U.S. stock futures inched higher Wednesday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed a 459-point loss from earlier in the day as investor concerns about a debt ceiling deal eased. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 81 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.3%. In regular trading the Dow rose
Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage has feasibly crossed $100M in five days, joining Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings as the fastest titles to do so at the pandemic domestic box office. Both titles are on a theatrical window exceeding 45 days. It should be noted that while Shang-Chi propelled past the century mark off Labor Day Monday, Venom
Motorola’s new Edge series is looking to make a mark in the sub-Rs. 30,000 market in India. The company has launched two smartphones so far, the Motorola Edge 20 Fusion which starts at Rs. 21,499 and the Motorola Edge 20 which is priced at Rs. 29,999. I’ve already reviewed the Motorola Edge 20 Fusion, and
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday offered a short-term suspension of the U.S. debt ceiling to avert a national default and economic crisis until Democrats are able to pass a more permanent solution before the end of the year. “To protect the American people from a near-term Democrat-created crisis, we will also allow Democrats
News Pharrell Pulls His Festival Something in the Water from Virginia Beach, Citing “Toxic Energy” He’s been demanding accountability from local government since local police killed his cousin in March By Allison Hussey October 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Pharrell Williams, November 2019 (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pharrell Williams has announced that his
Frank Figliuzzi, a former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, called for greater coordination within the U.S. government to combat the growing number of mysterious soundwave attacks against Americans dubbed as “Havana Syndrome.” “I still don’t see the kind of coordinated, across agency, government-wide approach to this where there’s a central medical review that’s
Nordstrom is serving a return-to-work wardrobe that’s both 9 to 5-sharp and size-inclusive this fall. The retailer now carries an exclusive capsule collection designed by 11 Honoré, the online mecca that’s brought extended sizes to luxury houses such as Altuzarra, Jason Wu, and Jonathan Simkhai while also developing an in-house label. 11 Honoré’s initial collection
We’re always looking for a few good writers for the number of streaming shows alone! But now we have even more to cover as nets like The CW are testing out a different phased rollout of originals. Maybe your new favorite show will be covered by you! We need more people with a passion for
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. Remember last year, when everyone suddenly got really into baking sourdough bread and sewing their own clothes and making so much jam
Robotics and automation are playing a huge role across the rapidly evolving new space economy and value chains adjacent to space The new space economy is being driven by more than billionaires and tourists wishing to go to the great beyond, or governments seeking to commercialize space missions. Capital is rapidly flowing to space companies
In this article M Macy’s Herald Square Flagship Department Store in Midtown Manhattan New York. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Activist investor Jana Partners is reportedly encouraging the department store chain Macy’s to spin off its e-commerce business, in order to seek a higher valuation from the separate entity. Jana stated in an investor presentation
Cool vegetation: a study in the Finnish taiga has shown that plants have a cooling effect as temperatures increase. (Courtesy: Kallerna/CC BY-SA 3.0) Researchers in Finland have observed a plant-induced cooling effect in the atmosphere, which strengthens as temperatures increase. The team, led by Taina Yli-Juuti at the University of Eastern Finland, studied the negative
What does the international box office and cinema landscape look like in an emerging post-pandemic world? That was the gist of an executive roundtable at CineEurope in Barcelona today. Among the key takeaways: the relationship between exhibition and distribution and a need for more collaboration in terms of reaching consumers. With so much content available
Far Cry 6 — releasing Thursday worldwide — is not a great game. It often retreads what have become Ubisoft clichés. But at times, it’s a really fun game. Far Cry 6 has moments of genuine inspiration where its combination of tropical paradise, co-op support, and new ideas fuse together to deliver something memorable. But
US President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill and his Build Back Better agenda at the International Union of Operating Engineers Training Facility in Howell, Michigan, on October 5, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden sought to refocus public attention on how his domestic agenda will improve average
Britney Spears was diagnosed by medical professionals with a serious mental illness, but Jamie Spears and the business management team he hired felt they could free Britney from the grips of her mental problems with religion … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. Jamie became a born again Christian after a stint in rehab early
GM CEO and chairman Mary Barra speaks during an “EV Day” on March 4, 2020 at the company’s tech and design campus in Warren, Mich., a suburb of Detroit GM DETROIT – Wall Street is expecting a lot from General Motors’ two-day investor event that starts Wednesday afternoon – from specific revenue and earnings targets
Another day, another Trumpworld memoir. The latest damning dispatch from the Trump Administration comes courtesy of Stephanie Grisham, who served various roles in the White House throughout a four-year period: communications director and press secretary in the West Wing, as well as communications director and chief of staff in Melania Trump’s East Wing. In I’ll