Premium documentaries, co-productions and the changing streamer landscape are set to dominate next week’s Mipcom Cannes as thousands of buyers descend on the Croisette after three years off, according to a wealth of senior sales bosses. In the lead-up to one of the most highly-anticipated markets for years, Deadline has spoken with Fremantle’s Jens Richter, … Read more
US stocks snapped their recent losing streak on Wednesday, while government bond prices rose despite fresh warnings about large interest rate rises. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index jumped 2.1 cent for its first daily rise of the month, and the broader S&P 500 index rose 1.8 per cent. In bond markets, the yield on the … Read more
U.S. stocks traded higher Wednesday as investors awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard, among other senior Fed officials, along with the release of the latest Fed-compiled Beige Book. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.76% rose 272 points, or 0.9%, to 31,418. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.88% added 38 … Read more
London +0.26%. Germany +0.19%. Germany August construction PMI 42.6 vs 43.7 prior. Germany July industrial orders -1.1% vs -0.5% m/m expected (prior -0.4%). France +0.01%. The pan-European Stoxx 600 added 0.3% in early trade, with retail stocks jumping to lead gains as most sectors nudged into positive territory. UK data – BRC August Like-for-like retail … Read more
The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said the physical integrity of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine had been violated several times and he was worried by the situation there. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi was speaking after spending several hours at the plant on Thursday, braving gunfire he said had come “uncomfortably close”. … Read more
When His Dark Materials writer Jack Thorne stepped up to the Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart podium last year in an audience-less room, he wanted to address an issue that had felt hopelessly ignored in the mainstream through past decades. The prolific British scribe’s proclamation that UK TV had “utterly and totally” failed disabled people drew headlines across … Read more
Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran’s southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost trade ties. Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran’s southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost trade ties. Union Minister of … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. fell for a third straight day as investors assessed the impact of Jack Ma reportedly ceding control of his fintech arm, and as worries over its earnings dragged. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares were down as much as 5.5% in Hong Kong on Friday, among the biggest decliners on … Read more
U.S. stocks rose sharply Tuesday as investors evaluated another round of company earnings. The benchmark S&P 500 index gained 2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 510 points, or roughly 1.7% as of 12:25 p.m. ET. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.3%. Housing data from the Commerce Department out Tuesday showed new U.S. home-building … Read more