Despite a once-in-a-century pandemic standing in the way, investors enjoyed three straight years of strong stock market returns in 2019, 2020, and 2021. But 2022 has been an entirely different story; the economic winds have shifted, and companies are grappling with high inflation and rising interest rates.
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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesMelania Trump’s soft launch back onto the campaign trail—or at least the fundraising circuit—began in earnest over the weekend, with the former first lady making an appearance for Log Cabin Republicans at a quiet Mar-a-Lago event.Although she was with former President Donald Trump for a high-dollar soirée in Palm Beach earlier this month, Melania’s Saturday evening cameo for gay Republicans was her first solo appearance this electi
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesCall them the FLEAS: Failed Leaders Exploiting America.Much like the third-tier expat British bankers in Hong Kong once known as the FILTH (Failed in London, Try Hong Kong), a steady stream of disgraced British politicians are now beating a path across the Atlantic, reinventing themselves as political seers with the aid of a flattering chyron and a cut-glass British accent.Take, for example, the latest of these arrivals, Liz Truss,
Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesIn recent days, we have witnessed chaos on and around the Columbia University campus, as threats against Jewish students have created an intolerable and combustible atmosphere.A woman attempting to hide her identity held up a sign with an arrow pointing toward pro-Israel students that read “Al-Qasam’s Next Target,” a reference to Hamas’ military wing. Other protesters told students, “Go back to Europe. Go back to Poland.”Another protester shouted, “The 7th o
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThe below is an excerpt from Married… With Children vs. the World: The Inside Story of the Shock-Com that Launched FOX and Changed TV Comedy Forever by Richard Gurman.Season 3 of Married… With Children was to the family sitcom what The Godfather Trilogy was to the gangster film, except Married had more senseless violence, gratuitous sex, and a less sympathetic family.The blood started flowing early on Married when we shot what was suppos
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.It may be early days, but the judge handling Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial—in which the former president is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election—has already made some important rulings.That’s according to The New Abnormal co-
The man has been sleeping rough in a park after losing his job and becoming homeless, with his items now destroyed for a second time. Find out more.
Dublin, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Consumer Health in Western Europe" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. While coughs, colds and the flu were less prevalent during the home seclusion of 2020, negatively impacting sales of cough and cold remedies in this year, they returned in full in the 2022/2023 winter season, with society fully reopened, boosting this category's performance in 2022, with sales remaining at a high level in 2023. As health consciousness bec
Parliamentary stand-off ends, opening the way for asylum seekers to be sent to the African country.
The former president's behavior just doesn't fly out in the real world.
Protesters at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.
Courtesy of Paul BlumenthalFred Armisen. Kate McKinnon. Ryan Gosling…Lots of actors have parodied, or at least played characters inspired by, Robert Durst, the real estate heir and convicted murderer who died in 2022.But to actually play Durst in the miniseries that made him a household name, HBO’s The Jinx?For the second installment of The Jinx, which premiered April 21 and relies heavily on reenactments featuring Durst’s infamously eccentric movements and mannerisms, that job came with a bit o
Ed Miller/NetflixBaby Reindeer is not the sort of show you’d necessarily expect to take over Netflix. It’s not a sensational true-crime drama, a flashily produced adaptation of pre-existing IP, or a genre show about a gaggle of adorable kids venturing into the Upside Down. Instead, writer-actor Richard Gadd’s surprise viral hit is a shattering, deeply humane, and personal story about his experience with a stalker. Really, Gadd’s seven-episode series unfurls two parallel narratives. In the presen
MGM /Courtesy Everett CollectionThere are roughly 47,000—oh, wait, a new Netflix Original just dropped; make that 47,001—TV shows and movies coming out each week. At Obsessed, we consider it our social duty to help you see the best and skip the rest.We’ve already got a variety of in-depth, exclusive coverage on all of your streaming favorites and new releases, but sometimes what you’re looking for is a simple Do or Don’t. That’s why we created See/Skip, to tell you exactly what our writers think
STORY: More than 200 aftershocks have shaken Hualien - the eastern part of Taiwan that was hit hard by the island's big quake on April 3. The new shaking started Monday and ran through the night, causing previously damaged buildings to tilt further.Several were left leaning badly, but there were no reports of casualties.The affected buildings have been left empty since the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the largely rural and sparsely populated area earlier this month, killing at least 17 people. Elsewhere on the island, including in the capital, Taipei, buildings swayed throughout the night, with the largest of the many quakes registering a 6.3 magnitude. The world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, meanwhile evacuated some staff from factories on the island's west coast.It said in a statement that it does not expect any impact on operations.Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, on her Facebook page, called on people to stay alert and not to panic in the event of more earthquakes.
Cooper Investors, an investment management firm, released its “Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 7.4% in the first quarter, compared to a 9.4% return for the benchmark MSCI ACWI. The market rally, which started in late October 2023, has […]
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Dublin, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "World in 2040: The Future Demographic" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Positive natural change will drive overall population growth across 2021-2040. Ageing is a key global trend, influenced by rising life expectancy and declining birth rates. The population aged 65+ will continue to expand, impacting global trends. Health risks include rising levels of obesity and diabetes, while access to adequate nutrition and sanitati
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