Tesla just said it will meet one of its most ambitious goals 2 years earlier than expected
Tesla is way ahead of schedule is meeting one if its most ambitious goals, the company said on Wednesday.
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Tesla is way ahead of schedule is meeting one if its most ambitious goals, the company said on Wednesday.
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Zach Schreiber, CEO of PointState Capital, is betting against Saudi Arabia.
"Saudi Arabia is economically unsustainable," Schreiber said at the Sohn Investment Conference Wednesday.
The bet is at least partially tied to the oil price. Saudi Arabia's economy is heavily dependent on the price of oil, which is currently trading at around $44, down from above $100 a few years ago.
Schreiber called the oil crash at the Sohn conference back in 2014, saying the price would drop sharply. Читать дальше...
The head of the trading desk at the New York Fed said Wednesday that the central bank’s new policy tools have worked as well as could be expected.
The Cowboys took a big chance when they took linebacker Jaylon Smith in the second round of the NFL draft, as Smith is recovering from a very serious knee injury. Except that the surgeon who performed Smith’s surgery also happens to be the Cowboys’ head team physician, and he’s very confident that Smith will heal…
– Masturbation is healthy, and the more you are in it the better — reseachers claim – This simple pleasure positively affects your health and even reduces risk of prostate cancers Besides being a great stress reliever, masturbation has a series of health benefits, according to a new study published in European Urology. Researchers tracked 30,000 men for nearly 20 years and revealed a […]
Читать дальше...After Ted Cruz and John Kasich have suspended their campaigns, Donald Trump is now the likely nominee of the Republican Party. NPR hears from some Trump supporters about why they believe in a Trump presidency.
Presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look ahead to the general election after the Indiana primary. Trump is now the likely GOP nominee after Ted Cruz dropped out Tuesday and John Kasich is expected to suspend his bid Wednesday.
In a story about the U.S. global AIDS program, PEPFAR, we incorrectly said President Obama removed the requirement for PEPFAR to fund abstinence programs. The requirement was actually removed near the end of the George W. Bush administration.
Wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, caused the evacuation of nearly 80,000 people. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with officials about what is going on there.
U.S. courts are moving ever closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur while the recipient is driving and texting back.
The campaign hasn't laid out clear plans for dealing with the loans. If Trump wants the money back, he will have to raise it from donors within 11 weeks — before this summer's convention.
Hillary Clinton looks to the upcoming primaries to solidify her presidential campaign, while Bernie Sanders vows to stay in the race.
Two large sporting goods chains, Sports Authority and Sport Chalet, are in the process of closing hundreds of stores nationwide. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jim Peltz, who has been covering this story for the Los Angeles Times.
President Obama visits Flint, Mich., where the community is still dealing with the effects of a toxic water crisis.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Nora Bensahel, a scholar in residence at American University's School of International Service, about the stated ISIS strategies of the remaining presidential candidates.
Since the attacks in Paris and Brussels, there have been efforts to reduce isolation of Muslim communities. But critics say a far-right party and mixed government messages are fueling opposition.
Federal regulators have dramatically increased the number of vehicles to be recalled because of defective airbags made by Takata Corporation. An additional 35 to 40 million airbag inflators will need to be replaced, according to regulators. The vehicles will be recalled in five stages between now and December 2019.
Jennifer Haigh grew up in small town Pennsylvania, where jobs disappeared when coal mines closed. Her new novel explores the changes that mining — and now fracking — has brought to nearby communities.
A lawyer for a California addiction doctor held a press conference Wednesday. He said his client was scheduled to meet with Prince the day after the singer died, and that he had dispatched his son, who works with him, to Prince's Minnesota home.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 4 (UPI) -- The brain ignores the sound and physical sensation of the heart in order to differentiate between internal sensations and outside stimuli, according to a study.
Shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. rocketed 12% in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the weight management services company reported a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss and raised its full-year profit outlook. For the latest quarter, losses widened to $10.3 million, or 17 cents a share, from $5.4 million, or 10 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. The FactSet per-share loss consensus was 18 cents. Revenue fell 4.7% to $306.9 million, missing the FactSet consensus of... Читать дальше...
– Sanusi in the latest interview reveals all details about his letter to Jonathan on missing $20bn – He says that the letter was leaked by Amaechi – According to him, Jonathan says Sanusi should leave or he would resign as the president Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Muhammad Sanusi in […]
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The technology your kids use in their everyday lives is going to be drastically different than what we use today.
And we can already see hints of that world today through some of the far-out projects that the big internet companies are currently working on.
Here's a look at the often sci-fi projects that will change the world as we know it.
Space travel beginning in 2018, thanks to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. Читать дальше...
A hunky Norwegian naval lieutenant has been dubbed a “modern-day Viking” for conquering Instagram with his muscles, well-groomed beard, and tousled mane.