Yahoo News |
This ridiculous bus could change public transportation forever
Yahoo News So. Remember when images of this hypothetical “straddling bus” — built to literally act as a moving bridge on highways — first hit the internet? The group consensus was one very long “Hmm,” both due to the enormity and cumbersome nature of the design. Is China's traffic-jam-busting 'elevated bus' just a pipe dream?South China Morning Post Here's Why That Traffic-Straddling Bus Is Not All It's Cracked Up To BeDaily Caller China's 'straddling bus' trial catches PM's eyeTimes of India WIRED –The Straits Times –Chicago Tribune –TechnoBuffalo all 96 news articles » |
Columbia Daily Herald |
Jobs report shows strong growth
Columbia Daily Herald WASHINGTON — The second straight month of surprisingly strong job growth shows the labor market has regained its health after a springtime stumble, and economists welcomed the news after recent signs of weakness in the broader U.S. economy. Private- … Jobs Data You Can't Afford to IgnoreValueWalk Other View: The sobering lesson of strong U.S. jobs reportTwin Falls Times-News 5 Things to Know About the Economy This Week: 8/5/2016U.S. News & World Report Business Insider –New York Times –Bloomberg –Wall Street Journal (blog) all 308 news articles » |
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Washington Post |
Thai Economy Feels Sting From Political Uncertainty
New York Times BANGKOK — Thailand's stagnating economy is unlikely to get much of a boost from a referendum Sunday on a new constitution proposed by the military government, which took power in a 2014 coup. A "yes" vote could, however, tamp down some of the … Disappointing numbers add to uncertaintyThe Nation |
Business Insider |
Wall Street Week Ahead: Again at highs, stocks to take cues from consumer
Business Insider NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. stock market that rose again to record highs on Friday on the back of a robust employment report will take its cues next week from a facet of the economy that also has shown signs of strength: the consumer. Quarterly … S&P 500 Weekly Update: New Highs,Time To Focus On Growth And EnergySeeking Alpha Investors could see U.S. profit slide continue into third quarterYahoo News S&P 500 May See Declines For 2016ValueWalk Nasdaq –TradingFloor.com –Market Realist all 12 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
Nasdaq and S&P 500 Climb to Records
Wall Street Journal Stocks rallied Friday, pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index and the broader S&P 500 to records, as renewed confidence in the U.S. economy and continued help from central banks around the world have sent investors back into riskier assets. S&P 500 Shakes Off Doldrums to End Week at Record on Jobs ReportBloomberg Payrolls power Wall Street to record highReuters S&P 500, Nasdaq rally to record high close on robust jobs dataMarketWatch CNBC –TheStreet.com –USA TODAY –Detroit Free Press all 143 news articles » |
Chicago Tribune |
Giant bus that straddles roads to go over cars takes off in China
Chicago Tribune Every urban commuter laments the twice-a-day headache of traffic congestion and the often disappointing alternatives that mass transit offers. A Chinese company has officially rolled out one potential solution: the TEB-1, or Transit Elevated Bus. The … Will China's 'elevated bus' really work?CNNMoney China Tests Elevated Bus That Glides Over Traffic (PHOTOS) | The Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel Chinese company tests giant bus that drives over cars Times Herald-Record GOOD Magazine –WIRED –CRIENGLISH.com –Popular Mechanics all 60 news articles » |
Reuters |
Strong US employment report brightens economic outlook
Reuters WASHINGTON U.S. employment rose more than expected for the second month in a row in July and wages picked up, bolstering expectations of faster economic growth, and raising the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase this year. Nonfarm … Robust Jobs Report Spurs Fed WatchWall Street Journal 5 Things to Know About the Economy This Week: 8/5/2016U.S. News & World Report As Job Growth Goes, So Goes the Election?New York Times (blog) Politico –New York Post –Houston Chronicle –Bloomberg all 227 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
Bristol Myers: Opdivo Failed to Meet Endpoint in Key Lung-Cancer Study
Wall Street Journal A cancer drug's surprise failure in a clinical trial wiped $20 billion off Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY -15.99 % 's market value Friday, and raised questions about one of the industry's hottest research areas: drugs that harness the body's immune … Bristol-Myers Squibb's Bad News Buoys MerckBarron’s Bristol-Myers Squibb's lucrative Opdivo fails lung cancer trailNew York Post Cancer bet bites Bristol-Myers investorsThe Mercury News Reuters –CNBC –The Boston Globe –Bloomberg all 165 news articles » |
Washington Post |
Donald Trump's new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message
Washington Post Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday announced a new team of ultra-rich financiers and businessmen as his core economic advisers, a move that brings high-profile names to his inner circle but also may step on his populist claims to … Bartiromo: An early look at Trump's economic planUSA TODAY Trump's Economic Team: Bankers and Billionaires (and All Men)New York Times Meet Donald Trump's Economic AdvisorsTIME NPR –Bloomberg –Huffington Post –Wall Street Journal all 61 news articles » |