Maestro, Bradley Cooper’s second outing behind the camera, is an enormous stylistic departure from his first, the 2018 remake of A Star is Born. However, what they have in common (apart from depicting the love lives of artists) is that they’re both good films that come ever so close to being great. His sophomore effort … Read more
Shoppers pass along the main high street in Whitstable, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. inflation fell sharply in October to 4.6% from 6.7% the previous month, hitting a two-year low. The headline consumer price index was flat on a monthly basis. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the headline CPI … Read more
Play video content Shakira’s stage presence clearly didn’t rub off on Gerard Piqué during their relationship … ’cause the soccer star took a nasty fall off a platform Tuesday night — and the singer’s fans are dubbing it payback. The retired Spanish defender was finishing up an event for his new 7-on-7 organization, Kings League … Read more
Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nvidia and a number of other chipmakers saw shares fall Tuesday morning after the U.S. announced new restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence chips to China. Shares of chip stocks have boomed in the last year due to the increased demand for AI products and … Read more
African startups’ fundraising trends have reverted to what we might call pre-COVID norms. In a nutshell: Startups on the continent raised less money in the third quarter of 2023 than they have since the end of 2020, according to The Big Deal. The continent’s startups are not alone in their fundraising struggles. Canadian startups have … Read more
TOKYO (Reuters) – Support for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fallen to 32.3%, the lowest since it was formed in 2021, Kyodo News said on Sunday, based on its own opinion poll. The figure was down 7.5 points from September’s poll and was worse than the support of 33.1% for the … Read more
A LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE store in Shanghai, China on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of LVMH dropped to their lowest level of the year on Wednesday morning, after the company reported a slowdown in revenue growth that was below expectations. The stock was down 6% at … Read more
Long-duration Treasury yields rose again on Thursday as investors awaited a key jobs report to gauge the path of monetary policy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped 2 basis points to 4.712%. It had risen as high as 4.884% on Wednesday, hitting a 16-year high. The yield on the 30-year Treasury was marginally down … Read more
QUETTTA, Pakistan — The death toll from a bombing in southwestern Pakistan as people celebrated the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday rose to 54 after two critically wounded patients died in hospitals overnight, officials said Saturday. A suspected suicide bomber or bombers blew themselves up Friday among a crowd in the Mastung district. It was one of … Read more
UFC featherweight contender Charles Jourdain showcased his versatility beyond his striking skills by scoring a quick submission victory over Ricardo Ramos at UFC Vegas 79. Jourdain wasted no time in the opening round, engaging in grappling exchanges with Ramos and displaying equal prowess in every sequence. He ultimately secured a guillotine choke, forcing Ramos to … Read more