October 17, 2017 By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – YouTube virtual reality video series “The Confessional” debuted on Tuesday, featuring comedians Trevor Noah, Judd Apatow and Howie Mandel, as parent company Google races Facebook Inc to attract viewers to the new medium. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc , has boosted […]
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Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film finally has a title
The young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film finally has a title: “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” Continue Reading Below Director Ron Howard announced the title Tuesday in a Twitter video celebrating production wrap on the anthology film starring Alden Ehrenreich as the grumpy space smuggler originated by Harrison Ford. […]
Administration does not brand China currency manipulator
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Tuesday once again declined to label China a currency manipulator, even though Donald Trump repeatedly pledged during last year’s presidential campaign that he would do so as soon as he took office. Continue Reading Below Instead, the administration, in a report it must issue […]
Sharapova out, Gavrilova through to second round of Kremlin Cup
Tennis – Kremlin Cup – Women’s singles – Round 1 – Moscow, Russia – October 17, 2017 – Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia shakes hands after winning her match against Maria Sharapova of Russia. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva October 17, 2017 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova was swept away in the first round […]
Q&A: Jewel learned her life lessons from nature, books and pain
FILE PHOTO: Singer and songwriter Jewel speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Brian/File Photo October 17, 2017 By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jewel’s rise in the music world from the Alaska frontier to first-name-only star is almost unbelievable: Girl endures […]
Biden says President Trump’s behavior ‘absolutely bizarre’
The topic was bipartisanship. The speakers: former Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich. And as their conversation got going at the University of Delaware on Tuesday, both men lamented the Trump administration and the current culture in Washington. Biden said 14 heads of state from around […]
Showrunner alleges sexual harassment by Bob Weinstein
NEW YORK – Spike network is investigating reports of sexual harassment by the brother of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein against the female showrunner of a series produced by The Weinstein Co. and aired on Spike. Continue Reading Below Amanda Segel, a former executive producer of the sci-fi series “The […]
Mexican Peso, Canadian dollar do about-face, rise on new hopes for NAFTA deal
The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso reversed losses and jumped against the dollar after trade officials said they were extending the negotiations towards a new NAFTA trade deal into next year. The two currencies slipped against the greenback earlier in the day, amid reports that Canada and Mexico would not […]
Harvey Weinstein resigns from board of his film company
Harvey Weinstein resigned from the board of the Weinstein Co. during a conference call with the remaining board members, ABC News has confirmed. He is still pursuing a claim he was wrongfully fired from the company. The company has been under pressure since sexual assault and harassment allegations against Weinstein […]
This index is ‘ripe for a trade’
The small-cap rally is far from done, says Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com, who argues that the charts point to even more gains for the group tracked by the Russell 2000. “The Russell has been rallying sharply based on anticipated domestic policies that might be put through, namely tax reform, which […]