Asian share markets crept higher on Monday following favorable U.S. jobs data, while sterling slipped after two members of the British government resigned over Brexit and put the future of Prime Minister Theresa May in doubt. The pound peeled off around a third of a U.S. cent to $1.3292 GBP=D3 in early trading as news […]
Chinese gadget maker Xiaomi was in the U.S. at the end of last month, pitching its upcoming share sale to big money managers, who were potentially interested in participating. American investors have come to know Xiaomi, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, as the “Apple of China.” Beyond that, they’ve still got a lot to learn. […]
If you use a wire-bristle grill brush to clean your grill, beware. Bristles can break off and stick to the grill and cooked food, posing a serious health risk, according to the American Medical Association, commonly known as the AMA. “When ingested, wire bristles have been known to cause injury and in some cases lead […]
Whether this is a coordinated response is unclear – and certainly on a much smaller scale – but Bloomberg reports that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree this morning imposing higher tariffs on U.S. products in retaliation for U.S. duties on metals imports, according to Economy Ministry statement. Reuters reports that Russia’s additional […]
Soybean farmers, apple growers and auto workers are among the US workers bracing for fallout from a trade war between the United States and China. The US on Friday slapped tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports to combat what is says are the country’s unfair trade practices. Beijing called it the beginning of […]
Just days after engineers from SpaceX and the Boring Company traveled to Thailand to assist with the rescue of a soccer team trapped in the Tham Luang cave complex, CEO Elon Musk says that they are working on a “tiny, kid-size submarine” constructed out of parts from a Falcon 9 rocket. Earlier this week, Musk […]
Preventive care experts have been divided for years on how to best counsel women on when to get breast cancer screenings. But a new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines. The study, published Thursday in JAMA Oncology, looks at personalized screening protocols tailored to each […]
The Kepler Space Telescope is almost out of fuel, which means its life is coming to an end, NASA announced today. The space agency says it put the planet-hunting spacecraft into a “hibernation” safe mode this past Monday, and that a plan to reactivate Kepler next month could burn out whatever fuel remains. NASA launched […]
Move over, Warren Buffett: Mark Zuckerberg is now the third-richest person in the world. The Facebook CEO jumped ahead on Friday with a net worth of $81.6 billion, according to calculations by Bloomberg. That put him about $373 million in front of Buffett, the legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) CEO. Zuckerberg claimed the No. […]
The June jobs report brought with it almost universally good news, unless you’re a worker looking for a substantially fatter paycheck. Wage gains remain positive but muted, growing at 2.7 percent annually, or pretty much the same level as the previous three months and below Wall Street expectations. That’s despite the supposed benefits of a […]
Seniors are giving rave reviews for medical marijuana. In a new survey, those who turned to it for treating chronic pain reported it reduced pain and decreased the need for opioid painkillers. Nine out of 10 liked it so much they said they’d recommend medical pot to others. “I was on Percocet and replaced it […]
Many spiders fly long distances by riding “balloons” of silk, and a new study suggests that they’re propelled by more than just the wind. Electric fields at strengths found in nature can also trigger the spiders’ ballooning behavior. And electrostatic forces can lift up the spiders even when the air is still, according to a […]
