Global Effort To Tax Multinational Businesses In Works

Global Effort To Tax Multinational Businesses In Works

Posted by on Oct 12th, 2019

A global economic body has proposed a plan to prevent large multinational companies like Apple, Facebook, and Amazon from avoiding taxes in countries where they do significant business by shifting profits between countries. The... 
Meat Created In Space For First Time

Meat Created In Space For First Time

Posted by on Oct 10th, 2019

Aleph Farms, an Israeli food company, has announced that it has been able to successfully create meat in space. Aleph Farms collaborated with Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions and two U.S.-based food companies to test its... 
Scientists Discover 20 New Moons Around Saturn

Scientists Discover 20 New Moons Around Saturn

Posted by on Oct 8th, 2019

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center has announced that scientists have discovered an additional 20 moons orbiting Saturn, giving it the most satellites of any planetary body in our solar system. An observing... 
First All-female Spacewalk Taking Place This Month

First All-female Spacewalk Taking Place This Month

Posted by on Oct 4th, 2019

NASA has planned the first ever all-female spacewalk for the latter half of this month. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to perform the historic undertaking on October 21. The announcement was made during... 
Johnson & Johnson Offers Ohio Counties $20 Million As Settlement

Johnson & Johnson Offers Ohio Counties $20 Million As Settlement

Posted by on Oct 2nd, 2019

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Janssen, have offered two Ohio counties $20.4 million in a bid to remove itself from an upcoming federal trial. The settlements with Cuyahoga and Summit counties... 
American Express Says Changes Coming To Delta SkyMiles Cards

American Express Says Changes Coming To Delta SkyMiles Cards

Posted by on Sep 30th, 2019

Fee increases and changes in benefits are coming soon to consumer and business Delta American Express cards. American Express announced the upcoming relaunch of the cards starting January 30, 2020. There are also new limited time... 
Marshalls Opens First Online Store

Marshalls Opens First Online Store

Posted by on Sep 28th, 2019

You can now shop at Marshalls from the comfort of your own couch. Marshalls’ first e-commerce store is now live and open for business. TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), which is also the parent company of T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods,... 
New Disease Devastating Caribbean Coral Reefs

New Disease Devastating Caribbean Coral Reefs

Posted by on Sep 26th, 2019

A mysterious affliction known as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is ravaging the reefs in the Caribbean. Once the disease sets in, it is likely to destroy the infected colony of coral within weeks to a month. The fast-moving,... 
Lockheed Martin Wins New NASA Contract

Lockheed Martin Wins New NASA Contract

Posted by on Sep 24th, 2019

NASA and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) have announced the finalization of a contract for the production and operations of six Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicles (MPCV), with up to twelve being manufactured in total. The Orion... 
North American Bird Populations Declining At Alarming Rate

North American Bird Populations Declining At Alarming Rate

Posted by on Sep 22nd, 2019

A team of researchers from universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations collaborated on a new study to track bird populations on the North American continent. What they found was alarming. According to their... 
U.S. Sues Edward Snowden Over Memoir

U.S. Sues Edward Snowden Over Memoir

Posted by on Sep 20th, 2019

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for failing to submit his memoir, “Permanent Record”, for review before it was published. In the lawsuit, the agency said that Mr.... 
Novartis Halts Distribution Of Popular Heartburn Drug

Novartis Halts Distribution Of Popular Heartburn Drug

Posted by on Sep 18th, 2019

Novartis AG’s (NYSE: NVS) Sandoz unit is halting distribution of popular heartburn drugs containing ranitidine because they may be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. The company said that it is halting distribution... 
Steeler’s Ben Roethlisberger Out For Season

Steeler’s Ben Roethlisberger Out For Season

Posted by on Sep 16th, 2019

Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is done for the year after an injury has resulted in him needing season-ending surgery. Roethlisberger, 37, sustained a non-contact injury to his right elbow during Sunday’s... 
Google Settles French Tax Probe

Google Settles French Tax Probe

Posted by on Sep 14th, 2019

Google has settled a fiscal fraud probe in France after years of fighting with tax authorities over the matter. As part of the settlement, Google agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to French authorities, comprising a $549... 
Rocky Record Found Of Last Days Of The Dinosaurs

Rocky Record Found Of Last Days Of The Dinosaurs

Posted by on Sep 12th, 2019

Researchers have found a geological record of the most pivotal moment in Earth’s history. Study lead author Sean Gulick, a research professor at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, called the finding “the most...