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Fairfield’s Charleston Airport Hotel Introduces New Area Director of Sales

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 14, 2017 -- Atlanta-based hospitality management group Hotel Equities recently named Polly Ann Elliott as the Area Director of Sales for its properties in Charleston, South Carolina, including...

CloudCraze Named a Strong Performer in B2B Commerce for Midsize Organizations by Independent Research Firm

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2017 -- CloudCraze, an enterprise B2B commerce solution built natively on Salesforce, has been named a strong performer by Forrester, an independent research firm, in The Forrester Wave™: B2B Commerce...

Atlas Air Worldwide Places 747-400 Freighter With DHL Global Forwarding

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2017 -- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAWW) today announced the ACMI placement of a 747-400 freighter with DHL Global Forwarding, the world’s largest airfreight forwarding company...

Identiv and Zwipe Partner to Provide Biometric Access Control Card Services

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017 -- Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ:INVE) today announced that the company has partnered with biometric technology company Zwipe for access control card formatting services. Identiv’s U.S.-based...

Black & Veatch taps Joe Lauria to support rapid growth water markets in U.S.

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 14, 2017 -- Black Veatch has named Joe Lauria as its Vice President and Director of Planning and Growth for the Americas in the company’s water business. In this new role, Lauria will help...

Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. Launches ‘PRMI Giving Network’ and Partners with The Kids In Need Foundation in New Campaign

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

Salt Lake City, Sept. 14, 2017 -- Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) announced the formation of the PRMI Giving Network – a service initiative aimed to help transform communities across the globe and to inspire...

Rocky Mountain Bank Names Tenpas President and Ceo

Sep 14, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 14, 2017 -- Rocky Mountain Bank, a Billings-based community bank serving businesses and individuals from 11 branch offices statewide, announced that Kevin Tenpas will join the bank as president...

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Economy

UBS Warns of Short-Term Risks as Precious Metals Rally to Record Highs

Gold, silver, and platinum have surged to fresh record highs heading into the year-end holiday period, drawing strong attention across global commodity markets. However, UBS is urging investors to exercise caution, warning...

Japan Revises Economic Growth Forecast as Stimulus Fuels Consumption and Investment

Japans government has revised upward its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending next March and projected faster expansion in the following year, citing the positive impact of a large-scale stimulus package...

U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Highs as AI Rebound Fuels Holiday-Shortened Session

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 finishing at record closing highs during a broad-based rally in a holiday-shortened trading session. All three major indexes...

Asian Stock Markets Trade Flat as Holiday Liquidity Thins and BOJ Minutes Watched

Asian stock markets traded mostly flat on Wednesday as subdued year-end trading volumes and holiday-thinned liquidity limited investor activity across the region. With Christmas and New Year holidays approaching, many...

US and Japan Fast-Track $550 Billion Strategic Investment Initiative

The United States and Japan have agreed to accelerate coordination on their Strategic Investment Initiative, a major bilateral framework backed by a $550 billion fund established under the two countries tariff agreement....

Politics

Palau Agrees to Accept Up to 75 U.S.-Transferred Migrants in Deal Tied to Increased American Aid

Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 migrants transferred from the United States after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Washington, a move that has drawn international attention amid ongoing debate over U.S....

U.S. Shifts Strategy Toward Economic Pressure With Venezuelan Oil Quarantine

The White House has directed U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a quarantine of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, signaling that Washington is prioritizing economic pressure over...

Democratic Governors Urge Trump Administration to Lift Halt on East Coast Offshore Wind Projects

Four Democratic governors have formally urged the Trump administration to reverse its recent suspension of five offshore wind projects along the U.S. East Coast, arguing that the move is politically motivated and...

Kim Jong Un Oversees Missile Test Amid Rising Korean Peninsula Tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles near the countrys east coast, according to a report by state media outlet KCNA. The missile test, conducted on Wednesday...

U.S. Urges Acceptance of Honduras Election Results as Nasry Asfura Declared President-Elect

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has called on all political actors in Honduras to accept the official outcome of the countrys recent presidential election, following the declaration of victory for Nasry...

Science

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...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal to Boost AI Chip Dominance

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has reportedly agreed to acquire Groq, a fast-growing designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, in a $20 billion all-cash transaction, according to a CNBC report. The...

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...