Namex Home

Latest

Conor McGregor holds all the UFC cards after comeback win

NAMEX 17 mins ago

After three years without a victory, Conor McGregor needed only 40 seconds to reclaim his place at the center of the mixed martial arts world. McGregor’s dynamic stoppage of Donald Cerrone inUFC 246 on Saturday night put the Irish superstar... Read More

Liverpool fans already celebrating title after United win

NAMEX 17 mins ago

After providing the assist, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson wasn’t going to miss out on joining the celebrations. Even if it...

Tim Scott on Dems’ impeachment focus: ‘They’re pretty concerned’ because Americans ‘now solidly behind’ Trump

NAMEX 17 mins ago

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., appeared on “Fox & Friends Weekend” one day after House impeachment...

_____________

Tech

Facebook apologizes to China’s Xi Jinping for vulgar mistranslation of his name

NAMEX 13 hours ago

Facebook blamed a technical glitch Saturday after the site mistranslated Burmese-to-English posts about Chinese President Xi Jinping during his... Read More

AO Air’s face mask uses fans for cleaner breathing

NAMEX 19 hours ago

A US start-up has developed a face mask that uses powered fans to clean and cool the air breathed... Read More

Navy ramps up radar attack technology across fleet

NAMEX 2 days ago

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group... Read More

Navy builds aircraft carrier drone headquarters

NAMEX 2 days ago

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford)... Read More

Markets

UPDATE 2-Southern Libyan oil fields face closure as pipeline blockaded

NAMEX 2 hours ago

CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya’s largest oil field and a second major field in the southwest began shutting down on... Read More

Mexican official eyes stronger ties with China after U.S. trade deal

NAMEX 2 hours ago

FILE PHOTO: Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister for North America Jesus Seade gestures as he speaks during a meeting at... Read More

JPMorgan to buy Paris building to bring euro teams from London

NAMEX 2 hours ago

PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) said it plans to buy a building in central... Read More

RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-With market at record highs, eyes on reports from chipmakers

NAMEX 6 hours ago

(Repeats column originally published on Jan 17, no changes) By Caroline Valetkevitch and Noel Randewich NEW YORK, Jan 17... Read More

Latest

CEO says Bank of America aims to ‘double’ its U.S. consumer market share: FT

NAMEX 51 mins ago

FILE PHOTO: Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Brian Moynihan, the chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), has... Read More

EU industry chief dismisses fears strict security rules could delay 5G

NAMEX 4 hours ago

PARIS/MUNICH (Reuters) – European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton dismissed claims that relying on European companies to build a...

Tesla moves a step closer to opening first European factory with German property deal

NAMEX 4 hours ago

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrators holds pro-Tesla poster during an action to support plans by U.S. electric vehicle pioneer Tesla...

Lifestyle

Female Icelandic ‘Joker’ composer Guonadottir makes film awards history

NAMEX 2 hours ago

BERLIN (Reuters) – Golden Globe-winning Icelandic musician Hildur Guonadottir, 37, usually lives a quiet life in Berlin, but is... Read More

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s ‘Megxit’ deal to last for a year: report

NAMEX 3 hours ago

It looks as though the recent changes to the royal family may not last forever. A source told People... Read More

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry expected to still receive funds from Prince Charles: report

NAMEX 3 hours ago

Following their announcement of their plans to become “financially independent,” Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expected to still... Read More

Frank Skinner: ‘I’m all for a bit of moral menace’

NAMEX 21 hours ago

“The edge of inappropriate is the spiritual home of the best stand-up comedy,” proclaims Frank Skinner in the programme... Read More

Health

Deaths related to binge-drinking on the rise, new studies show

NAMEX 8 hours ago

Next time you toast to your health, you might want to make it a water. American drinkers are boozing... Read More

Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in Obamacare contraception fight

NAMEX 17 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking... Read More

Factbox: New coronavirus outbreak in Chinese city of Wuhan

NAMEX 17 hours ago

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) say a new strain of coronavirus is behind... Read More

China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported

NAMEX 17 hours ago

BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 17 more cases of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus strain on Sunday, stoking... Read More

Search the News

More News

Business
News
Markets

Founder of South Korean retail giant Lotte dies

Lotte Group Founder Shin Kyuk-ho arrives for a trial at a court in Seoul, South Korea, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho, who started manufacturing chewing gum in 1948 in Japan and built the business into South Korea’s No.5 conglomerate with inter [...]

China will increase imports from U.S. according to ‘market principles’: official

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump sign “phase one” of the U.S.-China trade agreement during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque BEIJING (Reuters) – China will negotiate with American compan [...]

With market at record highs, eyes on reports from chipmakers

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reports from Netflix, Intel and Texas Instruments next week may hint at what is to come in the December quarterly earnings season, with some investors wary of possible danger signs that could knock Wall Street after its latest surge to record highs. The S&P 500 has gotten of [...]

All about the footwork: Watch Conor McGregor hit the dancefloor as he lets loose after comeback win at UFC 246

Conor McGregor said he had endured a spartan training camp ahead of his comeback at UFC 246 on Saturday night, but the Irishman kicked back in style after getting the job done against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. McGregor returned to the octagon for the first time in 15 months, and wasted little time in [...]

Putin & Erdogan set stage for Libya peace talks at Berlin meeting

The Libyan peace talks in Berlin are yet to begin, but Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan have voiced their positions on the conflict, Erdogan speaking against Haftar and Putin calling for dialogue. As the two presidents met ahead of the Sunday conference, Erdogan was direct i [...]

Fire at Czech asylum for mentally ill kills 8 patients

PRAGUE — A fire swept through a Czech asylum for the mentally ill on Sunday, killing eight male patients, officials said. Prokop Volenik, spokesman for the regional rescue service, said the fire in the northwestern town of Vejprty broke out early Sunday before 5 a.m. The town is on the border with G [...]

Jordan parliament passes draft law to ban gas imports from Israel

* Widespread popular opposition to multibillion gas deal * Controversy over gas deal reflects strained ties with Israel By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Jordan’s parliament on Sunday approved a draft law to ban imports of Israeli gas to the country just days after they started under [...]

MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi index slips, weighed down by banks and Aramco

* 9 of 11 Saudi banks slip * Aramco closes down to 34.4 riyals * Almarai drops on profit fall * Top lender supports Egypt By Maqsood Alam Jan 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian stocks closed lower on Sunday, pulled down by losses at banking and energy firms, while the indexes in Qatar and Dubai […] [...]

UPDATE 2-Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader’s name

YANGON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologizing for any offense caused. Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands wi [...]

Energy
Money
Tech

Transocean Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Release Date

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today that it will report earnings for the fourth quarter of 2019, on Monday, February 17, 2020. The company will conduct a teleconference to discuss the results starting at 9 a.m. EST, 3 p.m. CET, on Tu [...]

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Announces Key Dates and Timeline for Rights Offering

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ: IEA) (“IEA” or the “Company”), a leading infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, today provided an informational update to stockholders regarding its pr [...]

Petroteq Announces Closing of Financing

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Jan. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) ‎‎(TSXV:PQE; ‎OTC:PQEFF; FSE:PQCF), a fully integrated clean technology company with proprietary technology‎ for soil remediation and oil ‎extraction, announces that it has issued to an arm’s le [...]

Nearly half of all British workers face money-related stress before payday

Nearly half of all British workers face money-related stress before payday Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release 46% of Britons suffer money-related stress in the week leading up to payday Credit cards, overdrafts and payday loans common fallbacks O [...]

RiskIQ expands leadership team with appointment of Christophe Culine as CRO to fuel next stage of growth

RiskIQ expands leadership team with appointment of Christophe Culine as CRO to fuel next stage of growth Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release January 14, 2020 — RiskIQ, the world leader in attack surface management, today announced the appointment [...]

Peak Achieves AWS Retail Competency Status

Peak Achieves AWS Retail Competency Status Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release MANCHESTER – 13 January 2020 – Peak, a pioneer of the AI System, announced today at the US National Retail Federation conference that it has achieved Amazon Web Service [...]

Facebook apologizes to China’s Xi Jinping for vulgar mistranslation of his name

Facebook blamed a technical glitch Saturday after the site mistranslated Burmese-to-English posts about Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Myanmar. Xi’s name appeared in the English translation as “Mr. S—hole,” according to Agence France-Presse. “We fixed the technical issue that cause [...]

AO Air’s face mask uses fans for cleaner breathing

A US start-up has developed a face mask that uses powered fans to clean and cool the air breathed by the wearer. This not only allows the owner to control how powerful the effect should be, but also means the product does not need a tight seal against their face. But the Atmos is set […] [...]

Navy ramps up radar attack technology across fleet

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group conduct joint operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations – file photo. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Catie Coyle) Descending from high altitudes at [...]

Health
Environment

Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal in Obamacare contraception fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up an appeal by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to enforce new federal rules allowing employers to obtain religious exemptions from an Obamacare requirement that health insurance that they provide to employees pays for wome [...]

Factbox: New coronavirus outbreak in Chinese city of Wuhan

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) say a new strain of coronavirus is behind the outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan, which has erupted just ahead of the Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest festival. Health officials say the strain does n [...]

China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported

BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 17 more cases of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus strain on Sunday, stoking worries of it spreading as the country gears up to celebrate Chinese lunar new year when hundreds of millions of people travel. FILE PHOTO: International travelers arrive at John F. Ke [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]