“We have contact,” revealed the ranger to the seven wildlife enthusiasts standing at the foot of Mount Sabyinyo, an extinct volcano in the Rwandan Virunga Mountains. An excited murmur spread through the group as they stood waiting in the morning sun. “Let’s go,” said a porter, as he climbed over the stone fence. The tourists
Marco Pistoia, Global Technology’s Head of Applied Research and Engineering at JP Morgan. Source: JP Morgan J.P. Morgan Chase has hired a veteran IBM researcher to lead a new group working on emerging technologies including quantum computing. Marco Pistoia, who spent 24 years at IBM and managed a team responsible for quantum computing algorithms, is
Boeing is telling airlines and suppliers that it doesn’t expect regulators to sign off on the 737 Max until the middle of 2020, months later than the manufacturer previously expected. The extended delay poses another headache for carriers who have already missed one peak travel season without the fuel-efficient planes. Shares of the aircraft manufacturer
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings split the company in two in 2011, thinking that the growing ubiquity of high-speed Internet access would soon mean the end of their disruptive DVD mailing business. But neglecting the DVD business proved to be a mistake, and Netflix reversed course. Ore Huiying | Getty Images Netflix will report fourth-quarter results
CEO Of Netflix, Reed Hastings, attends the red carpet during the Netflix presentation party at the Invernadero del Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela on April 4, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Juan Naharro Gimenez | Getty Images Netflix downplayed concerns about competition in its Q4 2019 earnings report, but subscriber numbers don’t lie. Netflix wrote
Global index and fund provider MSCI said Tuesday that investors need to more readily integrate ESG metrics, or a company’s environmental, social and governance factors, into investing philosophies. “We are sounding the alarm bells that if you are an investment institution and you’re not embracing this and taking it into account, it’s going to be
If you think bringing a new human into the world is daunting, wait until you see what he or she will do to your budget. It will cost a middle-income married couple an average of $233,610 to raise a child from birth through age 17, according to 2015 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A package of Beyond Meat beef crumbles is displayed for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, April 23, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Beyond Meat jumped 13% in morning trading Tuesday after Starbucks announced that it would add more plant-based menu options as part of its efforts to combat climate change.
Getty Images U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Tuesday disclosed a $2.2 billion charge to earnings as weakening North American shale activity continued to hit the industry. The charge for asset impairments was centered on hydraulic fracturing and legacy drilling equipment units, as well as workforce reductions, the company said. It dismissed 8% of its
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi walks outside of the New York Stock Exchange its highly anticipated initial public offering on May 10, 2019. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Morgan Stanley — Shares of the nation’s fourth-largest bank sunk 3.5% following a downgrade from Citigroup to neutral from