Walt Disney Co. has initiated a fresh round of layoffs, with corporate employees emerging as the latest victims of the Burbank media and entertainment giant’s ongoing $7.5-billion cost-cutting effort. This week, Disney is in the process of eliminating about 300 jobs, according to Deadline. In a statement provided Thursday to The Times, the House of … Read more
The handwriting is on the wall. NFL owners want to eventually expand the regular season from 17 games to 18. The owners usually get what they want, so it seems like a matter of when, and not if, we see an expansion. The current collective bargaining agreement runs through 2030, but NFL owners, officials and … Read more
Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes arranged in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Shoko Takayasu, Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Despite dovish comments from Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leading to a sharp plunge in the yen, market analysts aren’t budging from their Bank of Japan policy expectations for the longer term. The yen … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Shaun Rein with China Market Research Group says the Chinese e-commerce stocks are ‘irrationally exuberant’ and the government has to make effective measures on the labor market in addition to the ‘mini stimulus’ to boost the overall economy. Source link
Among storefronts and bustling customers at the Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles, a sleek black-and-white aircraft sat motionless on a podium. Shoppers turned their heads as they passed by to get a better look, some using their phones to take photos. The all-electric aircraft could revolutionize city transportation and offer an escape from L.A. … Read more
It is only October, so the 2025 NFL Draft’s first-round picture is still very much in flux as scouts make campus visits all over the country. Aside from some of the quarterbacks, most of the players on my initial top-50 board have played up to expectations and will be in the mix to be drafted … Read more
A chemical fire in a BioLab sends dangerous sulfur acid clouds in the air, and caused mandatory evacuations in Conyers GA, United States on September 30, 2024. Peter Zay | Anadolu | Getty Images Haze and a chlorine odor are likely to descend upon Atlanta on Thursday as officials struggle to contain the fallout from a … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Worldwide Exchange Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm joins Worldwide Exchange to explain why he is calling on the European Union to revamp its approach to AI regulation. 07:55 3 minutes ago Source link
DirecTV and Dish are in advanced talks to merge in a deal that would create the largest U.S. pay-TV provider, with almost 20 million subscribers, people familiar with the matter said. An agreement could be announced in the coming days, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. DirecTV is … Read more
There was a lot of good baseball this week. Elite pitching performances. One-run contests. Stars getting big hits in big moments. Thursday night’s Game 3 — New York Mets 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 — was a true postseason epic. Back-to-back Brewers homers in the seventh inning. Pete Alonso going deep in the ninth to keep his … Read more