SHENZHEN, CHINA – MARCH 09: View of high commercial and residential buildings on March 9, 2016 in Shenzhen, China. General economic slowdown continues in China while the property price and stock bubble faces risk. (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images)Zhong Zhi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChina’s economic challenges have given rise to deflationary pressures that present a global concern and are likely to accelerate in the coming quarters, according to economists.Beijing’s deteriorating economic fundamentals have become starkly apparent in recent months, with July’s data broadly missing expectations and the National Bureau of Statistics suspending its publication of youth unemployment…
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In this articleDKSNKEFLFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTPeople walk past a Nike sporting goods store at a shopping complex in Beijing, China, March 25, 2021.Florence Lo | ReutersNike’s stock tumbled Wednesday for the 10th day in a row after Foot Locker reported dismal quarterly results and consumers continue to pull back from the footwear sector. The sneaker giant’s shares fell about 2.5% in intraday trading. If shares close lower, the 10-day losing streak would be the longest in Nike’s history as a public company since its IPO in 1980.Nike, which is expected to report earnings late next month, is widely considered…
Hamdi Abu Golayyel (b. 1967) was a gifted storyteller who fused Egyptian oral storytelling, myth, and folklore to tell the tales of marginalized and working-class communities in Egypt. He died on June 11, 2023. He was only fifty-six. I did not know him personally but reviewed the translation of his recent novel, The Men Who Swallowed the Sun, for the magazine Banipal. In one of those ironic twists of fate, I had asked a journalist friend for his phone number because I wanted to meet him. I received the number, but months passed and I didn’t follow up on the…
EXCLUSIVE: We first told you about a year ago that Lionsgate was in talks with STX to distribute and market the Bob Simonds-run studio’s movies, and today we can report that both companies have closed a deal. Under the pact, Lionsgate will handle marketing and distribution for future STX theatrical releases in North America as well as distribute STX’s 75-title library across all platforms. The first title to be released will be Neil Burger’s thriller, The Marsh King’s Daughter, under Lionsgate’s Roadside Attractions on Oct. 6. The two studios are currently looking at several co-productions for 2024; and it is anticipated…
WASHINGTON — Australian startup HEO, which uses space-based sensors to inspect and image objects in orbit, announced Aug. 23 it has completed an $8 million Series A funding round. Previously known as HEO Robotics, the company changed its name to just HEO to reflect its focus on commercial in-orbit inspection and space-based space situational awareness, the company’s co-founder and CEO William Crowe said during a presentation in Sydney, Australia. The funding round was led by Airtree Ventures, an Australian venture capital firm. Other investors include Salus VC, Y Combinator, In-Q-Tel, David Harding and Steve Baxter. HEO specializes in the burgeoning…
Realme has launched its latest 11 series smartphones in India which includes the mid-range Realme 11 5G as well as the Realme 11X 5G. The latter if the more affordable one and comes with a sleek and lightweight design. The new smartphone is the first phone in the product lineup to come with a new Purple Dawn colour option. Apart from this, the recently launched octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC has also been used in the smartphone. We got our hands on the 11X 5G and here’s our first impressions of the phone.The starting price of Realme 11X 5G has…
Attorney Sidney Powell conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Nov. 19, 2020.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesConservative attorney Sidney Powell was booked Wednesday at an Atlanta jail on the heels of several more co-defendants of former President Donald Trump surrendering to face criminal charges in his Georgia election interference case.Bond was set at $100,000 for Powell, who aggressively pushed false claims of ballot fraud in the 2020 presidential election. She faces charges that include violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.Two people…
NewsShabazz Palaces Announce Album, Share New Song: ListenThe Royce the Choice collaboration “Binoculars” leads Robed in RarenessBy Matthew StraussAugust 23, 2023FacebookTwitterShabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler, photo by Stephan GrayFacebookTwitterIshmael Butler has announced the first new Shabazz Palaces album since 2020’s The Don of Diamond Dreams. The new LP, Robed in Rareness, is out October 27 via Sub Pop. Check out the album-opening track “Binoculars,” featuring Seattle rapper Royce the Choice, below.Robed in Rareness has guests spots from Lavarr the Starr (who recently released Illusions Ago via Butler’s Glass Cane Records), Camp Lo’s Geechi Suede, Colorado Springs rapper O Finess, Seattle musician…
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco convene the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Fraud Enforcement Task Force at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersFederal law enforcement charged hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep targeting more than $830 million in Covid-19 fraud, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.The DOJ filed criminal charges against 371 individuals and recovered $231 million in stolen money, the department said in a release. More than 60 of the defendants had connections to violent crime and transnational criminal networks.In one case, 30 members of a street gang…
It’s still approximately one million degrees in New York City (as anyone who lives here can verify), but September is ominously lurking around the corner, which means we’re just t-minus several weeks until everything smells like pumpkin spice and we’ve officially entered cozy season. However, this is slightly inconvenient because it’ll still be hot as hell outside, meaning the time has come for awkward transitional dressing. And Emily Ratajkowski is out here getting a head start.EmRata perfected the summer-to-fall transitional look while stepping out in NYC on August 16, wearing a crop top paired with an ultra low-waist silk skirt…
Gen V will take fans of The Boys to a superhero university when it hits the air on Friday, September 29, 2023. Prime Video shared character descriptions this week so that we can get intel on who we’ll be rooting for/against. If the original series has taught us anything, there will be plenty of polarizing characters. Will the same ring true for Gen V? We think so. The series is headlined by Jaz Sinclair, who plays Marie Moreau, an 18-year-old superhero with the ability to control and weaponize her own blood. As an incoming freshman at Vought-run Godolkin University, she…
Attraction comes when utilizing the senses, and men have every right to feel just as alluring as anyone else.Which brings us to the Italian fashion house of Giorgio Armani, that’s been established since 1975 as a standard in high-end luxury. But besides gorgeous fabrics, Armani has mastered the art of perfumes that will make you feel attractive and worthy no matter what you’re wearing. Armani has a history of over two-hundred fragrances since 1981. However, the world’s cologne game changed in 1984 when Armani released the classic Armani for Men. Over the decades, the designer has collaborated with world-class perfumers…
Even the Smartest Phone Can’t Find Water in a Desert Find Water Near Me Fred. Fred. Your body temperature is 103 degrees Fahrenheit. Your heart rate is 125. I don’t understand, Fred. Is this what you’re looking for? QUENCH: A WATER BAR FOR FUN PEOPLE AND FINE DRINKING. 46-511 COTTON CREEK DRIVE. PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Okay. Next listing: WET: WE OFFER NIGHTLIFE AND FRESHWATER IN A CASUAL ATMOSPHERE. 32-182 TELEGRAPH ROAD. PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Next listing: BOTTLES UP: A WATER PARLOR FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! KIDS UNDER FIVE DRINK FREE! 68-424 CAYOTE HILL ROAD. PERMANENTLY CLOSED. There are no more listings. Fred.…
Essential for life: this illustration shows how fundamental constants of nature set the fundamental lower limit for liquid viscosity. (Courtesy: thehackneycollective.com) The values of the fundamental physical constants – seemingly fine-tuned for the emergence of nuclear matter and ultimately life – might not have been fixed at the universe’s outset but instead changed over time through a process akin to biological evolution. That is the hypothesis of a physicist in the UK, who has shown that life-friendly limits on fluid viscosity and diffusion impose constraints on the constants’ values. Having found that those constraints go beyond the requirements of stellar…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store stands in Staten Island on March 09, 2022 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines before the bell:Fabrinet — Fabrinet surged 21% after its fiscal fourth-quarter results late Monday topped analysts’ estimates. The advanced manufacturing services company posted non-GAAP earnings of $1.86 per share, greater than the $1.80 earnings per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue came in at $655.9 million, greater than the $641.4 million consensus estimate.Dick’s Sporting Goods — Shares plunged nearly 20% after the retailer reported an earnings miss and cut guidance for the…
by Regina Avalos, August 19, 2023(Photo: Prime Video) The Peripheral is not returning for a second season on Prime Video after all. Amazon has reversed its renewal due to the work stoppage stemming from the current writers and actors strikes in the industry. The strikes have delayed production for several shows, and those series headed into their second seasons are among the most vulnerable to cancellation. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree, Louis Herthum, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Charlotte Riley, Alexandra Billings, Adelind Horan, Alex Hernandez, Katie Leung, Julian Moore-Cook, Melinda Page Hamilton, Chris Coy, and…
In the midst of a weekend with National Cinema Day, in addition to several previews, Sony’s feature take of PlayStation game, Gran Turismo, is bound to take No. 1 at the box office. This despite the fact that tracking has lowered its projections on the film down to $12M from $15M. Gran Turismo was originally scheduled to open on Aug. 11, but Sony unconventionally decided to pivot to previews for two weeks prior to the pic’s opening this Friday in an effort to drum up word of mouth on the Neill Blomkamp directed movie since the cast wasn’t available due…
WASHINGTON — A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact. The European Space Agency said Aug. 22 that it was informed 12 days earlier by the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Defense Squadron, responsible for space domain awareness activities, that it had identified several pieces of debris in the vicinity of a larger payload adapter called Vespa that has been in low Earth orbit since a Vega launch a decade ago. The new debris, ESA said, likely originated from Vespa after a collision with a piece…