What’s Next For Paramount After Skydance Merger Talks Fail
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When David Ellison’s Skydance made a play for Paramount last fall it was how and when (not if) Shari Redstone would tie the knot. Paramount and Skydance worked together. He…
Small Business Owners’ Optimism Rises, but Inflation Remains a Problem
Small business owners are more optimistic than they’ve been throughout 2024 but they remain less optimistic than they have been historically.
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 point to 90.5 in May,…
Pamela Smart takes responsibility for murder plot that killed husband in 1990
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Pamela Smart, the New Hampshire woman who had her teenage lover murder her husband, is now taking full responsibility for the first time in more than 30 years.In 1990, Smart was a 22-year-old high school media…
Stock futures are little changed ahead of Fed’s rate decision, consumer inflation data:
28 Mins AgoDoubleLine Gundlach says Fed's dot plot will show 2 cuts for 2024DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach believes the Federal Reserve's so-called dot plot will show a projection of only two rate cuts for this year, he said in…
Social Security taxes may increase for millions of Americans
Many Americans might be unaware, but 2025 could bring a major uptick in Social Security taxes.Millions are likely to see the tax increase as the maximum taxable earnings limit is set to change in mid-October for the year 2025. Social…
Apple soars, bitcoin and ethereum fall: Tuesday’s market trends
Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre joins Asking for a Trend to break down Tuesday's market trends.Apple (AAPL) has reached a new all-time high, rising about 7% intraday. Blikre notes that the probability of this movement being a false breakout…
As home prices increase, some states are trying to control property taxes for homeowners
Between high interest rates and rocketing home appreciation values across the country, it has been an interesting time to be a homeowner.On one hand, it means one of your biggest sources of equity is gaining value; but on the other hand,…
Expect above-average summer temperatures, Canada’s environmental agency warns | CBC News
Canadians, get ready for another summer of above-average temperatures.That's the message from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), delivered Tuesday in its summer seasonal forecast.In a news conference Tuesday, Jennifer Smith, a…
Japanese gang member deported from Philippines | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
A Japanese man believed to be a member of the criminal organization, "JP Dragon," has been deported from the Philippines and detained by police in Japan.
It's the first arrest of someone linked to the…
Germany to provide Kiev with sniper rifles, strike drones, Patriots
The German Defense Minister says Germany will assist Ukraine with weaponry even if on a "smaller scale".
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on…