SPORTS by Brad Weisman: New Year Ahead For the Arizona Coyotes
Imagine having a job for years and reporting to the same location everyday. Let me caveat that with not knowing if you will be reporting to the same location everyday. Yup, that is correct when I state the Arizona (formerly Phoenix) Coyotes have been in limbo with ownership ever since
Russia Warns U.S. of Retaliation Amid Risk of Syria Showdown
published Sep 21, 2017 5:08:34 PM, by Henry Meyer (Bloomberg) — Russia issued an unusually blunt warning to the U.S. that it will retaliate against American-backed fighters in Syria, accusing them of firing on government troops battling for territory in a strategic region bordering Iraq. Russian special forces are fighting
Nuclear Scientists Head to China to Test Experimental Reactors
published Sep 21, 2017 4:00:00 PM, by Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — China is becoming the testing ground for a new breed of nuclear power stations designed to be safer and cheaper, as scientists from the U.S. and other Western nations find it difficult to raise enough money to build experimental
Apple’s Latest Products Get Rare Mixed-Bag Reviews
published Sep 21, 2017 4:05:20 PM, by Mark Gurman (Bloomberg) — Despite the strength of its brand, Apple Inc. occasionally releases a product to mediocre reviews – remember the original Apple TV or Apple Watch? But reviewers have rarely been as grumpy as this month, when Apple unveiled its collection of new
Oil Jumps as Fuel Draw Adds to Talk of More OPEC Cuts
published Sep 20, 2017, 3:05:16 PM, by Jessica Summers (Bloomberg) — Oil closed above $50 a barrel for the first time since July as a drop in fuel supplies became the latest positive nudge following brightening demand prospects and signals that OPEC will intensify output cuts. Futures jumped 1.9 percent
Apple Falls as Analyst Report Indicates Weak IPhone 8 Demand
published Sep 20, 2017, 2:53:05 PM, by Alex Webb (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. shares fell the most in more than a month after an analyst said demand for the iPhone 8 is “substantially lower” than for earlier models of the world’s best-selling smartphone. Pre-order volumes in the U.S. for the
May Says U.K. to Withhold Part of Funding If UN Doesn’t Reform
published Sep 20, 2017, 1:50:35 PM, by Svenja O’Donnell and Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) —Prime Minister Theresa May said the U.K. will withhold part of its funding to the United Nations unless it delivers reforms. Britain will set aside 30 million pounds ($40.5 million) of its 90 million-pound membership fee which
Trump Will Use Campaign Funds to Pay for Russia Legal Bills
published Sep 19, 2017, 6:32:00 PM, by Shannon Pettypiece and Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) —President Donald Trump will use money donated to his campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his personal legal bills related to investigations into his campaign’s ties to Russia, two people familiar with the matter
Russian Nuclear Giant Joins Scramble to Supply Electric-Car Boom
published Sep 19, 2017, 6:00:00 PM, by Jack Farchy and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) —Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation is joining the lithium rush. After a collapse in the price of uranium, Rosatom Corp. plans to start mining and trading the metal used in batteries as it seeks to profit from the
Those Who Stood Up and Signed Part 4
I still remember how our Social Studies in high school drilled into our minds how the signers of the Declaration of Independence were risking their lives signing that document. That they were, yet they were not going to allow themselves to be bullied to by any music celebrity, actor, anyone