Barred beauty contender speaks out
A Canadian beauty queen lashes out after she was barred from boarding a flight from Hong Kong to China for a pageant. Paul Chapman reports.
A Canadian beauty queen lashes out after she was barred from boarding a flight from Hong Kong to China for a pageant. Paul Chapman reports.
U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as investors turned risk-averse following reports of an escalation in the Middle East conflict, while Netflix fell in premarket trade after the company forecast current-quarter revenue below estimates. "The intention does not appear to inflict large-scale damage, including on nearby military bases, and trigger a full inter-state war, which we continue to regard as very unlikely," Hasnain Malik, head of equity research at Tellimer wrote in a note. On the earnings front, Netflix slumped 6.3% in premarket trading following the streaming video pioneer's lackluster second-quarter forecast.
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Two US officials claim an Israeli missile struck Iran near the city of Isfahan overnight - although Iran has downplayed reports as Israel remained silent
Citigroup Global Chief Economist Nathan Sheets says markets tend to "initially overreact" to geopolitical events such as reports by two US officials that Israel launched a strike on Iran. "That overreaction reflects that uncertainty premium when it first erupts, but typically these events end up being less disruptive than we feared they might be," Sheets told Bloomberg Television.
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The pound was little changed on Friday after falling to a five-month low against the dollar in Asian trading hours as investors responded to reports of an Israeli attack on Iran. People familiar with the matter told Reuters that Israel attacked Iran, days after Iran launched an unprecedented assault on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria. Yet the market reaction later unwound somewhat after Iran played the incident down and said it did not plan a new response.
Paramount is currently engaged in exclusive deal talks with Skydance Media, an independent studio led by David Ellison, though some investors have urged Paramount to explore other options. Private equity firm Apollo had earlier made a $26 billion bid for the company, and a separate $11 billion offer for Paramount's film studio. Its joint bid with Sony, which is still being structured, would offer cash for all outstanding Paramount Global shares and take the company private, a source told Reuters on Thursday.
Israel’s military has not confirmed strike and Iranian officials maintain ‘no damage’ in Isfahan