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After a difficult year marked by two bitter strikes, the 96th Academy Awards will give Hollywood a chance to project an image of itself exactly the way it wants to be seen. This year’s nominees include critically acclaimed blockbusters (Oppenheimer and Barbie), edgy fare (Poor Things), auteur turns (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Zone of Interest) and biting satire (American Fiction). The “Barbenheimer” Oscars should quiet recent criticisms that the nominees were too obscure, at least this year. The line-up is rich enough for the industry to forget, for one night anyway, about the belt-tightening under way at entertainment companies that has made…
Not long before independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona publicly announced she would not run for reelection, she and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut had a talk. For months, the two of them had worked tirelessly alongside Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma to craft a bipartisan deal on immigration. It had been a grueling negotiation, one of the toughest deals of their careers to clinch. But after four months of closed-door haggling, the trio announced their deal. Within hours of its release, it was clear, the plan was not going to pass. When Sinema told Murphy she planned to…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Friday and were set to close lower for the week as markets remained wary of Chinese demand even as producer group OPEC+ extended output cuts, curbing supply. futures were down a 87 cents or 1.04% cents, at $82.10 a barrel by 11:30 a.m. ET (1630 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 96 cents, or 1.2%, at $77.98. Both benchmarks were on track for weekly declines, with Brent down 0.6% and WTI 1.3%. “While supplies have remained on the tighter side given OPEC’s production cuts and Russian sanctions slowing…
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Mediobanca (OTC:) posted a better-than-expected first-half net profit on Friday, as higher interest rates boosted income from lending and a renewed focus on wealth management paid off. The bank, with a financial year running from July to June, is “fully on track” to meet targets set out in the strategy to 2026 it presented in May, Chief Executive Alberto Nagel told a press briefing. “These results are not only improving, they represent the new vision of the group …. Our growth has been solid and very effective in terms of capital generation and absorption,” he said. At…
Sometimes, it’s necessary to correct the record. The other day, a click-baity, highly misleading headline blared: “Teresa Ghilarducci Confirms Proposal to Create Federal 401(k) Would Remove Employers from Retirement Saving System.” Sounds scary, but it’s totally untrue. Let’s get something clear: I don’t hate or want to abolish 401(k) plans — I am fortunate to have one myself. But let’s remember, Ted Benna, the so-called ‘father’ of the 401(k), said he created a monster. A fair observer would point out that 401(k)s work for only a fortunate minority of workers, for market and government policy reasons. The 401(k) tax breaks…
Last year, I paid $50,000 to go on a four-month cruise that took my family and me to 30 countries. My husband, our 12-month-old daughter and I shared one room that doubled as my floating office. We spent 60 days at sea and 50 days in port, and we visited six continents. This was the most expensive trip we’ve ever taken, but it was worth it. I see the money spent as an investment — not just in travel, but in a collection of memories that we will treasure forever.Here’s why it was some of the best money I ever spent:I…
Investors may want to keep an eye on this artificial intelligence voice-and-speech recognition stock with ties to Nvidia . Shares of SoundHound AI have surged almost 170% this year and nearly 347% in February alone as investors bet on new applications for the booming technology trend that’s taken Wall Street by storm. Last month, Nvidia revealed a $3.7 million bet on the stock in a securities filing, and management said on an earnings call that “demand is going through the roof.” “We continue to believe that the company is in a strong position to capture its fair share of the AI…
Americans love to eat out. But each time they dine in a restaurant or wait in line during a lunchtime run to the nearest sandwich shop, fast-food or salad chain, they’re literally placing their wellbeing in the hands of people hired to prepare their meals. Why? Because poor personal hygiene, especially inadequate handwashing, is a big problem in the food services industry. Food workers wash their hands as they should only one in three times, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The consequence: Germs spread from food workers’ hands to food, which can trigger an outbreak of…
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Last updated: March 8, 2024 09:06 EST | 4 min read As the AI narrative fuels major accumulation, leading AI cryptocurrency Fetch.ai has seen its FET price hammer up to a new all-time high after announcing a new GPU rewards platform.This article will provide an analysis of FET’s current price trends and look to see whether a newer AI token, SCOTTY, represents a more promising investment opportunity at this time. The king of AI coins $FET continues the ride above ATH after breakout of 5 days price range On #FET/#BTC chart we confirmed this kinda ascending triangle with weekly close…
