Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Wynn Resorts expands board of directors, adds 3 women

Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts expanded its board of directors Wednesday to 11 members, with the appointment of three women. The appointments bring the number of women on the board to four, and Chairman D. Boone Wayson said the company intends to add new directors in coming months. The changes come months after shareholders filed lawsuits […]

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NASA's TESS Satellite Launches to Seek Out New Alien Worlds

NASA’s TESS Satellite Launches to Seek Out New Alien Worlds  Space.com Liftoff! TESS, NASA’s new planet-hunting space telescope, is now in space  Los Angeles Times SpaceX rocket launched from Florida carrying NASA planet-hunting telescope  Reuters About TESS  NASA/JPL...

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Athora to buy Generali Belgium for EUR540m

Bermuda-based insurance company Athora has agreed to acquire the Belgium-based subsidiary of Assicurazioni Generali (Generali Group) for €540m. Source: Insurance Business

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‘That’s how she’s wired’: Pilot lauded for handling crisis

BOERNE, Texas — The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet’s damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls. Tammie Jo Shults, […]

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Kinder Morgan CEO says recent events confirm Trans Mountain may be ‘untenable’

CALGARY — The CEO of Kinder Morgan says events in recent days have reinforced his concerns about the viability of the Trans Mountain expansion project. “It’s become clear this particular investment may be untenable for a private party to undertake. The events of the last 10 days have confirmed those views,” Steve Kean said on […]

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NAFTA decision time: Freeland to US as countries face big choice on form of deal

WASHINGTON — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is heading to Washington at a critical juncture in the NAFTA talks as the countries consider what a deal might include if there is to be one this spring. Several sources close to the talks say major decisions have yet to be made regarding not only the content of […]

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CP Rail reports lower profits as Teamsters, IBEW serve 72-hour strike notice

CALGARY — Severe winter weather that left grain farmers complaining about poor rail service is being blamed for disappointing first-quarter earnings at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. as it deals with the potential for further disruption amid a possible strike this weekend. The company, which was handed 72-hour strike notices Wednesday by two unions representing about […]