Daily Archives: July 18, 2020

Can Tesla justify a $300bn valuation? 

Elon Musk’s company is the world’s most valuable carmaker, but it has never made a profitWhen Elon Musk tweeted in May that the share price of Tesla was “too high” at $780 (£622), it caused a brief moment of panicked selling by investors in the electric carmaker. Yet two months later Tesla had overtaken Toyota as the world’s most valuable carmaker in a remar […]

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Coronavirus: Donald Trump vows not to order Americans to wear masks 

His remarks come as infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci urged people to wear face coverings.

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Democratising finance for all? An investment app for amateurs and a student trader’s death 

20-year-old killed himself after mistakenly believing he had lost $730,000 through the Robinhood appOn 12 June, 20-year-old student Alex Kearns killed himself, believing that he had just lost $730,000 (£580,000) through a smartphone app. To compound the tragedy, his despair was entirely needless. Far from having doomed himself to a lifetime of debt, he had, […]

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Big Sean Mourns Ex-Fiancee Naya Rivera After Drowning Death: ‘I’m Still Grieving & In Shock’ 

Big Sean is absolutely heartbroken over the tragic death of his former love Naya Rivera. The two dated in 2013 and were engaged for a number of months before deciding to go their separate ways.

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McCollin on Steel’s passion and Black Lives Matter 

Kalifa McCollin discusses her move to New Zealand, the Black Lives Matter movement, and what the Southern Steel franchise means to her.

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The pitching puzzle: Teams not sure what to expect at start 

Major League Baseball teams aren’t sure what to expect from their pitching staffs when the 60-game season gets underway

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WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, News And Notes From  

WWE Friday Night SmackDown featuring AJ Styles defending the Intercontinental Championship against Matt Riddle.

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India likely to store oil in US; signs MoU for operation, maintenance of strategic petroleum reserves 

As per the MoU signed at the US-India Strategic Energy Partnership meet, the two countries would also work towards exchange of information and best practices.

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Go read The New York Times’ incredible account of how the Twitter attack may have happened 

Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Reporters are starting to piece together the behind-the-scenes events of the unprecedented Twitter attack on Wednesday almost as fast as the official investigators themselves. And the clearest idea of what may have happened two days ago — when roughly 130 accounts were compromised using internal company tools — co […]

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Why John Lewis Kept Telling the Story of Civil Rights, Even Though It Hurt 

Read a previously unpublished excerpt from John Lewis’ 2017 conversation with TIME

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Yanks’ Germán casts doubt on MLB future in Instagram post 

Suspended New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán cast doubt on his baseball future with a curious Instagram post

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John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 

Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the conscience of the Congress.

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Civil rights icon John Lewis dies at 80 

Civil rights icon John Lewis has died at the age of 80 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Hong Kong women’s pursuit of career goals more important than ever amid coronavirus 

As the coronavirus outbreak continues into its sixth month in Hong Kong, upending work and home lives, the pursuit of career goals has become even more challenging for women.But fulfilling work aspirations is also more important than ever because it allows women to widen their network exposure, achieve financial independence and improve their perception of s […]

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Mary Trump says President ‘is not going to get better and he is without question going to get worse’ 

President Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump — a psychologist whose recently published book criticizes the President and his family — asserted Friday that her uncle’s childhood is affecting his ability to govern in a crisis.

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