In this articleGSFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTDavid Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs is known as Wall Street’s top brand, a juggernaut employing some of the world’s best traders and investment bankers.But it’s facing an inflection point: Those high-profile businesses have fallen out of favor with investors since the 2008 financial crisis. Instead, it’s been steady, fee-generating areas like wealth and asset management that are…
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In the lab: the experimental thermocell at the University of Tokyo. (Courtesy: Teppei Yamada) A new “thermocell†that generates a voltage by exploiting temperature-related phase transitions in a pair of electrodes has been unveiled by researchers in Japan. Teppei Yamada at the University of Tokyo and colleagues hope that their new technology could lead to the development of new ways of recycling waste heat. When a temperature difference arises across the junction between two different conductive materials, a voltage is created via the thermoelectric effect. Today, this phenomenon is being explored for its potential to harvest energy from natural temperature…
Shoppers at Brickell City Centre in Miami, Florida, US, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIt’s not your imagination: Companies are getting stingier with customer rewards.Airlines are making it harder to earn elite status. Retailers have tightened return windows and tacked on fees. Dunkin’ and Sephora are even cracking down on birthday treats.related investing newsTD Cowen upgrades Ross Stores, citing uptick in off-price retail trafficPia Singh2 days agoThe shift shows companies are rethinking how to attract, retain and reward customers after the Covid pandemic as consumers change their spending priorities and businesses face pressure to control costs while increasing sales.Companies…
Shopping when you’re carrying a few extra pounds can be a challenge. It’s not always as simple as buying the things you like. There needs to be extra thought put into your purchases to ensure you’re investing in clothes that are not only stylish but comfortable and flattering too.Footwear is no different. Mess it up and you (and your feet) will suffer the consequences that come with backing the wrong horse. To help, I’ve done my homework to pull together the best shoes for overweight men. Keep reading for my detailed round-up, including different types of shoes for every budget…
As she heads into the third weekend of release, Warner Bros’ Barbie has hit two new milestones, crossing both $500M at the international box office and the nine-century mark worldwide. The Greta Gerwig-directed phenomenon added $16.8M from 69 offshore markets on Thursday, bringing the overseas total to $509.7M through yesterday. Globally, the doll is standing tall with $916.1M as she looks to rollerblade past $1B this weekend. The Top 5 markets to date for the Margot Robbie-starrer are the UK ($77.3M), Mexico ($45.8M), Brazil ($36.5M), Australia ($34.3M) and China ($29.5M). Speaking of China, Warner Bros’ co-production Meg 2: The Trench…
SEATTLE — Astra Space announced Aug. 4 it has laid off a quarter of its workforce and reassigned others from launch vehicle to satellite propulsion development as its cash reserves dwindle. In a series of statements, the company said it was making a “strategic reallocation of its workforce,” moving 50 engineers from development of its new Rocket 4 vehicle to production of its Astra Spacecraft Engine, while also laying off about 70 employees to reduce costs. “We are intensely focused on delivering on our commitments to our customers, which includes ensuring we have sufficient resources and an adequate financial runway…
If films like Heat and Sexy Beast are anything to go by, when you’re in the professional heist business, retirement does not come easily. There’s always that one last job you get called in to tie up some loose ends, rekindling greed and the drive to plan elaborate robbery schemes within you. With the old gang rounded up, Payday 3 now takes us to the bustling streets of New York City, several years after our reign of terror in Washington DC, masked-up and prepared for new challenges in a present-day environment of mass surveillance gadgets, cryptocurrency, the deep web, and…
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers remarks during the fourth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — A campaign to televise former President Donald Trump’s federal criminal trials was launched late Thursday by congressional Democrats, led by California Rep. Adam Schiff.”Given the historic nature of the charges brought forth in these cases, it is hard to imagine a more powerful circumstance for televised proceedings,” wrote Schiff and 37 members of his caucus in a letter…
Ne-Yo says parents shouldn’t be letting their kids transition genders … suggesting minors don’t know any better, but that adults should. The singer spoke his mind in a recent VladTV interview, where he was talking to Gloria Velez. They touched on a number of topics, but eventually … landed on transgenderism, especially as it relates to children. He says he feels like a lot of people have lost sense of the definition of parenting — because, in his mind, it boils down to being wiser than your kid … and knowing when to put your foot down and say no.…
Lorenzo Di Cola | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSocial network Twitter, recently rebranded as X, has commandeered the handle “@music” from open-source software developer Jeremy Vaught, who told CNBC he created the account in 2007, and had built a community of around half a million followers there.While Elon Musk-led X gave Vaught no choice but to surrender the desirable username on its platform, he was offered the option to choose from a list of other handles related to the topic of music. His X-assigned account, which is “@musicfan,” is not to his liking but he’s settling for it for now. X…
Love comes and goes, but the going tends to be much more dramatic. It’s only spring, but the year 2023 has seen the end of several high-profile celebrity relationships, and there will likely be more to come. It’s not a wish; it’s just a fact.Check below to see if any of your favorites have said goodbye to one another this year.Noel Gallagher and Sara MacDonald: 2000-January 2023David M. Benett//Getty ImagesNoel Gallagher and Sara MacDonald met in the year 2000 while in Ibiza, and they got married in 2011. After 12 years of wedded life, they announced on January 16, 2023,…
This season hurts. Sometimes it hurts in a good way and other times terribly, and The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2 Episode 6 had a shit ton of both. Belly and the gang begrudgingly made peace with losing the house and opted to have a farewell party. But we all know teen parties never go according to plan. Some of the fun highlights got quickly overshadowed by the Fisher Brothers still struggling with their grief over Susannah, the loss of the house, and their feelings for Belly. And respectfully, Steven and Taylor continued to carry this season on their…
While ETFs holding stocks such as Microsoft, Tesla and Meta Platforms have outperformed this year, there are other ways to play the artificial intelligence trade beyond familiar Big Tech names.For those who want to ride the AI rally while still diversifying their portfolio beyond the tech sector, there are other fields benefiting indirectly from the AI craze, two ETF experts say.Baird’s head of ETF trading, Rich Lee, and VettaFi’s head of research, Todd Rosenbluth, both said there is a wider choice of industries seeing AI gains than investors may initially think.”We’re seeing trends towards health care, we’re seeing eCommerce companies,”…
The things every man should own will ensure you’re well equipped for whatever the world throws your way. Sure, you can raw dog the game of life, or you make it a whole lot easier on yourself with the essential things men need.If you’re tired of being ill-equipped at home, in the office, or while trolling the town, it’s time to consider stocking up on more than just video games and Nike sneakers. We’re talking quality sheets, a real shaving kit, and wardrobe staples that will carry you much further than tattered joggers and a dinky watch. Ranging from grown-up…
FRIDAY MIDDAY: The third weekend of Warner Bros’ Barbie at $51M (-45%) is higher than the opening of the Brad Pitt action movie, Bullet Train, which did $30M during the first weekend of August. It just goes to show how far we’ve come along at the box office. The Greta Gerwig directed take on the Mattel doll is eyeing a third Friday of $16M at 4,178 theaters, -45% from a week ago. Running total by Sunday will be $457.4M. Universal’s Oppenheimer will hold on to third place at 3,612 theaters with a $7.8M third Friday (-42%), and third weekend of…
HELSINKI — India will make its second moon landing attempt in 18 days’ time after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit Saturday. Chandrayaan-3 began a roughly 30-minute burn around 9:30 a.m. Eastern, seeing the spacecraft enter an elliptical lunar orbit, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) stated via social media. “MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3. I am feeling lunar gravity,” ISRO Tweeted. “A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC, Bengaluru.” The spacecraft will gradually alter its orbit with a burn to reduce apolune Sunday, Aug. 6. It will settle into a 100-kilometer-altitude,…
Elon Musk, who recently rebranded Twitter as X, has teased people with a new feature on the microblogging site. On Friday, the billionaire posted a live video, also featuring some employees from X, raking 4.9 million users. In another tweet, he shared about the live video feature being live. Users can stream live clips using the blue coloured, camera logo. A day before, Musk announced another feature that now allows verified users to download videos from the platform, if the content creators who post them allows to do so.“Live video now works reasonably well,” Musk posted on X along with…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks with reporters outside the Child Rights Protection Center in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 4, 2023.Efrem Lukatsky | APFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a surprise trip to Kyiv.The unannounced travel was revealed as Christie, a longshot candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, appeared to be making headway in the key primary state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll.Christie met with Zelenskyy at the presidential palace, where he reiterated his support for increasing U.S. aid to Ukraine — a view that distinguishes him…