Virgin Galactic's stock frenzy is starting to look a little like Tesla's run
A seven-day surge in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has lifted the stock four times above its level in December. Gains are snowballing, options traders are piling in, chatrooms are lighting up. It’s all starting to look similar to another space-age growth stock’s recent run. Though the company is just a fraction of Tesla Inc. in…
Column: Bloomberg's record on Social Security has its advocates alarmed
It has been open season on Michael R. Bloomberg’s record since the billionaire businessman broke from the pack of Democratic Presidential candidates and won a place in Wednesday’s Democratic debate. Here’s a new area of concern: His record on Social Security. Advocates for the program are expressing concern that Bloomberg has failed to utter the…
Griffith Observatory: Take a picnic, take a pal. Just remember, we are all stardust
Some monuments are movie stars. So it is with Griffith Observatory. Great cheekbones. Uncommon presence. Something in the eyes. Indeed, if L.A. has a tickle spot, it would be here on the hill, east of the sun and west of the moon. A playful scion of scandal and great wealth and growing more stately over…
Stocks fall after Apple warns coronavirus will hurt its revenue
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Dow Jones industrial average fell modestly Tuesday as U.S. stocks gave up some of their solid gains from the last two weeks. Banks and technology stocks accounted for most of the decline. The Nasdaq composite eked out a tiny gain, notching another record high. The selling came as…
Missing South Carolina girl was killed by neighbor who then killed himself, police say
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her front yard after school was killed by a neighbor who then killed himself, authorities said Tuesday. Faye Marie Swetlik died of asphyxiation hours after she was abducted, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher told reporters Tuesday, refusing to say if she was strangled or suffocated. Faye’s body…
Devices found in missiles and drones link Iran to attacks, reports say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry and those in the arsenal of Yemen’s Houthi rebels matches components recovered in downed Iranian drones in Afghanistan and Iraq, two reports say. These gyroscopes have only been found inside drones manufactured by Iran, Conflict Armament…
Phillippines officials hold Utah woman accused of trying to smuggle baby
MANILA — A Utah woman charged with human trafficking for allegedly attempting to smuggle a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines inside a sling bag was arrested on an additional count of kidnapping, authorities said. Jennifer Talbot, who was out on bail while facing the human trafficking charge, was presented to reporters in Manila on…
Italy wins senate approval for new budget
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and the Senate's Vice President Ignazio La Russa before a vote of confidence on December 23 | Riccardo Antimiani/EPA Italy wins senate approval for new budget Budget now moves to lower house after EU dispute resolved. By Thibault Larger 12/23/18, 12:22 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:24 AM CET Rome’s upper…
Take a break from spring training in Arizona on these 7 great side trips
The Phoenix area transforms into baseball-fan heaven this month as players begin spring training and prepare for the 2020 Major League Baseball season. The first spring games are next week; visitors can attend more than 200 Cactus League baseball games. For tickets and schedules go to Cactus League. When you need to take a break…
Launch Gallery: Haas F1 Team’s new VF-20
Haas released images of its new car last week but publicly pulled the covers off its 2020 contender in the Barcelona pitlane on Wednesday morning. Here’s a launch gallery devoted to the US outfit’s new VF-20 which will hopefully prove a lot less troublesome than its ill-fated predecessor. 15 You may also like Barcelona pre-season…