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Stocks to watch: Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust, Coliwoo
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Dec 19): Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust…
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Sony to Acquire Control of Peanuts in $457 Million Deal
Sony is spending more than a few peanuts to get majority ownership of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts franchise. Sony Pictures…
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BNY deepens AI, digital asset embrace as it enters next phase: CEO Robin Vince tells BT
The New York-based bank has invested heavily in AI and culture transformation and is ready for its next phase of change, says Vince in an…
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Nike reports sales beat overshadowed by Converse, China slumps
NIKE posted better-than-expected sales in the latest quarter, showing progress in its turnaround efforts, but weakness persisted in China…
Culture
‘Labubu’ Movie Enlists ‘Wonka’ and ‘Paddington’ Director Paul King
Labubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen. Sony Pictures has tapped Paul King, the…
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TikTok says it signed agreements to create new US joint venture
TIKTOK chief executive officer Chew Shou Zi told employees that the social media app’s parent company, ByteDance, signed binding…
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TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal Set to Close in January With Investors Including Oracle, Silver Lake
TikTok is nearly to the finish line in the video app’s long trek to becoming legal in the U.S. ByteDance and TikTok have signed “binding…
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US Energy Department taps Big Tech for AI-powered research push
THE US Department of Energy said on Thursday it has signed agreements with 24 organisations, including tech giants such as Microsoft,…
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US Fed’s Goolsbee welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom
FEDERAL Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday fresh inflation data is “good” and if it can be sustained it…
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Instacart to pay US$60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived shoppers
INSTACART has agreed to pay US$60 million in refunds to settle the US Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that the online grocery…
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FedEx CEO’s sweeping network overhaul is starting to bear fruit
FedEx offered investors a sign that chief executive officer Raj Subramaniam’s turnaround plan may be worth the wait. The shipping…
Culture
Oscar Predictions: Animated Feature — Is There Room for ‘Demon Slayer’ and Can ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Defy BAFTA-Oscar History?
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the…
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Fox News Finally Fact-Checks Trump’s Bizarre Claim About Drug Prices
“You know we won this thing by 400,000 or 500,000 votes,” Trump told Ralston, making up numbers out of thin air. “Just like we did Alabama…
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European shares gain after US inflation data, ECB rate decision aids investor optimism
EUROPEAN shares made broad-based gains on Thursday, with lower-than-expected US inflation strengthening hopes for Federal Reserve interest…
Culture
LISTEN: Why YouTube’s Deal for Oscar TV Rights is Neal Mohan’s Master Stroke; Connor Storrie on Landing His Big Break in ‘Heated Rivalry’
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Clayton Davis and Michael Schneider unpack Hollywood’s latest big surprise – the…
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Trump, 79, Falls Asleep After Signing Marijuana Executive Order
While signing a bill to reclassify the status of marijuana Thursday, Donald Trump struggled to stay awake in the Oval Office. The…
Culture
Incline Studios Launches With Film Slate Including Newsroom Thriller, Vampire Heist Satire
Incline Studios, a new independent production company led by Benjamin J. Murray and Michael Christensen, has launched and is unveiling its…
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Trump Is Bombing Boats Because Stephen Miller Wanted to Bomb Mexico
“You know we won this thing by 400,000 or 500,000 votes,” Trump told Ralston, making up numbers out of thin air. “Just like we did Alabama…
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Erika Kirk and Bari Weiss’s Weird Pro-Israel Religious Revival
So, since you probably missed it, here’s what the town hall was: a religious revival disguised as a news event. It was also a holy mission…
Business
Why Disney’s Sora Deal Marks a Turning Point in the AI Wars
OpenAI released Sora 2 in October, unleashing a flood of copyright violations onto the internet. But instead of suing the company, or even…
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New Epstein Photos Reveal He Wrote Lines From Lolita on Girls’ Bodies
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released new photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Thursday, and in some of them, handwritten…
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Kennedy Center to Be Renamed “Trump-Kennedy Center” Amid MAGA Takeover
The Kennedy Center will soon be called the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” in yet another egotistical move from the president that could be a…
Culture
Neon Buys Gen Z Road Thriller ‘It Ends’ Following SXSW Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
Neon, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has acquired worldwide rights to “It Ends.” The thriller follows a group of…
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Snake Oil Salesman Says Trans Kids Are Result of “Junk Science”
The Trump administration is stripping funding for gender-affirming care. The new rule, announced by the Department of Health and Human…