A button to launch the Netflix app on a remote control is seen in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | fake pictures Check out the companies that make headlines in the midday trade Netflix: The video streaming giant’s shares fell 6.5% …
Read More »The Fed opens the $ 600 billion Main Street program to universities, hospitals, and other nonprofits
The decision to expand the emergency loan program, announced on Friday, underscores concerns about the huge cost the health crisis is having in a critical sector of the economy that employs millions of Americans. The program will now have two new loan options that will lend credit to many nonprofits, …
Read More »NASA plans to return astronauts in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on August 2
Crew Dragon “Endeavor” from SpaceX docked at the International Space Station. POT NASA currently plans to return astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in approximately two weeks, the space agency told CNBC on Friday. The spacecraft, which the astronauts called Endeavor, is scheduled …
Read More »Energy efficient cooling will slow climate change: UN and IEA report
A woman in Glendale, California uses an umbrella to hide from the sun on May 26, 2020. Al Seib | Los Angeles Times | fake pictures As the world warms up, converting to energy-efficient cooling systems is an important way to curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change, according …
Read More »Big banks expose a big divide between Main Street and Wall Street
This gap in the banking industry reflects the bifurcated rebound in the United States from the pandemic. The stock market has largely recovered from the crisis and companies are raising record amounts of money in the capital markets. But the real economy is still in crisis. Millions of Americans are …
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