Los Angeles Police Department commander Cory Palka stands among several destroyed police cars as one explodes while on fire during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles.Mark…
Snapchat Has Bought a Drone Startup With Hollywood…
Shutterstock photoSnap , the company behind Snapchat , has acquired a small Venice, Calif.-based drone startup dubbed Ctrl Me, which counted some Hollywood studios among its clients. Buzzfeed first reported about the acquisition Friday afternoon…
All you need to know before trading commodities
A primer on where to trade commodities for traders interested in branching out from equity to other asset classes: 1. How does one trade commodities like crude, gold, sugar and edible oils on exchanges?By opening…
The $1.3 trillion student loan problem facing Betsy…
Students boo Education Secretary Betsy DeVos When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified about her department's budget this week, most of the hearing focused on her school choice proposal. But DeVos oversees a $ 1.3 trillion…
PSP Projects should reach to Rs 1500 crore…
In a chat with ET Now, PS Patel , Chairman & MD , PSP Projects said the basic difference with his peers was that PSP was more known in the Rs 20 crore to Rs…
Is efficient-market theory becoming more efficient?
BUILD a better mousetrap, the saying goes, and the world will beat a path to your door. Find a way to beat the stockmarket and they will construct a high-speed railway. As investors try to…
DHS Secretary: U.S. 'might' expand laptop ban
Laptop ban -- no problem with these gadgetsThe U.S. could dramatically expand a ban on laptops and e-readers in airplane cabins, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday. Kelly was asked by "Fox…
Optimism on Main Street surged in December on…
A gauge of U.S. small business confidence rose to a 12-year high in December as optimism about the economy intensified among business owners following the November election, the National Federation of Independent Business said on…
Israel’s resilient economy can use a tune-up
A report on the socioeconomic situation in Israel published on Sunday has underlined the two faces of the country's economy. The successful high-tech industry and some other sectors remain attractive to investors but underlying issues,…