Polestar released this teaser image on June 16, 2021 of its upcoming Polestar 3 EV SUV, which will be produced by Volvo at a plant in South Carolina. Polestar Swedish carmaker Volvo plans to produce a new premium SUV for its electric Polestar brand at a plant in Charleston, South […]
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Stock futures are mixed as investors await Federal Reserve update
U.S. stock index futures were mixed during early morning trading Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s update. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 67 points lower. S&P 500 futures were largely flat, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded mildly higher. Stocks pulled back from record levels during […]
Sony to reinstate Cyberpunk 2077 game on its PlayStation Store
A sign for the video game Cyberpunk 2077 displayed at the E3 2019 trade show in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Cyberpunk 2077 is returning to the PlayStation Store next week. The beleaguered sci-fi video game will be reinstated on Sony’s digital […]
Biden and Putin set for high-stakes diplomacy at Geneva summit
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with journalist of NBC News Keir Simmons in Moscow on June 11, 2021, during an exclusive interview ahead of a meeting with US President. Maxim Blinov | AFP | Getty Images One of the most highly-anticipated political events of the year is about to […]
Air travel in Asia won’t return to pre-Covid levels ‘anytime soon,’ says Singapore minister
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said “open and free” air travel in Asia remains unlikely in the near term as parts of the region battle with an increase in Covid-19 infections. “I am somewhat less sanguine about the prospects for air travel,” Wong told Martin Soong as part […]
China’s new Covid hotspot reports zero new cases for the first time since latest outbreak
A citizen reacts to a throat swab sampling during a mass covid test in Guangzhou in south China’s Guangdong province Monday, May 31, 2021. Barcroft Media | Barcroft Media | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported zero new locally transmitted coronavirus cases for […]
China to send the first astronauts to its self-developed space station on Thursday
China’s Long March 5B Y2 rocket carrying the core module of China’s space station, Tianhe, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on April 29, 2021 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — China will send the first astronauts […]
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor says bitcoin is not the only cryptocurrency that can thrive
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor told CNBC on Tuesday he sees a bright future for a range of cryptocurrencies, not just bitcoin. Saylor, one of the most vocal bitcoin proponents, has over the past year raised the profile of his enterprise software company by investing heavily in the world’s largest cryptocurrency […]
Family of Fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Seeks US House Commission on Jan. 6
A US Capitol Police Officer holds a program as people pay their respects at the remains of US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick as he lays in honor in the Rotunda of the US Capitol building on February 3, 2021, in Washington, DC. Demetrius Freeman | AFP | Getty Images […]
Fallen film producer Harvey Weinstein ordered extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex assault charges
Harvey Weinstein walks away from the court room with his lawyer Benjamin Brafman at the New York State Supreme Court on October 11, 2018 in New York City. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Harvey Weinstein, the once-renowned film producer convicted of rape last year, on Tuesday was ordered to be […]