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Mondelēz International to Report Q1 Financial Results on May 2, 2017

Apr 11, 2017 17:00 pm UTC| Business

DEERFIELD, Ill., April 11, 2017 -- Mondelēz International, Inc. will release its first quarter 2017 financial results on Tuesday, May 2, at 4 p.m. EDT and will host a conference call at 5 p.m. EDT that day. Investors...

BJ’s Restaurants Opens in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Apr 11, 2017 17:00 pm UTC| Business

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., April 11, 2017 -- BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The new BJ’s Restaurant opened on Monday, April 10, 2017, on an out...

John Marshall Law School Professor Jones to Head SCALES Program

Apr 11, 2017 16:37 pm UTC| Business

Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 2017 -- Professor Samuel V. Jones of The John Marshall Law School has been named interim director of the law school’s Summer College to Access Legal Education Skills (SCALES). ...

Nfina Continues To Lead In Value: 700 and 800 Series storage servers are now certified as a Storage Spaces Enclosure for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, x64

Apr 11, 2017 16:25 pm UTC| Business

MOBILE, Ala., April 11, 2017 -- Nfina TechnologiesTM Inc., manufacturer of highly reliable servers and storage devices, announces that the Nfina 700 Series and 800 Series storage servers have been certified for...

Connecture and Healthx Announce Agreement to Provide Benefits Shopping and Engagement Solutions for Health Plans and Their Members

Apr 11, 2017 16:22 pm UTC| Business

BROOKFIELD, Wis. and INDIANAPOLIS, April 11, 2017 -- Connecture, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXR), a provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, and Healthx, Inc., the leader in cloud-based...

SEI Funds Receive Global Recognition in 2017

Apr 11, 2017 16:06 pm UTC| Business

OAKS, Pa., April 11, 2017 -- SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) last week announced it received the “Best Group Over Three Years” award in the “Equity Small Company” category at the 2017 Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards in the United...

Quest Management Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Immunotherapy Biotech Company Stemvax, Inc

Apr 11, 2017 16:03 pm UTC| Business

MADONA, Latvia, April 11, 2017 -- Quest Management Inc. (OTC-PINK:QSMG) announces the signing of a Letter of Intent (the “Agreement”) to acquire immunotherapy Biotech company Stemvax, Inc., from Dr. Dwain Morris-Irvin...

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Economy

Silver Prices Surge as Retail Investors Drive Unusually Strong Rally

Silver has delivered a powerful and unexpected rally in recent months, outperforming most other commodities and precious metals. Prices have climbed at a pace that historically took years to achieve, with silver futures...

Venezuela Prepares to Resume Dollar Sales to Support Bolivar After Oil Disruptions

Venezuela is reportedly moving closer to restarting government-backed dollar sales, a step that could help stabilize the countrys fragile bolivar after weeks of turbulence linked to US sanctions and oil export disruptions....

South Korea Sees Limited Impact From New U.S. Tariffs on Advanced AI Chips

South Koreas trade minister said a newly announced U.S. tariff on certain advanced computing chips is expected to have only a limited short-term impact on South Korean companies, while cautioning that future measures could...

U.S. Denies Plans to Use Venezuelan Oil to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The U.S. Department of Energy has denied reports that the federal government is considering using Venezuelan oil in an exchange with American oil companies to help refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). On Friday, a...

U.S. Moves to Expand Chevron License and Control Venezuelan Oil Sales

The United States is accelerating efforts to grant Chevron an expanded license for oil production in Venezuela, a move that could significantly reshape the countrys energy sector and global oil markets. U.S. Energy...

Politics

DOJ Sues Virginia Over Failure to Provide Full Voter Registration Records

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Virginia, alleging that state officials failed to comply with federal requirements to provide complete voter registration lists. According to a statement...

Trump Honored With Road Renaming Near Mar-a-Lago as His Name Expands Across U.S. Institutions

U.S. President Donald Trump marked the ceremonial renaming of a major roadway near his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, highlighting the continued expansion of initiatives, buildings, and programs bearing his name...

Trump Expands Investment Portfolio With $100M Bond Purchases Amid Conflict Questions

U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed the purchase of nearly $100 million in municipal and corporate bonds between mid-November and late December, according to newly released financial filings. The disclosures, posted late...

White House Pressures PJM to Act as Data Center Energy Demand Threatens Grid Reliability

The White House has urged PJM Interconnection, the largest electric grid operator in the United States, to hold an emergency power auction to prevent rolling blackouts as electricity demand from data centers accelerates...

Trump Announces “Board of Peace” to Oversee Transitional Governance of Gaza

The White House on Friday officially announced the members of the so-called Board of Peace, a new international body proposed under President Donald Trumps plan to supervise the temporary governance of Gaza. The...

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 Seeks $134 Billion in Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Over Alleged Wrongful Gains

Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle against OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking up to $134 billion in damages over what he claims are wrongful gains stemming from his early involvement in the artificial intelligence...

China Halts Shipments of Nvidia H200 AI Chips, Forcing Suppliers to Pause Production

Suppliers producing key components for Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips have reportedly paused production after Chinese customs authorities blocked shipments of the newly approved AI processors from entering...

California Attorney General Orders xAI to Halt Illegal Grok Deepfake Imagery

California Attorney General Robert Bonta has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Elon Musks artificial intelligence company xAI, demanding an immediate stop to the creation and distribution of AI-generated nonconsensual...

TikTok Expands AI Age-Detection Technology Across Europe Amid Rising Regulatory Pressure

TikTok is set to roll out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, as the popular social media platform faces increasing regulatory scrutiny over child safety and age verification. The move follows a...

Google Seeks Delay on Data-Sharing Order as It Appeals Landmark Antitrust Ruling

Alphabets Google has asked a federal judge to delay enforcing a key part of a landmark antitrust ruling that would require the company to share valuable search data with rivals, according to court filings submitted on...