Shopping carts outside a Target store in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Target Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 17. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in premarket trading.Tesla, General Motors — Both carmaker stocks were climbing in premarket trading, with gains of 5.7% and 5%, respectively. General Motors announced on Thursday plans to utilize Tesla’s electric vehicle charging network, and said its vehicles will also utilize Tesla’s North American Charging Standard port in its cars starting in 2025.related investing newsMorgan Stanley says this materials…
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Six weeks into the writers strike, the early returns on summer studio films have been some of the best since Covid brought the exhibition business to a screeching halt. But if SAG-AFTRA members trade lines of dialogue for picket lines beginning July 1, the business might well look like pandemic redux. The domestic box office is just getting back on its feet, nearing $4 billion for the year and coursing 30% ahead of the same January-to-early June period a year ago. Theatrical release dates have again become prized commodities worth millions of dollars in revenue and the grease for triggering…
by Trevor Kimball, June 8, 2023(Photo by: Nicole Wilder/Showtime) Joanna’s tale won’t continue on Showtime. I Love That for You has been cancelled so it won’t be returning for a second season on the cable channel. The first season of eight episodes aired a year ago. A comedy series, the I Love That for You TV show stars Vanessa Bayer, Molly Shannon, Jenifer Lewis, Paul James, Ayden Mayeri, Matt Rogers, and Punam Patel with Johnno Wilson in a recurring role. The story is inspired by Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia. Joanna Gold (Bayer) dreams of becoming a host…
WASHINGTON — NASA and congressional officials are still grappling with the implications of a debt-ceiling agreement that enacts spending caps, but acknowledged it likely means the agency will get less money than it requested for 2024. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, signed into law by President Biden June 3, suspends the debt ceiling through the end of 2024, allowing the government to continue to borrow money and thus avoiding a fiscal crisis. As part of the agreement to suspend the debt ceiling, the bill caps non-defense discretionary spending at 2023 levels for fiscal year 2024 and increases that cap…
Itel S23 was launched in India on Friday as a budget-friendly offering from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer. The latest Itel S series handset comes in two distinct colour options and the phone’s display has a waterdrop-style notch. It is powered by a Unisoc T606 chipset, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. With the Memory Fusion technology, the onboard memory of the handset can be virtually expanded up to 16GB utilising unused additional storage. It is backed by a 5,000mAh battery that is said to deliver up to 15 hours of playback time with a…
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak arrive for a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on June 08, 2023 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDespite a U.S.-U.K. trade deal remaining very much elusive, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Joe Biden signed a new “Atlantic Declaration” aiming to bolster economic security in the face of threats coming from Russia and China.The agreement, announced Thursday at a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House, is a series of mini deals…
Blueface might not be locked up at the moment, but if the new details about his recent Las Vegas robbery charge are true … his freedom could be in jeopardy. According to the police report, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Blueface, his pregnant girlfriend Chrisean Rock and several others in their entourage are accused of assaulting a woman … on May 29 inside the Palms Casino. Cops say the woman walked up to Chrisean and professed her love for the reality star, and congratulated her on her pregnancy … but also proclaimed she didn’t care for Blueface, and added a…
In this articleDOCUFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTDan Springer, chief executive officer at DocuSign.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDocuSign, the e-signature provider, reported an earnings and revenue beat for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, alongside announcing a handful of C-suite hires and new service offerings. The company’s shares spiked as much as 12% after hours.Here’s how the company did:Earnings: 72 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 56 cents per share expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.Revenue: $661 million vs. $642 million expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.In the first quarter of Docusign’s 2024 fiscal year, revenue jumped 12%…
Megan Fox’s edgy rock-star girlfriend wardrobe has at last returned.While supporting Machine Gun Kelly at his concert in Berlin yesterday, the Jennifer’s Body star wore an eye-catching all-black outfit. The monochromatic ensemble centered on a black bodysuit with spaghetti straps, silver buttons down the center, and a plunging scoop neckline. She appeared to tuck the bodysuit underneath sheer lacy tights, also black. Layered over the look was an oversize black leather jacket with crimson red lining, which perfectly coordinated with her bright red manicure and wavy long ginger hair. For some final touches, Fox accessorized with multiple gold chain pendant…
We make plans and work hard towards achieving them, but life sometimes finds a way to knock us off course in a way we can never get back if we try. Devi’s plans for Princeton were cut short when she didn’t receive the feedback she wanted on Never Have I Ever Season 4 Episode 6. Everyone else had reason to celebrate because they had gotten into the college of their choice, but Fabiola was feeling less than celebratory. The secret was still troubling her. Despite having a rough start in the morning, Devi was feeling celebratory, especially after hearing that someone had…
We’ve all been there. You’re looking fresh—with just a few sprays of your favorite fragrance required to complete the ensemble. Yet despite your best efforts to drain the remaining liquid from the bottle, you’re faced with a puff of air that confirms your worst suspicions: you need a new cologne.But this time, instead of splashing the cash on an overpriced aroma, why not try something from Armaf? Affordable yet seriously sweet smelling, the best Armaf colognes are a must-have in every grooming cabinet. Keep reading for my rundown on the ones to look out for, and why they’re worthy of…
I came to writing at thirty—after touring the worlds of fashion editorial and luxury public relations, after doing a master’s in anthropology, after declining an offer to complete a doctorate in the field, after beginning an MFA in creative writing, only to leave after a semester. With each successive pivot, I grew not only more aware of, but also more self-conscious, of a kind of timid leave-taking in which I was fast becoming proficient, leave-taking I disguised as free will. But what quietly mounted within me was the pain of having abandoned several opportunities, the ache of a string of…
In this articleTSLAGMFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTTESLA logo on a charging station on May 26, 2023.Harry Langer | Defodi Images | Getty ImagesDETROIT — General Motors will follow crosstown rival Ford Motor in partnering with Tesla to use the electric vehicle leader’s North American charging network and technologies.Under the deal, GM vehicles will be able to access 12,000 of Tesla’s fast chargers using an adapter and through the Detroit automaker’s EV charging app, starting next year.GM, like Ford, will also begin installing a charging port used by Tesla, known as NACS, or the North American Charging Standard, instead of…
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast the instrument scientist Roland den Hartog talks about the challenges of deploying superconductor-based detectors on satellites to do X-ray astronomy. Based at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) in Leiden, he also explains how astronomers use X-rays to observe the “hot and energetic universeâ€. This involves studying a range of objects from huge galaxy clusters to compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars. Den Hartog is currently developing X-ray detectors for the European Space Agency’s Athena mission, which will launch in 2035. He explains that a primary goal…
In the wake of world premiering in Cannes to lackluster film reviews at 50% Rotten, Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is currently looking at a $60M+ domestic opening. The movie opens on June 30 heading into what is conceivably a five-day play period given that Independence Day falls on a Tuesday. Dial of Destiny‘s 3-day is down from the $100.1M 3-day of the last movie, 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — and this latest sequel reps the finale for the entire franchise. Crystal Skull opened on a Thursday over a Memorial Day…
by Trevor Kimball, June 6, 2023(Photo by: HBO) It’s court dismissed for Perry, Della, and Paul. HBO has cancelled its version of Perry Mason so there won’t be a third season. The second season of eight episodes finished airing in April. A detective drama series from Robert Downey Jr.’s Team Downey, the Perry Mason TV show is a prequel that provides a reimagined origin story for the legendary criminal defense lawyer. The show stars Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Eric Lange, Justin Kirk, Diarra Kilpatrick, Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Mendoza, Mark O’Brien, Paul Raci,…
WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office in its annual assessment of Pentagon procurements provided an update on the Space Force’s satellite programs and found a few red flags. The watchdog agency in the report released June 8 examined 101 of the Pentagon’s largest programs. With regard to satellite procurements, it warned that the geostationary missile-warning spacecraft known as Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) “must overcome numerous challenges before its first planned launch in 2025.” Next-Gen OPIR, made by Lockheed Martin, was planned as a three-satellite constellation to be launched between 2025 and 2028. The Space Force also plans to…
Summer Game Fest, the tentpole video game showcase event helmed by industry veteran Geoff Keighley, streamed late Thursday night at the YouTube theatre in Los Angeles, raising the curtains on a massive lineup of upcoming titles. There were some that were expected at the event, and then there were some surprise reveals and appearances — Nicolas Cage dropped by to reveal that he’s coming to Dead by Daylight. While the show kicked off with a gameplay trailer for the new Prince of Persia action-adventure platformer, we got an early deep dive into Mortal Kombat 1. The detailed gameplay trailer, followed…