The United States has launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, among other moves. The latest effort on Monday to hobble Beijing’s chipmaking ambitions also hits Chinese chip toolmakers Piotech, ACM Research and SiCarrier Technology with new export restrictions … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported lacklustre sales in November, according to industry data on Tuesday affected by the timing of the Black Friday sales, although it still pointed to weakening consumer confidence. Sales volumes dropped by 3.3% in the 12 months to November, the weakest reading since April when they fell 4.0%, and below … Read more
It’s not surprising that Wicked, already the U.S. box office’s highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical, is very nearly topping the album charts, too. Currently sitting at the #2 spot on Billboard‘s Top Album Sales in the Soundtracks and Vinyl Album charts, the Wicked soundtrack debuted as a record breaker. According to Deadline, “the … Read more
TriStar Pictures We’ve finally reached the time of the year when everyone dedicates an unnecessary amount of time to arguing over the same, cyclical topics ad nauseam — like whether or not “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie or what film deserves the biggest gift under the … Read more
One weekend of Premier League action has only just come to an end but fans are already giddily looking forward to the first taste of midweek fixtures the 2024/25 season has to offer. The table is firmly taking shape, with runaway leaders Liverpool sitting pretty at the top of the tree after their latest victory … Read more
CNN host Brianna Keilar grilled Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., for his previous statements claiming President Biden would never pardon his son, Hunter. Biden issued a sweeping pardon for Hunter on Sunday after repeatedly promising not to. The first son had been convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year. He pled guilty to federal … Read more
US stocks close at record high as final month of 2024 begins
One of the many criticisms leveled at Jaguar in the firestorm ignited by its rebrand last month was that while it revealed a new logotype and a short film of eight conspicuously diverse models clad in bright couture emerging from a yellow escalator into a lilac lunar landscape, it didn’t even hint at a car. … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth leaves the Russell Senate Office Building on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Pete Hegseth, the already embattled choice of President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Pentagon, faces a new magazine report detailing his alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety, … Read more
A technology issue at Alaska Airlines resulted in the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle on Monday morning and problems into the afternoon for people trying to book flights on its website, the airline said. The Seattle-based company said in a statement the issue Monday morning resulted in a “significant disruption” to its operation — … Read more