DAVOS, Switzerland — Confidence levels at some of America’s largest corporations soared over the past year despite uncertainty created by President Trump’s election and the fractious geopolitical headlines his administration unleashed, according to a report published Monday on the eve of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. Professional services giant PwC’s annual CEO survey found […]
The House cleared legislation on Monday to end the three-day government shutdown, and the measure was later signed by President Trump. Lawmakers voted 266-150 to reopen the federal government and extend funding through Feb. 8, as well as provide money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years. Six Republicans voted “no,” while […]
For the hundreds of thousands of people visiting New York City each day, a trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island became a nonstarter on Saturday because of the government shutdown. As a result of the government shutdown, the National Park Service announced that both New York sites would be closed Saturday “due […]
Republican and Democratic senators raced on Sunday to try to break an impasse and hammer out a deal that would end a two-day-old U.S. government shutdown before the start of the work week. In a flurry of negotiations, the two parties’ leaders in the Senate huddled behind closed doors following discussions by a bipartisan group […]
The federal government shutdown will have a negligible effect on the U.S. economy if it’s resolved within a few days but a prolonged standoff could take a toll, economists say. Of 2.2 million federal employees, excluding the separately funded U.S. Postal Service, about 850,000 nonemergency workers likely would be furloughed, according to Oxford Economics. That […]
Bitcoin is the entry point for those who are unaware of what cryptocurrency is but just heard of its growth and great earning potential for traders and investors. By the next stage, when a person is already familiar with the concept of cryptocurrency and is ready to open up the new representatives of it, they […]
Ignore the above picture. And try not to worry about the skyscraper-sized asteroid that is currently hurtling towards Earth at over 100,000 kilometres an hour. As noted by The Washington Post, although British tabloids have been indulging in a little fear-mongering, NASA says we have nothing to worry about. The Daily Mail and The Sun […]
Meteorite hunters in Michigan found six rocks Thursday (Jan. 18) that they say came from a spectacular fireball that lit up local skies earlier this week. The team of Larry Atkins, Robert Ward and Darryl Landry made the finds on an isolated Michigan lake — they declined disclosing the exact location so as not to […]
The Internet is rife with stories about a “super blue blood moon” that will appear on the morning of January 31. While these descriptors are scientifically dubious, they have become popular in the media and are also for the most part based on the actual orbital behavior of our nearest neighbor and hence worth explaining. […]
The early days of the federal government shutdown won’t slow the American economy much. No workers are missing paychecks yet, and because it is a weekend, few businesses expect to feel the effects of lost customers or suppliers. That could change, quickly, if the impasse drags out. The longer the government is shut down, the […]
Maritime official says retrieving vessel is best solution to contain environmental damage but it could cause another explosion China has begun an investigation into the Sanchi oil tanker collision and authorities are looking into the feasibility of salvaging the wrecked ship in a bid to minimise contamination from the spill. But a maritime official on […]
JOHANNESBURG — Murad Ebrahim turned on the shower in his gym locker room. The newly-installed showerhead delivered a gentle stream, then shut off shortly after. “Two-minute showers,” said Ebrahim, 39, a publishing house executive. “You barely get to soap your body.” In the shower stalls in his Cape Town gym, buckets catch excess water that […]
