General Electric Settles Subprime Loan Charges For $1.5 Billion

General Electric Settles Subprime Loan Charges For $1.5 Billion

Posted by on Apr 13th, 2019

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay a $1.5 billion civil fine to resolve claims that the company overstated the quality of loans packaged into residential mortgage-backed... 
Results Of NASA Twins Study Published

Results Of NASA Twins Study Published

Posted by on Apr 11th, 2019

The results of the NASA Twins Study have been published in the journal Science, nearly three years after the experiments for the study were completed. The goal of the study was to determine what changes the human body experiences... 
Several Changes Coming To The Tax Filing Process

Several Changes Coming To The Tax Filing Process

Posted by on Apr 9th, 2019

Several changes to the tax filing process will be coming in the next year. The reforms are the result of changes to the tax code implemented by the Trump Administration for the 2018 tax year. The rollout of the tax reforms has... 
Winners Of NASA’s $100,000 Mars Habitat Contest Announced

Winners Of NASA’s $100,000 Mars Habitat Contest Announced

Posted by on Apr 7th, 2019

NASA has announced the winners of its $100,000 competition to make a full-scale Mars habitat using modeling software. Eleven groups participated in the latest stage of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Three teams will... 
Massive Trove Of Facebook User Data Found On Amazon’s Cloud

Massive Trove Of Facebook User Data Found On Amazon’s Cloud

Posted by on Apr 4th, 2019

Researchers have found a huge collection of data on Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) users on Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) cloud computing servers. According to cybersecurity firm UpGuard, third-party Facebook app developers stored... 
China Making All Fentanyl Variants Controlled Substances

China Making All Fentanyl Variants Controlled Substances

Posted by on Apr 2nd, 2019

China has announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1. Officials from three Chinese agencies, including the National Narcotics Control Commission and the Ministry of Public Security,... 
Astounding Fossil Find Made In North Dakota

Astounding Fossil Find Made In North Dakota

Posted by on Mar 31st, 2019

Researchers have unearthed an astounding collection of fossils that appear to date from the very day a meteor hit Earth millions of years ago, wiping out nearly all life on the planet. The collection was discovered at a site called... 
Some Taxpayers Getting Penalty Relief From The IRS

Some Taxpayers Getting Penalty Relief From The IRS

Posted by on Mar 28th, 2019

Taxpayers facing unexpected penalties following the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are getting some relief from the Internal Revenue Service. Typically, taxpayers pay fines if they don’t pay at least 90 percent of... 
New Rule Makes Pass Interference Reviewable

New Rule Makes Pass Interference Reviewable

Posted by on Mar 26th, 2019

NFL owners have voted to now allow replay reviews on pass interference calls as well as non-calls. Both offensive and defensive pass interference calls will now be challengeable, making them the first penalties in the history... 
Nike’s Shares Fall After Miss On North American Revenue

Nike’s Shares Fall After Miss On North American Revenue

Posted by on Mar 23rd, 2019

Despite posting better-than-expected earnings results, Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) shares fell after the company reported North American sales that fell short of consensus expectations. Sales in North America, Nike’s largest market,... 
Levi Strauss & Company Goes Public Once Again

Levi Strauss & Company Goes Public Once Again

Posted by on Mar 21st, 2019

Levi Strauss & Company has started trading publicly again, listing its shares under the ticker LEVI on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares opened at more than 30 percent above the company’s IPO price of $17, setting the... 
Daily Low-dose Aspirin No Longer Recommended For Most Seniors

Daily Low-dose Aspirin No Longer Recommended For Most Seniors

Posted by on Mar 19th, 2019

For years, physicians and patients alike believed low-dose aspirin would prevent any number of heart-related illnesses, like heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular disease. Doctors readily recommended a daily 75... 
Jury Says Apple Owes Qualcomm $31M

Jury Says Apple Owes Qualcomm $31M

Posted by on Mar 16th, 2019

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has won a significant victory in its ongoing legal battles with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), after a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found that Apple had infringed... 
Social Media Use May Be Factor In Rise Of Teen Mental Health Issues

Social Media Use May Be Factor In Rise Of Teen Mental Health Issues

Posted by on Mar 14th, 2019

The number of teens reporting mental health issues has risen significantly over the last decade and experts are pointing to social media use as one of the culprits. Recent studies have shown that higher rates of social media use... 
Fitbit Announces New Spring 2019 Models

Fitbit Announces New Spring 2019 Models

Posted by on Mar 12th, 2019

Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) is taking steps to get more users on its platform and one of those steps is to give customers more options. As part of that goal, the company has announced the launch of four new devices for Spring 2019:...