Movie theater shares pop on tentative WGA labor deal
The AMC 25 and Regal Cinemas on 42nd Street in Times Square, New York. Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty Images Movie theater shares popped Monday following news of a tentative labor deal between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “The world’s movie theatres can celebrate. Extremely […]
South Korea to extend forex trading hours starting in October
South Korea will extend its onshore foreign-exchange trading hours and ease rules on foreign traders next month, in a push to advance its money market. The country’s forex market will operate from 9 a.m. through 2 a.m. local time on weekdays under a new regulation that will take effect Oct. 4, more than doubling its […]
South Korea to extend forex trading hours starting in October
South Korea will extend its onshore foreign-exchange trading hours and ease rules on foreign traders next month, in a push to advance its money market. The country’s forex market will operate from 9 a.m. through 2 a.m. local time on weekdays under a new regulation that will take effect Oct. 4, more than doubling its […]
Pickleball noise remedies in the works
People play pickleball at Central Park in New York City on April 8, 2023. Wang Fan | China News Service | Getty Images America’s fastest-growing sport is looking to be … quieter? The governing body of the sport, USA Pickleball, announced on Monday a new initiative to get pickleball to pipe down by investing in […]
Ford pauses $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan
Ford Motor Co. said late Monday it has halted work on a $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan, just days after the carmaker made concessions to its striking workers. “We’re pausing work and limiting spending on construction on the [Marshall, Mich.] project until we’re confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant,” a Ford […]
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith resigns, replaced by outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned. Smith is retiring effective Dec. 4 and will remain with the company until Jan. 2 for the CEO transition, according to notes to Blue Origin staff written by Smith and Bezos that were obtained by CNBC. In […]
Nissan says all new models launched in Europe will be fully electric
Japanese carmarker Nissan announced Monday that all new models it launches in Europe will be fully electric, as it reaffirmed its aim for solely electric vehicle sales on the continent by 2030. It said it was “pressing ahead” with the existing target just a week after the U.K. pushed back a ban on the sale […]
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s? Pilot program is making impressive gains.
Guess how many Americans are currently working as unpaid caregivers for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia? The answer, says the Alzheimer’s Association, is 11 million. There are 6.5 million people currently living with — and dying of — dementia. To put this in context, there are more unpaid dementia caregivers in the […]
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s? Pilot program is making impressive gains.
Guess how many Americans are currently working as unpaid caregivers for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia? The answer, says the Alzheimer’s Association, is 11 million. There are 6.5 million people currently living with — and dying of — dementia. To put this in context, there are more unpaid dementia caregivers in the […]
WGA reaches tentative deal with studios
Hollywood’s writers and studios have a preliminary labor agreement. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed last week after months of starts and stops, ultimately leading to a tentative deal that would end the ongoing writers strike. The WGA and AMPTP are still drafting the […]
