Th euro soared after highly awaited speeches from top central bankers Friday while oil markets are expected to digest the impact of Hurricane Harvey during Monday’s Asian trading day. While Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did not provide any clues on monetary policy outlook in her speech at a central banking meeting in Jackson Hole, […]
Read moreTrump reportedly demands China action: 'I want tariffs. And I want someone to bring me some tariffs'
President Donald Trump recently dismissed some of his senior staff as globalists and demanded that someone draw up a plan for tariffs that would affect China, Axios reported Sunday evening. Citing multiple sources with knowledge of the meeting — and noting that the White House had not disputed the accounts —the outlet reported that Trump […]
Read moreMark Zuckerberg says young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents should be allowed to remain in the country, and criticized those who want to remove them as being motivated by politics. The remarks were the Facebook founder’s most pointed yet in support of minors who have been shielded from deportation under former […]
Read moreJim Riley worked as a pilot for California Air National Guard. He flies a fighter jet for fun. He also started several software companies, including Learn.com, which he sold in the late 1990s. But by far the hardest thing he’s ever done in his life? Starting a health-technology company. “What was supposed to be a […]
Read moreInvestors are slowing their roll around so-called unicorns, or privately held companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more on paper. According to a new report from PitchBook, only 17 U.S. companies have clicked over to unicorn status so far this year. In both 2014 and 2015 — the peak unicorn years — more […]
Read moreAs Amazon has grown more dominant, investors’ interest in e-commerce start-ups has plunged. In 2016, venture deal volume in e-commerce start-ups dropped to a four-year low, while the total dollar amount was almost slashed in from the year before, according to CB Insights. But there are ways to thrive in this environment, even when Amazon […]
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The NX200t has the characteristic Lexus smoothness, with superb ride quality over rough pavement and a quiet ride at freeway speeds. The only chink in its armor is a bit of busyness in the suspension when you get near and above 70 miles per hour, but that’s mostly a factor of the shortened wheelbase. While […]
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Usually you just have to hold the power button to put Bluetooth headphones into pairing mode. If that doesn’t work, check the manual that came with your headphones. An LED indicator typically flashes blue and red or you’ll hear a noise through the headphones when they’re ready to roll. For this tutorial, I have a […]
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How do you bring a fire-breathing dragon to life? It starts with studying the movement of real-life lizards and bats, according to Sven Martin, the visual effects supervisor at Pixomondo. The company helped create dragons for HBO’s blockbuster “Game of Thrones”, which concludes its seventh season tonight. Martin and his team needed to create creatures […]
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Thousands in Barcelona march against extremism, shouting 'I'm not afraid!'
Hundreds of thousands of peace marchers flooded the heart of Barcelona on Saturday shouting “I’m not afraid” — a public rejection of violence following extremist attacks that killed 15 people, Spain’s deadliest in more than a decade. Emergency workers, taxis drivers, police and ordinary citizens who helped immediately after the attack on Aug. 17 in […]
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