These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

The list of most-loved Club stocks on Wall Street entering the new year resembles the list of 2023 winners, except for two stocks: Constellation Brands and Disney . The Mexican beer importer and media-and-entertainment giant are among the 11 Club holdings with buy-equivalent ratings from at least 75% of the analysts who cover them, according … Read more

Using electricity, scientists find promising new method of boosting chemical reactions

Using electricity, scientists find promising new method of boosting chemical reactions

Electrocatalysis enables facile organic halide activation. a, Selective reductive activation of organic halides over aldehydes and ketones is limited due to the similar reduction potentials accessed via OSET. b, Inner-sphere reductive activation of organic halides via molecular electrocatalysis or catalytic electrodes drives the reduction potential of organic halides to more positive potentials. c, This work … Read more

Researchers propose ‘RNAkine’ nomenclature for naming extracellular ncRNAs

Researchers propose ‘RNAkine’ nomenclature for naming extracellular ncRNAs

In addition to conventional secreted factors, cells also secrete ncRNA molecules (RNAkines). The molecular types of secreted factors are in bold, and representative examples or subfamilies, such as chemokines, are listed. The figure provides an overview of the diverse types of secreted factors contributing to intercellular signaling. Abbreviations: circRNA, circular RNA; lncRNA, long noncoding RNA; … Read more

From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking

From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking

The above graphic features: a spatial map of vertical land motion on the East Coast (left panel); primary, secondary, and interstate roads on Hampton Roads, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia (top right panel); and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (bottom right panel). The yellow, orange and red areas on these maps denote areas … Read more

Strategies to engineer metal-organic frameworks for efficient photocatalysis

Strategies to engineer metal-organic frameworks for efficient photocatalysis

Strategies on engineering the structure of MOFs for efficient photocatalysis were summarized in this review. Personal opinions on the opportunities and challenging as well as the developing trend of MOF-based photocatalysis were also addressed. Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis The ever-increasing global energy shortage and the worsening of the environment urgently require the substitution of … Read more

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies

Aerial view showing the field below the giant and the “herepath” curving up onto Giant Hill from the bottom right, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England. Photo: Pete Harlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Credit: Speculum (2023). DOI: 10.1086/727992 New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as … Read more

Aunts, aunties and ‘tías’ offer protection to their LGBTQ youth relatives

Aunts, aunties and ‘tías’ offer protection to their LGBTQ youth relatives

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have found that aunts play a crucial role in supporting the well-being of their LGBTQ youth relatives, including preventing them from experiencing homelessness. These findings are published in Socius, an open access journal. The research paper, coauthored by Brandon Andrew Robinson, associate professor and chair of the University of California, … Read more

Apple stock slips more than 2% after Barclays downgrade

Apple stock slips more than 2% after Barclays downgrade

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the annual session of China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China March 26, 2018. Jason Lee | Reuters Apple shares slipped more than 2% in pre-market trading Tuesday, after Barclays downgraded the stock to underweight and slightly trimmed its price target from $161 to … Read more

Tesla reported 485,000 deliveries in Q4, bringing 2023 total to 1.8 million

Tesla reported 485,000 deliveries in Q4, bringing 2023 total to 1.8 million

Tesla just published its fourth-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report for 2023. Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2023: 484,507 Total production Q4 2023: 494,989 Total annual deliveries 2023: 1,808,581 Total annual production 2023: 1,845,985 In 2022, the Elon Musk-led automaker reported annual deliveries of 1.31 million and production of 1.37 million electric vehicles. The new … Read more

New ultra-short period binary discovered

New ultra-short period binary discovered

TMTS light curve and Lomb–Scargle periodogram for J0526. Credit: arXiv (2023). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2312.13612 Using the Tsinghua University–Ma Huateng Telescopes for Survey (TMTS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new binary known as TMTS J052610.43+593445.1. The newfound system is an ultrashort-orbital-period binary consisting of a subdwarf star and a white dwarf companion. The finding … Read more