(Bloomberg) – Elon Musk has a plea for mining companies: “Please mine more nickel.” “Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period of time if you mine nickel efficiently and in an environmentally friendly way,” Musk, chief executive of the electric car maker, said during a second-quarter …
Read More »Coronavirus sends Australia to its biggest budget deficit in decades
Australia announced Thursday that its budget deficit is expected to widen significantly as it fights a coronavirus outbreak that ended the economy’s nearly three-decade streak of growth, one of the longest in any country in the world. The country’s budget deficit is forecast to widen significantly to A $ 85.8 …
Read More »Morpheus thruster drives individual cubes to lower orbit
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of Wurzburg Experimental-4 (UWE-4) cubesat from Germany avoided a possible collision in early July while lowering its altitude with Morpheus Space’s NanoFEEP electric propulsion system. It was the first time that a unit cube had performed a collision avoidance maneuver, said Istvan Lorincz, president and …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth gave Princess Beatrice her wedding dress in a symbolic and moving moment
New details are emerging about the stunning dress Queen Elizabeth gifted Princess Beatrice to wear on her wedding day, a joyous moment that captivated the world during a particularly challenging time. © MEGA In a highly symbolic move that reflects the close bond between grandmother and granddaughter, Beatrice had planned …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Shares drop as closure of China’s consulate fuels Sino-US tensions
* MSCI Asia ex-Japan -0.3%; Nikkei futures drop 0.6% * Investors fear further escalation of tensions between the United States and China * A global stimulus is observed that provides structural support for risky assets – Saxo * Trump says closure of other consulates is possible * Asian Stock Markets: …
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