A computer generated aerial view of Greater Springfield near Brisbane, Australia. Springfield City Group Travel up the sunny shores of Australia’s Gold Coast, 25 kilometers outside of Brisbane, and you’ll find Greater Springfield, a city that’s different by design. You may never have heard of it. Unsurprising; the city is not yet 30 years old.
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Economic forecasts predicting the potential impact of climate change have grossly underestimated the reality and delayed global recovery efforts by decades, according to a leading professor. Mainstream economists “deliberately and completely” ignored scientific data and instead “made up their own numbers” to suit their market models, Steve Keen, a fellow at University College London’s Institute
People crowd outdoor dining at a restaurant as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., April 4, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters Covid cases in the U.S. have dropped to their lowest level since June as the nation prepares for Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer travel season.
In this photo illustration, a message saying “COVID-19 PCR test result has been verified, of Travel Pass app mobile application by IATA (International Air Transport Association) seen displayed on a smartphone screen in front of IATA logo. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Italy, Iceland, Greece and Spain now allow or are opening their
Head Coach Quin Snyder of Team LeBron coaches during the 70th NBA All Star Game as part of 2021 NBA All Star Weekend on March 7, 2021 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Jesse D. Garrabrant | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Luceo Sports, a software company that digitizes and animates sports playbooks,
Sir Richard Branson stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of Virgin Galactic (SPCE) trading in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019. Richard Branson Virgin Galactic IPO NYSE Virgin Galactic took a step closer to completing development of its space tourism system on Saturday, successfully flying its first spaceflight in
Artist drawing of a supersonic jet designed to fly at speeds up to Mach 1.4 or approximately 1,000 miles per hour. Aerion Corporation Aerion Supersonic, the Nevada-based company that planned to build business jets capable of silently flying nearly twice as fast as commercial aircraft, is shutting down, the company confirmed to CNBC on Friday.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer is eager to begin focusing back on the stock market, but the cryptocurrency craze is still capturing Wall Street’s attention. He expects that bitcoin and other speculative coins will continue to be top of mind, and the big declines being witnessed in crypto markets will drag on stocks. This could create buying
Tinder has encouraged users to go on ‘virtual’ dates during the coronavirus pandemic. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Along with asking about your perfect day or favorite vacation spot, popular dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Plenty of Fish will be asking members whether want to share whether they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Passengers wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19 are seen on an escalator at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images When the coronavirus pandemic started to sweep around the world in 2020, a number of governments and health authorities appeared to pin their hopes on “herd
In this article ABX-CA Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow on Thursday dismissed the idea that cryptocurrencies are a better store of value than traditional gold. Bitcoin bulls have argued that the limited supply of the digital coin and its eye-popping growth posits it as a better hedge against inflation than gold. Bristow, appearing on CNBC’s
In this article MCD Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s, speaks during a press conference in New York, November 17, 2016. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters McDonald’s shareholders approved reelecting all of the company’s board members during its annual meeting based on preliminary results. McDonald’s stock was recently trading up more than 1% on Thursday. The fast-food giant was
People walk on their lunch break at the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on May 5, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has ordered Facebook, Twitter and a local publisher to correct what it says is a false statement circulating that implies a new coronavirus variant originated in
In this article LB Shoppers pass in front of a Victoria’s Secret store at a mall in San Diego, California, April 22, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ estimates, driven by momentum across its business and more people
Robert Kramer, CEO, Emergent BioSolutions Scott Mlyn | CNBC The FDA is holding over 100 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses for further testing after the agency found multiple safety violations at the plant — run by Emergent BioSolutions — that was helping make the shots, Emergent CEO Robert Kramer told lawmakers Wednesday. The
People receive their Covid-19 vaccines from medical workers at a vaccination centre set up in the classroom of a government school on May 04, 2021 in New Delhi, India. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images India reported its highest single-day increase in Covid-19 deaths as cases stayed below 300,000 for the third
The Maldives could disappear by the end of the century if the world does not act quickly and cohesively to combat climate change, said the country’s minister of environment, climate change and technology. Speaking to CNBC Tuesday, Aminath Shauna said that if environmental damage continues at its current pace, the country “will not be here”
In this article WMT A customer browses products at a Walmart store in Burbank, California Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation is driving up prices of items from soda to diapers, but Walmart said it is putting more of its merchandise on sale. Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner said on a Tuesday
A patient and paramedics outside ambulances at the Royal London Hospital in London, during England’s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Picture date: Thursday January 21, 2021. Yui Mok – PA Images | PA Images | Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus variant that first emerged in India could become the dominant
In this article GNRC Generac CEO Aaron Jagdfeld told CNBC Monday that the backup power generator company expects to benefit from the adoption of 5G wireless technology. “We think that that’s a space that is going to grow tremendously over the next five years,” he said in an interview with Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.“