Category: Business
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Could Hurricane Harvey relief funding trigger a shutdown showdown?
The Congress is working on the budget to keep the Government running. Hurricate relief is a huge item on the agenda. Does the insurance fund have enough money to adress this natural disaster and help those affectted by the hurricane?
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How Firefighters Are Using Drones As First Responders To Save Lives
Drones are the new tools the fire fighters use to save lives. They are used to fight fires and deliver aid in emergency response.Thermal imaging allows for substantially higher accuracy in fighting fires./ CNBC
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Bloomberg On India’s FX Reserves Approach Record $400 Billion Mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkKl102uOzA FX in India reserves approach 400 Billions. It can create a problem for exports. The banking system is already flushed witn funds. Shouls some of that liquidity be pulled out?/ Bloomberg
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Infiniti’s concept racecar silently screams 1930s
In Quail, CA, Infinity unveils its new concept racecar. It hugely reminds of some vehicles dating back to 1030s. It is an electric car, but the dimensions all conform to the Grand Prix requirements from before WW2./ CNN Money
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92% of bets on McGregor, but money’s on Mayweather .
Unprecedent interest in the fight. Two different fan bases, boxing and UFC. Sixty to 70 million dollars in bets on this event. The bulk of the money is on Mayweather./ CNN Money
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How an Ivy Leaguer’s need for caffeine launched a new Company
A need for caffeine prompted a launch of new comoany utilizing a different ingredient. The local plant from Ecuador provides the ingerdient for the drinks by Runa. Three thousand family farms provide the leaves, and contribute to the rain forrest conservation through the supply chain./ CNN Money
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Hurricane Harvey may drive up gas prices
Hurricane Harvey can distrupt oil operations and hurt oil refineries along the Gulf Coast. This can result in potentially hurting fuel supplies and driving up oil prices. Gasoline futures are trading higher./ Fox Business .
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Elon Musk unveils SpaceX’s new spacesuit
Elon Musk just unveiled SpaceX’s new spacesuit. Though it looks like a stormtrooper, Musk assured it is fully functional. The suit is designed for flying in and out of the Earth’s atmosphere.We’ll wait to see who wears the new spacesuits which are so different from the traditional NASA gear./ CNN Money
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What To Expect From Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 Event Wednesday
Here is wWhat To Expect From Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 Event Wednesday. New features utilizing the S Pen Stylus. Compatibility wit other Samsung products. Potential enhancements to its Bigsby voice assistant. New and improved camera./ CNBC