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NASDAQ

The Dow Jones hits 29,000 for the 1st time in history

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high Friday morning, briefly touching 29,000 for the first time in history. Investors continued to push stocks higher despite a Friday Labor Department jobs report that fell short of economists expectations, …

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

NATO

Pompeo rebuffs Iraqi leader on U.S. troop pullout

The insistence that U.S. troops should remain to fight terrorism is the latest attempt by Washington to push back on the Iraqi Parliament's non-binding vote insisting U.S. troops leave following the U.S. drone strike last week that killed Iranian paramilitary leader Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. A statement earlier…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

NASDAQ

Dow breaks the 29,000 threshold for first time

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared past 29,000 for the first time ever on Friday, hitting a new record as the historic bull market tears higher in the new year.The 30-stock index climbed 48 points higher to breach the psychological thres…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Blockchain

‘Academic’ Torrent Client Hopes to Shake up the Entertainment Industry

The Tribler client has been around for nearly 15 years. During that time it has developed into the only truly decentralized BitTorrent client out there. Even if all torrent sites were shut down today, Tribler users would still be able to find and add new con…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Singapore

In the supertall era, is the sustainable skyscraper a myth?

The Tianjian World Financial Center, according to an upcoming CTBUH study, showcases both “an extraordinarily efficient, high-performing structure and conservative use of resources.” | Courtesy SOM The prolific pace of skyscraper construction comes as archite…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Alexander von Humboldt

Museo De Arte Virreinal (Museum of Viceroyalty Art) in Taxco, Mexico

This beautiful building in Taxco houses a museum filled with viceregal objects. Although the collection is not very large, nor does it represent all the years that the Viceroyalty of New Spain lasted in Mexico (1521-1821), there is at least one piece that mak…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Electric Scooter

These are the 8 coolest gadgets, cars, and concepts we saw at the biggest tech event of the year

The Mercedes-Benz VISION AVTR concept car. REUTERS/Steve Marcus CES 2020, the biggest tech show of the year, wraps up on Friday. This year's show was full of dazzling TVs, futuristic car prototypes, home robots, and a whole lot more.Here are the highlights from the event, including the Sony Vision-S concept car,…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Iran Liberalism

Trump administration hits Iran with fresh sanctions after attack on U.S. forces – The Washington Post

Among those sanctioned were the secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, the deputy chief of staff of the armed forces and the commander of the Basij militia that has been responsible for a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. We are st…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Climate Change

Climate change will displace millions. Here’s how we prepare | Colette Pichon Battle

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bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

Electric Car

Buttigieg pledges $1 trillion in infrastructure spending if elected

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday pledged $1 trillion in infrastructure spending over a decade if elected, saying the Trump administration had failed to rebuild the country’s roads, bridges, schools, and water…

bubmagJanuary 10, 2020

The Dow Jones hits 29,000 for the 1st time in history

Pompeo rebuffs Iraqi leader on U.S. troop pullout

Dow breaks the 29,000 threshold for first time

‘Academic’ Torrent Client Hopes to Shake up the Entertainment Industry

In the supertall era, is the sustainable skyscraper a myth?

Museo De Arte Virreinal (Museum of Viceroyalty Art) in Taxco, Mexico

These are the 8 coolest gadgets, cars, and concepts we saw at the biggest tech event of the year

Trump administration hits Iran with fresh sanctions after attack on U.S. forces – The Washington Post

Climate change will displace millions. Here’s how we prepare | Colette Pichon Battle

Buttigieg pledges $1 trillion in infrastructure spending if elected

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