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Crown Crafts, Inc. to Announce Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018

Aug 03, 2017 17:00 pm UTC| Business

GONZALES, La., Aug. 03, 2017 -- Crown Crafts, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:CRWS) today announced that it intends to release the results of its operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 before the market opens...

Renegotiation of North American Trade Policies Could Gouge US-Based Companies by $9 Billion

Aug 03, 2017 17:00 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2017 -- The North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) could undergo radical changes at the hands of the Trump administration. Even though many trade experts argue the legislation is obsolete because it...

ADT Helps Save Kansas Family from Lethal Levels of Carbon Monoxide in their Home

Aug 03, 2017 17:00 pm UTC| Business

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 03, 2017 -- Today, ADT LLC, a leading provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses, celebrated one of its LifeSaver events in Wichita, KS where the Slaven family was...

Green Plains to Present at the Jefferies 2017 Industrials Conference on August 7, 2017

Aug 03, 2017 16:45 pm UTC| Business

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 03, 2017 -- Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) today announced that Todd Becker, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Jefferies 2017 Industrials Conference on Monday, Aug....

York Water Company Reports 2nd Quarter and Six Months Earnings

Aug 03, 2017 16:41 pm UTC| Business

YORK, Pa., Aug. 03, 2017 -- The York Water Company's (NASDAQ:YORW) President, Jeffrey R. Hines, announced today the Company's financial results for the second quarter and the first six months of 2017. President Hines...

Property Managers Saving Up to 28 Hours and $1,200 Per Week With Parcel Lockers

Aug 03, 2017 16:39 pm UTC| Business

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 03, 2017 -- Parcel Pending, the nation’s leading provider of innovative package management solutions, today announced that its parcel lockers are saving their property management customers between...

U.S. Postal Service Third Quarter Financial Call

Aug 03, 2017 16:38 pm UTC| Business

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

Technology

Kia's Electric Pickup Spotted in US Testing, Targets Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning

Kias upcoming electric pickup, designed to rival the Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, and Ford F-150 Lightning, has been spotted testing in the U.S., marking a significant step in its development. Kias Strategic Move into...

OpenAI Strikes Deal with Reddit to Bring Content to ChatGPT, Boosting Stocks

OpenAI and Reddit announced a partnership on May 16 to integrate Reddit content into ChatGPT, enhancing the chatbots capabilities and driving Reddits stock up 12% in extended trading. Reddit Diversifies Beyond...

Giga Shiba Inu Whales Shift 3.5 Trillion SHIB, Boosting Market Activity

Shiba Inu whales are gradually waking up as the asset has emerged from anemia and has shown some positive price performance in recent days. Fortunately, those big transactions are not related to any sales activity and are...

Coca-Cola Launches Lens Platform to Offer Key Data for Retail and Foodservice

The Coca-Cola Company is launching Coca-Cola Lens, an open-source insights platform that distributes data and experiences from hundreds of thousands of retail and foodservice establishments across North...

Binance Pay Launches Dedicated Shiba Inu Payment Page, Boosting SHIB Use

Binance Pay, Binances cutting-edge crypto payment service, has recently launched a dedicated page to handle Shiba Inu (SHIB) payments. This new functionality offers up a plethora of potential for SHIB holders, making it...