SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures plunged 10% this week, as the combination of rising COVID cases in China and aggressive tightening by central banks in the U.S. and elsewhere radically shifted market sentiment, erasing all the gains amassed during the past month when OPEC+ announced its surprise 2M bbl/day production cut. Front-month … Read more
After a career “sprint” of 10+ years, actor Chris Hemsworth is ready to slow down. The actor has announced in a new interview with Vanity Fair that he’ll be taking “some time off,” following the revelation while filming his Disney+ original series Limitless that he has a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s. This discovery was just … Read more
Taylor Swift fans’ desire to see the singer live in concert next year was so great that it crashed ticket sales site Ticketmaster during a pre-sale period. Millions of “Swifties,” as the pop artist’s fans are called, flocked to the website to buy tickets to see Swift on her upcoming “Eras” tour, causing the site … Read more
Quezon City Rep. Franz Pumaren, shown here when he was still the coach of the Adamson Falcons in the UAAP in 2018, wants a review of the rules and regulations of all basketball leagues. (FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City 3rd District Rep. Franz Pumaren is pushing to revisit the rules and regulations of … Read more
The Rush City council threatened legal action if the business didn’t paint over its artwork, but after public backlash, the mayor is urging it to reconsider. RUSH CITY, Minn. — A mural promoting diversity in a small town caused a big uproar after the business behind it was threatened with legal action by the city. … Read more
CNN — The calls to quickly fix Jackson, Mississippi’s water system are growing louder, with the US Justice Department and NAACP demanding not just answers from the state and its capital city, but solutions. Days after the NAACP wrote Gov. Tate Reeves directly, the civil rights organization submitted a 25-page complaint to the US Environmental … Read more
Kwasi Kwarteng’s de facto first Budget has prompted a serious split among Conservatives MPs, between rightwingers in favour of a radical agenda and those alarmed that the chancellor has moved too far, too fast. Allies of Liz Truss, the UK prime minister for less than two weeks, say the biggest round of tax cuts since … Read more
Residents carry their children as they evacuate to safer grounds to prepare for the coming of Typhoon Noru at the seaside slum district of Tondo in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Aaron Favila/AP hide caption toggle caption Aaron Favila/AP Residents carry their children as they evacuate to safer grounds to prepare … Read more
Byju’s, India’s most valuable start-up, is coming under intense scrutiny from the government, investors and creditors over repeated failures to publish its accounts, as funding and revenues dry up for the once-booming educational technology sector. The online tutoring company had benefited from stay-at-home Covid restrictions and is valued at $22bn, after raising nearly $6bn from … Read more
Widespread optimism months ago that domestic box office might readily return to pre-Covid levels has given way to a new sense of pragmatism about the movie business. This year’s tally will far surpass last year’s $4.5 billion haul, but it will certainly fall billions short of 2019’s $11.4 billion in receipts, and all bets are … Read more