The Green Optimistic (blog) GE's new EcoROTR, the 'UFO' Dome, Boosts Wind Turbine PerformanceThe Green Optimistic (blog)General Electric (GE) adds a new dome-shaped object called EcoROTR, which looks like a UFO, to a standard wind turbine and improves its performance by 3 percent. The addition helps the turbine to capture wind energy that is lost […]
General Electric (GE) adds a new dome-shaped object called EcoROTR, which looks like a UFO, to a standard wind turbine and improves its performance by 3 percent. The addition helps the turbine to capture wind energy …
U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in May and wages picked up, signs of strong momentum in the economy that bolster prospects for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September. While the unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent from a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent in April, that was because more people, including new […]
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s biggest e-commerce company that held its initial public offering last year, bought $56.2 million of stock in U.S. online retailer Zulily Inc. this week, according to a regulatory filing. The purchases brought Alibaba’s holdings of Seattle-based Zulily to 11.5 million shares, or a 9.3 percent stake, according to regulatory filings […]
NEW YORK — Generic drugmaker Mylan is again boosting its offer to buy over-the-counter medicines maker Perrigo, after its two previous offers were rejected. Mylan says it will pay $232.23 for each share of Perrigo in a mix of cash and stock. That …
Apple’s iPhone sales in China soared, increasing its revenue in the country 71 percent to $16.8 billion, although that was helped by gift-buying for Chinese New Year. Chief Executive Tim Cook said that China’s expanding middle class is fueling iPhone sales there, which is the bulk of the company’s sales.
However, as Californian researchers recently found, long-distance running also boosts memory. It also increases a man’s attractiveness to the opposite sex.
Sales of a Burberry poncho carrying a personal monogram and costing more than £1,000 loved by celebrities have helped boost profits at the luxury brand by more than 10 per cent over winter.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors is going after mainstream luxury car buyers by adding all-wheel-drive and more range and power to the base version of its only model. But the added features at the low end …
The attorney general's office said it tested herbal supplements sold by those stores in New York and that only 21% of the samples contained DNA from the plants listed on the product's labels. GNC products that were tested had contaminants including …
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