Month: December 2024
‘Moana 2’ snares $221 million in its five-day domestic opening, fueling the biggest Thanksgiving box office of all time
Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.” Disney It was all feast and no famine at the Thanksgiving box office this year. The tag-team of Disney’s “Moana 2,” Universal’s “Wicked” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” pushed the five-day Thanksgiving holiday to its biggest haul in cinematic history — an estimated $420 million as of […]
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How Trump’s mass deportation plan can use AI to extend immigration crackdown
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images News | Getty Images A signature campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump is to initiate mass deportations of undocumented residents of the United States. At a Sept. 12 campaign stop in Tucson, Arizona, […]
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Over 40 people hospitalized in Georgia during protests over suspension of EU talks
Riot police members detain a demonstrator during a protest against the new government’s decision to suspend the European Union accession talks and refuse budgetary grants until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 1, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to […]
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Ireland’s incumbent parties look likely to hang on to power after a fractured election
File photo of Fine Gael leader Simon Harris speaking at a convention in Athlone, central Ireland on March 24, 2024, after becoming de facto prime minister-in-waiting. Harris took over following the shock resignation of predecessor Leo Varadkar. Paul Faith | Afp | Getty Images Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new […]
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Top Wall Street analysts pick 3 stocks for their attractive prospects
Rafael Enrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Macroeconomic uncertainty and potential policy changes under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump have driven the stock market to new heights the past four weeks. But investors stand to benefit if they ignore short-term noise to focus instead on companies that can navigate challenges and deliver solid returns […]
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Don’t expect small caps to hold their postelection gain. Look at these other Trump trades instead
Small caps have been one of the hottest corners of the markets in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory four weeks ago. But now there are signs of trouble in paradise, potentially capping future gains. “The concern with small- and mid-cap stocks right now is that while there is a change in sentiment […]
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Goldman Sachs has a trading strategy to score a few big wins before year end
Goldman Sachs has its eyes on a particular trading strategy that could be a winner in the final weeks of 2024. The Wall Street investment bank advises buying call options — a contract to purchase stock at a specific strike price at a set expiration time – five days before a company’s analyst day and […]
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Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference in Moscow on November 8, 2024. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in […]
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Many thousands rally to oppose Georgian government after break with EU
TBILISI, GEORGIA – 2024/11/30: A pro-European protester prepares to throw a firework at police from behind a makeshift barricade during an anti-government protest. Following a controversial election last month, ruling party “Georgian Dream” Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced on November 28th that they will no longer pursue a European future until the end of 2028. […]
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Magic can’t save ‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
Rupert Grint attends the “Knock at the Cabin” UK Special Screening at Vue West End on January 25, 2023 in London, England. Dave J Hogan | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax […]
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