Year: 2025
How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures’ ‘Sonic’ into a billion-dollar franchise
Paramount Pictures revamped version of Sonic the Hedgehog (r). Source: Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog may be able to run faster than the speed of light, but his film franchise nearly came to a screaming halt in 2019. A less-than-three-minute trailer released early that year to tease the film’s release, which was just six months […]
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With $1 billion in salary IOUs, the Dodgers spark new questions about MLB’s fairness
Members of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate on the field after winning Game 5 to win the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30, 2024. Mike Lawrence | Major League Baseball | Getty Images As Major League Baseball’s spring […]
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Why nursing homes and hospice are so expensive in the U.S.
Baby boomers are about to be the largest generation in American history to hit the long-term care space. Born between 1946 and 1964, as defined by Pew Research, the oldest baby boomers are turning 80 next year. The group is set to flood a senior care space that is already understaffed, underfunded and facing political […]
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Vietnam PM pledges quick licensing for Musk’s Starlink, more imports
A Starlink user terminal attached to the roof of a building. SpaceX Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Saturday the government wanted to rapidly issue a licence for Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet in the country under a pilot scheme. Chinh, speaking with nearly 40 U.S. businesses in Hanoi, also said […]
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Firings at the U.S. weather and oceans agency risk lives and the economy, former agency heads warn
Signage outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. The conservative Project 2025 roadmap calls for slashing NOAA funding at a time when China is investing heavily in climate research. Photographer: Michael A. McCoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Michael […]
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Norway plans to raise financial support for Ukraine, prime minister says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (2L) attends a Nordic summit meeting with leaders of the five Nordic nations, key backers in Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion on December 13, 2023 in Oslo. Cornelius Poppe | Afp | Getty Images The Norwegian government will soon ask that parliament increases its financial backing for Ukraine, Norway’s Prime Minister […]
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Treasury chief urges Canada, Mexico to match US tariffs on China as deadline looms
Members of Mexico’s National Guard queue to board a plane bound for the northern border after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump’s demand to crack down on immigration and drug smuggling, at the Cancun International Airport, in the metropolitan area of Cancun, […]
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Zelenskyy won’t apologize to Trump, but calls clash ‘not good for both sides’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during an interview with Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier on Special Report With Bret Baier at the Fox News studios on Feb. 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday evening repeatedly refused in a Fox News interview to apologize […]
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Amazon eyes global expansion for its Temu, Shein competitor
Photo illustration of Temu and Amazon Haul boxes Christina Locopo Amazon is looking to expand its competitor to Temu and Shein beyond the U.S. The company intends to launch its discount storefront, called Haul, in Europe later this year, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the […]
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S&P 500 could get a seasonal boost in March after a tough February
The stock market has had a choppy first two months of 2025, but history suggests Wall Street could get a seasonal reprieve as the calendar turns to March. Over the past 20 years, March has been a stronger month than January and February on average, according to S & P 500 return data from FactSet. […]
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