UW opens first virtual reality optometry lab in Canada
State-of-the-art $1.5M lab is the first of its kind in Canada A new virtual reality training lab will help optometry students at the University of Waterloo learn how to diagnose problems more quickly and accurately. The $1.5-million state-of-the-art lab is the first of its kind in Canada. The technology simulates a patient’s eye and gives […]
These ex-Apple engineers are building sensors for self-driving cars
Silicon Valley start-up Aeva has been secretive about the technology it’s been building to help self-driving cars understand what’s happening around them. On Monday, the company finally revealed its creation: a system that detects velocity, depth and reflectivity more than 200 meters away, without using a ton of power — in a unit that’s the […]
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
A trade deal with Canada and Mexico lifted stocks, while shares of General Electric and Tesla rose on news about their leaders. Stocks opened higher on news that the U.S., Mexico, and Canada have reached an agreement on trade. Major benchmarks drifted lower during the day but still finished with gains. The Dow Jones Industrial […]
Why New Age Beverages Corp. Spiked Again Today
Shares of the niche drink maker rose again in anticipation of its CBD-based beverage launch. What happened Shares of New Age Beverages Corp. (NASDAQ:NBEV) were soaring again today as excitement over marijuana stocks continues to bubble over. Though there was no specific news out on New Age Beverages, shares rose in tandem with those of […]
What GE’s Surprise CEO Swap Means for Investors
John Flannery is out and Larry Culp is in. Here’s why that may not be the silver bullet for the industrial giant’s underperformance. Well, that was fast. Pulling its own version of an “October surprise,” industrial behemoth General Electric (NYSE:GE) announced on the first of the month that it was immediately replacing CEO John Flannery […]
3 Beaten-Up Stocks That Could Bounce Back in Q4
The market has had a modest move up this year, but not every stock is drifting higher. There are plenty of stocks that haven’t participated in the rally, and dozens that have actually seen their values cut by more than half in 2018. Lumber Liquidators (NYSE:LL), Camping World Holdings (NYSE:CWH), and Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) have taken […]