January Dany Laferrière: “I am neither black nor white when I write” Versatile author, writer of Haitian origin and academic Dany Laferriere has never denied his identity. He wrote a collection of texts between essays, portraits and literary stories in which he asks questions about racism in the United States with finesse and without Manichaeism. … [Read more…]
The holiday season is a time for family gatherings where discussions focus on a range of topics including memories, current concerns and upcoming projects. During one of these conversations, it is not uncommon to hear: “What if we invested together?” Great project! Unfortunately, such relationships sometimes end in endless arguments and even the breakup of … [Read more…]
After ten years of work, a team of astrophysicists has just listed the planetary systems that are most similar to our solar system. In addition to Earth-like planets, the systems listed in their Kepler giant planet search feature at least one gas giant similar in size to Jupiter; In fact, the latter is thought to … [Read more…]
Image courtesy of Costco Wholesale One of the largest retailers just shared some great news. A special dividend of $15 will be paid to shareholders. This is certainly a welcome turn for Costco wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) investors, which equates to a dividend yield of approximately 2% at the current share price. But what should investors … [Read more…]
In November, NASA broke all distance records in optical communications with the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment and wanted to use its laser transmitter to lay the foundation for a new means of communication for spacecraft. But it was just the beginning. The American agency has once again broken this distance record – and above … [Read more…]
As Portal reported, a Tesla owner received a $14,000 repair bill for a first-day problem with his Model Y. He said the Model Y’s suspension broke when it only had 115 miles on the clock. Portal found that Tesla faced thousands of complaints about suspension and steering problems. Shreyansh Jain, a former Tesla owner, was … [Read more…]
(Bloomberg) — The dollar slipped and U.S. stocks were expected to recover from Wednesday’s decline as attention returned to possible interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and other central banks. Most read by Bloomberg While Europe’s Stoxx 600 index fell, following Wall Street’s weak close, futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose … [Read more…]
The discovery of bricks engraved with the names of Mesopotamian kings dating back several millennia B.C. BC has highlighted the existence of an unusual period of very high magnetic field intensity between the years -1050 and -550. This will also interest you [EN VIDÉO] Geomagnetism or the secrets of earth magnetism The magnetism present everywhere … [Read more…]
(Bloomberg) — This year’s hottest derivatives trade, and perhaps the most controversial, drew attention one last time for 2023 as market watchers called zero-day options the villains behind Wednesday’s plunge in U.S. stocks that hit the Rally ended. Most read by Bloomberg With the S&P 500 index in overbought territory and turnover limited by looming … [Read more…]
This will also interest you [EN VIDÉO] Interview 1/5: Think long-term with sustainable development? What is sustainable development and is this concept applicable? François Moisan, Managing Director… Do you want to consume responsibly but get a little lost between all the labels? For this purpose Bien or Bien was created. Originally it was the merger … [Read more…]