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L Brands Reports March 2016 Sales

Apr 07, 2016 11:15 am UTC| Business

— ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ACTIONS AT VICTORIA’S SECRET — COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 07, 2016 -- L Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LB) reported net sales increased 5% to $1.027 billion for the five weeks ended April 2, 2016, compared to net...

Middle East and Africa Defibrillators Market Expected to Reach USD 347.8 Million Globally in 2020: Transparency Market Research

Apr 07, 2016 11:14 am UTC| Business

Albany, NY, April 07, 2016 -- The Middle East and Africa defibrillators market is progressing at a CAGR of 7.60% between 2014 and 2020. The market is expected to reach US$547.8 mn by the end of 2020 after being recorded...

Global Solar PV Market Poised to Surge from USD 108.3 Billion in 2014 to USD 148.5 Billion by 2020 – MarketResearchStore.Com

Apr 07, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Business

Deerfield Beach, FL, April 07, 2016 -- Zion Research has published a new report titled “Solar Photovoltaic (PV) (CPV, Hybrid and Other systems) Market for Residential, Non-residential and Utility Applications: Global...

Yandex to Announce First Quarter 2016 Financial Results on April 28th

Apr 07, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Business

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, April 07, 2016 -- Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) today announced it will report its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, on Thursday, April 28, 2016. On that day,...

ProQR Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Apr 07, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Business

LEIDEN, the Netherlands, April 07, 2016 -- ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (Nasdaq:PRQR) today announced that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 16:00 CET, at the offices of...

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP Announces Extension of $95 Million in Interest Rate Swap Agreements; Extends Swap Maturities to 2021 and Beyond

Apr 07, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Business

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 07, 2016 -- Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (the “Partnership”) (NASDAQ:LMRK) announced today that it has entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements that extend the terms of its...

Latest Release of Cloudera Enterprise Brings Better Performance and Operations Efficiency Across Workloads and Users

Apr 07, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Business

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 07, 2016 -- Cloudera, the global provider of the fastest, easiest, and most secure data management and analytics platform built on Apache Hadoop and the latest open source technologies, today...

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Economy

Vitol to Ship First U.S. Naphtha Cargo to Venezuela Under New Oil Supply Deal

Commodities trading giant Vitol is preparing to load the first shipment of U.S. naphtha bound for Venezuela this weekend, marking a significant step in efforts to revive the countrys oil industry. According to sources...

U.S. Signals Potential Venezuela Sanctions Relief to Boost Oil Sales and IMF Re-Engagement

The United States may lift additional sanctions on Venezuela as early as next week to facilitate oil sales and economic stabilization, according to comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with...

Russia Stock Market Ends Flat as Commodities Rise and Ruble Strengthens

Russian stocks closed flat on Saturday, reflecting a quiet session on the Moscow Exchange as market activity remained muted across key sectors. At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index finished unchanged at 0.00%,...

Trump Administration Targets Mortgage-Backed Securities to Ease Housing Affordability Crunch

The Trump administration has launched a new effort to support the U.S. housing market by stepping into mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchases, aiming to counterbalance the Federal Reserves ongoing reduction of such...

G7 Finance Ministers to Meet in Washington on Critical Minerals Supply Chains

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced that Australia and several other countries will participate in a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies in Washington on Monday,...

Politics

Myanmar Military-Run Election Draws Criticism as Voters Head to Polls Amid Ongoing Conflict

Voters in conflict-ravaged Myanmar queued on Sunday to cast ballots in the second phase of a military-organized election, an exercise widely criticized by the international community as an attempt to legitimize junta rule...

U.S. Military Launches Multiple Airstrikes in Syria Targeting Islamic State

The United States military confirmed on Saturday that it carried out multiple airstrikes across Syria targeting the Islamic State (ISIS), as part of an ongoing operation launched in December following a deadly attack on...

Bangladesh Signals Willingness to Join International Stabilization Force in Gaza

Bangladesh has formally expressed its interest in joining a proposed international stabilization force that may be deployed in Gaza, signaling a potential new role in global peacekeeping efforts related to the ongoing...

Nicaragua Frees Political Prisoners Amid Growing U.S. Pressure on Latin American Governments

Nicaraguas government announced the release of dozens of inmates from its national penitentiary system, a move that came just one day after the United States publicly demanded the freedom of more than 60 political...

Norwegian Nobel Institute Clarifies Nobel Peace Prize Rules After Trump Remarks

The Norwegian Nobel Institute has firmly stated that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, responding to recent remarks by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Elon Musk Says X Will Open-Source Its Algorithm Amid EU Scrutiny

Elon Musk announced on Saturday that X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will publicly release its recommendation algorithm, including the full code behind organic content and advertising post...

China’s AI Sector Pushes to Close U.S. Tech Gap Amid Chipmaking Challenges

China is accelerating efforts to narrow its technological gap with the United States, driven by increased risk-taking, innovation, and strong policy support for artificial intelligence and semiconductors. Leading Chinese...

Supreme Court to Hear Cisco Appeal on Alien Tort Statute and Human Rights Liability

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Cisco Systems that could significantly reshape how American companies are held liable for alleged human rights abuses committed overseas. The case centers on the scope...

FCC Approves Expansion of SpaceX Starlink Network With 7,500 New Satellites

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved SpaceXs request to deploy an additional 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites, marking a major step forward in the companys mission to expand global...

xAI Cash Burn Highlights the High Cost of Competing in Generative AI

Elon Musks artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is rapidly emerging as a major player in the generative AI race, but new reports highlight the enormous financial costs behind that ambition. According to Bloomberg News,...