Economic Indicators7 hours ago (May 26, 2020 06:00PM ET) (C) Reuters. BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil will on Wednesday publish monthly formal jobs figures, known locally as the CAGED repot, for the first four months of this year, the Economy Ministry said on Tuesday. The release of the January-April data follows […]
Trump’s New Space Force Missile Might Be Too ‘Super-Duper’
Last week the White House unveiled the flag for the new branch of the US military, the Space Force. But wait! There’s more: The president also said the US is developing a new “super-duper missile” that will be 17 times faster than the ones we have today. I don’t know […]
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls about 7% in April: ELFA
Economic Indicators10 hours ago (May 26, 2020 03:25PM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the NYSE in New York 2/2 (Reuters) – U.S. companies’ borrowings […]
U.S. consumer confidence stabilizes; new home sales surprise
(C) Reuters. Outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bailey’s Crossroads By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence nudged up in May, suggesting the worst of the novel coronavirus-driven economic slump was likely in the past as the country starts to reopen, but it could take a while for […]
Colombian factory adds bedrooms for workers as economy slowly reopens
16/16 (C) Reuters. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bogota 2/16 By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian seamstress Nazly Penagos got an unusual offer from her boss: come live inside the Bogota factory to reduce the chance of getting sick with the novel coronavirus. The owner of the Hechizoo […]
U.S. new home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Economic Indicators15 hours ago (May 26, 2020 10:25AM ET) (C) Reuters. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly rose in April, but the gains are likely temporary as the coronavirus crisis ravages the economy, unleashing record unemployment. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday new home sales increased […]
Virgin Orbit’s Air-Launched Rocket Fails Its First Test
On Monday afternoon, a Boeing 747 with a bright red tail emblazoned with “VIRGIN” departed from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Tucked under its port-side wing was LauncherOne, a liquid-fueled rocket loaded with a dummy payload. The plane–known as Cosmic Girl–was headed for a patch of airspace over […]
This Citizen Science Gig Pays People to Match Space Photos
A few months ago, Kim Griffith was gainfully employed, bouncing between two jobs she loved: directing dance shows on Royal Caribbean cruises and teaching hot yoga in Baltimore, where she lives when on land. “That’s what I do in real life,” she says, laughing in a way one might call […]
Brazil registers steepest monthly deflation in over quarter of a century
Economy3 hours ago (May 26, 2020 08:50AM ET) (C) Reuters. A costumer looks for drinks at a supermarket in Rio de Janeiro By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil experienced its most aggressive deflation for at least 26 years in May, according to a mid-month measure of consumer prices released […]
How an Immunology Blog Became a Covid-19 Guide to Going Out
Indeed they are. What studies have been the most informative for you as far as assessing the risks of various places and activities? It’s not so much been any one individual publication, but rather the conversations that scientists are having on Twitter. There’s an epidemiologist at Boston University named Ellie […]