Wall Street rally pauses, but stocks mint weekly gain
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended marginally lower in a choppy session on Friday, but major indexes posted weekly gains for the first time in December following a wild few…
Britain’s HMV faces the music as retailer calls in administrators
(Reuters) – Music retailer HMV said on Friday it was calling in the administrators, blaming a worsening market for entertainment CDs and DVDs, to become the latest victim of brutal…
Dick’s Sporting Goods to end U.S. Olympic sponsorship
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (Reuters) – Sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc (DKS.N) said…
Defensive stocks top 2019 playbooks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Perceived safe havens like utilities and consumer staples, often an afterthought in Wall Street’s cascade of year-ahead investment recommendations each December, are emerging as top picks…
U.S. retirees try to keep cool as stocks tumble
BOSTON (Reuters) – Nancy Farrington, a retiree who turns 75 next month, admits to being in a constant state of anxiety over the biggest December stock market rout since Herbert…
Sears Chair Lampert makes $4.4 billion bid to keep retailer alive
(Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a $4.4 billion takeover bid for the bankrupt U.S. retailer, representing its only chance of escaping liquidation and laying off tens…
A Non-Exhaustive List Of The Worst Men Of 2018
Men had another pretty poor showing in 2018, continuing their centuries-long slump. A man disastrously led the most powerful nation in the world. A man ― several men, in fact…
Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror’ Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Movie Is Here And People Are Questioning Their Life Choices
The first-ever “Black Mirror” film, “Bandersnatch,” is finally on Netflix and people are already freaking out about the choose-your-own-adventure format. Is it successful, yes or no? We choose yes. Enthusiastically.…
Lady Gaga Galvanizes Fans In Cyber-Max Enigma Concert In Vegas Residency Debut
Audience members immediately tracked songs and costumes on social media as Gaga floated onto the stage (over Katy Perry) in the Park Theater of the Monte Carlo Hotel. Just hours…
Vlogger with ‘miserable’ digestive condition fitted with permanent feeding tube: ‘It basically gave me my life back’
Hannah Ritchie now needs a feeding back due to her chronic digestive condition. (SWNS) A brave student — who will never eat a meal again due to a chronic digestive…