Thomson Reuters Traders have long griped about the cost of accessing exchanges’ proprietary data, but they’re overlooking key facts says Ed Knight, Nasdaq’s General Counsel. In this op-ed, Knight says exchange innovation has actually democratized data and costs have only increased for traders because they have more options and products to use. We operate in […]
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‘Syrian ceasefire problematic because of sponsors fueling violence’
Terrorist groups have instructions to escalate violence in Syria, and are so desperate that they could resort to using chemical weapons, political science professor Maged Botros told RT. Syria’s ceasefire agreed upon by the UN Security Council on Saturday appears already to be unraveling with reports of violations in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta. […]
How a population boom is fueling Charleston’s tech scene
GUEST: One of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S., Charleston, South Carolina is now the No. 1 mid-sized metro for millennials, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of 2016, the metro area was growing at three times the rate of the U.S. population. Often among the 34 new residents Charleston welcomes each […]
‘Mrs. Watanabe’ is back: How the archetypal Japanese housewife is fueling the bitcoin craze
Koji Sasahara/AP John Velis, a senior multi-asset strategist for State Street Global Markets, recently sat down for an interview with Business Insider to talk stocks, markets, and economic cycles. He had one of the best analogies to understand the current bitcoin mania that we’ve heard yet: “Mrs. Watanabe.” Last week, we asked State Street multi-asset […]
Artificial Intelligence Is Fueling Smarter Prosthetics Than Ever Before
Thanks to advances in batteries, brain-controlled robotics, and AI, today’s mechanical limbs can do everything from twist and point to grab and lift. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a271ac67ddf3c6b8cc4153d/master/pass/0118-WI-APPROS-01_sq.jpg Feed: All Latest
Is Rampant Corruption Fueling Populism in Brazil?
When Brazil’s then-president Dilma Rousseff was impeached in August 2016 on corruption charges, an end to the decade-plus rule of the left in the country, under her Workers’ Party, appeared imminent. Rousseff was in her second term, and her mentor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had served two terms as president before her. But a […]
Robots Are Fueling the Quiet Ascendance of the Electric Motor
The electric car? That’s just the beginning. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a306f23ec4a443e2268b89e/master/pass/gear-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Google’s plan to block certain ads in Chrome is making ad executives nervous and fueling conspiracy talk
Gallo Images/Getty Images A new Chrome browser update that will automatically block certain kinds of ads has some people in the digital-ad world on edge. Google says the new ad restrictions are driven by research conducted by an industry-wide group called the Coalition for Better Ads, which examined the kinds of ads that most annoy consumers. […]
How gas guzzlers are fueling development of electric cars
DETROIT – Wall Street may love the shares of Silicon Valley electric carmaker Tesla, but Americans love big, fuel-thirsty trucks like Ford’s bestselling F-Series pickups and are paying ever higher prices to buy them. The auto industry is at a crossroads, with the future of legacy automakers like Ford, General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler […]
Fueling Hate
Courtesy Ball State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Kamelias (female KKK members) attend a funeral in Muncie, Indiana. Although Klansmen outnumbered Klanswomen by 6 to 1, at least half a million women (some claimed as many as 3 million) joined the movement, and that doesn’t count the many who participated in its public events […]