Will bankers embrace sensors under their desks when they return to work?NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reservation systems for seats. Algorithms that say whether a location is crowded or not. Cameras to show what’s happening in real-time. Trackers that let others know you are there.

Technology that has swept the world for convenience, curiosity, and…[Read more]

Deere raises forecast as profit more than doubles on equipment demand(Reuters) -Deere & Co on Friday raised its full-year earnings forecast after a 169% surge in quarterly profit, as a recovering global economy boosts demand for farm machine and construction equipment.

The world’s largest farm equipment manufacturer, however, expects supply-chain…[Read more]

Tesla raises price of Model Y, Model 3 variants(Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc has increased the price of its Model 3 Long Range and Standard Range Plus and Model Y Long Range by $500, the electric-car maker’s website showed on Friday.

The price of its cheapest Model 3 Standard Range Plus has been increased to $39,990, while the Model 3 L…[Read more]

U.S. stock futures point higher after whipsaw weekLONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were indicating a higher Wall Street on Friday after a volatile week, with recent U.S. data soothing inflation nerves, while the dollar approached three-month lows on reduced bets of early Federal Reserve rate hikes.

U.S. inflation worries have spooked…[Read more]

Inside the race to find a COVID-19 treatment pillLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In early 2020, as a new deadly coronavirus began spreading around the world, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) assembled what it called a “SWAT team” of scientists and chemists to identify a potential treatment to fight COVID-19.

The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, which had begun exp…[Read more]

Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas(Reuters) – On U.S. oil patches stretching along the Rockies and Great Plains, trailers hitched to trucks back up toward well pads to capture natural gas and convert it on the spot into electricity.

The trailers – carrying pipes, generators and computers – are called “mining rigs.” But the…[Read more]

Gather Network Pushes Digital Monetization to the Next LevelGather Network uses a hybrid of Proof of Stake and Proof of Work consensus model that allows publishers to monetize their audience by using their computer’s idle processing power to secure blockchains and power the Gather Cloud service.

Monetizing an audience on the web has t…[Read more]

Heavy rain may bring more floods to Louisiana, Texas; 5 dead(Reuters) – Heavy rain across the eastern Texas and western Louisiana Gulf Coasts may bring more flooding on Friday, the National Weather Service said, with rainfall-related deaths rising to five in Louisiana.

Of the five deaths, four involved people driving into high water, Lousiana…[Read more]

Australian students strike against government funding for gas industrySYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands of Australian students skipped school on Friday and gathered with climate activists to call on the government to stop funding the gas industry, taking aim at Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plans to fund a new gas plant.

During the event dubbed…[Read more]

Oil set for weekly loss on Iran nuclear talksLONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Friday after three days of losses, but were on track for a weekly fall as investors braced for the return of Iranian crude supplies after officials said Iran and world powers made progress a nuclear deal.

Brent crude futures rose 80 cents, or 1.2%, to $65.91 a…[Read more]

SUSE-Aktie: Der neue Star am offenen BörsenhimmelJenseits der IT-Konzerne gilt SUSE unter Fachleuten als erstklassige Marke. Das freie Betriebssystem Linux mit seiner jahrzehntelangen Geschichte gibt es in vielen Varianten. Doch die Enterprise-Distribution der SUSE Group (WKN: SUSE5A) gehört zu den weltweit renommiertesten. Seit wenigen Tagen k…[Read more]

Ethiopia signed a deal to register 5 million school children across 3,500 schools using #blockchain https://t.co/w1O4fljKBz

— Cardano Community (@Cardano) May 20, 2021

#Ethereum is set to go through a major upgrade in the next year.

Find out what it means for #HODLers, #Defi and more:https://t.co/2ZwtZTXuGX

— TheStreet (@TheStreet) May 20, 2021

A chart with laser eyes 👀.#Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/UOc5llazNU

— Root 🥕 (@therationalroot) May 21, 2021

When the #Bitcoin price deflates @TomBrady knows how to stack more sats for less $$. 👍 pic.twitter.com/D2JtzDyNUw

— Bitcoin (@Bitcoin) May 20, 2021

#dogecoin $ 1 is just the beginning. pic.twitter.com/D0EGM8KFgn

— Dogecoin (@Dogecoin137) May 20, 2021

Be mentally prepared for this#Bitcoin 🤣 pic.twitter.com/vQCB7tLYTJ

— Kevin Svenson (@KevinSvenson_) May 21, 2021

Bitcoin's collapse undermines belief in the digital currency as a rival to gold https://t.co/WaDMUdK0Sd

— Bloomberg (@business) May 21, 2021

Bank of England plans to ‘green’ its corporate bond holdingsLONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to make its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of holdings in sterling corporate bonds better aligned with government goals to achieve net zero carbon emissions, starting later this year.

However, the central bank will not…[Read more]

Take Five: Will it pass or will it last?1/TRANSITORY OR NOT

The dollar is on the ropes, having erased its gains for 2020 versus a basket of currencies. The reversal stems from the Federal Reserve’s apparent resolve to keep printing money at the current pace despite signs of an economic and inflation rebound.

Fed officials mostly dismiss higher…[Read more]