Washington risks triggering a global financial crisis if politicians are not able to raise the debt limit, global banks, the US Treasury and even the President is warning. The clock to doomsday is already ticking: The US hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceilling on Thursday and has already started “extraordinary …
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Image Source: Felicia Abban Lola Brooke’s big moment has finally arrived, but she’s not wasting any time reveling in it. The Brooklyn-bred, freshly signed Arista Records rapper says she finds herself “everywhere at one time” these days — from being a trending topic on social media to performing on major …
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Sarah Michelle Gellar is finally coming back to TV — and a Hollywood Reporter profile published Wednesday makes it easy to see why she was away for so long. The former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star is returning to her serialized horror/fantasy roots with the new Paramount+ show “Wolf Pack,” …
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United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has agreed with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He to enhance communication about macroeconomic and financial issues during a “candid, substantive, and constructive” meeting in Zurich on Wednesday, the Treasury said. In a statement, the Treasury said both sides agreed to enhance cooperation on climate …
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Cloverfield wasn’t Matt Reeves’ feature directorial debut, but it’s the film that put him on the trajectory towards two Planet of the Apes movies and 2022’s The Batman. Now, one would think that a found-footage monster film would be a walk in the park for a filmmaker who’s been making …
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The WGA is gearing up for upcoming contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, arguably its most important in over a decade. This has prompted a group of top writers to look back at the lessons learned from the 2007-08 writers’ strike to see what can …
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Channing Tatum has given a status update on his Gambit movie and revealed his company Free Association is considering a Ghost remake. In a February cover story for Vanity Fair, the Magic Mike star and producer opened up about his career trajectory and his personal life, including fatherhood, his divorce …
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Comment on this story Comment Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with President Biden at the White House on Friday. Kishida arrives in …
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Disney is facing a proxy fight as Nelson Peltz’s activist firm Trian Fund Management pushes for a seat on its board. Peltz spoke Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” making his case for the fight his firm has picked with Disney. He raised issues with Disney’s $71 billion acquisition …
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Comment on this story Comment The next round of U.N. climate talks will be led by an oil executive, the United Arab Emirates, set to host this fall’s global summit, announced Thursday. The decision to name Sultan Al Jaber, the chief executive of one of the world’s largest oil companies, …
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The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi’s state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, highlighting the balancing act ahead for this …
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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will visit India in March this year accompanied by a high-powered delegation of global CEOs, Union Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He made this announcement after the conclusion of the 13th India-US Trade Policy …
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