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CDTi and SPMH Form Strategic Alliance to Commercialize Advanced Materials Technology in China’s Fast-Growing Market

Oct 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

OXNARD, Calif., Oct. 17, 2016 -- Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTi) (“CDTi” or “the Company”), a leader in advanced emission catalyst technology, and Sino-Precious Metals Holding Co., Ltd. (SPMH) in Kunming,...

JLT Specialty USA Appoints Three New Hires in New York

Oct 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2016 -- JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), one of the world’s leading specialty-focused providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related...

Advanced Energy to Announce Third Quarter 2016 Results

Oct 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 17, 2016 -- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS), the world leader in precision power conversion, will release its third quarter financial results after market close on Monday,...

Editas Medicine to Present Data on CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Gene Editing in Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells at ESGCT-ISSCR 2016

Oct 17, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Business

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 17, 2016 -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced that its scientists will present data on the use of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human...

Lightbridge Corporation to Present at the Dawson James Securities 2016 Small Cap Growth Conference

Oct 17, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Business

RESTON, Va., Oct. 17, 2016 -- Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ:LTBR), a U.S. nuclear fuel development company, announced today that President CEO Seth Grae will be presenting at the Dawson James Securities 2016 Small...

Heat Biologics to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences and Panel Discussion

Oct 17, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Business

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 17, 2016 -- Heat Biologics, Inc. (“Heat”) (Nasdaq:HTBX), an immuno-oncology company developing novel therapies that activate a patient’s immune system against cancer, announced that Jeff Wolf, CEO of...

Novel Human Genetics Discoveries Using PacBio Long-Read Sequencing to be Presented at ASHG Annual Meeting

Oct 17, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Business

More than 38 presentations to feature SMRT® Sequencing, including data from the new Sequel™ SystemNew Sequel System chemistry to be released that dramatically reduces input DNA requirements MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 17,...

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Economy

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Raises Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Peace Deal

A temporary ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is holding but just barely. U.S. Vice President JD Vance described the two-week truce as fragile on Wednesday, warning that Iran appeared to be...

Gold Surges Near 3-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Tensions

Gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, nearing a three-week high after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, easing geopolitical tensions that had been gripping global markets. Spot gold...

Politics

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

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

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...