A sign photographed from outside the annual San Diego Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center on Sunday July 15, 2012 in San Diego, California. stevezmina1 The coronavirus pandemic has paralyzed the live events business, especially the lucrative comic convention industry. In order to raise much-needed funds, San Diego Comic-Con postponed its show to…

An empty parking lot is located outside a closed JC Penney Co. store in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Just months after serving as JC Penney’s interim CEO, Stanley Shashoua said he saw signs of growth in the business. “JC Penney is a great American…

WeWork CEO SanWep Mathrani told CNBC on Friday that the office sharing company expects a strong recovery in demand as Covid vaccines help fight the pandemic. “There will be a big shift in the return to work and we are a flex provider. So we are exactly the person who would see it first because…

Texas had a rough winter in 2021. In mid-February, when temperatures dropped in the single digits, demand for electricity hit a record high across Texas. The supply was running low, causing the state’s utility operator to introduce rolling blackouts. At the height of the crisis, more than 4.5 million customers lost electricity. The unusual winter…

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo # 34 heads to the basket against Bam Adebayo # 13 of Miami Heat in the second half at the American Airlines Arena on March 2, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Michael Reaves | Getty Images A city trying to rename itself as the center of the crypto world could soon have…

Satellite imagery offers a unique perspective of the stalled ship Ever Given as the crews work to free the mega container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for four days. Maxar Technologies’ WorldView-2 satellite captured high-resolution images on Friday morning and viewed the dredging work to free the ship up close. Ever Given,…

President Joe Biden speaks on fighting climate change before signing executive measures while White House Climate Commissioner John Kerry and Vice President Kamala Harris listen in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, USA on January 27, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters President Joe Biden said Friday that Vladimir Putin from Russia…

A still image from Warner Bros. “Godzilla vs. Kong.” Source: Warner Bros. “Godzilla vs. Kong” is on its way to a monster opening weekend at the Chinese box office. This is welcome news for an industry ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. According to initial estimates, the film, in which two of the cinema’s most famous…

A dredger tries to free the stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in the world, after it ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on March 26, 2021. Suez Canal Authority | Reuters According to MarineTraffic and ClipperData, companies are trying to divert shipping ships to avoid congestion on the Suez…

SpaceX’s crew Dragon Endeavor was docked with the International Space Station on July 1, 2020. NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration brought astronauts aboard the International Space Station for two decades last year. However, as the floating research laboratory ages, the space agency is turning to private companies to build and deploy new free-flying…