The consortium’s plans for the final piece of the development jigsaw on Smith Street include a mixed use precinct ranging in height from 15 to 22 storeys that will cost about $500 million to construct. We’re not just building the buildings, we’re extending the suburb. Sam Beck, Beck Property Group “We have just completed a […]
Booker scores 34, Suns roll to 132-100 win over Blazers
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker‘s 17-footer to beat the halftime buzzer brought the 3,000 fans to their feet. His 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in the third quarter earned an even bigger roar from the socially distanced crowd. Because of shots like those, no heroics were needed in the fourth. Booker took a seat on […]
Airbnb’s first earnings since IPO could be a bellwether for the travel industry in 2021
Airbnb Inc.’s business was decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, but quickly rebounded to the point that it had one of the biggest initial public offerings of 2020. Now, it’s time to find out what is expected for 2021. Airbnb ABNB, -6.85% will report financial results for the first time since going public Thursday afternoon, wrapping […]
Coronavirus variant hunter discusses work
Sharon Peacock, Author provided The UK is a world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Of all the coronavirus genomes that have been sequenced in the world, nearly half have been sequenced by COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (Cog-UK). The consortium began life on March 4 when Sharon Peacock, a professor of public […]
Latitude shake-up could signal another IPO attempt
Varde Partners, Deutsche Bank and US private equity giant KKR created Latitude in 2015 after they bought GE Capital Finance – the company behind consumer finance services like Harvey Norman’s interest free offers and credit cards – for $8.2 billion including debt. Varde and Deutsche Bank declined to comment when asked by the Sydney Morning […]
U.S. Treasury yields steady before Powell testimony
U.S. Treasury yields were holding their ground on early Tuesday’s trade before congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, where he may remark on the precipitous bond-market selloff over the past few weeks. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.356% was steady at 1.369%, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, […]
How safe is your baby food? Company reports show arsenic, lead and other heavy metals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby foods at levels well above what the federal government considers safe for children, a new congressional report warns. Members of Congress asked seven major baby food makers to hand over test results and other internal documents after a […]
In the Herald: February 24, 1955
American singer Johnnie Ray will arrive in Sydney on Monday week.
Home prices see largest jump since 2014 — worsening the affordability challenges for many buyers
The numbers: Home prices rose at the fastest pace in seven years, according to the leading barometer released Tuesday. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price index posted a 10.1% year-over-year gain in December, up from 9.2% the previous month. On a monthly basis, the index increased 0.8% between November and December. It was the first time that home […]
How to really fix COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If you’ve tried to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, you know how frustrating the process can be. People are spending hours obsessively refreshing websites, hoping an appointment will open up somewhere. They scan Facebook groups for tips and insider information. One writer compared it to Soviet-style queues for cabbage. The competition […]