Virgin Galactic’s First Spaceflight on Dec. 13, 2018 Source: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic’s rally began two months ago but trading in the speculative space company has recently accelerated in a way that tops even the momentum behind Tesla. Shares of Virgin Galactic rose as much as 12% in premarket trading Wednesday from its previous close […]
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Microsoft ElectionGuard software gets first test in Fulton, Wisconsin
A person votes using with a machine that draws on Microsoft’s ElectionGuard software in Fulton, Wisconsin, on February 18, 2020. Microsoft People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while […]
COVID-19 more fatal in men, France warns of pandemic risk
This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a member of the medical staff (L) checking the body temperature of a patient who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. STR | AFP | Getty Images This is a […]
Coronavirus live updates: Taiwan confirms first death
A US passenger thumbs up to reporters while arriving at the Haneda Airport, in Tokyo on February 17, 2020 after disembarking in Yokohama from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where people are quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus. KAZUHIRO NOGI This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All […]
More than 1,000 Justice Department alumni call for Barr’s resignation
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with US Attorney General William Barr (R) during the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor presentation ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC on May 22, 2019. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images More than 1,000 alumni of the Justice Department on Sunday released a letter […]
Why EBITDA earnings are used by so tech companies like Uber and Yelp
Warren Buffett (L), CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger attend the 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2019. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images In Uber’s earnings report last week, the acronym EBITDA showed up 42 times. Pinterest used it 25 times the same day. The term showed […]
US to evacuate Americans from cruise ship, first death in Europe
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:12 pm: China announces policies to support businesses hit by virus The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued a notice on Saturday urging banks to strengthen loans to the manufacturing sector at better rates, and to […]
China tries to get back to work; Hong Kong pledges $3.2 billion
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Total confirmed cases: More than 64,000Total deaths: At least 1,380 9:03 am: Virus risk to US is ‘very low,’ but that could change ‘rapidly,’ Azar says The American public’s risk of getting infected with the new coronavirus is “very low” but that could change “rapidly,” […]
Global oil demand outlook slashed, Chinese Grand Prix postponed
A woman wearing a mask is seen as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Shanghai, China February 10, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 45,000Total deaths: At least […]
The coronavirus appears to be sparing one group of people: Kids
Bangladeshi students wear masks for protection against Coronavirus on January 29, 2020. Mehedi Hasan | NurPhoto | Getty Images The new coronavirus that has already killed more people than the 2003 SARS epidemic appears to be sparing one population group: kids. Of the more than 43,100 people it’s infected since Dec. 31, World Health Organization […]
