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Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning actor known from Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ has died at age 89
Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and […]
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‘Coolcations’ had another big summer. Here are the places travelers went
Extreme temperatures are driving travelers to seek cooler destinations. And there’s a term for the trend: “coolcations.” Heat waves — which are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — are affecting where people are choosing to vacation, especially during the hot summer months. “Often, when we think of vacation, […]
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Nuggets, Avalanche launch streaming service, with some games aired on local broadcast stations
Nikola Jokic, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, shoots the ball against Bones Hyland, #5, and Norman Powell, #24, of the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of a preseason game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on October 19, 2023. Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images Local fans of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and the […]
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A china stock poised for a breakout amid this stimulus rally, according to the charts
The Chinese central bank unrolled the most significant stimulus program since the COVID-19 pandemic and Chinese equities are starting to show signs that the long history of underperformance relative to western equities could possibly be on borrowed time. The name that has already demonstrated leadership that we want to focus on should this move into […]
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Podcast: How pro video gaming, or esports, is taking off with big dollars behind it
Video gaming is big business. The global market is expected to reach $187.7 billion in 2024, according to data firm Newzoo. And in the industry, there has been a big effort to boost esports, which is competitive gaming, and turn it into a professional sport on part with soccer or football. Esports involves teams or […]
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Meta unveils cheaper $299 Quest 3S VR headset
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Acquired LIVE event at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta announced the Quest 3S, the latest virtual reality headset to come out of the company’s Reality Labs division […]
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A popular China ETF is surging Tuesday. It’s not time to jump in just yet, according to the charts
With China’s central bank revealing its most aggressive stimulus since the pandemic, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Inde x ripped higher by more than 4%. Not surprisingly, the news has given a jolt to the most liquid Chinese ETF today, as well. The iShares China Large Cap ETF (FXI) has been trading even higher than that […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery partners with Google for AI-generated captions on Max streaming service
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is partnering with Google to integrate the internet giant’s AI technology into its Max video streaming platform to automatically generate captions. The two companies said they were working to make Max’s captions more accurate using a new caption-generation tool, which is being referred to internally […]
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The unspoken rules of celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest is a worldwide phenomenon, a Bavarian beer festival celebrated in countries around the globe. But many say nowhere is it more fun than in its original home of Munich. The festival attracts some six million celebrants every year, according to a festival website operated by Munich’s Department of Labor and Economics. As a non-Bavarian […]
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Katie Stockton has an under-the-radar way to play the comeback in wheat and other soft commodities
Agricultural commodities have seen intermediate-term momentum shift positively as they advance from long-term lows. This has been an emerging technical theme that we are attracted to with volatility having picked up in the equity market. Last month on Fast Money and in the Fairlead Strategies Idea Generator , we highlighted agricultural commodity ETFs like the […]
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