Women with irregular periods appear to face a significantly higher risk of heart disease, a study has found. Up to one-fifth of American women of childbearing age – about 12 million of them – experience an abnormal period, which occurs when the length of their menstrual cycle unexpectedly falls outside the regular range, usually less … Read more
Macau – often called the Las Vegas of Asia – has added another luxury casino to the Cotai Strip. And this time it’s a British theme called The Londoner Macao. From Big Ben to the Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street, visitors are transported to London on the Cotai Strip. Las Vegas Sands owns … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery maker amid criticism from Republican lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to China. Texas-based Microvast was one of 20 companies to win preliminary grants totaling $2.8 billion to boost domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles. The … Read more
My top 10 things to watch Friday May 19 1. Should we accept that there is a bubble in AMD, NVDA, META, MSFT, AMZN and GOOGL. All basic tech assets? Are we too greedy? Year-to-date: Nvidia and Meta platforms more than doubled; Advanced Micro Devices up more than 65%; Google parent Alphabet and Amazon up … Read more
Many U.S. companies said China’s recovery helped their quarterly sales, but demand did not pick up as quickly as expected for some. Starbucks, Disney, MGM Resorts and Procter & Gamble are among the companies that reported increased sales in China. But companies are still waiting to see the same recovery in travel retail. Pedestrians walk … Read more
new York CNN — A former ByteDance employee has claimed he was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about what he believed to be the company’s illegal practices, such as the alleged theft of content from competitors Snapchat and Instagram. Yintao “Roger” Yu, who filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court earlier this month, worked … Read more
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Osamu Furukawa has driven many Japanese cars for his company, converting classic gas-powered models to electric ones. But his favorite car is an import: a battery-powered SUV from Chinese company BYD Auto. BYD Auto is part of a wave of Chinese electric car exporters which are beginning to compete with Western … Read more
CNN — A large airship developed by the Chinese military was first spotted at a remote base in the desert of northwest China, exclusive new satellite images obtained by CNN show. Aerospace experts say the images, taken three months before a Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, could signal … Read more
My top 10 things to watch Friday April 28 1. Amazon (AMZN) is a complicated beast. While many initiatives are starting to bear fruit (same day, better grocery, ancillary aspects) and costs are under control across the board, web services is slowing growth to 16% and we learn that April slowed to 11 %. The … Read more
11 minutes ago Moving stocks: ALK, Wise dives Danish pharmaceutical company ALK-Abello fell 19.2% in the morning after the company missed expectations for its first-quarter tablet sales on Monday. It recorded no growth in Europe and cut its full-year sales forecast. Meanwhile, fintech Wise fell 14.7% after reporting a 25% rise in total quarterly volume … Read more
