The Daily Populous

Saturday March 3rd, 2018 day edition

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With the surge, Netflix’s market cap now stands at over $130 billion, putting it within shouting distance of traditional media giants like Disney ($155 billion) and Comcast ($169 billion).

Netflix closed at $301.05 per share, cresting a symbolic $300-per-share threshold.

The stock is already up 50% since the start of 2018.

The new high-water mark for Netflix comes a day after U.K. satcaster Sky announced a new agreement with Netflix to integrate the subscription VOD offering into its pay-TV service.

Customers with its high-end Sky Q set-top box and service will be able see Netflix titles alongside their regular Sky channels.

Netflix ended 2017 with 117.6 million streaming members worldwide — up 25% year-over-year — including 54.75 million in the U.S. alone.

Here’s an all-time chart of Netflix’s stock (via Google Finance):. »

How close are we to a hamburger grown in a lab?

Authored by cnn.com

"At my own cardiology practice, I used stem cells in a clinical study to repair damaged heart muscle," he said.

To achieve public acceptance, industry leaders agree, in vitro meat must taste the same as, if not better than, conventional meat.

Josh Tetrick, CEO of clean meat manufacturer JUST, emphasizes the importance of taste in the success of these products. »

The world's last male northern white rhino is on death watch

Authored by cnn.com
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Photos: The great white rhino hope In December 2013, the northern white rhino Nabire walks around in her enclosure at a zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic.

Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos: The great white rhino hope In Kenya, where three of the remaining northern white rhinos live, armed guards prevent poaching.

Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos: The great white rhino hope Sudan is one of three northern white rhinos left worldwide. »

Ex-Trump adviser sold $31m in shares days before president announced steel tariffs

Authored by theguardian.com

Carl Icahn sold $31.3m of shares in a company dependent on steel imports days before the commerce department mooted stiff tariffs on imports.

Carl Icahn, a former special adviser to Donald Trump, sold $31.3m of shares in a company heavily dependent on steel imports last week, shortly before Trump’s announcement of new tariffs sent its shares plummeting.

On Thursday Trump said he would press ahead with the commerce department’s plans to levy 25% tariffs on imports of steel and 10% on aluminium. »