Now that a tentative agreement has been reached to end the Writers Guild’s strike, SAG-AFTRA, of course, is next, with IATSE waiting in the wings. When the Directors Guild reached its own deal for a new contract without a strike back on June 3, the WGA, which had already been on strike since May 2, insisted that it wouldn’t accept […]
Read moreSAG-AFTRA, which has been walking with the writers since day one of the WGA strike, was quick to congratulate the guild Sunday after reaching a tentative agreement on a deal. The union said tonight that it remains on strike and in a statement urged the AMPTP to get back to the table with the actors to “achieve the necessary terms” […]
Read moreMortgage holders are being told there’s “no time to delay” to secure a better deal following the Bank of England’s decision to pause interest rate hikes this month. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) chose to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, which is currently instilling confidence in lenders to keep lowering rates. However, there’s “no guarantee” the Bank won’t […]
Read moreVictoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, issues inflation and interest rate warning Rocketing interest rates have hit mortgage borrowers but those with money in the bank are cashing in. After more than a decade of getting near zero interest they have received up to six percent a year or more from market-leading fixed-rate savings bonds. The BoE’s monetary […]
Read moreA GRAVEYARD of "child vampires" has been unearthed where victims were buried with padlocked feet and knives across their throats. Archaeologists found a child skeleton on a dig at the 17th century cemetery in the Polish village of Pien – just a year after a "vampire woman" was found at the same site. Villagers made sure to bury the child […]
Read moreWhile most of Wall Street focuses on large-cap and mega-cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of shares they can buy. Many of the biggest public companies, especially the technology giants, trade in the hundreds, all the way up to over $1,000 per share or more. At those steep […]
Read moreFraudsters are using AI technology to clone people’s voices and trick people into sending over money. Graham Smith, head of customer success at cybersecurity specialist OryxAlign, told Express.co.uk scammers use the latest technology to clone a person’s voice and lure them in. He said: “AI-based voice scams could range from bots that approximate an accent and can intelligently respond to questions […]
Read moreGita Mehta, whose books transformed Western ideas on India, died today at her home in New Delhi. She was 80. Nicholas Latimer, a vice president and director of publicity at Knopf, where Ms. Mehta’s husband, Sonny Mehta, was president and editor in chief for many years, said the cause was complications of a stroke. Gita Mehta and her husband — […]
Read moreA MAJOR car maker will discontinue ALL petrol and diesel motors by 2030 as it moves to electric vehiclesin a "radical" change for Brits. The extremely popular car giant Fiat has announced they will start to phase out all of their models that run off fuel. In a bid to help save the planet, the Italian brand revealed by the […]
Read moreAsian markets finished Monday’s trading on a mixed note at the outset of a new week marked by monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England. Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia are also due for release early this week. Meanwhile, Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. China’s Shanghai Composite […]
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