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My impression is that when most people outside the industry hear the word “space” or think about “space investing,” it conjures up connotations of science, exploration, astronauts, and perhaps some Hollywood-style tweaked footage of alternate space shuttles.But the reality is that space has been what the Defense Department calls a “warfighting domain” from the beginning: the first orbital rockets, satellites, and even the Apollo architecture were created by the military and its aerospace contractors. Less than five years old, the U.S. Space Command already has an annual budget larger than NASA’s. This is despite the fact that the latter is…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. One of my favorite lesser known places to travel to is Heidelberg, Germany. Dasha Coffman After traveling to over 50 European cities, it’s fun to visit some lesser known places.Bath, England, is a fantastic place to see Roman ruins and beautiful architecture.I also loved my trip to historic and romantic Bruges, Belgium. I have been to over 50 cities in Europe, including London. ParisI also try to look for smaller cities and towns.With more than 13 million Americans expected to travel to Europe this summer, it may be the…
Erin Griffiths Over the past two years, many unprofitable tech startups have cut costs, sold off or gone out of business, but companies focused on artificial intelligence have continued to thrive. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp Currently, the AI ​​boom, which began in late 2022, is the most powerful counterweight to the general slump in the startup industry. Investors poured $27.1 billion into U.S. AI startups from April through June, accounting for nearly half of all U.S. startup funding during that period, according to startup-tracking PitchBook. U.S. startups raised a total of $56 billion, up 57% from…
Last month, a federal appeals court blocked the Fearless Fund from making grants to black women entrepreneurs, the latest in a series of attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, with worrying implications for all nonprofits, businesses, and individuals in the United States. The Fearless Fund and Fearless Foundation were founded in 2018 to address the disparity in venture capital funding for companies founded by Black women and women of color: in 2022, just 0.1% of venture capital funding went to Black and Latinx female founders, and only 0.036% went to Black women. When the Fearless Foundation launched a…
Stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are trading mixed and the S&P 500 hit its 33rd record high this year. Tyler Ellegard, Portfolio Manager at Gradient Investments, appears on Market Domination to discuss his outlook for the second half of the year.Ellegaard offered cautious optimism, suggesting that “the upswing may continue,” but warned that the second half of the year is likely to be “volatile.” He advised investors to adopt a more diversified portfolio approach and warned against over-reliance on large-cap stocks like Nvidia.Ellegaard cited energy, healthcare and industrials as promising areas for investment. But he clarified that this doesn’t mean writing…
↑ X Now Playing Is Wall Street closed on New Year’s Day? Here are the stock market holidays in 2024 The Nasdaq continues to post record weekly closing highs after a strong first-half gain. The S&P 500 is hovering above the 5,500 level for the first time, while the Dow is modestly consolidating at its 10-week support line. As we head into a new earnings season, the next holiday for the NYSE and Nasdaq is Independence Day on Thursday, July 4th. Stock and bond markets closed early for the holiday on July 3 and remained closed on July 4. Dow…
In 2022, 12.8% of U.S. households were food insecure. Foodsmart, a remote nutrition and food benefit management platform, is looking to solve this problem, announcing last week that Rise Fund has signed a definitive agreement to lead a $200 million investment in the company. The fund was launched in 2016 by global alternative asset manager TPG in partnership with Bono and Jeff Skoll. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, San Francisco-based Foodsmart cares for patients suffering from chronic illnesses and food insecurity. Patients have access to a national network of registered dietitians. They can also plan…
President Biden clearly had a hard time making his case against President Donald Trump in the first presidential debate last week, but one point that was surprisingly not discussed was that a second term for President Trump would put American democracy itself at risk.The topic did come up when a CNN host brought it up, with Jake Tapper questioning whether Biden, given his past comments, was saying that people who vote for Trump “will be voting against American democracy.””The more they learn about what he’s done, the more they agree,” Biden replied. He then offered examples, but like the challenges…
Many Chinese AI companies are relocating to other countries, and Wu Kunsong and Chen Binhui have also relocated their AI startup from Hangzhou, China to Singapore. Singapore offers better investors and customers for Wu and Chen because many geopolitical tensions prevent U.S. companies from expanding into China. The U.S. restricts exports to China, which is why Chinese startups can’t buy chips and cutting-edge technology from U.S. companies. Now that Wu and Chen have moved their startup to Singapore, they will be able to buy chips and other cutting-edge technology from Nvidia Corp. Wu said in an interview that he wants…
Calgary, Alberta, July 3, 2024 /CNW/ – Minister of PrairieCan Dan Vandal announces federal support to help Alberta small businesses capitalize on economic opportunities by commercializing and adopting clean technology and clean energy solutions.Minister Vandal announces major investments to drive cleantech innovation across Alberta (CNW Group/Prairies Economic Development Canada)Accompanying Minister Vandal will be His Excellency Randy Boissonneau, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages. George ChaharMember of Parliament for Calgary-Skyview. Jyoti GondekMayor, City of Calgary; Jason ChernowCitizen Representative for Calgary Elbow Métis District 6 and Chief of Environment and Climate Change, Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation of…