#Real estate giant Compass valued at .2B in NYSE debut

#Real estate giant Compass valued at $8.2B in NYSE debut

“#Real estate giant Compass valued at $8.2B in NYSE debut” Shares of SoftBank-backed Compass jumped 18 percent in their stock market debut on Thursday, giving the real estate brokerage firm a market value of $8.22 billion, after being priced at the lower end of the reduced initial public offering price range. The stock opened at $21.25,…

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#Budget airline Frontier falls in Nasdaq debut

#Budget airline Frontier falls in Nasdaq debut

“#Budget airline Frontier falls in Nasdaq debut” Frontier Airlines’ parent, Frontier Group Holdings, was valued at $4 billion after its shares opened 2 percent below their offer price in the low-cost carrier’s market debut on Thursday. The stock opened at $18.61, compared with the offer price of $19, which was at the lower end of its…

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#Microsoft wins  billion deal to make AR headsets for US Army

#Microsoft wins $22 billion deal to make AR headsets for US Army

“#Microsoft wins $22 billion deal to make AR headsets for US Army” Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday. The technology is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets, which were originally intended for the video game and entertainment industries. Pentagon…

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#NY Assembly opens hotline for Gov. Cuomo impeachment probe

#NY Assembly opens hotline for Gov. Cuomo impeachment probe

“#NY Assembly opens hotline for Gov. Cuomo impeachment probe” The state Assembly’s impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo has opened a confidential hotline for people who want to provide information about the actions or conduct of New York’s embattled chief executive. The Assembly’s Judiciary Committee is probing Cuomo’s decisions regarding nursing homes during the coronavirus,…

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#Border agents bust immigrants hiding in stash houses, trucks

#Border agents bust immigrants hiding in stash houses, trucks

“#Border agents bust immigrants hiding in stash houses, trucks” Border Patrol agents ​in Texas ​disrupted a number of smuggling attempts and detained scores of immigrants​ this week​ ​after discovering stash houses and tractor-trailers smuggling people into the United States. Officers in the Rio Grande Valley district found eight immigrants in a jack-knifed tractor-trailer east of Victoria,…

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#Pfizer says COVID vaccine lasts 6 months, protects against variants

#Pfizer says COVID vaccine lasts 6 months, protects against variants

“#Pfizer says COVID vaccine lasts 6 months, protects against variants” The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and partnering biotechnology company BioNTech has proven “highly effective” against the coronavirus — including variants — for at least six months after full inoculation. The two companies announced on Thursday that the latest phase of testing — which includes…

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#NASA’s Curiosity rover takes Mars selfie

#NASA’s Curiosity rover takes Mars selfie

“#NASA’s Curiosity rover takes Mars selfie” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) released a stunning “selfie” taken by the Curiosity Mars rover on Tuesday.  In a tweet, the Curiosity team explained the image was captured near the impressive rock formation named “Mont Mercou” after a mountain in France’s southern region. “Wish you were here! This selfie was taken in front of ‘Mont Mercou,’ a rock formation…

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