Since Ancient times, Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins explains, gold has served a very unique function in society. Gold is extremely rare, impossible to create out of “thin air”, easily identifiable, malleable, and it does not tarnish. By nature of these properties, gold has been highly valued throughout history for every tiny ounce of weight. That’s why it’s been used by people for centuries as a monetary metal, […]
By John Whitesides | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON After a tumultuous opening month in the White House, President Donald Trump is heading to a friendlier, familiar and potentially rejuvenating place: the campaign trail. Beset by vicious fights over his Cabinet, legal setbacks over his immigration orders, the resignation of his national security adviser and an investigation into possible links between his campaign and Russian intelligence, Trump is turning to […]
UMM AL QUWAIN// After moving to a port built and fashioned to promote their industry, fishermen are worried about a lack of basic amenities there, including water and electricity. Damage to vessels has been reported by fishermen in the two weeks since they moved from Al Khor to Al Naqaa Port in Al Meydan. Hussein Al Hajri, president of Umm Al Quwain Co-operative Society for Fishermen, said […]
When Paul Polman became chief executive of Unilever, the consumer goods company which on Friday rejected a $143bn takeover approach from Kraft Heinz, he told investors to steer clear unless they were prepared to sacrifice short-term profit for “sustainable” ideals. The same message has been delivered to the maker of Kool-Aid drinks and Oscar Mayer hot dogs, with a flat rejection of a deal that would be […]
February 17, 2017 by: Eric Platt, US Capital Markets Correspondent A few seats away from starlets Adriana Lima, Amber Valletta and Diane Kruger in the salon at New York’s St. Regis hotel, buyers from the department store chain Bergdorf Goodman were trend-spotting. They were there to see Jason Wu’s latest autumn collection, a line-up full of amber gold velvet draped dresses, smart glen plaid workwear and sheer […]
Michigan Republicans are reportedly mulling a Senate run for heartland heartthrob Kid Rock, a country and rock star, who loves to “sit in the backyard sun and drink beer with dad,” according to his autobiographical song, “Drinking Beer With Dad.” Once unthinkable, Kid Rock for Senate is hardly unthinkable now: A professional wrestler has served multiple terms as governor of Minnesota, Christine “I dabbled in witchcraft” O’Donnell […]
Credit: BYU Photo BYU engineering professors have created an origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield that can protect law enforcement from gunfire. The new barrier can be folded compactly when not in use, making it easier to transport and deploy. When expanded—which takes only five seconds—it can provide cover for officers and stop bullets from several types of handguns. “We worked with a federal special agent to understand […]
Brad Grey, the chairman and chief executive officer of Viacom Inc’s (VIAB.O) Paramount Pictures film studio is expected to leave with an announcement coming as early as next week, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Grey’s departure from the studio, which he has headed for 12 years, comes after years of underperformance, producing box office bombs such as “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the […]
Deleted your Yahoo account? Think again. Several Yahoo users, who last year decided to leave the service, told us that their accounts remained open for weeks or months after the company said they would be closed. News broke in September of a massive state-sponsored cyberattack that led to the theft of 500 million records — then thought to be the largest theft of records in history. That […]
Twenty years ago, tech-savvy aspiring enterpreneurs joined a dot-com. Now, developers, programmers, and engineers gravitate to mobile apps and social media companies. But given the latest round of big-buck acquisitions, self-driving car technology could be the latest gold rush for ambitious and talented geeks. Auto makers and tech firms like Uber and Apple are seeking to supercharge their autonomous tech via acquisitions and talent poaching. […]
By Susan Heavey | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump, scrambling to find a new top security aide after firing his first one and being spurned by another candidate, said on Friday he has four people under consideration for the job, including acting national security adviser Keith Kellogg. Trump ousted Michael Flynn on Monday in a controversy over the retired lieutenant general’s contacts with Russia, and on Thursday […]
Land Rover really started something when it rolled out the first Range Rover – now known simply as the “Classic” – in 1970. Bearing in mind that the existing all-terrainers at the time were slow, noisy, lumbering devices with all the grace of an elephant stomping through the jungle, the “Rangie” was a comparative gazelle. The Range Rover was no less off-road capable than its Toyota Land […]
The shares of several competing food producers were under pressure on Friday after Kraft Heinz approached Unilever to propose a $143bn takeover. Mondelez, Kellogg, General Mills and Campbell Soup are all seen as potential buyout targets for Kraft, said Christopher Growe, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus. “While this potential transaction does not count out a future acquisition of these businesses, it certainly delays the potential at least a […]
LOS ANGELES Intense rain, heavy snow and strong winds pounded California and southern Oregon on Friday, prompting the evacuation of dozens of homes east of Los Angeles, officials said. The severe storm, with what may be California’s heaviest rainfall in six years, was expected to last through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. “This looks to be the strongest storm to hit southwest California this season,” […]
Estimated failure rates from single event upsets at the transistor, integrated circuit and device level for the last three semiconductor architectures. Credit: Bharat Bhuva, Vanderbilt University You may not realize it but alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices. When your computer crashes and you get the dreaded blue screen or your smartphone […]
The borders between tradition and trend locked hands in a merry dance at the opening night of Abu Dhabi’s Barzakh Festival – much like the “two seas that meet but do not mix”, which the event’s name recalls. Over two evenings, The Arts Centre at NYU Abu Dhabi will welcome five acts from three continents, an all-star line-up likely to make any fan of “world music” swoon. […]
Gautam Sharma Back in the good old days, Honda was an engineering-focused company that gave us scintillating driver’s cars such as the 1990s NSX, DC2 Integra Type R and S2000 roadster. But for the past decade or so the Japanese carmaker has been content to adopt a much more conservative posture, churning out good quality – but vanilla-flavoured – offerings. Pretty much every model in the current […]
Donald Trump is trying to persuade his preferred candidate to succeed Michael Flynn as national security adviser to change his mind after the retired admiral tapped for the role told the US president that he could not accept the White House position, according to two people familiar with the situation. Mr Trump asked Robert Harward, a retired navy special forces officer, to succeed Mr Flynn, who was […]
There was predictable consternation in Beijing and among foreign policy experts in Washington. They fretted that Mr. Trump was recklessly undoing the landmark China diplomacy of Richard M. Nixon and Mao Zedong — fears that were misplaced, it turned out. Continue reading the main story Last week, Mr. Trump telephoned President Xi Jinping and promised to abide by “one China,” having discovered that Mr. Xi was not […]
Friday 04.40 GMT Overview Market volatility dissipated in Asia trade on Friday as the dollar’s downward momentum eased and US Treasuries steadied, but equities in the region were led lower by heavyweights including Toshiba and Samsung. Hot topic Shares in Japan’s Toshiba dropped as much as 12.2 per cent, bringing the company’s market capitalisation nearly 25 per cent lower for the week with a cumulative loss of […]
Carolyn Ryan, The New York Times’ senior politics editor, is getting a promotion. Ryan, who ran The Times’ coverage of the presidential campaign, will join the Times’ masthead as an assistant editor in charge of recruitment, according to a memo from Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn. “Carolyn’s primary responsibility will be to recruit investigative reporters, narrative writers, beat reporters, editors and visual journalists […]
Image: Relax VR The early promise of virtual reality (VR) was vast: We would be transported to new worlds and live in alternate realities. While scientists and programmers have been investigating the possibilities of VR since the 1960s, it’s only in the last few years that the technology started to gain mainstream traction, with VR applications spanning from education to real estate. Australian startup Relax VR is […]
Sprint refuses to be left in the dust when it comes to all the new unlimited plan news. Getting in on the action, the carrier announced new improvements to its unlimited plan on Thursday in hopes to attract new customers. Calling it the “Best HD Plan Ever,” the new Sprint deal that will be available starting Friday includes unlimited talk, text and data, and HD video streaming […]
Shaul Arieli, an Israeli expert on political geography who prepared maps for past negotiations with the Palestinians and is a member of Commanders for Israel’s Security, the group behind the billboard campaign, said “one state is impossible” for Israel. Demographically and economically, absorbing millions of comparatively poor Palestinians would destroy it, he said. Results of a survey of Israelis and Palestinians released on Thursday, put out jointly […]
