Direxion is doubling down on buy-and-hold bets. The firm launched three new exchange-traded funds in early June meant for long-term investors: the Direxion High Growth ETF (HIPR), the Direxion Dynamic Hedge ETF (DYHG) and the Direxion Fallen Knives ETF (NIFE). For David Mazza, head of product at Direxion, ”what HIPR is really about is how do
Lester Cohen/AMA2011Getty Images When Katy Perry called into the U.K.’s Capital FM on Friday, host Sian Welby told Perry about the fan theory that she and Taylor Swift might be cousins. Apparently, one fan did some research on the family history website My Heritage and came up with this connection. “Well, we fight like cousins,”
Netflix’s Tiger King was back in the news again earlier this week after cadaver dogs thought they sniffed out some human remains on Joe Exotic’s former property. Exotic had to give up the zoo to his old pal Jeff Lowe, who now has to turn it over to the infamous Carole Baskin. For many, it
It’s time for another streamer to enter the fray. To watch original content, you’ll need a premium package. There are two available for Peacock; one has ads, and the other does not. The freebie will only score you the historical archive. We’ll have more details on what’s available at launch early in the week, but
Dani Reiss, president and CEO of Canada Goose Rick Madonik | Getty Images Canada Goose‘s CEO said Friday the retailer’s recently opened experiential store in Canada is “almost built for this environment,” as consumers brave enough to venture outside are looking for things to do during the coronavirus pandemic. “Naturally, it is socially distanced,” Chief
Carlos McArthur, a resident of Syracuse, New York, lost his job with a medical transportation company in March. He lived in his car for more than two months while waiting for his unemployment benefits to arrive. Carlos McArthur is one of millions of Americans who lost a job during the coronavirus pandemic. But his plight
The Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting hopes to recreate all the benefits of a live event with a virtual conference and exhibition. (Courtesy: iStock/metamorworks) In any normal year, the American Association for Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) would be preparing to welcome around 4000 attendees to its annual meeting and exhibit, which in 2020 was
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time since the February 1997 reissue, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is leading at the box office this weekend after clocking an estimated $175K at 483 locations. Empire should end the weekend with a 3-day take in-between the high $400K and low $500K. Some of these recent classic reissues, such as Ghostbusters last weekend
Loft Orbital is working under a contract from SSCI, which received a DARPA contract to fly a demonstration of the Blackjack Pit Boss mission system. WASHINGTON — Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 satellite — scheduled to fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission — will carry a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency experiment for the Blackjack
Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7am PT). Subscribe here. You could almost hear the internet cracking apart this week as international businesses pulled away from Hong Kong and the US considered a ban on TikTok. Software can no longer eat the entire
A woman drops off her main in ballot outside the Denver Elections Division polling center as she votes in the primary election on June 30, 2020. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images Voting officials are concerned that drastic changes to election procedures in response to the coronavirus will confuse voters in November. Dozens of states have
Exclusive The woman Kanye West has pegged for his Vice President describes herself as a “Biblical life coach,” but she also has a mental health background, and some of her past statements on the subject are … interesting. Michelle Tidball is the “obscure preacher from Wyoming” Kanye named as his running mate in his instantly
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leaves the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of Roger Stone, calling it “unprecedented, historic corruption.” “An American president commutes the
Patrick Renna dropped The Sandlot virtual reunion trailer earlier this week. Additionally, he sat down for an interview where he discussed the upcoming Disney+ series based on the iconic family baseball movie. For this reunion, Renna was able to get more members of the cast than in 2018 when the movie was celebrating its 25th
Much like fans across the globe, we’re having trouble accepting that America Ferrera won’t be a series regular on the upcoming sixth season of Superstore. Not only will this impact Amy’s onscreen romance with Jonah, a love story that has been integral to the show since its pilot, but it will also drastically change the
Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . With this week’s announcement on student visas, ICE implemented new restrictions on international student visas in the U.S. Students who are taking
Even when the Great Recession dampened consumer confidence and drove up unemployment things weren’t as bad for retailers as they have been during the current Covid-19 crisis, according to a new analysis from Retail Metrics. Days after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in March, retailers across the U.S. were forced to shut their
Sony has just pushed Screen Gems Milla Jovovich movie Monster Hunter from its Labor Day weekend date of Sept. 4 to April 23, 2021. Why? Well, as we all know Paramount has always had A Quiet Place 2 sitting on Sept. 4, so why compete with that. But an unfortunate forecast would indicate, especially with LA mayor Eric Garcetti