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Zipcar Appoints Tracey Zhen as President

Jan 05, 2017 15:00 pm UTC| Business

BOSTON, Jan. 05, 2017 -- Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that Tracey Zhen has been appointed as its president. ...

Opportunities for the global infrared sensor market to reach $422.6 million by 2021

Jan 05, 2017 15:00 pm UTC| Business

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 05, 2017 -- According to a new market report published by Lucintel, the future of the infrared sensor market looks promising with opportunities in consumer electronics, smart homes, industrial,...

RadView Software Ltd. Announces 2016 Annual General Meeting

Jan 05, 2017 14:56 pm UTC| Business

Rosh Haain, Israel, Jan. 05, 2017 -- The agenda of the meeting is as follows: To re-elect Mr. Yochai Hacohen, Mr. Eli Blatt and Ms. Amira Paz to the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve until the next annual...

Global Fashion Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINKS: GFTI) to change Corporate Name and Ticker Symbol.

Jan 05, 2017 14:48 pm UTC| Business

PARSIPPANY NJ, Jan. 05, 2017 -- Global Fashion Technologies (OTC PINKS: GFTI) will be changing its corporate name to EcoTek360, Inc effective January 10th, 2017. In addition, the Company will change its Stock Ticker...

GATX Corporation Sets Date for 2016 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Jan 05, 2017 14:40 pm UTC| Business

CHICAGO, Jan. 05, 2017 -- GATX Corporation (NYSE:GATX) announced that it will report results for the 2016 fourth quarter prior to market open on Thursday, January 19, 2017. GATX will hold a conference call to review the...

VALLOUREC : Paris-Orly Airport : new footbridge connecting the South Terminal to the Coeur d'Orly business district

Jan 05, 2017 14:39 pm UTC| Business

PRESS RELEASE 05 January 2017 Paris-Orly Airport A new footbridge connecting the South Terminal to the Coeur d'Orly business district Designed as a work of art, by spring 2017, a footbridge will...

Global Nanocoatings Market Growth at CAGR of 25.32%, 2016-2020: Growing Demand for Medical Equipment Coatings

Jan 05, 2017 14:34 pm UTC| Business

Dublin, Jan. 05, 2017 -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanocoatings Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The global nanocoatings market to...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Drop as Trump Signals Iran War Escalation

Asian equity markets retreated sharply on Thursday, erasing earlier gains as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to intensify military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks. The remarks sent...

Asian Currencies Weaken as Dollar Rebounds Amid Middle East Escalation

Most Asian currencies declined on Thursday as the U.S. dollar staged a recovery, driven by renewed safe-haven demand following President Donald Trumps comments signaling a further escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict....

U.S. Stock Futures Steady Amid Iran Ceasefire Talks and Trump Address

U.S. stock index futures held steady Wednesday evening as investors turned their attention to a primetime address from President Donald Trump regarding a possible military de-escalation with Iran. The cautious tone in...

Trump Claims Iran Sought Ceasefire as Middle East War Escalates

Tensions in the Middle East reached a new flashpoint this week as U.S. President Donald Trump publicly claimed that a senior Iranian official requested a ceasefire, a statement Tehran swiftly and firmly rejected. The...

Oil Prices Slide as Iran Tensions Ease and U.S. Crude Stockpiles Swell

Oil prices continued their downward trend during Asian trading hours on Thursday, pressured by fading geopolitical risk and a larger-than-expected rise in American crude stockpiles. Brent crude futures for June delivery...

Politics

Trump Administration Plans 100% Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on pharmaceutical imports, according to a Financial Times report citing sources familiar with the matter. The levies could be...

Trump Defends U.S.-Israel War on Iran in Prime-Time Address as Public Support Wanes

President Donald Trump took to prime-time television Wednesday night to defend the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, now entering its second month. In a 19-minute White House address, Trump claimed...

Congress Eyes Two-Bill Strategy to Resolve DHS Funding Crisis

Republican congressional leaders have unveiled a two-pronged legislative strategy to end the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding deadlock, aiming to reopen the agency, ensure federal workers receive back pay,...

Trump's Claim That the U.S. Can Cover Global Jet Fuel Shortfall Doesn't Add Up

President Donald Trump urged nations facing jet fuel shortages caused by Irans blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to simply purchase their supply from the United States. We have plenty, Trump posted on Truth Social. But...

FBI Launches Independent Cuba Probe After Deadly Speedboat Shootout

A team of FBI agents traveled to Cuba this week to conduct an independent investigation into a deadly maritime confrontation involving ten Cuban exiles who attempted to infiltrate the island by speedboat under cover of...

Science

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

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 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...

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...

Technology

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...

Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats to leverage social media platform X and collaborate with Pentagon psychological operations units as part of a broader strategy to combat foreign...