Clockwise from top: Former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun (CNBC), Starbucks former CEO Laxman Narasimhan (Getty Images), former Nike CEO John Donahoe (Reuters), former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (Getty Images)TL: CNBC | TR: Getty Images | BL: Reuters | BR: Getty ImagesRetired, ousted or poached, CEOs headed for the exits this year.U.S. public companies announced 327 chief executive changes this year through November, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.That’s more than in any other year since at least 2010, when the firm first started tracking the turnover. It’s also an 8.6% increase from last year.Turnover included CEOs at U.S.…
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This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in November.Text removed from the November statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle.Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined.Black text appears in both statements.Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsWatch Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference here. Read the original article here
What started as an inconspicuous boy-meets-girl tale swiftly became a cult classic in the U.K. On Wednesday night, Gavin & Stacey aired its final episode on the BBC. James Corden and co-creator Ruth Jones began this journey years ago, long before Corden had made any impact in the U.S. with appearances in Ocean’s Eight (2018), Cats (2019) and, of course, on The Late Late Show. The Wales and Essex-set sitcom became a career springboard for the pair, solidifying their status as comedy greats in a competitive industry as Gavin & Stacey went on to enjoy a healthy 17-year lifespan. In…
Tyler, The Creator has released ‘That Guy’, a freestyle over Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Hey Now’, for Christmas day. Check it out below. READ MORE: Tyler, The Creator – ‘Chromakopia’ review: a landscape of chaos that reflects his own psychological conflict The rapper shared the track in response to a fan’s post on Twitter/X on November 24, reading: “I want @tylerthecreator to freestyle on Hey Now so bad.” “Merry christmas. had fun with it,” he wrote today (December 25) alongside a link to the new music video, directed by Tyler and featuring cameos from Odd Future’s Jasper Dolphin, Travis “Taco” Bennett, and Lionel…
Spoilers follow for “Joy to the World.”If there’s one thing Steven Moffatt loves to do with Doctor Who, it’s to find a monster buried in the mundane. He’s made statues, shadows, lost children and even the idea of silence into some of the show’s most terrifying villains. Sadly, the mysterious extra door you often find in older hotel rooms isn’t as universal a concern, but it’s still a rich seam for him to mine. That’s the inspiration for “Joy to the World,” Doctor Who’s 2024 Christmas Special. Which is light, fun and a little bit scattershot, much like Christmas is…
Obesity rates in the US have begun fallingEvgeniya Pavlova/Getty Images For decades, rates of obesity in the US have climbed – but that trend may be changing. The number of adults with obesity dipped ever so slightly in 2023, suggesting the country has reached a turning point in this public health crisis. The rise of weight-loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, has prompted some to suggest these may be driving the shift. But it isn’t that simple. Obesity rates began to rise in the US during the 1970s. Between 1976 and 1980, 15 per cent of adults in… Read…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will undergo a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday, December 16.Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in the country’s Bundestag, clearing the path for an early election in February.Scholz was expected — and hoping — to lose the vote, which he had called for himself in November in order to trigger earlier-than-planned elections, which were originally scheduled for the fall of 2025.It marks only the sixth time in Germany’s history that such a vote has taken place, and the fourth time a president has…
Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View All posts by Kelly Jensen In 2023, Arkansas passed Act 372, a law that helps facilitate book banning and directly punishes library workers in the process. Among the provisions of the law were that librarians could be held accountable as criminals–a tactic being used in…
We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Editors Rating What We LikeOne of the main plus points of Versace Eros is its versatility. The fragrance is masculine and sexy while at the same time youthful and fun. Better yet, it works as well for a casual get-together as it does for a night on the tiles.The product also hits the mark for longevity and projection. If you’re looking for a prolonged fragrance, all you will need of…
Everyone has heard of the sophomore slump. It essentially means a regression, and many shows have fallen into this trap. After delivering a stellar first season, missteps and misfires during the second season cause the audience to second-guess their initial excitement about the series. It happens more often than you think, even to shows you may think are destined to succeed. (Larry Horricks/AMC) One of those shows that everyone wondered about after its masterful first season was Interview with the Vampire. The Anne Rice classic was reworked for the small screen and delivered one of the best pilots of the…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., holds up the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers as he speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024.Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is still an abstract concept for many everyday consumers unsure about how it will change their lives. But there’s no question about whether businesses are finding value in it.Some of the biggest winners in this year’s stock market rally that’s seen the Nasdaq jump 33% and other U.S. indexes notch double-digit gains have direct ties to the rapid advancements in…
A customer reaches for a box from the Lego Dots range at the Lego A/S store in London, U.K., on March 7, 2022.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe toy industry is headed for its second consecutive annual sales decline, but it’s got one thing propping it up: colorful, interlocking plastic bricks.At a time when toy companies are struggling to match the massive gains of pandemic-era sales, Lego is growing rapidly. The Danish company saw revenue jump 13% in the first six months of the year and continues to snap up market share.”When you look at toy sales, Lego has just been driving…
(L to R) Jim Carrey as Ivo Robotnik and Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ from Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, Inc.Opening in theaters on December 20th, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ marks the third outing for the popular movie franchise spawned by the video game character best known for super speed and collecting rings.The former is on full display in this new film, which reunites much of the major players from the previous movies, while the idea of the portal rings largely takes a backseat (aside from a couple of key moments).And this movie offers largely more…
A new movie from Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, which shares a title with his forthcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has received a North American release date of May 16, 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The suspense thriller stars the Weeknd alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, with director Trey Edward Shults (known for the A24 movies Waves and It Comes at Night) at the helm. The movie will also feature music from the Weeknd’s frequent collaborator Daniel “Oneohtrix Point Never” Lopatin. The Weeknd and his company Manic Phase are producing the film for Lionsgate.Hurry Up Tomorrow, the film, follows the…
Available for: PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch | Length: 14.5 hours Cult of the Lamb is a beloved title around here, and while it started out as a single-player experience, it recently received an update that brought a local co-op mode. Thanks to the Unholy Alliance update, you can now summon a new playable character, The Goat, so a friend can assist you in battle or with tasks back at the cult. Cult of the Lamb is sort of like an evil Animal Crossing. You, playing as The Lamb, amass devoted followers who come to live in a village that you must…
WASHINGTON — A NASA authorization bill introduced in the Senate in the final days of the current Congress would have directed NASA to accelerate work on commercial space stations and address cost overruns on science programs. The NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2024 was formally introduced in the Senate Dec. 18 by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the committee. Other co-sponsors include Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), chair and ranking member of the committee’s space subcommittee, and Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and…
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks with a staffer before the start of a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, May 12, 2021.Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release a report on its investigation of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations against former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, NBC News reported Wednesday.The report could be released as soon as the end of this week, after the House of Representatives casts its final votes of the current Congress and gavels out for the holidays, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC.Gaetz…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.The Bloom is Off Following a press tour that managed to be more fraught than the rollout of Don’t Worry Darling, Blake Lively is suing her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. Lively also alleges—with the help of damning private messages—that Baldoni launched a smear campaign intended to tank her career. This is a fantastic piece of reporting…