Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), the electric vehicle maker co-founded by Elon Musk, plans to use only raw materials sourced in North America for its proposed $5 billion U.S. battery factory. The Silicon Valley company won’t look overseas for the graphite, cobalt and other materials needed for its so-called Gigafactory, said Liz Jarvis-Shean, a spokeswoman.
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North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire on Monday off their disputed western maritime border, Seoul scrambled jets and residents of a South Korean island fled to bomb shelters in the most dramatic escalation of tensions since 2010. One North Korean shell landed in South Korean waters, although none hit South Korean land, unlike in 2010 when a barrage killed two soldiers and two civilians. BACKSLASH BACKSLASH One North Korean shell landed in South Korean waters, although none hit South Korean land, unlike in 2010 when a barrage killed two soldiers and two civilians.
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Work-life balance is a popular topic of discussion in professional circles today, especially among working mothers. These days, many mothers continue to work while raising children and creating their own companies. According to a 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, both husband and wife are employed in 59 percent of families of married couples with children.
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The U.S. stock market is a rigged game where high-frequency traders with advanced computers make tens of billions of dollars by jumping in front of investors, according to author Michael Lewis, who spent the past year researching the topic for his new book “Flash Boys.” While speed traders’ strategies, developed over the past decade with help from exchanges, are legal, “it’s just nuts” that they’re allowed, Lewis said during an interview televised yesterday on CBS Corp.’s “60 Minutes.” The tactics are too complicated for individual investors to understand, he said.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced electronic referencing to quicken process of opening bank accounts.
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The energy industry's search for new sources of power will come to nothing if its delivery systems are vulnerable to attack and disruption. Cyberattacks are eclipsing terrorism as the primary threat facing the United States. In fact, penetrations of North America's electric grid are growing, both in number and complexity. The cost and impact of such an event could be profound because of the connectivity between information systems and essential services, such as food, water, health and communication.
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MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Voronezh Aircraft Plant will supply Cuba with Antonov An-148 regional jets, officials in the region where the factory is based said Friday. "Today's decision on An-148 supplies to Cuba opens a new market for us," Alexei Gordeyev, the acting Governor of Voronezh Region said after a meeting with senior Cuban officials, including scientific advisor Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart and the country's ambassador to Russia, Emilio Lozada García.
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Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N960 billion between January and March this year. The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, market capitalisation dropped by 7.3 per cent to close at N12.27 trillion last Thursday from N13.23 trillion opening at the beginning of trading on 2nd of January, 2014.
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Net profit for 2013 was 21bn yuan ($3.38bn; £2bn), compared with 15.6bn yuan the year before. Huawei said the growth was due to strong demand from China, as the country expands its 4G mobile network technology.
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That investment, a mix of shares and bonds, will give Alibaba a 10% stake that could grow to 25%. In a filing, Intime said Alibaba's investment would help "harness the latest internet technologies" to create a better shopping experience.
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