Economic Indicators5 hours ago (Apr 08, 2020 07:55PM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Britain 2/2 LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of small manufacturers in England plan to cut jobs despite government programmes to help them through the coronavirus hit to the […]
The US Hitches Its Final Ride to Space From Russia–for Now
On Thursday, a Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station is scheduled to depart from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakhstan desert. The coronavirus pandemic means there won’t be the usual crowds of wellwishers lining the streets to see the astronauts on their way, but the flight […]
Bernie Sanders Is Out–but He Transformed Campaigning For Good
Bernie Sanders has officially suspended his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. After getting steamrolled in a series of state primaries by former vice president Joe Biden, the Vermont senator and former front-runner accepted the reality that the contest was effectively over. “I cannot in good conscience continue to […]
iPads Are Crucial Health Care Tools in Combating Covid-19
“The hearing impaired find the device extremely helpful and it provides a lot of confidence and comfort,” said Wren Lester, chief experience officer and director of patient relations at Downstate Medical Center. Lester says the hospital hopes to expand the program after the crisis. Downstate isn’t currently using the technology […]
iPads Are Crucial Health Care Tools in Combating Covid-19
“The hearing impaired find the device extremely helpful and it provides a lot of confidence and comfort,” said Wren Lester, chief experience officer and director of patient relations at Downstate Medical Center. Lester says the hospital hopes to expand the program after the crisis. Downstate isn’t currently using the technology […]
Canada expanding wage subsidy for businesses as jobless claims soar
Economic Indicators11 hours ago (Apr 08, 2020 01:50PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference in Ottawa OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada said on Wednesday it would expand an emergency wage subsidy program to help more businesses deal with the coronavirus outbreak, […]
If Oil Stabilizes, Will Sugar?
On the radar: Sugar prices have softened due to ethanol demand destruction, but if oil stabilizes so will sugar. sugar-calls BUY JULY SUGAR 11.25 CALLS. The seasonal low for July sugar isn’t due for another two to three weeks but given the fact that prices are approaching long-term support, a […]
After 50 Years of Effort, Researchers Made Silicon Emit Light
Within the wafer, the silicon atoms are arranged as a cubic crystal lattice that allows electrons to move within the lattice under certain voltage conditions. But it doesn’t allow similar movement for photons, and that’s why light can’t move through silicon easily. Physicists have hypothesized that changing the shape of […]
WTO sees ‘ugly’ trade plunge worse than in financial crisis
Economic Indicators14 hours ago (Apr 08, 2020 11:26AM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters are pictured in Geneva 2/2 By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization on Wednesday forecast that goods trade would shrink more steeply this year than in the […]
We Need a Covid-19 Vaccine–Let’s Get It Right the First Time
On a rainy night in January, 1976, a batch of new Army recruits training at Fort Dix, New Jersey were sent on a 5-mile march. The next day, one of the recruits, Private David Lewis, collapsed with severe pneumonia. Lewis died, and a whole swath of his platoon fell ill […]