BART launches array of transit changes as “fiscal cliff” looms
OAKLAND — BART’s quest to avoid a forbidding “fiscal cliff” and boost ridership is poised to lauch next week with a plan to ditch half-hour waits on nights and weekends …
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Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and World Bank Head Will Speak at Times Climate Event
Climate change is an issue that stretches across borders, touching every facet of our lives. Addressing it likewise requires shifts in almost every industry and institution. On Sept. 21, The …
Head of Luxury Goods Maker Kering Buys Majority Stake in Talent Agency CAA
In a deal that shows the ever-growing convergence of fashion and fame, François-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire and chief executive of the luxury goods company Kering, said on Thursday that …
London’s FTSE 100 regains ground as pound slips to three-month low
T he UK’s top stocks moved higher on Thursday while the pound faltered after the Bank of England’s chief hinted that UK interest rates could be nearing their peak. Andrew …
Two tech companies strike deal for purchase of San Jose office site
SAN JOSE — A tech company has bought a San Jose site from another tech firm in a deal that suggests a post-coronavirus malaise still afflicts parts of the Bay …
As Climate Change Stresses Power Grids, Are Blackouts Unavoidable?
A power outage during 2012’s Hurricane Sandy in Manhattan, New York. Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images Of the innumerable climate change-linked extreme weather disasters of summer 2023, perhaps the most …
Biden Says He Will Nominate Michael Whitaker to Lead FAA
The News President Biden announced on Thursday that he planned to nominate Michael G. Whitaker, who served as the No. 2 official at the Federal Aviation Administration during the Obama …
Average easy access savings rate at highest since November 2008
T ypical rates being offered on easy access savings accounts are at their highest in nearly 15 years, according to a financial information website. The average easy access savings rate …
What exodus? California has 4th ‘stickiest’ population in US – The Mercury News
Many of my long-time readers know I have an odd fascination with trying to explain why there’s really no California exodus. My thesis is based on math that shows ex-Californians …
Elon Musk vs. ADL Isn’t Rooted in Reality
The new (Twitter) logo, rebranded as X. Photo illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images There is no doubt that Elon Musk is the visionary of our age, changing the …