World News Daily: January 2019

Thursday, 31 January 2019

FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump-Xi meeting next month? Officials on both sides in talks

Trump-Xi meeting next month? Officials on both sides in talks

The meeting would take place just before the U.S.-China trade deadline

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Uu0YoL

New top story on Hacker News: A “gold standard” study finds deleting Facebook is great for your mental health

A “gold standard” study finds deleting Facebook is great for your mental health
18 by smashcash | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Facebook Referred to Kids as Young as Five as “Whales” for Its Monetized Games

Facebook Referred to Kids as Young as Five as “Whales” for Its Monetized Games
21 by throwaway2048 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Simulating blobs of fluid

Simulating blobs of fluid
6 by peeke | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Table Saw Kickback on Camera

Table Saw Kickback on Camera
3 by MagicPropmaker | 0 comments on Hacker News.

FOX BIZ NEWS: How PopSockets took over smartphones

How PopSockets took over smartphones

PopSockets CEO David Barnett on how he got the idea for the smartphone accessory and the company's Poptivism program to help boost charitable giving.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2DMSFPv

New top story on Hacker News: Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia?

Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia?
4 by MiriamWeiner | 0 comments on Hacker News.

FOX BIZ NEWS: Hillary Clinton will lose if she runs in 2020: Kennedy

Hillary Clinton will lose if she runs in 2020: Kennedy

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leaves the door open for another presidential run in 2020.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2WpY0DA

FOX BIZ NEWS: Socialism leads to corruption: Trish Regan

Socialism leads to corruption: Trish Regan

FOX Business' Trish Regan says socialism cannot take root in America.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2D6uAll

FOX BIZ NEWS: Facebook, Google face competition from new streaming sites in 2020 ad blitz

Facebook, Google face competition from new streaming sites in 2020 ad blitz

Spending on the 2020 elections is expected to surpass the $6.5 billion spent in 2016.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2FZBOLN

New top story on Hacker News: Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes

Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes
6 by dhh2106 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A proposed API for full-memory encryption

A proposed API for full-memory encryption
4 by l2dy | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A.I. Could Worsen Health Disparities

A.I. Could Worsen Health Disparities
3 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

FOX BIZ NEWS: Data collection helping Tesla speed away from competition in autonomous transportation?

Data collection helping Tesla speed away from competition in autonomous transportation?

ARK Invest analyst Tasha Keeney on the outlook for Tesla, Amazon and Facebook.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2DLBIoE

FOX BIZ NEWS: UPS tops expectations in holiday quarter

UPS tops expectations in holiday quarter

UPS results comes just a month after rival FedEx Corp slashed its forecast for fiscal 2019 ending May, citing a global trade slowdown.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2BbqDeE

FOX BIZ NEWS: Raytheon's quarterly revenue rises 8.5% on higher weapon demand

Raytheon's quarterly revenue rises 8.5% on higher weapon demand

The U.S. weapons maker forecast 2019 profit in the range of $11.40 to $11.60 per share.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2S1cE5y

FOX BIZ NEWS: General Electric reports small profit in fourth quarter

General Electric reports small profit in fourth quarter

Revenue rose 5 percent to $33.28 billion, topping the Wall Street estimate of $32.6 billion.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2sTO0oK

FOX BIZ NEWS: DowDuPont sales miss on currency effects, materials science

DowDuPont sales miss on currency effects, materials science

Net sales for the quarter were $20.1 billion, unchanged from a year ago.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2MJ7Egm

FOX BIZ NEWS: Facebook posts record profit

Facebook posts record profit

Facebook reported 4Q EPS of $2.38, up from $1.44 a year earlier.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2S4wDRe

FOX BIZ NEWS: Tesla confirms big bond payment doable amid mixed earnings

Tesla confirms big bond payment doable amid mixed earnings

The automaker said Model 3 production should reach 7,000 vehicles per week by the end of the year.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2TlNsDF

FOX BIZ NEWS: Venezuela, 'Maduro Mafia's' top oil customers

Venezuela, 'Maduro Mafia's' top oil customers

Trump advisers cautioned financiers against dealing in Venezuelan commodities.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CRciEl

FOX BIZ NEWS: Dow surges on Fed rate decision, strong earnings

Dow surges on Fed rate decision, strong earnings

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to its highest level this year after the Fed announcement.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2WvjLlt

FOX BIZ NEWS: Tesla says it will be able to pay its next bond payment, but will it have enough cash to fund its growth?

Tesla says it will be able to pay its next bond payment, but will it have enough cash to fund its growth?

USA Today business reporter Nathan Bomey on Tesla's fourth-quarter results and outlook.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2FWwLvm

New top story on Hacker News: Bookwheel, the 16th Century Forerunner to the EBook Reader

Bookwheel, the 16th Century Forerunner to the EBook Reader
3 by Clepsydra | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Germany, France, Britain to Launch Mechanism for Trade with Iran

Germany, France, Britain to Launch Mechanism for Trade with Iran
11 by betahiker | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Racket v7.2

Racket v7.2
30 by ethelward | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Germs and ancient migrations help explain our world of haves and have nots

Germs and ancient migrations help explain our world of haves and have nots
7 by anastalaz | 0 comments on Hacker News.

FOX BIZ NEWS: Daughters of American imprisoned in Venezuela plea for their father’s release

Daughters of American imprisoned in Venezuela plea for their father’s release

The daughters of one of the American citizens imprisoned in Venezuela say it’s time for him to come home.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2MFMVtD

FOX BIZ NEWS: Howard Schultz disputes Trump's economic wins

Howard Schultz disputes Trump's economic wins

The former Starbucks CEO is not a fan of President Trump.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GbuP1t

FOX BIZ NEWS: Romney ‘grandstanding’ another example of Washington dysfunction: Chris Christie

Romney ‘grandstanding’ another example of Washington dysfunction: Chris Christie

Romney is living in the past, said Christie.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HGvpXz

New top story on Hacker News: How I lost my data trying to back it up

How I lost my data trying to back it up
4 by h4myio | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A KGB Agent Stole a Sidewinder Missile and Shipped It by Mail to Moscow (2017)

A KGB Agent Stole a Sidewinder Missile and Shipped It by Mail to Moscow (2017)
7 by rishabhd | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A Coder Who Became a Crime Boss

A Coder Who Became a Crime Boss
4 by Elof | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy
3 by gekkostate | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to prepare a Design Thinking workshop for 80 people

How to prepare a Design Thinking workshop for 80 people
4 by ggeorgovassilis | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Flexport Engineering Expands to Chicago

Flexport Engineering Expands to Chicago
1 by thedogeye | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google is discontinuing their free weather API

Google is discontinuing their free weather API
34 by Sephr | 4 comments on Hacker News.

The Super Bowl That Trump’s America Deserves

By FRANK BRUNI from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2RpZjij
via IFTTT

FOX BIZ NEWS: Biggest job search mistakes people make, according to this top recruiting firm

Biggest job search mistakes people make, according to this top recruiting firm

The boss at the world’s largest recruiting firm recommends a positive approach to landing a dream position.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GdKXPZ

FOX BIZ NEWS: Keeping an accidental Venmo could become a crime in New Jersey

Keeping an accidental Venmo could become a crime in New Jersey

A new bill, introduced on Jan. 15, establishes that the failure to return an accidental person-to-person electronic transfer is theft.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GbVxHg

FOX BIZ NEWS: Shrinking down payments, millennial demand transforming real estate: Expert

Shrinking down payments, millennial demand transforming real estate: Expert

Some down payments are now as low as 3 percent.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2FYXEPy

FOX BIZ NEWS: Robots at work: List of companies already using them

Robots at work: List of companies already using them

Your next coworker could be a machine.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2UoyPzm

FOX BIZ NEWS: More than 2,000 flights canceled as 'deadly' polar vortex hits the US

More than 2,000 flights canceled as 'deadly' polar vortex hits the US

The harsh winter has already killed at least five people.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HI2KBd

FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump Organization adopts E-Verify to check worker immigrant status

Trump Organization adopts E-Verify to check worker immigrant status

The move follows the dismissal of about a dozen undocumented workers earlier this month who had worked on the president’s golf properties.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Rp9qnq

FOX BIZ NEWS: Happiest employees: LinkedIn, Uber. Unhappiest: Snapchat: Tech survey says

Happiest employees: LinkedIn, Uber. Unhappiest: Snapchat: Tech survey says

A new survey of tech employees asked them to rate their overall happiest.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HET0rj

FOX BIZ NEWS: Polar vortex forces USPS to suspend delivery in these areas

Polar vortex forces USPS to suspend delivery in these areas

Temperatures, including wind chill, reached negative 52 degrees in Chicago just before sunrise on Wednesday.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Se2Kgp

FOX BIZ NEWS: Chick-fil-A fans get frozen out of free food opportunity

Chick-fil-A fans get frozen out of free food opportunity

The extreme cold will keep chicken lovers indoors.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HGn1r3

FOX BIZ NEWS: Tyson Foods recalling 18 tons of chicken nuggets over rubber contamination

Tyson Foods recalling 18 tons of chicken nuggets over rubber contamination

Some customers said they found rubber pieces inside their nuggets.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS https://fxn.ws/2t4ljWl

New top story on Hacker News: A New Theory Proposes That Humans Tamed Themselves

A New Theory Proposes That Humans Tamed Themselves
6 by hacknrk | 1 comments on Hacker News.

FOX BIZ NEWS: Facebook posts record profits despite privacy concerns

Facebook posts record profits despite privacy concerns

Fox News Headlines 24/7 Brett Larson discuss Facebook’s fourth-quarter earnings and the privacy concerns surrounding the social media giant.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2GcdeXc

FOX BIZ NEWS: Facebook shares rise after beating Q4 expectations

Facebook shares rise after beating Q4 expectations

FBN’s Connell McShane on Facebook’s fourth-quarter earnings.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2GbVpaE

FOX BIZ NEWS: Corporate earnings are slowing down: Charlie Gasparino

Corporate earnings are slowing down: Charlie Gasparino

FBN’s Charlie Gasparino discusses how investors are reacting to the Fed’s decision to leave rates unchanged and Tesla’s upcoming earnings call.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2TjAje5

FOX BIZ NEWS: Tesla beats on revenue, stock rises

Tesla beats on revenue, stock rises

FBN’s Susan Li reports on Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2RVchcZ

FOX BIZ NEWS: Artificial intelligence’s impact on the global economy

Artificial intelligence’s impact on the global economy

Mercer President Julio Portalatin and Philip Morris International CEO André Calantzopoulos discuss the changing global economy and the impact artificial intelligence is having on the workforce.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2FYkpmG

FOX BIZ NEWS: Artificial intelligence will be part of the college curriculum: MIT President Rafael Reif

Artificial intelligence will be part of the college curriculum: MIT President Rafael Reif

MIT President Rafael Reif talks to Gerry Baker of “Wall Street at Large” about how major universities are preparing students for how advances in artificial intelligence will impact the workforce of the future.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2G9BXve

FOX BIZ NEWS: Apple is no longer just a hardware company, they're all about services: Susan Li

Apple is no longer just a hardware company, they're all about services: Susan Li

United Capital CEO Joe Duran on the outlook for the tech sector and the broader markets.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2HFzR8P

FOX BIZ NEWS: Apple is a big influence on the market and perceptions of where the market is going: Dow Jones Newswires Chief Editor

Apple is a big influence on the market and perceptions of where the market is going: Dow Jones Newswires Chief Editor

Dow Jones Newswires Chief Editor Glenn Hall, tech analyst Eric Schiffer and Fox News contributor Jonas Max Ferris on the state of the tech sector and the broader markets.

via FOX BUSINESS NEWS http://bit.ly/2DK0UvS