Here are five things you must know for Friday, Aug. 6: 1. — Stock Futures Waver Ahead of U.S. Jobs ReportStock futures fluctuated Friday as investors awaited the jobs report for July, the most closely watched economic indicator of any month. Contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 32 points, S&P 500 futures…
UK-based open banking bulk payment startup Comma has raised £4.34 million ($6m) in a Seed round of funding led by Octopus Ventures and Connect Ventures. They were joined by investors Village Global, and the founders of Wagestream, Peter Briffet and Portman Wills. The company says it enables small and micro businesses to bulk pay bills,…
This past decade, Nigeria has seen several companies cater to the development and growth of software engineers and tech talent in general. It’s a space many in the Nigerian ecosystem like to think is budding yet overcrowded. So when Chika Nwobi started Decagon in 2018, the perception was generally “here comes another tech talent accelerator.”…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A “Now Hiring” sign advertising jobs at a hand car wash is seen along a street in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely remained robust in July amid shifts in seasonal employment at schools caused by the pandemic,…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is pictured in Washington, U.S., August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo 2/2 By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate, unable to finalize a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Thursday, will try again on Saturday when it is scheduled to hold a vote…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer (Refiles to correct typo in first paragraph) (Reuters) – Nearly three dozen of the United States’ most influential business groups have asked President Joe Biden’s administration to restart trade talks with…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congressional Budget Office on Thursday issued its long-awaited judgment that a $1 trillion infrastructure bill being debated in the U.S. Senate will be…
Companies developing driver detection technology could get a boost from a provision tucked inside the 2,702-page $1 trillion infrastructure bill that would require automakers to build into new cars technology that can tell if drivers have had a few cold ones. The provision in the bill, which is actually a piece of bipartisan legislation called…
In the world of robotic startups, acquisition is often as good an outcome as any. And when it comes to robotic tractor startups, you could do worse than being acquired by John Deere. The agricultural technology giant announced today that it’s set to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million. The Bay Area-based firm, which…
Cardinal Health (CAH) – Get Report shares dropped on Thursday after the pharmaceutical distribution major issued a weaker-than-expected earnings forecast and Bank of America double-downgraded the stock to underperform. BofA cuts its price target to $56 from $69. The stock recently traded at $51.17, down 13%, leaving it down 9% over the past six months. For…





