A recent study published on MSN.com showed that Missouri is the worst state to live in. Crime rates and educational attainment were among the reasons. However, the list does not end there. A recent study by US News put Missouri as the 30th best state to live in. However, its scores on some measures were much worse. This was topped […]

President Joe Biden has released the following statement on the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein: “Senator Dianne Feinstein was a pioneering American. A true trailblazer. And for Jill and me, a cherished friend. “In San Francisco, she showed enormous poise and courage in the wake of tragedy, and became a powerful voice for American values. Serving in the Senate together […]

Stake sales by promoters and private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) investors this year are already exceeding twice those of last year. So far this calendar year, the selling stands at over Rs 87,400 crore, 2.2 times the Rs 39,700 crore worth of shares sold by promoters and PE/VCs in 2022. This year’s tally has received a boost from stake sales by […]

European stocks fell on Friday and were set for a weekly drop on fears of elevated global interest rates. U.K. markets were seeing modest gains, and the British pound extended a multi-week decline, a day after the Bank of England held rates steady for the first time since November 2021. Eurozone government bond yields slipped after a survey showed that […]

Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday as fears persisted about the Fed staying hawkish and the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy. While a strengthening dollar and rising Treasury yields spurred risk aversion, Chinese and Hong Kong markets advanced after reports about measures by China to promote the development of its private economy. China’s Shanghai Composite Index rallied […]

Will Swenson will play his final performance as Neil Diamond in Broadway‘s A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Sunday, Oct. 29, producers announced today. A replacement for the starring role will be announced at a future date. “It’s been the thrill of a lifetime to get to stand in Neil’s shoes,” Swenson said in a statement. “It’s been […]

Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve warned that interest rates would stay higher for longer to combat stubborn inflation. The Fed’s hawkish tone on inflation and interest rates indicated that the U.S. central bank might not cut interest rates next year by as much as was earlier thought. Higher U.S. Treasury yields contributed to the dollar’s […]

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has taken a step toward what could be a major economic package to boost local film, TV and digital production. The motion by Supervisors Katheryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath directs the County Department of Economic Opportunity in consultation with FilmLA “to identify an economic development firm to study various strategies that could incentivize […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has alleged that alongside its ongoing nuclear threat, Russia is also weaponizing essentials like global food and energy markets, which impacts not only Ukraine, but all countries. Addressing the UN General Assembly, he said that since the start of the war, Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov seas were blocked by Russia and its ports […]

EXCLUSIVE: “This strike was way too long, because the companies took so long to get serious,” WGA West President Meredith Stiehm declared tonight of the nearly 150 days the Writers Guild was out on the picket lines before a tentative agreement was reached on September 24. “I feel sad and pained that it took this long because when we got […]