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Nov 03 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Venom 3: Still Going Strong at the Box Office

Venom: The Last Dance is still making waves globally. After its second weekend, the movie has crossed $300 million worldwide. Offshore audiences are loving it, with a $68. 4M haul from 66 markets. This makes the international total $227M. Compared to the previous Venom movie, Let There Be Carnage, t

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Oct 29 2024FINANCE

Why Japan's Markets Went Up Despite a Political Shake-Up

On Tuesday, markets in the Asia-Pacific region mostly rose, following the lead from Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225, for instance, inched up by 0. 77% and closed at 38, 903. 68, building on the previous day's gains. This happened even though Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, lost i

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Oct 26 2024ENTERTAINMENT

ROSÉ & K-Pop Stocks on the Rise: A Weekly Wrap-Up

This week was a big one for K-pop companies. YG Entertainment, the home of BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ, saw its stock jump after her new song with Bruno Mars hit it big. ROSÉ's "APT" topped global charts, raking in millions of streams in just days. Other K-pop giants like SM Entertainment and HYBE also saw the

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Oct 22 2024FINANCE

China's Market Boom: Where’s the Smart Money Going?

China's markets have been on a roller coaster lately, with the government rolling out major stimulus plans. From cutting interest rates to boosting bank cash reserves and supporting stock markets, the Chinese government is going all out. The CSI 300 index, which tracks top stocks, has even jumped by

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Oct 11 2024FINANCE

Big Money Manager BlackRock Hits New Heights

BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest money manager, just hit an incredible milestone: they now handle $11.5 trillion in assets. How did they get there? Well, in the past quarter alone, they attracted a whopping $221 billion from investors. This includes $97 billion pumped into exchange-traded funds a

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Oct 06 2024BUSINESS

Robinhood Brings Crypto Transfers to Europe

In a recent update, Robinhood has expanded its services in Europe by allowing users to transfer cryptocurrencies into and out of their platform. This new feature gives European customers the freedom to self-custody their digital assets, meaning they can store them in their own wallets instead of lea

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Sep 20 2024TECHNOLOGY

Unlocking Interoperability: EU's Guidance for Apple

The European Union has taken a crucial step towards promoting fair and open digital markets by opening two specification proceedings under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) against Apple. The proceedings aim to ensure that Apple complies with its interoperability obligations, allowing third-party device

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Sep 20 2024TECHNOLOGY

Apple's Digital Grip: EU Takes a Stand

The European Union is taking a bold step to promote competition in the digital market by compelling Apple to open up its operating system to rival technologies. The move is part of the bloc's Digital Markets Act, which aims to prevent Big Tech from dominating digital markets by breaking up closed ec

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Sep 19 2024BUSINESS

The Rate Cut Revolution: A Bold Move by the Fed

The Federal Reserve took a significant step by reducing the federal funds rate to a range of 4.75 percent to 5 percent. This move has left many wondering how far and how fast the Fed will cut rates in the future. In June, Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the era of near-zero interest rates might

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Sep 19 2024BUSINESS

The Billionaire's Dilemma: A Gold Rush Awaits if Kamala Harris Wins the Election

In a recent interview on Fox Business, billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson spilled the beans on his plan of action if Kamala Harris becomes the president. Paulson, a Trump supporter, revealed that he would sell his stocks and invest in gold if Harris wins the election. The reason behind this

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