AT&T Inc (T.N) reported quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates on Wednesday, helped by tax cuts and new wireless subscribers, and its chief executive voiced confidence the company will complete its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N). The U.S. Department of Justice sued to block the deal last year on grounds that it […]
Fed Chair Janet Yellen ends her tenure with the Fed seemingly less worried about the lack of inflation and ready to raise interest rates three or more times this year. The Fed’s statement, released after Yellen’s final meeting Wednesday, removed some of its prior pessimism about inflation. It dropped language about inflation having declined, and […]
Yet another pre-flown SpaceX rocket took to the skies, successfully delivering a communications satellite to orbit. The two-stage Falcon 9 booster lifted off at 4:25 p.m. EST (2125 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, hauling the GovSat-1 spacecraft aloft. The launch was originally scheduled for Tuesday (Jan. 30), but SpaceX pushed it back a […]
Skywatchers around the world were treated to a rare Super Blue Blood Moon today (Jan. 31). While this was the first time in over 150 years that this particular type of eclipse has happened in the U.S., Americans can look forward to another “blood moon” eclipse coming on Jan. 21, 2019. This next immediate total […]
Turmeric or haldi holds immense importance in Indian households. From our food to beauty rituals, turmeric is one of Ayurveda’s most prized spice too. A storehouse of health benefits, consuming turmeric daily may also boost your memory and uplift your mood, says a new study. Curcumin, the principal curcuminoid of turmeric, has been previously been […]
During the early hours of Jan. 31, there will be a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon. None of these things is all that unusual. What is rare is that they’re happening all together on one day. What makes the moon look full? Like Earth, half the moon is […]
If you can, put aside for a moment your opinion of Donald Trump’s words and actions and let’s be perfectly honest: One year into his presidency, could the economy be any rosier? The economy grew at a rate of about 3 percent in the last three quarters, something that economists said was very unlikely just […]
A global heatmap tracking people’s exercise habits could pose security risks for security forces around the world. Strava, which bills itself as “the social network for athletes,” released a newly updated global heatmap last November, but experts and keen observers have recently realized its potential to reveal location patterns of security forces working out at […]
Harley-Davidson Inc. announced early Tuesday with its fourth quarter 2017 earnings report that it is on track to launch its first electric motorcycle within 18 months and that it will invest more aggressively in the electric avenue in an attempt to inspire ridership. But on the flip side, the motorcycle manufacturer also revealed plans to […]
SEATTLE — Three corporate behemoths — Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase — announced on Tuesday that they would form an independent health care company for their employees in the United States. The alliance was a sign of just how frustrated American businesses are with the state of the nation’s health care system and the […]
The supermoon lunar eclipse on Jan. 31 is shaping up to be a spectacular spectacle as well as a boon for moon researchers, according to NASA moon scientist Noah Petro. Space.com caught up with Petro, deputy project scientist for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, about his advice for […]
The Hawaii employee who sent out a false alarm warning of an incoming missile attack earlier this month said he misunderstood that a drill was underway and believed that a ballistic missile had actually been fired at the state, authorities said Tuesday. Officials also revealed that the errant Jan. 13 alert, which sent waves of […]
