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Technology stocks lead indexes lower as yields resume climb | National
A man wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Stocks advanced in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back …
Briton jailed for breaking Singapore quarantine order
A British man has been sentenced to two weeks in jail and fined for breaking a coronavirus quarantine order in Singapore By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press February 26, 2021, 7:50 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SINGAPORE — A British citizen was sentenced to two weeks in jail and …
Seagate Technology Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results | Business & Finance
FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 21, 2021– Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) (the “Company” or “Seagate”) today reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended January 1, 2021. “Seagate delivered strong, double-digit revenue, earnings and free cash flow growth in the December quarter supported by broad-based improvement across nearly every served market and geography, and we …
The Latest: Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant | National
TOKYO — The Japanese Health Ministry has found a coronavirus variant in people arriving from Brazil that’s different from the ones in Britain and South Africa. The variant was found in airport tests on a man in his 40s, a woman in her 30s and two teens, the ministry said Sunday. Japan was working with …
Rush Street Interactive Closes Business Combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc. | National
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 29, 2020– Rush Street Interactive, LP (“RSI”), one of the fastest-growing online casino and sports betting gaming companies in the United States, today announced that it has completed its previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with dMY Technology Group, Inc. (“dMY”). The Business Combination was approved at a special meeting of dMY’s …
Scottish leader Sturgeon sorry for breaking COVID-19 rules
Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised for breaching coronavirus restrictions when she took off her face mask at a funeral wake ByThe Associated Press December 23, 2020, 9:00 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised for breaching coronavirus restrictions when she took …
SUSMED Brings Greater Efficiencies in Clinical Trials by Using Blockchain Technology | Business
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 7, 2020– SUSMED, Inc., has announced that it has received word from both the Ministers of Health, Labor, and Welfare, and of Economy, Trade, and Industry that the monitoring process, which is considered as necessary in clinical trials of pharmaceutical or medical equipment, can be replaced with the use of SUSMED’s blockchain technology, …
Why USC’s student newspaper is taking a break during a never-ending news cycle | National
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An unprecedented global pandemic continued to swirl around them, one of their classmates was just found dead in a quarry, midterm exams pressed down on them, and they had news to gather day after day. And classes to attend. And jobs to work. And sleep — no, very little sleep. The staff …
The People’s Pharmacy: Reader worries mask restricts oxygen | Health
QUESTION: Why do the public health authorities keep telling us to always wear a mask? I have not seen any information showing that masks stop the spread. Instead, most of the info I have read says cloth masks do not block small aerosol particles. But they cut needed oxygen intake and raise CO2 intake. ANSWER: …
Millennial Money: Try touchless payment to avoid dirty money | Technology
If you’re looking for a self-improvement task during this pandemic era, try teaching yourself to use contactless payments with your phone or “tap-to-pay” credit and debit cards. Any germaphobe will tell you that the surfaces of bills and coins have always been gross. And handing your credit card to a cashier who has the sniffles …
