Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Sprint will leave ‘no stone unturned’ to cut $2.5 billion in costs

Sprint will leave ‘no stone unturned’ to cut $2.5 billion in costs

  (Reuters) – Wireless carrier Sprintsaid on Sunday it aims to slash fiscal 2016 expenses by as much as $2.5 billion, through layoffs and a… Read More ›

FRIDAY’S JOBS REPORT IS SUDDENLY A BIG DEAL: Here’s your preview of this week’s big market-moving events

FRIDAY’S JOBS REPORT IS SUDDENLY A BIG DEAL: Here’s your preview of this week’s big market-moving events

  It’s the first full week of a new month, which means we’ll get new reports on the state of manufacturing and labor in the… Read More ›

DISTRESSED INVESTOR: ‘We’re getting closer’

DISTRESSED INVESTOR: ‘We’re getting closer’

  There’s a growing sense on Wall Street that markets are close to the top. That’s bad news for some investors, but for a certain breed… Read More ›

New York – Prosecutor: Clothing Bin Operator Fined For Donation Scheme

New York – Prosecutor: Clothing Bin Operator Fined For Donation Scheme

  New York – A company operating more than 1,100 clothing drop-off bins in New York has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle claims that… Read More ›

Gaza City – Gaza Family Is First To Return To Rebuilt Home After War

Gaza City – Gaza Family Is First To Return To Rebuilt Home After War

  Gaza City – The al-Zazas have much to celebrate these days, after returning a few weeks ago to their neighborhood in the Gaza Strip… Read More ›

New York – Survey: Gov. Cuomo’s $15 Wage Would Cost Schools Millions

New York – Survey: Gov. Cuomo’s $15 Wage Would Cost Schools Millions

  New York – A survey of New York school districts has found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15… Read More ›

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

The official’s comments came as New Zealand met with National Security Council head Yossi Cohen to discuss the country’s draft UN resolution calling on the… Read More ›

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

Proposal includes settlement freeze, would require Palestinians to drop ICC bid; Israeli envoy condemns ‘destructive’ efforts   UNITED NATIONS — A proposed UN resolution aimed… Read More ›

Here’s why the US is selling almost 10% of its oil

Here’s why the US is selling almost 10% of its oil

  The U.S. Congress is moving on abudget deal to avert a standoff over raising the debt ceiling, at least until 2017. The emerging budget… Read More ›

Hampton Creek’s response to the FDA: Mayo is different than mayonnaise

Hampton Creek’s response to the FDA: Mayo is different than mayonnaise

  In August, the US Food and Drug Administration told eggless-mayo startup Hampton Creek that it needs to drop all claims of making mayonnaise. The startup has… Read More ›

Google is merging its Chrome OS into Android

Google is merging its Chrome OS into Android

  Google will fold its Chrome operating system used in personal computers into the Android mobile OS, according to The Wall Street Journal. Beginning in… Read More ›

Israel hopes to coordinate Temple Mount camera installation ‘as soon as possible’

Israel hopes to coordinate Temple Mount camera installation ‘as soon as possible’

Ban: I hope security steps can demonstrate restraint, respect for sanctity of area, Wakf yet to decide on camera proposal   Israel is interested in… Read More ›

Washington is on the verge of a massive budget deal — here’s what it would tackle

Washington is on the verge of a massive budget deal — here’s what it would tackle

  The contours of an emerging budget deal would provide Congress with a way out of most of the coming landmines ahead of the 2016… Read More ›

We’ve never seen anything like this $5.2 billion energy deal

We’ve never seen anything like this $5.2 billion energy deal

  I wrote this summer about record amounts of investment capital being raised for natural resources. And this week we got some big news about where… Read More ›

The first politician has come out and said she’s not done with Valeant

The first politician has come out and said she’s not done with Valeant

  US Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) is not done with Valeant Pharmaceuticals. The company has been under pressure the past few weeks, first facing questions… Read More ›

Newark, NJ – AP-GfK Poll: Trump Is Hard Sell For Hispanics

Newark, NJ – AP-GfK Poll: Trump Is Hard Sell For Hispanics

  Newark, NJ – Republican front-runner Donald Trump is widely unpopular among the nation’s Hispanics, a new AP-GfK poll finds, challenging the billionaire’s oft-repeated assertion… Read More ›

New York – Gun Recovery In River Offers Window Into NYPD Scuba Unit

New York – Gun Recovery In River Offers Window Into NYPD Scuba Unit

  New York – For five days, police scuba divers, working in pairs, combed 67,000 square feet of riverbed while on their stomachs in search… Read More ›

Chicago, IL – U.S. Police Chiefs Call For Background Checks For All Gun Purchases

Chicago, IL – U.S. Police Chiefs Call For Background Checks For All Gun Purchases

  Chicago, IL –  Police chiefs from across the United States called on Monday for universal background checks for firearms purchases, saying opinion polls consistently… Read More ›

Expert to Post: ISIS may lose territory but will be hard fight

Expert to Post: ISIS may lose territory but will be hard fight

“While it may lose territory in Iraq it will be hard fought and will be far more difficult to displace from major urban centers such… Read More ›

In one week, 1,000 companies have signed up for Amazon’s Oracle-killer service

In one week, 1,000 companies have signed up for Amazon’s Oracle-killer service

  A week ago, Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy stood onstage at the company’s annual tech conference and promised “freedom” to frustrated Oracle users.… Read More ›