Google is celebrating the start of the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro with a new Doodle that features fruit competing for Olympic gold. Released Friday, visiting Google’s homepage will treat users to an animated short in which a fruit stand comes alive with strawberries, coconuts and various berries who ... Read More »
The stock of CONCEPT FUND SOLUTIONS PLC DBXT WORLD HEALTH CARE (LON:XDWH) gapped down by GBX 0.03 today and has GBX 24.59 target or 11.00% below today’s GBX 27.63 share price. The 6 months technical chart setup indicates high risk for the GBX company. The gap down was reported on ... Read More »
With the Rio Olympics starting Friday in the country where over 165,000 suspected Zika cases have been reported this year, and local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission reported in Florida, it’s natural to be concerned about the infectious disease that’s been dominating headlines. While some information about the outbreak is available— ... Read More »
Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy 10 percent of Hulu, the premium streaming TV service. Time Warner’s channels — including TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies — will be available live and on-demand on Hulu’s new live-streaming service, set to launch early next ... Read More »
Windsorites planning winter vacations in Florida should educate themselves about Zika virus, warns health officials and a Windsor travel agent currently booking vacations. U.S. government health officials on Monday warned pregnant women to avoid a Zika-stricken section of Miami after the number of people feared infected through mosquito bites in the country climbed to ... Read More »
Crude oil prices started Friday in volatile territory after the U.S. government reported the economy added more jobs in July, though key metrics were unchanged. Crude oil prices rallied during the latter half of the week after a brief dip below $40 per barrel. Federal U.S. data show a mixed ... Read More »
The head of the world health body said she’s going to the games. The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable, the chief of the World Health Organization said on Friday, a week before the event kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. Nearly ... Read More »
The first shipment of crude oil from Yemen frees up enough storage so that oil production in the east of the country can resume, reports said Friday. International Oil Daily, a service from Energy Intelligence, reports sources have confirmed that Swiss trader Glencore has pulled about 1 million barrels from ... Read More »
A gunman opened fire on a crowded market in India’s northeastern Assam state Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20, authorities said. Security forces suspect the attack was carried out by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, which have been fighting for a separate state for the region’s ... Read More »
A global health conference held in Carlisle brought in more than £40,000 to the local economy over three days, organisers have revealed. Now they have spoken of thier hope that the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) will return to the city next year – providing a platform of growing influence ... Read More »
China is planning to step up control of anti-Kim Jong Unstatements online. A new policy to curb anti-North Korea speech that ridicules Pyongyang’s leader is to be enforced, Hong Kong-based newspaper Ming Pao reported Friday. A source told the paper the Chinese agency responsible for ideology has been denouncing online ... Read More »
We’ve been talking about society’s transition to a cashless society for a long time, but it begs an important question: Can stores and other retail establishments refuse to take your dollars and cents? As odd as it sounds, this is not hypothetical anymore as a small number of stores and ... Read More »
