When the city of Columbus, Ohio, submitted its bid to become Amazon’s HQ2, city officials rolled out the usual fanfare: an assortment of tax incentives, promotion of its major educational institutions and real estate deals. But the hallmark of its proposal was a pitch to create a smart city by “embracing the reinvention of transportation
12 Hicks Lane in Sands Point Steven Bababekov of TourFactory “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and other cherished marches from American composer John Philip Sousa will be heard across the country on the Fourth of July next week, so what better place to watch fireworks than from the lawn of his Long Island estate? Sousa,
A Singapore Airlines A380 passenger plane taking off at Changi International Airport in Singapore. Fyrol Mohn | AFP | Getty Images European aerospace giant Airbus is working on technologies that will cut the number of pilots needed in the cockpit, a company executive said on Thursday. “Embedding more and more artificial intelligence into our systems
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 24: Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell, April 24, 2019 in New York City. U.S. stocks started the trading day mixed, following Tuesday’s closing record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Drew Angerer | Getty Images
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of the closing bell, June 21, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of several major financial firms rose in extended trading after news that they
Bernard Weil | Toronto Star | Getty Images Planet Fitness’ affordable and inclusive business model is working for the stock and will drive future growth, according to Raymond James. Raymond James initiated coverage on Planet Fitness with an outperform rating and a 12-month price target of $80, betting that the the gym’s unique business structure
Aimstock | Getty Images A measure under consideration in Congress could have big implications for how you view your Social Security statements. The bill, called the Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019, or BETTER Act, includes a provision that would reinstate mailed Social Security statements. Since 2012, the Social Security Administration
The virtual currency of Facebook Libra is a worthy effort but not the reason to invest in Facebook. Getty Facebook has started its own currency, the Libra. Bitcoin proved that you can create a currency without any government involvement although its wild price swings have kept it from being widely used. Facebook can give its currency the scale needed to achieve a
Digital economy. Getty The G20 leaders are currently meeting in Japan to discuss closer economic cooperation, including in the domain of digital trade. At the preparatory G20 meeting of finance ministers earlier this month a notable progress was made towards an agreement on the reform of the international corporate tax framework. The proposed changes would lead
A Keyo-branded building at 426 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, N.Y. Keyo A Silicon Valley company is looking to streamline the process of renting apartments with an app that eliminates agents and guarantees landlords financially-stable tenants. Called Keyo, the technology works directly with landlords, displaying listings, handling the application process and using a network of “scouts”