New Jersey’s American Dream megamall set for $1Billion bond sale reportedly nears
TweetEAST RUTHERFORD – The efforts to reignite the massive American Dream Meadowlands mall project pushed past a significant financial requirement this week when interest rates were set for more than $1 billion in bonds, according to NorthJersey.com. The full financing package, which includes $1.6 billion in private financing, is slated for ...
China Securities Regulatory Comm. (CSRC) approves 6 3.2 billion yuan IPO applications
TweetBEIJING – The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved six IPO applications. They will raise no more than 3.2 billion yuan ($470 million), CSRC said Friday in a statement. Three companies will be listed on the Shanghai stock exchange, one on the Shenzhen small and medium enterprise board and two ...
Internet majors, banks edge closer to #fintech success
TweetChina’s internet giants that forayed into online finance are now joining hands with banks, their perceived competitors, to succeed together in the booming financial technology or fintech sector. The latest such partnership is between Tencent Holdings Ltd and Huaxia Bank Co Ltd, which was announced on Thursday. The duo plan to ...
Watch @SpaceX Launch The Second Iridium Satellite Launch Live
TweetSpaceX kicked off launches on Friday afternoon at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the launch of the Bulgaria-Sat1 on a previously used Falcon 9 rocket. The plan is to conclude the weekend with a Sunday afternoon launch of satellites on a new Falcon 9 rocket. If both launches go ...
The Solar-powered Zephyr that could bring endless flight
Tweet“Four years ago I just had a dream of travelling in the sky like you sail on the sea,” explained Vincent Farret D’Asties, founder of Zephyr Endless Flight. Vincent had been an air traffic controller until that dream led him to drop everything and put all his energy into making his ...
Outbrain to lay off 4% of workforce, refocusing on “automated media trade”
TweetIsraeli company Outbrain Inc., which provides Internet content recommendation that works with websites and directs readers through stories, which are paid-for ads, is laying off 4% of its workforce. The streamlining is part of its refocusing on automated media trade, instead of tools for assisting site editors, “The Wall Street Journal” ...
Jewish Flags Banned From Chicago Gay Pride March, Deemed ‘offensive.’
TweetJewish people celebrating LGBT Pride in Chicago were told not to display Star of David flags because other people found them ‘offensive.’ The Jewish Star of David flag was banned from the city’s annual Dyke March celebrations, and several people carrying the flag were removed form the march because their presence ...
Republicans and the records rabbit hole of presidential libraries
TweetWASHINGTON, June 25, 2017 – An odd thing happened on the way to an investigation into so-called collusion between President Donald Trump and the Russians: We discovered President Obama’s former national security advisor Susan Rice ordered the illegal unmasking of Americans named in domestic, extra-constitutional U.S. intelligence spying reports; We also ...
How Much Is $TSLA’s Elon Musk Worth? Tesla’s Stock Continues To Soar
TweetIt’s no secret that Elon Musk is a successful businessman. His multiple businesses including Tesla and SpaceX distinguished him as a leader in the electric car and private space exploration industries. He started SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla a year later, his third and fourth business ventures. SpaceX gained recognition in ...
A bitcoin startup called #Blockchain just raised $40 million from Google Ventures
TweetA bitcoin startup called Blockchain just raised $40 million from Google Ventures, billionaire Richard Branson and venture capital firms like Lakestar. Combined with earlier investments from the startup’s A round, Blockchain has raised around $70 million and become one of the best-funded cryptocurrency startups of 2017, behind power players like Ripple ...