Consumer confidence plunged to a record low in April as fears mounted over rising energy prices and the broader impact of the Iran war, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday. The university’s headline index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 47.6, down 10.7% from the March survey to its lowest on record. Current conditions
On Jim Continenza’s first day on the job as Eastman Kodak executive chairman in 2019, he got a call from a star Hollywood filmmaker telling him the company was making a big mistake. The photography technology company was in the process of shutting down its acetate factory, which makes one of the key ingredients used
Slayyyter made her Coachella debut on Friday (April 10), bringing her new album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA to the festival’s Mojave Stage in front of a capacity-busting crowd. Watch her set, which included live debuts of “Gas Station” and “Brittany Murphy.,” below. The St. Louis-born pop star, AKA Catherine Grace Garner, released WOR$T GIRL IN
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft April 11 as Northrop Grumman continues its dependence on a competitor to fly resupply missions to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:41 a.m. Eastern. The launch, originally scheduled for April
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission have made it home. Their journey, which began in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 1 April, took them around the moon and further from Earth than any human has travelled before. On 10 April, they splashed down in their capsule off the coast of California. On landing, mission
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The Rolling Stones have shared a taster of new music under the name The Cockroaches – check it out below. Rumours have been circling in recent weeks that the rock legends are planning on making an announcement of new music, with cryptic posters being spotted around London. All of the clues suggested that they would be using the alternative name The
An experienced hacking group has claimed to have infiltrated Rockstar Games‘ cloud servers, while the game publisher has confirmed that there was a “third-party data breach.” ShinyHunters, a hacker group that’s been linked to data breaches targeting Microsoft, Google, Ticketmaster and others, posted a message on its website with a final warning to Rockstar to
Television thrives when it lets characters feel. And when they make us feel! And this week, some of our favorites took us on deeply emotional journeys that lingered long after the credits rolled. From the aching, bittersweet reunion on Outlander to the refreshingly honest portrayal of perimenopause on Your Friends & Neighbors, these are the
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the start of a Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at Downing Street in London, Feb. 24, 2026. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” seeing energy bills in
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As someone who’s been working as a fashion editor for the past twelve years, it’s safe to say that I’m pretty discerning when it comes to wardrobe basics. With all of the options on the market these days, there’s no reason to settle for clothing and accessories that you don’t love and want to wear
Temptation Island has dropped its second season on Netflix, and the events that unfolded certainly brought the heat. As usual, host Mark. L Walberg guided four couples who decided to put their rocky relationships to the test. As the women and men lived apart, separated into villas filled with a dozen singles, they reflected on whether
Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is enjoying a stellar second weekend, soaring past the $300 million mark domestically and $600 million worldwide. The sequel is the first Hollywood pic of the year to accomplish either milestone. It’s expected to top the weekend chart with nearly $70 million in domestic ticket sales for
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images If one thing became clear at the HumanX conference in San Francisco this week, where 6,500 executives, founders and investors gathered to talk about artificial intelligence, it’s that OpenAI no longer dominates the conversation in their industry. For now, at least, that distinction belongs to Anthropic. Anthropic’s viral
Fears of a private credit crisis are rising as firms at the heart of the growing, but less liquid and less transparent, bond market face investor redemptions. That stress test has arrived just as private loans became more prevalent in the ETF market. It was a little over a year ago that the Securities and
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The White House last month warned staff in an email not to make prediction markets bets related to the Iran war, a Trump administration official confirmed Friday. The warning came amid increasing concern about insider trading on prediction markets such as Polymarket after a series of suspiciously timed
Turnstile launched their Friday evening Coachella set with a special message from singer Brendan Yates’ father, William Yates, a week after he underwent emergency surgery following a physical attack by Brendan’s former bandmate Brady Ebert. Ebert, who allegedly struck Bill Yates with his car, is currently being held on second-degree attempted murder charges, though he
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