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LGI Homes Introduces New Floor Plans at Meriwether Community

Jul 20, 2017 12:00 pm UTC| Business

WOODLAND, Wash., July 20, 2017 -- LGI Homes, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGIH) introduces new floor plans at the Meriwether community ranging in size from 1,400 sq. ft. to over 2,500 sq. ft. Each of these new floor plans offers...

Union Bankshares Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Jul 20, 2017 11:51 am UTC| Business

RICHMOND, Va., July 20, 2017 -- Union Bankshares Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend amount is the same as the prior quarter’s dividend and is a $0.01, or 5.3%, per share...

Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Analysis and Forecasts 2017-2025

Jul 20, 2017 11:45 am UTC| Business

Dublin, July 20, 2017 -- The "Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market to 2025 - Global Analysis and Forecasts End-user" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. ...

Global Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems Market 2017-2025 - Key Players are Bastian Solutions, Daifuku, Kardex Group, SSI Schaeffer Systems and Murata machinery

Jul 20, 2017 11:42 am UTC| Business

Dublin, July 20, 2017 -- The "Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems Market to 2025 - Global Analysis and Forecasts by Types and End - User" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. ...

Global Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) Pricing, Reimbursement, and Access Markets 2017 - Focus on the US and Europe

Jul 20, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Business

Dublin, July 20, 2017 -- The "NOACs Pricing, Reimbursement, and Access" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. A combination of the high cost of novel oral...

United States Chewy Candy Industry Report 2017-2021

Jul 20, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Business

Dublin, July 20, 2017 -- The "The US Chewy Candy Industry Outlook to 2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. This report provides detailed overview on...

Transforming Pharmaceutical R&D with Data: 2017 Research Explores if Current R&D Economics are Unsustainable

Jul 20, 2017 11:30 am UTC| Business

Dublin, July 20, 2017 -- The "Transforming Pharmaceutical RD with Data" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. In the current drug pricing environment,...

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Economy

Trump-Xi Summit 2026: U.S.-China Trade War Tensions and Tariff Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2026 during his first trip to China in eight years a high-stakes diplomatic visit arriving amid one of the most turbulent periods in...

U.S. Futures Drop as Trump Issues Iran Military Deadline, Oil Prices Jump

U.S. stock index futures pulled back Sunday night as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified, pushing oil prices sharply higher after President Donald Trump issued a military ultimatum to Iran over access to...

Strait of Hormuz Disruption Sparks Global Oil Supply Fears

Growing concerns over a potential global oil shortage have resurfaced as escalating Middle East tensions disrupt energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most strategically vital oil transit routes....

Oil Prices Surge as U.S.-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Supply

Global oil prices climbed sharply on Monday following the Easter holiday weekend, driven by escalating tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran that continue to rattle international energy markets. The ongoing...

Morgan Stanley: Fed Rate Cuts Still on Track Despite Oil-Driven Inflation

Morgan Stanley believes the Federal Reserve will push forward with interest rate cuts in 2026, even as rising oil prices temporarily inflate headline inflation figures. According to the banks analysts, the current...

Politics

Trump's "Easter Miracle" Rescue Sparks Church-State Debate

The dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman from Iran over the Easter weekend has ignited a national conversation about the role of religion in American military and foreign policy. President Donald Trump called the operation an...

Iran Rejects Trump's Hormuz Ultimatum, Threatens Wider Trade Disruption

Iran has firmly pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trumps latest threats over the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing his ultimatum and introducing new conditions that could further destabilize global trade routes. The...

Trump Issues Deadline for Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict

President Donald Trump has set an 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most critical oil shipping routes, warning of severe military consequences if the demand...

U.S. Commandos Execute Daring Rescue Mission Deep Inside Iran

In one of the most audacious military operations in recent American history, U.S. special operations forces successfully extracted a stranded American weapons specialist from deep within Iranian territory. The mission,...

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Offensive Across Russia, Knocking Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands

Russias military reported intercepting 148 Ukrainian drones within a three-hour window on Sunday evening, marking one of the more significant aerial campaigns in recent months. Air defence units neutralized the unmanned...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Eyes Record Q1 Profit Amid AI-Driven Chip Boom

Samsung Electronics is on track to report a historic first-quarter operating profit of approximately 40.5 trillion won ($26.9 billion), representing a six-fold year-over-year increase, according to a consensus estimate...

Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

Elon Musk is reportedly making Grok subscriptions a prerequisite for banks and advisers involved in SpaceXs highly anticipated initial public offering. According to the New York Times, citing insiders familiar with the...

MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

Microsoft is set to pour approximately $10 billion into Japan between now and 2029, channeling funds into data center expansion and artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the countrys growing demand for data...

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Sparks Global Movement

Australias landmark social media ban for users under 16, which took effect in December, is reshaping digital policy conversations worldwide. Countries including Spain and Malaysia have signaled interest in adopting similar...