the accord. In a joint statement Tuesday by Germany...
Sodden World Cup opening ceremony puts anticipation in deep freeze | Andy Bull The curtain-raiser to this summer's cricket showpiece took place in miserable conditions in front of a small, drenched crowdOf course it rained. A cold, steady, dispiriting drizzle immediately familiar to anyone who has ever weathered an English summer. It made the World Cup opening ceremony feel a ...
Facebook open-sources deep learning framework Pythia for image and language models Facebook's Pythia deep learning framework, which is now available in open source, is designed to benchmark natural language processing and vision AI models.Read More...
UN committed 'to support the Libyan people' as Guterres departs 'with deep concern and a heavy heart' The United Nations Secretary-General left Libya on Friday voicing his hope that the divided country can "avoid a bloody confrontation" in and around the capital Tripoli....
Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: A Deep Dive Into My Favorite Light Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: A Deep Dive Into My Favorite Light Novel/Anime Hanamonogatari • Men In Black: International Wasn't Good But It Wasn't Terrible • Spacemon: A Pokemon TRPG: Frontier - Chapter 57: End Of The Line, Pt 1 • The Heyday Of Rentals...
Turns out there's more plastic pollution in the deep ocean than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch The problem of plastic in the ocean is worse than feared. There's actually more microplastic 1,000 feet down than there is in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. ...
In This Excerpt From Chuck Wendig's New Sci-Fi Thriller, Wanderers, a Scientist Begins to Realize the World's in Deep Trouble Chuck Wendig is a name you'll recognize if you're a fan of Star Wars novels (or follow the ins and outs of Star Wars comics). But he also does plenty of work beyond the galaxy far, far, away—including his epic new sci-fi thriller, Wanderers, which is coming to shelves this week. io9 has a very intri...
Shark swallowed whole during rare deep-sea feeding frenzy off South Carolina coast, video shows Researchers exploring the depths of the ocean off the coast of South Carolina recorded a rare sight last month when they stumbled upon a shark feeding frenzy that had a surprise ending....
North Korean families facing deep 'hunger crisis' after worst harvest in 10 years, UN food assessment shows More than 10 million North Koreans are suffering "severe food shortages" after the worst harvest in a decade, according to a United Nations food security assessment released on Friday....
UN experts voice 'deep concern' over Iran's 'consistent pattern' of denying life-saving medical treatment to detainees Despite repeated calls, Iran continues to deny medical treatment to detainees in what amounts to "a consistent pattern", according to eight UN human rights experts, in a statement on Wednesday....
'The stakes are too high to get this one wrong': Boeing 737 Max's grounding could hamper holiday travel Airlines will have to scramble to find replacements for the troubled jet -- and it could make life harder for fliers. ...
Trump: Dow could be 10,000 points higher if not for the Fed President Trump again wagged his finger at the Federal Reserve Sunday, telling reporters that the Dow could be "5,000 to 10,000 points higher" if those at the central bank knew what they were doing. "If the Fed knew what it was doing, they would lower rates and they would stop quantitative tightenin...
U.S. Stocks Open Higher U.S. stocks opened modestly higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted at a possible interest-rate cut in July to support the U.S. economy as global growth slows....
Boris Johnson says he has 'deep anguish' for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson has said he feels a "deep sense of anguish" for what jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been going through in cells in Iran....
Kim Kardashian stands by Kimono line despite appropriation backlash: I 'have deep respect' Kim Kardashian-West has no plans to change the name of her 'Kimono' shapewear line, despite being accused of being culturally insensitive. ...
Rupee Edges Higher To 69.20 Against US Dollar Steadiness in the dollar overseas along with a recovery in the domestic equity markets supported the rupee, according to analysts. However, gains of more than 1 per cent in global oil prices limited......
Rupee Edges Higher To 69.39 Against Dollar Rupee vs dollar today: Weakening of the dollar overseas along with strength in the domestic equity markets supported the currency. However, a rise in global oil prices kept the upside in the rupee in......
U.S. Consumer Prices Edged Higher in May U.S. consumer prices inched up in May, held down by a decline in energy prices. Gasoline prices post a decline, after three months of strong increases....
Fund Manager Says Oil Is Going Higher, Buy Oil Drillers James Brilliant, chief investment officer at CM Advisors, thinks the oil market has been fundamentally misunderstood and that oil is going to $100. He expects the entire industry to benefit, but he especially likes oil drillers Transocean and Ensco....
Drugmakers Push Their Prices Higher Drugmakers initiated a new round of price increases on their products, with some of them affecting generic hospital-administered injectable drugs that are in short supply....
Rupee Edges Higher Against Dollar At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened almost flat at 69.70 against the dollar and moved 5 paise higher to 69.67 in early trade....
Rupee Moves Higher To 68.32 Against Dollar Rupee strengthened in tandem with other emerging market currencies after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell bolstered expectations of a rate cut later this month, forex traders were cited as saying......
See the Chart from the Day the Dow Industrials Turned Higher Subscribers to our monthly and 3x per week services were ready for the Dow's June rally. Yet check out this chart from our intraday service, which forecast the turn on the day it happened....
Rupee Closes Higher At 69.26 Against Dollar: 10 Things To Know Rupee rose for second day in a row against the US dollar on hopes of rate cut from the Reserve Bank of India. The home unit climbed 44 paise or 0.6 per cent to end at 69.26 against the greenback, news......
Stocks Push Higher as Fed Hints at Possible Rate Cut Major indexes rose, with the Dow climbing more than 400 points, as Fed officials hinted the central bank could lower interest rates if the economy slows...
Readerlink works towards higher bid for Barnes & Noble - WSJ Book distribution company Readerlink LLC is working towards making a bid for Barnes & Nobles Inc that would top hedge fund Elliott Management Corp's agreed price to buy the U.S bookseller, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/readerlink-works-toward-higher-offer-for-barnes-n...
Underlying U.S. producer inflation pushing higher U.S. producer prices increased solidly for a second straight month in May, boosted by a surge in the cost of hotel accommodation and gains in a range of other services, pointing to a steady pickup in underlying inflation pressures....
Deaths from brain, heart problems higher for NFL than MLB CHICAGO (AP) — NFL players may be more likely to die from brain diseases and heart problems than Major League Baseball players, but the reasons are unclear. That's according to study published Friday involving 6,100 professional athletes who died between 1979 through 2013. Repeated head blows ...
Iran will enrich uranium at higher levels Iran will begin enriching uranium at a higher level than what is allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal within days, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday....
New Zealand Teachers Have Gone on a 'Mega-Strike' for Higher Pay More than 50,000 teachers across New Zealand took to the streets on strike Wednesday to demand pay rises and better working conditions following fruitless negotiations with the government, the Guardian reports. The "mega-strike" is the largest education walkout the country has seen, join...
Former UN chief says risks of nuclear conflict 'are higher' Former U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon says the risks of nuclear conflict "are higher than they have been in several decades" and it's past time for the five nuclear powers to take steps toward disarmament...
US airlines are pushing domestic prices higher again Airline fares within the U.S. are inching higher again. American Airlines confirmed Thursday that it raised domestic fares $5 each way. J.P. Morgan said Southwest Airlines followed by raising prices on tickets bought within a week of the flight and favored by business travelers. Southwest did not im...
Markets Right Now: Stocks are barely higher at midday NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks gave up most of an early gain and were barely higher in midday trading on Wall Street. Banks, which started the day higher Thursday, were broadly lower by lunchtime. Bank of America gave up 1.3%. Ene...
UK costs to cut greenhouse emissions 40% higher than thought: FT Britain's government has estimated that the cost of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 could be 40% higher than one given by official climate advisers, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing a finance ministry letter....
Oil edges higher ahead of G20, OPEC meeting Oil prices edged higher on Thursday on expectations that OPEC will extend an output cut agreement, while investors awaited a meeting between the United States and China that could produce a breakthrough on trade talks....
Revenue from pot could grow higher than that of the NFL by 2020: Report As the budding marijuana industry continues to flourish, total revenue generated from it could surpass that of the NFL by 2020 and America's total spending on gym memberships by 2023....
Cellphone Tower Companies Race Higher As the biggest wireless companies in the U.S. prepare to bring 5G to more customers, cellphone-tower operators are shaping up to be big winners in the stock market....
Faith in the Fed nudges Wall Street higher Wall Street edged higher on Monday, supported by Facebook, Amazon and Apple, as investors awaited a key Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to lay the groundwork for an interest rate cut later this year....
Chevron CEO: A higher Anadarko bid 'would have eroded shareholder value' Chevron CEO Michael Wirth sits down with CNBC's Brian Sullivan to discuss big topics in the oil sector such as prices, Chevron's business outlook, the Anadarko Bid and the lag in oil stocks....
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends higher U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Tuesday, led by gains in utilities and real estate, while enthusiasm over the U.S.-China trade truce faded as the United States threatened tariffs on additional European goods....
Top official says Iran ready for higher uranium enrichment A top aide to Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to begin enriching uranium beyond the level set by Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers...
Do 'night owls' have a higher risk of breast cancer? There are a few known risk factors associated with breast cancer, including alcohol consumption and obesity. Now, say researchers, we may need to add being a "night owl" to that list. The new study, published this week in the BMJ, finds that women who considered themselves "morning...
Sabres' Skinner tells AP he welcomes higher expectations BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner tells The Associated Press he is grateful for the faith the Buffalo Sabres showed in making him their second highest-paid player and welcomes the increased expectations that come with his newly signed eight-year, $72 million contract. Skinner says it's his job...
Stocks edge higher as trade enthusiasm wanes U.S. stocks managed modest gains on Tuesday after holding near the unchanged mark for much of the session as enthusiasm over the U.S.-China trade truce faded after the United States threatened tariffs on additional European goods....
Dow futures higher as Wall Street's rally looks set to continue U.S. stock index futures were higher Thursday morning as Wall Street's rally on hopes of an imminent rate cut from the Federal Reserve looked set to continue....
After a Strong First Half, Stocks Tend to Stay Higher After U.S. stocks notched the strongest first half of a year since 1998, history suggests they are likely to finish off 2019 higher than they started....
Wall St. opens slightly higher ahead of Fed's statement U.S. stocks eked out gains at open on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement that is expected to open the door to future interest rate cuts....
Sensex Slumps 793 Points On Higher Tax For Foreign Investors The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes posted their worst single-day fall of 2019 as investor sentiment was spooked by the Budget proposals. The Finance Bill which was tabled in the parliament by......
"Aussie PayPal" Explodes Higher: These Were the Warning Signs The guidelines that are laid out in the Wall Street classic book, Elliott Wave Principle, are there for a reason: They work. Of course, no forecasting method is perfect, but see how applying the Elliott wave model helped one of our global analysts spot an interesting opportunity....
Readerlink Works Toward Higher Offer for Barnes & Noble Book distributor Readerlink is working toward making a bid for Barnes & Noble that would top the price hedge fund Elliott Management agreed to pay for the book retailer....
CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures propped up by higher oil prices Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday as oil prices rose on expectations OPEC and its allies will keep withholding supply....
Wall Street set to open higher on hopes of accommodative Fed Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday, as more dovish calls from the European Central Bank lifted expectations of a similar accommodative stance from the Federal Reserve....
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined More than a million foreign workers have been sent packing as Gulf leaders face pressure to hire more locals. Despite the region's reputation for exploitation and rigidity, many foreigners still dream of Arabia....
What Has Boris Johnson Sacrificed For Good Of UK? "Higher Wage", He Says Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, stumbled on Friday when asked if he had ever set his own self-interest aside in his career, saying he had sacrificed a bigger......
Whitney Houston has a new song out: Listen to 'Higher Love' Whitney Houston's new jam is about to soundtrack your weekend. Yes, more than seven years after her death, pop music's iconic "Voice" has a new single dropping Friday. Houston recorded a live rendition of Steve Winwood's 1986 chart-topper "Higher Love," performed at a s...
Dow opens more than 100 points higher, heads for 7-day winning streak Stocks rose on Tuesday as a resolution between Mexico and the U.S. to avoid tariffs and hopes of lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve lifted investor sentiment....
Futures higher with G20 summit, inflation data in focus U.S. equity futures rose on Friday amid growing caution ahead of a crucial meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping and the release of inflation data that could feed into the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates next month....
Explosions on two oil tankers near Iran send oil prices 2% higher Attacks near the world's busiest sea lane for oil shipments come amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States and its Gulf allies....
UPDATE 1-Readerlink works towards higher bid for Barnes & Noble - WSJ Book distribution company Readerlink LLC is working towards making a bid for Barnes & Nobles Inc that would top hedge fund Elliott Management Corp's agreed price to buy the U.S bookseller, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/readerlink-works-toward-higher-offer-for-barnes-n...
Smart meter delays could mean higher bills for millions Four million homes on prepay gas and electricity meters could see higher bills due to delays in the rollout of smart meters, says the competition watchdog....
Wall St. moves higher; Fed policy meeting on the horizon U.S. stocks ticked higher on Monday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq powering ahead, as investors awaited a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the path ahead for interest rates....
Major automakers post U.S. higher May new vehicle sales Major automakers on Monday reported better-than-expected U.S. new vehicle sales for May, posting the first monthly increase for 2019 as a strong economy and upbeat consumer sentiment boosted demand....
Target Posts Higher Comparable Sales, Profit Target posted an increase in comparable sales that was more than expected and reaffirmed that guidance for the fiscal year, sending shares higher in premarket trading....
Having too many sugary drinks linked to higher cancer risk Sugary drinks aren't just bad for your waistline — they may also lead to an increase risk of cancer, a new study has found. Researchers in France found that downing a small glass of 100 percent fruit juice or soda — about 3.3 ounces worth — a day was linked to an 18 percent increas...
Lowe's Posts Higher Profit, Trims Outlook Lowe's lowered its full-year earnings targets as the home-improvement retailer continues to work through operational challenges, such as managing costs and improving inventory. Shares fell premarket....
Wall St. moves higher; Fed policy meeting eyed Wall Street's main indexes climbed higher on Monday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the pack, as investors awaited a crucial Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to lay the groundwork for an interest rate cut later this year....
Japan stocks end higher, supported by U.S. rate cut hopes Japanese stocks rose on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's gains on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates after the latest data signalled a slowdown in the U.S. economy....
Copa America organizers say attendances higher than in 2015 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — South America's soccer governing body CONMEBOL says the average attendance at Copa America games in Brazil is 15% higher than four years ago in Chile. CONMEBOL was reacting to concern over the number of empty seats at games in five host cities of the tournament. Organizer...
India Imposes Higher Customs Duty On 28 US Products India on Saturday announced a hike in customs duties on as many as 28 US products, including almond, pulses and walnut, in response to higher tariffs imposed by Washington on Indian products like......
After tax hike, gas in California is now a dollar higher than the national average California's average gas price per gallon bumped up to a nation high of $3.755 per gallon when a new 5.6 cent gas tax increase went into effect July 1....
Exchanges Face Higher Hurdles in Boosting Fees New guidelines from the Securities and Exchange Commission will make it tougher for stock exchanges to boost data fees by requiring them to provide detailed disclosures....
Delta Air quarterly profit surges 39% on higher fares Delta Air Lines Inc reported a 39.3% rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, as the second-largest U.S. carrier benefited from higher fares and flying fuller planes....
U.S. begins collecting higher tariffs on Chinese goods arriving by sea The United States began collecting higher, 25% tariffs on many Chinese goods arriving in U.S. seaports on Saturday morning in an intensification of the trade war between the world's two largest economies and drawing retaliation from Beijing....
Genetic variants may put some athletes at higher risk of sudden death People with one copy of a sickle cell gene are thought to have no health issues, but other gene variants may place carriers at a higher risk of sudden collapse...
RH Raises Outlook, Plays Down Impact From Higher China Tariffs Luxury home-furnishing retailer RH raised its forecast for sales and profit this year, a move that cheered investors worried about the impact of higher tariffs on China could have on the company....
Poland, US conclude takes on higher American troop presence WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An aide to Polish President Andrzej Duda says that negotiations to increase the U.S. military presence in Poland have concluded and were a success. The comments came days before Duda's visit in Washington with President Donald Trump this week. Citing concerns over Russia&...
Citigroup Reports Higher Earnings as Bank Results Kick Off Citigroup reported that profit increased 7% and beat analysts' expectations as the New York lending giant benefited from favorable conditions in the U.S. economy....
EMERGING MARKETS-EM assets edge higher ahead of U.S. data Emerging markets assets crept higher on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of U.S. economic data that could provide clues for future monetary policy....
US oil settles 0.1% higher at $57.83 a barrel ahead of crude stock data Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday ahead of U.S. data expected to show crude stocks declining there, outweighing investors' concerns that U.S.-China trade tensions could weigh on fuel demand....
Johnson plans tax cut for higher earners as Tory battle begins Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson plans to raise the level at which people pay 40% income tax from £50,000 to £80,000 at an estimated cost of £10bn....
Target and tariffs: The retailer has plans to limit higher prices Target plans to lessen the impact tariffs will have on the retailer's prices, the company said on Wednesday. Details were not disclosed. ...
Bond yields creep higher as markets wait for Fed signals Shares were treading water on Wednesday while rising Treasury yields kept the dollar steady, as investors waited to hear whether the world's most powerful central banker would confirm or confound expectations for a U.S. rate cut this month....
Iran ratchets up tensions with higher enrichment, draws warnings Iran announced on Sunday it will shortly boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, a major breach likely to draw a tougher reaction from President Donald Trump who has pressured Tehran to renegotiate the pact....
Asia stocks higher following overnight Wall Street gains Shares in Asia were higher in Wednesday morning trade following a positive finish overnight on Wall Street, though trade tensions continued to linger between the U.S. and China....
Children under five dying at higher rate in Congo Ebola epidemic: WHO Children under five infected with Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are dying at a higher rate than other patients as their parents shun special treatment centers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday....
How iOS 13 will make your battery last longer, but only if you have a newer, higher-priced iPhone There's one feature built into iOS 13 that will help make your iPhone's battery last longer. But the catch is that you'll need a newer, higher-priced iPhone to take advantage of this feature....
Black households try to close wealth gap by chasing higher returns Black investors are trying to close the wealth gap and feather their retirement nests should avoid taking on too much risk to speed their savings rate. Professional advice can help....
How much higher could proposed tariffs against China push laptop prices? A new report claims that the Trump administration's latest tariff proposal on goods imported from China could raise prices on new laptops by 17 percent in the U.S. On average the report finds that a new laptop would cost $120 more if the tariffs go into effect....
Samsung Galaxy S10 series sales are 31% higher in one European market Samsung struggled to sell its usual number of flagship smartphones last year, but this year's a totally different story for the South Korean company, especially in the Netherlands.An impressive 100,000 units in just three monthsIn a press release published earlier today, Samsung announced that sales...
Government Sees No Reason To Clarify Higher Tax On Foreign Investors Domestic markets crashed due to a selloff led by foreign portfolio investors, who now may have to pay higher tax on their income due to the new rules...
Global Stocks Nudge Higher After Wall Street Surge Stocks around the world edged up following a surge on Wall Street, after Federal Reserve officials hinted at the possibility of lowering interest rates to boost the economy....
Global stocks, yields edge higher as investors brace for Fed A gauge of global stock markets gained modestly on Wednesday to reach six-week highs and benchmark government bond yields rose from multiyear lows as investors awaited a decision on monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the session....
Jim Cramer on how skeptical investors keep carrying the bull market higher "Bull markets thrive on disbelief. The moment everyone believes in the bull, well the rally's over, because then there's no one left to buy," he says....
European shares higher on hopes of rate cut, trade optimism European shares advanced for the sixth straight session on Thursday, as investors took heart from signs that the U.S.-China trade talks are back on track, with expectations of interest rate cuts by central banks lifting the sentiment....
U.S. Crude Edges Higher After U.S.-Mexico Deal to Avoid Tariffs Oil prices extended a recent rebound, climbing after the U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement to avoid a potentially devastating trade fight that would have further hurt the outlook for commodity demand....
Here's why oil prices haven't shot higher amid international turmoil Oil has been a little confusing to investors lately because there was a day not long ago when Iran was being accused of blowing up oil tankers and shooting down drones, which may have sent oil higher. CNBC's Brian Sullivan reports....
Sensex Slumps 700 Points On Higher Tax Incidence For Foreign Investors The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes plunged for a second straight session after the government proposed to increase the minimum public shareholding in listed companies and to raise the tax......
CANADA STOCKS-TSX edges higher as financial shares rise Canada's main stock index edged higher on Monday, as shares of financial companies gained ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting that could determine the path of future interest rate cuts....
Asia stocks mostly higher as investors await Powell's testimony Stocks in Asia mostly edged up on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for possible clues on the central bank's next move on interest rates....
Acacia's Q2 production jumps 19% on higher output from Tanzania mine Acacia Mining on Monday reported a 19% jump in gold production for the second quarter as output from its Tanzania mine improved, adding pressure on majority shareholder Barrick Gold to revise its buyout proposal....
England's Phil Neville: 'We must drive standards higher and be more ruthless' • Manager feels better to get nervy World Cup opener over• Neville: 'I loved every minute of it. I'm really proud'Phil Neville said his England side have "nothing to fear" as they began their World Cup quest with a narrow victory against Scotland in which a convincing first half was slightly undermi...
Oil surges after Gulf tanker attacks, stocks claw higher Suspected attacks on two tankers off the coast of Iran saw oil markets erupt out of their recent slump on Thursday and kept traders gobbling up ultra-safe government bonds, gold and the Japanese yen....
Study: Heart failure, stroke risk higher for people with HIV The risk of heart failure is 3.2 times greater for people living with HIV compared to uninfected people, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association....
Dow futures slightly higher as trade, growth concerns persist Market focus has shifted to monetary policy this week, with a flurry of central banks across the world set to announce whether to adjust interest rate settings....
Wall St. higher as oil surges after tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman U.S. stocks continued their climb on Thursday after two days of declines as energy shares gained on higher oil prices following suspected attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman....
Higher risk of stroke can follow midlife type 2 diabetes A study of twins in Sweden links a 30% higher risk in older age of brain artery blockage, which stroke often follows, to type 2 diabetes in middle age....
Inflammatory bowel disease patients have higher health costs (Reuters Health) - People with inflammatory bowel disease - either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis - may incur health costs more than three times higher than individuals without these conditions, a U.S. study suggests....
Higher Chinese tariffs just made your home renovation much more expensive The latest increase in Chinese tariffs is hitting home remodelers where they live, and they are passing those higher costs on to clients remodeling their homes. From tile to countertops, laminates to lighting, all the fancy finishings....
Best Buy keeps full-year view, warns of higher prices from more tariffs Best Buy Co Inc on Thursday stuck to its full-year forecast due to the impact of the latest U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and warned any new levies would increase prices for U.S. shoppers, sending its shares down as much as 5.4%....
3 Winnipeg neighbourhoods experiencing higher population of cankerworms, city says According to the City of Winnipeg, if you live in the west end, River Heights or North Kildonan, there are more cankerworms in your neighbourhood than the rest of Winnipeg....
Cirrhosis, cancer risks higher with fatty liver - especially in diabetics (Reuters Health) - Fatty liver disease that's not related to alcohol use is linked with an increased risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer, especially in people with diabetes, according to a large study from Europe....
4 Years of College, $0 in Debt: How Some Countries Make Higher Education Affordable When we asked people around the world what sort of financial burden they bore for their higher education, we heard how much it varies from country to country....
Wall St. opens higher on China stimulus, Mexico tariff relief U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, edging back toward record territory, as signs of more fiscal stimulus from China and some easing of last week's tensions around Mexico buoyed investors' appetite for risk....
Asian shares follow Europe higher on EU relief, auto merger Asian shares tracked European gains on Tuesday, as relief over EU election results eased concerns about political difficulties in the bloc and merger news supported auto shares, although persistent concerns about trade capped regional sentiment....
CRISPR Baby Mutation Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death New research shows that the genetic tweak employed by disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui to make babies immune to HIV carries an associated risk of early death.Read more......
Iran will start enriching uranium at higher levels after this weekend, Rouhani says Iran will begin enriching uranium at a higher level than what is allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal within days, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday....
UPDATE 3-Best Buy keeps full-year view, warns of higher prices from more tariffs Best Buy Co Inc on Thursday stuck to its full-year forecast due to the impact of the latest U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and warned any new levies would increase prices for U.S. shoppers, sending its shares down as much as 5.4%....
UK's pollution death toll higher than Ireland, France and Spain The UK has a higher death rate from toxic air than many European neighbours including Ireland, France and Spain, the World Health Organisation revealed today....
Mental illness risk is higher among domestic abuse survivors, study says Women who suffer domestic violence have almost three times the risk of developing serious mental health challenges, according to a new study from Britain....
FOREX-Dollar higher against euro, yen; Brexit drama whipsaws sterling The U.S. dollar was higher against the euro and the yen on Tuesday in a day of risk-on trades after U.S. President Donald Trump temporarily eased curbs on China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd....
First Nations suicide rate 3 times higher than for non-Indigenous people: StatsCan The agency reported Friday on the rates of death by suicide for self-identifying First Nations people, Metis and Inuit from 2011 to 2016, compared to non-Indigenous people....
Cirrhosis and liver cancer risk higher in people with type 2 diabetes A large European study now suggests that many diagnoses of cirrhosis and liver cancer come too late, and that diabetes might be an independent risk factor....
UPDATE 2-European shares end slightly higher as trade worries linger Gains for metal and mining companies helped European stocks end slightly higher on Thursday, with concerns over an attack on tankers in the Gulf of Oman and continuing U.S.-China trade tensions sapping early enthusiasm among investors....
Dow ends higher after US backs off China sales restrictions, snapping 2-day skid The Dow Jones industrial average ended higher Tuesday after the U.S. eased up on China sales constraints. Stocks snapped a two-day losing streak. ...
US Treasury yields tick higher ahead of fresh data, auctions U.S. government debt yields were mixed on Tuesday morning, continuing a pause following last week's rally after better-than-expected inflation data....
Olympics: IOC praises 2026 candidates, hightlights higher support for Milan bid The International Olympic Committee on Friday heaped praise on two remaining candidate cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Italy's Milan/Cortina bid recording stronger local support than Sweden's Stockholm/Are proposal....
Japanese stocks edge higher but gains limited as markets brace for G20 Japan's Nikkei edged higher in cautious trade on Monday as investors looked ahead to this week's G20 summit amid a backdrop of rising trade and geopolitical tensions....
Older women have higher heart disease risk with 'apple' shape (Reuters Health) - Older women who are at a healthy weight may be more likely to develop heart disease when they carry excess fat around their midsection than when they store more fat in their hips and thighs, a new study suggests....
HIV patients at higher risk for early heart disease, lack of care Antiretroviral therapy used with HIV patients opens them up to heart disease, sudden cardiac failure, heart failure and sudden cardiac deaths compared to people without the virus....
Dow ends higher on hopes of an interest rate cut after weak jobs report The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher after weaker-than-expected hiring likely increased the odds the Fed will have to cut interest rates. ...
Teen drivers with ADHD have higher crash rates even with graduated licenses (Reuters Health) - New teen drivers with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to crash their cars than adolescents who don't have ADHD - especially right after they get their license, a new study suggests....
Nike misses quarterly profit estimates on higher marketing expenses Nike Inc missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, as the world's largest sportswear maker spent more on marketing and new product launches....
Nasty bacteria at Queens beach tested five times higher than last year Call it barf beach. A stretch of a Queens shore infamous for sewer-spillover bacteria has been swamped this summer by germs that can cause stomach troubles and other health problems. Swimmers at the private Association Beach on Little Neck Bay in Queens, beware: sky-high levels of the nasty enteroco...
Lululemon Reports Higher Sales, Raises Full-Year Outlook Lululemon Athletica raised its outlook for the current fiscal year after the athletic-apparel company said growth from online purchases and sales of its core leggings and joggers boosted results in the latest period....
Cronos catapults higher after saying it plans to enter the US CBD market within the next year (CRON) Associated Press Cronos Group CEO Mike Gorenstein on Tuesday said the company would expand to the US within the next year. Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the stock to "buy" from "underperform." Shares were up more than 15%. Watch Cronos trade live. Cronos Grou soared more than 15% Wedn...
Wall St. edges higher after Trump sparks U.S.-China trade hopes Wall Street's major stock indexes edged higher on Friday after falling in the previous session, as hopeful comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade relations with China assuaged concerns among some investors....
Slack IPO: stocks sell at 50% higher than expected as company's value tops $20bn San Francisco-based company sold shares in direct listing, following Spotify's method, potentially ushering in new era of stock market salesWorkplace messaging service Slack became the latest hot technology company to sell its shares to the public on Thursday, soaring 50% higher than expected on its...
A higher US minimum wage is inevitable – so businesses better be prepared | Gene Marks A minimum wage increase will put pressure on everyone's compensation, so businesses may have to cave and pay upOver the past few years many localities and cities, from New York City to Seattle, have passed legislation raising minimum wages that employers must pay to $15 an hour. Now, Washington is t...
UPDATE 1-J D Wetherspoon comparable sales rise, but sees higher debt British pub operator J D Wetherspoon Plc on Wednesday reported a higher comparable sales for the 10 weeks to July 7 and tries to keep a tight lid on rising costs that plagued the entire sector....
European shares higher on possible Fiat-Renault merger, EU vote in focus European shares rose on Monday as a possible Fiat Chrysler-Renault merger thrust auto stocks higher, while investors assessed the results of the EU parliament elections where pro-European parties are expected to hold on to two-thirds of seats....
UPDATE 2-Workday beats revenue and profit estimates on higher subscriptions Workday Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Tuesday, as it enrolled more companies for its cloud-based financial and human resources software....
Dow, U.S. stocks open higher after temporary trade truce emerges with China Stocks were poised to open higher on Monday a day after the White House agreed to resume trade talks with China. ...
Strong SUV, truck demand drive U.S. auto sales higher in June Automakers including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Hyundai Motor Co on Tuesday reported a rise in U.S. sales for June, lifted by strong demand for sport utility vehicles and trucks. Automakers have focused on selling the more profitable larger SUVs and trucks and had offered heavy discounts...
Pick your poison: For Fed, it's higher inflation or an inevitable return to quantitative easing The Great Recession ended a decade ago this month, but for the U.S. Federal Reserve the fallout has posed an era-defining choice: Either jolt Americans to expect higher inflation, or keep the printing press ready for the next economic slide....
Swiss blue-chip index set to open higher as bourse row begins The blue-chip Swiss Market Index was set to open 0.7% higher on Monday, pre-market indications from Julius Baer showed, as the first shots were fired in a tit-for tat stock market battle between Switzerland and the European Union....
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens higher for second day on rate cut hopes U.S. stocks rose at the open on Wednesday after a report showed smallest monthly private jobs growth in May since 2010, raising bets that the central bank would lower interest rates to counter any economic slowdown....
Booking Holdings CEO: Data-Privacy Compliance Pushes Costs Higher Global companies are grappling with different data privacy rules in individual markets, said Glenn Fogel, chief executive of online travel company Booking Holdings....
FOREX-Dollar hovers near 3-1/2-week high, supported by higher U.S. yields The dollar hovered near a four-week high on Wednesday, supported by higher U.S. yields after the United States eased trade restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies....
Dollar hovers near three-and-a-half-week high, supported by higher U.S. yields The dollar hovered near a four-week high on Wednesday, supported by higher U.S. yields after the United States eased trade restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies....
Sri Lanka stocks edge higher on local buying; rupee firmer Sri Lankan shares closed higher for a third straight session on Tuesday, moving further away from a near seven-year closing low hit last week, as local investors bought beaten-down stocks. ** Traders, however, said sectarian violence still weighed on investor sentiment. Most investors have shied awa...
Steel Ministry Seeks Higher Duties To Deter Chinese Imports The steel ministry has proposed the higher duties as part of its recommendations to the finance ministry for the upcoming 2019-20 budget that is due out on July 5....
Google Maps will tell you if your taxi driver is veering off course to rack up a higher fare If you've ever worried that your taxi driver might be trying to take advantage of you by taking a more scenic route to your destination than you'd like, then you'll have a new tool at your disposal to keep him or her in check: Google Maps. Well, you could always use Google Maps or ...
CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures inch higher as gold prices rise Stock futures for Canada's main stock index inched higher on Monday, as gold hit a more than one-week peak on concerns over the U.S.-China trade dispute....
Nikkei edges higher as markets braced for G20, focus on Xi-Trump meet Japan's Nikkei edged higher in cautious early Monday trade as investors looked ahead to this week's G20 summit amid a backdrop of trade and geopolitical tensions....
Why do women face higher heart disease risk after breast cancer? New research confirms that women who have undergone breast cancer therapy are more at risk of cardiovascular disease, and it also shows why this may be....
Asia stocks flat as trade worries linger, Europe to open higher Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday, with sentiment torn between investors worried that the U.S.-China trade war was becoming more protracted, and others hopeful that the world's two largest economies would reach a settlement soon....
UPDATE 1-Swiss blue-chip index set to open higher as bourse row begins The blue-chip Swiss Market Index was set to open 1% higher on Monday, pre-market indications from Julius Baer showed, as the first shots were fired in a tit-for tat stock market battle between Switzerland and the European Union....
Ganga's Faecal Coliform Level 3-12 Times Higher Than Limit: Green Court Ganga river's faecal coliform level is found to be3 to 12 times higher than the permissible level at most inter-state boundaries, according to the data released by the top pollution watchdog....
U.S. refiners warn Trump: Mexico tariffs could result in higher fuel prices U.S. refiners warned the Trump administration that tariffs on imports from Mexico could deliver a punishing blow to refiners and raise the cost of gasoline just as the U.S. driving season kicks into high gear, according to sources familiar with the discussions....
Sensex, Nifty Edge Higher Led By Gains In IndusInd Bank, Larsen & Toubro For most part of the day, Sensex and Nifty traded in a narrow range. The Sensex traded in a range of 200 points while Nifty 50 Index touched high of 11,945.20 and a low of 11,887.05....
Chris Gayle deserves higher defamation payout, Australian court hears Lawyer says the West Indies star, who was awarded $300,000, was hurt by the way his win was reportedThe international cricketer Chris Gayle, who was awarded $300,000 in defamation damages, should receive more for being hurt by the way his win was reported by Fairfax Media, an appeal court has been t...
Dow, stocks end higher Tuesday amid Fed hints at rate cut, optimism from Mexico on trade U.S. stocks ended higher after Fed chief remarks on rate cut and Mexico official's optimism on developing trade dispute. ...
MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks lead most Gulf markets higher, Kuwait keeps rallying Major Gulf markets closed higher on Tuesday, mostly riding on banks after Egypt's EFG Hermes forecast a higher second-quarter profit for the Middle East's financial sector, while Kuwait continued to rise for a...
UPDATE 1-Canadian Pacific quarterly profit rises on higher commodity shipments Canadian Pacific Railway reported a 33% rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Tuesday, as the country's second-largest railroad operator earned more from moving energy, chemicals, plastics as well as grains....
Strategists see Wall Street moving higher despite trade war risks: Reuters poll U.S. stocks will build on this year's already strong gains over the rest of 2019 despite growing U.S.-China trade tensions that represent the biggest threat to the market, according to a Reuters poll of strategists....
Overweight teen boys have higher risk of heart muscle damage as adults (Reuters Health) - Men who were overweight as teens may be more likely to develop a rare type of heart muscle damage that can cause heart failure than men who maintained a healthy weight during adolescence, a Swedish study suggests....
Goldman lowers U.S. growth view, sees higher rate cut chances on 'trade war' Goldman Sachs Group Inc analysts on Sunday downgraded their second-quarter economic growth forecasts for the United States because of risks stemming from trade conflicts with Mexico and China....
Europe stocks close higher after China data meets expectations; Galapagos up 18% European stocks returned to positive territory Monday afternoon, during a choppy session amid worries China's economy is slowing due to a trade war with the U.S....
UPDATE 2-Slow loan growth, higher provision eat into CIBC quarterly profit Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce missed quarterly profit estimates on Wednesday, as sluggish loan growth and higher loan loss provisions in retail banking more than offset gains in its capital markets business....
FOREX-Dollar treads water near 3-1/2-week high, backed by higher U.S. yields The dollar largely kept to familiar trading ranges on Wednesday, as it found support near a 3-1/2-week high on higher U.S. yields after the United States eased trade restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies....
Dollar treads water near three-and-a-half-week high, backed by higher U.S. yields The dollar largely kept to familiar trading ranges on Wednesday, as it found support near a 3-1/2-week high on higher U.S. yields after the United States eased trade restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies....
METALS-Copper edges higher on Chile mine strike, eyes Fed meet London copper prices moved higher for a second day in early Asian trade on Tuesday as a key mine in Chile halved output due to a strike, while investors waited for news from the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting. Lower interest rates tend to push commodity prices higher as they mean ...
Asian shares creep higher as wary investors await U.S. data, earnings Most Asian stock markets rose on Monday, but gains were limited as investors awaited U.S. retail sales data and corporate earnings to gauge the health of the world's biggest economy ahead of a likely U.S. rate cut later this month....
Asia markets trade higher as Trump stands down on Mexico tariff threat Stocks in Asia traded higher on Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement last week that tariffs would not be slapped on Mexican goods. Autos in Japan and South Korea jumped on the news....
Nissan CEO got higher stock-linked bonus after payout date changed, Kelly says In his first interview since his arrest for alleged financial misconduct, Greg Kelly said Hiroto Saikawa was due to get a stock appreciation rights payment pegged to Nissan's share price on May 14, 2013, but got it based on a higher price a week later....
Nigeria could claim glory in a Cup of Nations higher on drama than quality | Jonathan Wilson Nigeria deserve semi-final spot but lack the class of old in an era when Africa's minnows are stronger and the best weakerNigeria are in the semi-finals of the Cup of Nations. A week come Friday, they could win the trophy for the second time in six years which, given they had won it only twice in th...
Steel Ministry Seeks Higher Duties To Deter Chinese Imports: Report India's steel ministry has sought an immediate increase in import duties on finished steel products to 15% from a range of 7.5% to 12.5%, citing a threat from Chinese imports and excess global......
European markets close higher; Axel Springer leaps on KKR investment talks European markets gained ground Thursday but remained on course for the year's biggest monthly decline amid persistent escalations of the U.S.-China trade war....
Chilean lithium producer SQM's profits fall on lower prices, higher royalties SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said on Thursday that first-quarter earnings dropped by nearly one-third on a slump in prices of the ultralight battery metal and a spike in royalties at its operations in Chile....
A private survey shows China's manufacturing activity for May was slightly higher than expected The Caixin/Markit factory Purchasing Managers' Index for May was 50.2, slightly above the 50 level which analysts polled by Reuters had expected....
US futures higher as Wall Street rally looks set to continue; jobs data in focus U.S. stock index futures were higher Friday as Wall Street looks set for a fifth straight day of gains, amid hopes of progress on trade talks between the U.S. and Mexico....
More Americans are finally moving cash to online banks for higher interest rates More Americans are moving their cash to online banks to earn interest of 2% or more. But many feel more comfortable with a local branch ...
Jobs, growth, and higher wages leave Democratic contenders searching for excuses Friday's June jobs report, with its expectations-shattering gain of 224,000 net jobs (including 17,000 manufacturing jobs) and its 4% unemployment rate (effectively full employment), reinforces what was already popularly understood about the Trump-era economy. Unemployment is historically low. Job c...
UPDATE 3-Slow loan growth, higher provision eat into CIBC quarterly profit Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce missed profit estimates for the third straight quarter on Wednesday, as weak loan growth and higher loan loss provisions in retail banking more than offset gains in capital markets business....
Stocks open higher as bank shares rally, Trump-Xi meeting ahead Stocks opened higher on Friday as bank shares got a boost after the release of the Federal Reserve's stress test results while investors looked ahead to a key meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping....
Dolly Parton on Pigeon Forge stomping ground: Food is 'fried and deep-fried and refried' "If I had my way, I would just eat everything – every piece of fried chicken and every bowl of mashed potatoes I could find," Dolly Parton said. ...
CIBC posts marginal rise in profit on higher expenses, loan loss provisions Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reported a marginal rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Wednesday, as higher expenses and loan loss provisions in retail banking offset gains in the bank's capital markets business....
Levi Strauss profit tanks 17%, hit by a stronger dollar, and higher marketing and online expenses Levi Strauss reported a 17% drop in quarterly adjusted profit, hit by a stronger dollar, higher marketing costs, and investments in its online business....
Turnout for European Parliament elections at 50.5%, a 20-year high and 8 points higher than 2014, spokesman says BRUSSELS (AP) — Turnout for European Parliament elections at 50.5%, a 20-year high and 8 points higher than 2014, spokesman says. The post Turnout for European Parliament elections at 50.5%, a 20-year high and 8 points higher than 2014, spokesman says appeared first on LEX18.com....
Oil to trade in current range or higher this summer as US-Iran tensions simmer — CNBC survey Oil experts surveyed by CNBC don't expect talks between the U.S. and Iran for at least 6 months, and more than a third see no military confrontation....
Lowe's tumbles as earnings fall short and forecast cut as higher costs weigh on results Lowe's shares plummeted 8% before the bell Wednesday after the company posted mixed fiscal first-quarter results and cut its forecast for the year, as higher costs weighed on results....
Blue-state House members try to reclaim higher SALT deductions that were cut in Trump's tax overhaul Some House members want to lift the cap on state and local tax deductions, but it could be tough, in part because the move is expected to benefit high earners....
UPDATE 1-Royal Bank of Canada profit rises 6% on loan growth, higher trading Royal Bank of Canada reported a 6% rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by loan growth in its retail banking business and higher revenue in its trading business from improved market conditions....
UPDATE 2-Wells Fargo posts higher profit on cost controls, rise in loans Wells Fargo & Co reported higher quarterly profit on Tuesday despite flat revenue as the bank benefited from aggressive cost-cutting. Revenue declined at Wells' community bank and wholesale bank as net interest income was squeezed by lower interest rates and higher deposit costs. But profit in those...
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher on China stimulus, Mexico tariff relief U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, edging back toward record territory, as signs of more fiscal stimulus from China and some easing of last week's tensions around Mexico buoyed investors' appetite for risk....
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street edges higher at open as trade worries linger U.S. stocks rose slightly at open on Tuesday, led by technology stocks, but gains were muted amid signs that United States and China were far from reaching a trade deal....
Higher price, fewer models and brands pose challenge to adoption of 5G smartphones in Gulf Despite the ongoing buzz around the launch of 5G smartphones in the UAE and the GCC currently, industry experts expect the adoption to remain slow."The average selling price remains measuredly high while options in terms of models and brands to choose from remain few," Nabila Popal, se...
Nissan CEO got higher stock-linked bonus after payout date changed, former director Kelly says Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa was granted an exception in 2013 to reschedule a stock-linked bonus that bumped up the payout by 47 million yen ($432,382), former Representative Director Greg Kelly told magazine Bungei Shunju....
UPDATE 2-Lowe's cuts full-year profit forecast as higher costs hurt first quarter Lowe's Cos Inc cut its full-year profit forecast and reported disappointing first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as higher costs and a push to catch up with larger rival Home Depot dented margins, sending its shares down 9%....
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Shutdown of fire-gutted massive Philadelphia refinery pushes gas prices higher, costs 1,000 jobs Plans to shut down the largest oil refinery on the East following a fire at the Philadelphia facility last week will throw more than 1,00 people out of work and could mean a spike in gasoline prices. ...
Stars align as Whitney Houston's 1990 cover of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" resurfaces A remix of Whitney Houston covering Steve Winwood's ecstatic 1986 hit "Higher Love" has resurfaced. Houston had recorded it for her third album I'm Your Baby Tonight, according to Rolling Stone, but it remained unreleased until now. Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo was brought on to "collaborate" wit...
Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe European authorities are "struggling" to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness among host communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, at the launch of its first report on the subject....
Android Q(&A): Android Engineers take us on a deep dive of Android Q Enlarge / Android Development: It can be a messy process. (credit: Google) As has become tradition for Ars at Google I/O, we recently sat down with some of the people who make Android to learn about the OS directly from the people who make it. For 2019, the talk was all about Android Q and this y...
Maruti Suzuki Cut Production By 18% In May 2019; Plans 7 Days Shut Down In June 2019 Barring Super Carry, the company reduced production of all other segments, including that of its big selling compact and mini cars last month. MSI slashed production of passenger vehicles, including......
GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S.-China trade truce pushes global stocks higher Global stocks rallied and bonds retreated on Monday as the United States and China agreed to restart trade talks at the G20 summit over the weekend, leading investors to bet that a breakthrough between the world's two largest economies would jumpstart global economic growth....
CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens higher as gold powers gains in material stocks Canada's main stock index rose at the open on Monday led by materials companies as gold prices hit a more than one-week peak and trade tensions between the United States and China boosted appetite for safe-heaven assets....
Iran announces announces higher enrichment levels set by 2015 nuclear deal Iran on Monday said it has surpassed uranium enrichment levels set by the 2015 nuclear deal but did not specify how much more the enrichment levels would rise, according to reports. ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Bond yields creep higher as markets wait for Fed signals Shares were treading water on Wednesday while rising Treasury yields kept the dollar steady, as investors waited to hear whether the world's most powerful central banker would confirm or confound expectations for a U.S. rate cut this month....