NEW YORK – A hedge fund owner’s bid to hold the government responsible for an FBI raid that he says ruined his business was lost Tuesday when a federal appeals court rejected his lawsuit. Continue Reading Below The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said David Ganek cannot […]
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Airline delays and cancelations rise due to hurricane
WASHINGTON – Partly because of Hurricane Harvey, which shut down both major Houston airports for several days, canceled flights surged and delays increased on U.S. airlines in August. Continue Reading Below The airlines, however, seem to be losing track of fewer bags, and consumer complaints are down from a year […]
Amazon Studios president resigns amid harassment allegation
Amazon Studios President Roy Price has resigned, ABC News has confirmed. Price was put on leave last week, following an allegation of sexual harassment involving Isa Hackett, an executive producer on the network’s series “The Man in the High Castle.” Hackett told The Hollywood Reporter last week that in 2015, […]
Cramer’s charts point to more downside for consumer goods stocks—and that’s a good thing
With the indexes breaking records, including the Dow Jones industrial average’s all-time high on Tuesday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer wanted to pause and investigate what’s not working in this market. “Even if the greatest bull run in ages is going on, there are losers and there are laggards, and they help […]
Latest version of travel ban blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration’s most recent attempt to bar immigration to the United States from certain foreign countries was put on hold Tuesday by a federal judge in Hawaii. U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson, responsible for blocking President Donald Trump‘s second travel ban in March, authored the ruling again Tuesday, […]
YouTube debuts comedy video series in virtual reality push
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 […]
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 […]