Protesters in San Francisco blockaded several tech commuter buses with a pile of electric scooters on Thursday morning, according to local news reports. Bearing signs that read “sweep tech, not tents,” and “Techsploitation is toxic,” about 50 people gathered in a popular intersection in the Mission District, blocking the route of several buses, including at […]
Read moreCanada will retaliate against new U.S. tariffs by imposing its own trade barriers on U.S. steel, aluminum and other products, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. Freeland said Canada plans to slap dollar-for-dollar tariffs on the U.S. The Nafta partner’s proposed import taxes would also cover whiskey, orange juice and other food products alongside […]
Read moreThousands of lottery players in South Carolina thought Christmas was their lucky day. Starting at 5:51 p.m. last Dec. 25, gas stations and convenience stores across the state dispensed a steady stream of what appeared to be winning tickets. Some customers caught on to the anomaly and bought as many as they could. Nicole Coggins, […]
Read moreA Cayman Islands start-up has raised $4 billion as of Thursday, eclipsing the world’s biggest initial public offerings on stock exchanges this year. But its flagship product is not even live yet. Block.one is funding its blockchain platform called eos.ios through a process known as an initial coin offering, or ICO. Its multi-billion dollar fundraising […]
Read moreItaly’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League are close to an agreement over a cabinet team, two 5-Star sources said on Thursday as talks between the two parties continued. The groups are locked in talks to try to form a coalition government and end three months of political deadlock following inconclusive March 4 elections. […]
Read moreU.S. crude prices sank on Thursday after a brief rally in the previous session, but analysts say the recent slump in oil prices won’t last much longer. In the five sessions through Tuesday, U.S. crude futures fell from more than $72 a barrel to just under $67 a barrel, shedding 7.6 percent. International benchmark Brent […]
Read moreWaymo, formerly known as the Google self-driving car project, is preparing to roll out more than 62,000 autonomous Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans. The mobility services company is expanding its partnership with Fiat Chrysler in a deal that may include licensing Waymo’s technology and services so they can be incorporated in FCA vehicles. “FCA is committed […]
Read moreNext Monday during its developer conference Apple will introduce a new feature for iPhones and iPads called “Digital Health,” Bloomberg said on Thursday. Digital Health — said to launch as part of Apple’s new iOS 12 operating system — will reportedly help users manage how much time they spend on their iPhones and iPads with […]
Read moreMillennials increasingly face a difficult decision: pay off student loans or buy a home. That’s because doing both is increasingly impossible. Thanks to soaring college costs starting in the early 2000s, millennials, more than any other generation, were forced to take out massive student loans to pay for their degrees. A decade or so later, […]
Read moreThere are a lot of books out there on Warren Buffett but, if the Oracle of Omaha had to choose his favorite, he would say Lawrence Cunningham’s “The Essays of Warren Buffett.” It’s “the most representative book on my views,” Buffett said at the 2000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, “because he essentially has taken my […]
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