Tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Hamas as the militant group threatened to execute hostages if the Israeli military strikes civilian homes in the Gaza Strip without warning. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/Zuma Press #Israel #Hamas #WSJ
WSJ Correspondent Dion Nissenbaum reports from the southern Israeli city of Sderot as a number of rockets fired from Gaza land nearby. Israeli tanks and troops are surging towards the south, as 100,000 Israeli reservists mass in preparation for a broad offensive against Hamas. Photo: Dion Nissenbaum #Israel #Gaza #WSJ
UAW union members have been striking at plants owned by GM, Ford and Stellantis over job security and pay as automakers push forward in developing EV’s, which could require fewer workers and cost more in raw materials. WSJ’s George Downs takes a look at what America’s EV ambitions mean for the future of auto workers…
Nestled under the Alps and the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Base Tunnel is poised to be the longest underground railway connection in the world. The $11 billion megaproject, which has been floated around for centuries, is both a wild engineering feat and a critical project in the EU’s effort to connect itself, known as the…
More than 1,100 people have died after the Hamas militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel over the weekend. Iranian officials helped Hamas plan the attack, giving a green-light to the assault at a meeting in Beirut on Monday, according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images #israel #palestine #wsj
Israel has carried out dozens of retaliatory strikes on targets in Gaza, after an unprecedented Hamas attack left around 300 Israelis dead and 1,864 wounded. At least 256 Palestinians have been killed so far and more than 1,788 injured in Israeli counterstrikes on Gaza. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Image #israel #palestine #wsj
HelloFresh, Home Chef, Blue Apron and other prominent meal kit companies are struggling to retain customers. In 2022, about 90% of customers at the five major meal delivery services canceled their subscriptions by the end of the year. WSJ examines how these food delivery companies, big and small, are competing to find and keep customers…
Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and mortars. It’s blocked thousands of missiles since 2011, including those launched by Hamas during this past weekend’s attack. Here’s how it works. Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images #wsj #israel #irondome
Hamas militants breached Israeli checkpoint locations along the border with Gaza, neutralizing Israeli forces, and allowing Hamas to spread into nearby towns. With hundreds killed, the attack is the largest and deadliest in years, prompting an Israeli declaration of war. WSJ breaks down how the coordinated attack on Israel, by land, air and sea, unfolded….
Chinese made drones have dominated the market for quad copters for over a decade. They’re used by university researchers, firefighters, and police around the world. But growing geopolitical concerns, and the use of drones as weapons of war in Ukraine, and by Hamas during attacks on Israel, have made some critics concerned about U.S. dependence…
Hybrid work has meant fewer riders on New York City’s subway and a drop in fare revenue for the system’s operator the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/EOWeZ7ZFU0c
Pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, is now Europe’s most valuable company, worth more than its home country, Denmark’s total economy. That wasn’t always the case, and only recently, through its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, is it witnessing unprecedented financial success. For a century, the company predominantly focused on insulin and treating those…
Drivers headed to downtown Manhattan will face a new toll beginning in spring 2024. The final fee, which is still up for debate, is expected to be between $9 and $23 dollars per day for passenger vehicles. Commercial vehicles will be charged upon each entry and exit to the zone. Regional planners believe the toll…
Solar-powered electric yachts have hit the superyacht market. Austrian-based Silent Yachts and Polish-based Sunreef Yachts are two companies working on developing this technology. Allied Market Research predicts the solar boat industry will grow 14 percent by 2031 to $2.4 billion. CNBC headed to the Cannes Yachting Festival to get an inside look at the companies…
Major American cities such as New York and San Francisco face serious problems — mass migration, empty offices and declining tax revenues. These trends have had a direct impact on cities, which rely on tax revenues for funding, a significant portion from commercial real estate. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh has defined this cycle of spillover effects…
Global prices of olive oil surged to $8,900 per ton in September, driven by “extremely dry weather” in the Mediterranean, according to the USDA.
Tornadoes are a billion-dollar problem in the United States. From 2018-2023, there have been 17 billion-dollar climate disasters involving tornadoes. As places outside of the traditional Tornado Alley see an increase in tornado frequency, the costs of disasters are expected to grow. But engineers know how to build stronger structures that can withstand high winds….
The U.S. has amassed over $1.7 trillion in outstanding student debt. Billions of dollars worth of student loans are packaged and sold as assets known as SLABS to some of the biggest investors in America. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/QqXcZ10BztE
Former billionaire, Sam Bankman-Fried, saw a meteoric rise as crypto’s golden boy and an even more spectacular fall from grace as his $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, collapsed in a matter of days. FTX customers and investors around the world watched in shock as a single tweet ignited a series of events that ended with…
In its short 14 year history, GlobalFoundries has risen to the world’s third largest chip foundry. Although it’s not manufacturing chips at the bleeding edge, or seeing tremendous gains from the generative AI boom like Nivida has, GlobalFoundries is quietly helping power nearly every connected device. Its chips are inside every high-end smartphone, cars, smart…
Blake Resnick is the founder and CEO of BRINC Drones, a Seattle based company that’s trying to change how law enforcement and first responders use drones. As these flying devices become more common over the U.S., questions on data, privacy, and use will continue to evolve while businesses try to leap into this emerging market….
Elon Musk and Tesla could emerge as winners from the UAW strikes against Detroit automakers Ford, GM, and Stellantis. Thousands of union workers are striking at the plants of the Detroit Three – as the three legacy automakers are called. The intensity and nature of the strikes are unlike any other in American automotive history….
Food service on domestic airlines has drastically changed in recent years. Nearly 3 million passengers fly every day in the U.S. Post pandemic, airlines have seen an increase in passengers buying up to premium seats – putting pressure on airlines to offer better food options and more of them. American Airlines just built this 214,000…
The Squadron in New York City is a place where companies and other organizations can send employees to learn from flying a top of the line F-35 fighter jet simulator. More here: https://cnb.cx/3sz0HqZ
Pixel 8 Pro is my new daily driver, but not just because of the hardware…