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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Johnny Depp’s attorneys on Tuesday ended their two-day cross-examination of Amber Heard in the actor’s $50 million defamation lawsuit against her, during which the Aquaman actress claimed Depp tried to kill her and denied that she ever abused any of her romantic partners. Key Facts Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez suggested on Tuesday Heard is lying about her ex-husband’s abuse and asked if Heard was ever scared of Depp, to which she replied, “This is a man who tried to kill me … Of course,” according to Variety . Heard said she has “never assaulted anyone I’ve been romantically involved with” and “didn’t assault Johnny ever,” Deadline and other outlets reported, denying Depp’s claims she abused him. Vasquez showed “love notes” Heard wrote about Depp in her journal, and read one instance in which Heard said she was “sorry” for “hurting” Depp, Vulture reported. Vasquez referred to … [Read more...] about Amber Heard Says Johnny Depp ‘Tried To Kill Me’ As Cross-Examination Ends

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Tesla, the world’s leading maker of electric vehicles, has been cut from S&P’s ESG Index created for environmentally conscious investors owing to flaws in its business conduct and, ironically, aspects of the company’s low-carbon strategy. The move inflamed Tesla CEO Elon Musk who called “ ESG is a scam .” S&P removed Tesla from the index early this month as part of a regular rebalancing of companies that prioritize sustainability but didn’t detail the changes until today, with a blog post from Margaret Dorn, head of S&P’s North American ESG Indices. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet were the highest-ranked companies on the list, which assesses companies’ overall environmental impact, sustainability efforts and corporate culture. Curiously, oil giant Exxon Mobil ranked among the index’s top 10 while Tesla scored in the bottom 25%, making it ineligible for inclusion. Tesla “was pushed further down … [Read more...] about Elon Musk Goes On The Attack After Tesla Cut From S&P ESG Index

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A senior defense official says U.S. Pentagon officials are having discussions with Sweden and Finland on their security needs to deter Russia as both move toward NATO membership. The official said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist on Wednesday and spoke about the interim period between when the NATO application is formally made and when it is approved. There have been concerns about threats from Russia during that period, in which Sweden and Finland would not formally be covered by NATO’s Article 5 which says that an attack against one member is an attack against all and calls for collective defense. The defense official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private Pentagon discussions. – AP writer Lolita Baldor in Washington contributed to this report. __ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops — NATO … [Read more...] about Live updates | Official: US in talks with Sweden, Finland

Moody's cut Russia's credit six notches as it expects "sustained disruption to the economy" as a result of global sanctions against the country after it invaded Ukraine. Russia's stock market remained closed. U.S. stocks are higher after yesterday's surge that came in the wake of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ’s congressional testimony signaling a Fed rate increase would be lower than what investors feared. Key Takeaways Top credit agency Moody's decreased Russia's credit by six notches. U.S. stocks are rising, following yesterday's surge that came after Fed statements that allayed fears of a big interest rate hike. Best Buy Co. Inc. and Kroger Co. shares rose after reporting better-than-expected earnings. Powell is set to testify before Senate lawmakers this morning after telling House lawmakers yesterday he would propose just a quarter-percentage-point rate hike at the central bank’s March meeting. All major U.S. stock indexes posted solid gains … [Read more...] about Moody’s Cuts Russia’s Credit, Wheat Prices Soar, Powell Allays Investors’ Fears

Charles Eames was once asked to define the boundaries of design. “What are the boundaries of problems?” he replied. That was more than 50 years ago. The impact of design has only grown. As the boundaries of problems have expanded, so has design. We believe it must expand even more in the years to come. advertisement advertisement The problems facing business and, indeed, humanity are becoming even more intractable, intertwined, and complex. The global population will be nearly 10 billion by midcentury. Cities will house some 2.5 billion people by 2050, making them more crowded and clogged. Meanwhile, the global demand for everyday goods, housing, and transportation is rising—requiring material resources that we don’t have and squeezing our planet’s ecosystems. Mass migrations, booming income inequality, raging pandemics, and the impact of AI and automation add dramatically to the challenges we face. The world is screaming out for new solutions to … [Read more...] about Today’s top design innovators have it all wrong. Here’s how to think bigger

Reuters filepix for illustration purpose only - A + A NEW YORK (May 18): The US is forcing Wall Street banks to embark on a systematic search through more than 100 personal mobile phones carried by top traders and dealmakers in the largest-ever probe into clandestine messaging on platforms such as WhatsApp. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been sending firms lists of key positions — in some cases pointing to around 30 people including heads of certain investment banking teams or trading desks — that are subject to the review, according to people with direct knowledge of the requests. Personnel in those roles are being ordered to hand over phones so devices can be examined by lawyers. The aim is to gauge how pervasively Wall Street professionals use unauthorized messaging platforms to chat with each other or clients as regulators decide which firms to punish, and how hard, for failing to preserve business-related messages sent via unapproved platforms. … [Read more...] about US pries into over 100 trader and banker phones in texting probe

What does it take to trigger a crash in the stock market? A once-in-a-century pandemic? The biggest war in Europe in 70 years? The US Federal Reserve instantaneously cutting off the supply of the opium of record liquidity and low interest rates? Multi-year high inflation? How about black magic? The Oxford Dictionary defines black magic as a type of magic that is believed to use the power of the devil in order to do evil. In a world where boring financial data, profit and loss statements, and complex macroeconomic events sway the everyday movement of stock prices and stock indices, one Rajkot-based stockbroker claimed last week that he spent more than Rs 8 crore to engineer a multi-day crash in the stock market with the help of esoteric black magic. Close “We are responsible to a great extent for today’s fall and the fall of the past few days in the market. You won’t believe it, but we have spent over Rs 8.5 crore today in kala jadu (black magic) to create … [Read more...] about A lone bear, black magic and a $235 billion stock market crash

There are literally thousands of publicly traded companies you can invest in, not to mention the many ETFs and mutual funds you can buy, so it's not surprising many investors don't know where to begin. While I don't have a crystal ball that tells me what stocks will deliver the best returns, I've tried to do the next best thing here. In this article, I'll discuss 10 stocks that I think could be great buys in 2022 for long-term investors looking to put money to work. Before we get to the stocks you're here for, let's acknowledge three caveats: Choosing the best stocks to buy today heavily depends on your personal financial situation. To get a feel for where you stand, read our guide on how to invest in stocks . It walks you through topics such as establishing an emergency fund, allocating assets, and when it makes sense to buy stocks. I like these stocks for long-term investments. I have absolutely no idea what they'll do over the next few weeks or months. While I ensured … [Read more...] about The Top 10 Stocks to Buy in 2022

- A + A (May 18): He was a hedge-fund manager supposedly under the watchful eye of a “master cop” — an Allianz SE unit that policed his every move. Instead, US authorities say, Greg Tournant sold lies to investors that cost customers, and now Allianz, billions of dollars, and resulted in a guilty plea to federal charges of securities fraud by Allianz Global Investors US. News on Tuesday that the US unit of the German insurance giant was admitting guilt over the collapse of its Structured Alpha group of hedge funds leaves many questions unanswered, including a big one: Will Tournant, who had told investors Structured Alpha would do well whether markets went up or down, end up in prison? For Allianz SE, Tuesday’s development brought an end to legal headaches that have engulfed the German insurer since the funds imploded in March 2020, when financial markets reeled during the early days of the pandemic. The demise of the Structured Alpha funds is just the latest … [Read more...] about Allianz fund managers’ paydays could be followed by prison

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With 2022 US TV advertising revenues projected to top 2019 levels by less than 5%, cable and broadcast TV networks are turning to reduced and ad-free streaming services to supplement stagnant ad sales. It appears to be working, enough so that Netflix recently announced its first-ever quarterly loss of over 200,000 subscribers. In a U-turn, Netflix will be turning to advertising-supported services within 24 months, to backfill lost subscription revenues. With media behemoths on all sides looking to time-shifted content as the next big thing, where does this leave prime time TV viewing? I sat down with Frank Maggio, CEO of React LLC , developers of an “experiential” advertising solution, to get his take on if – and how – prime time TV can stem the exodus away from live viewing. Gary Drenik: Consumption of media has drastically evolved over the past few decades. In looking at the past five years alone, how have … [Read more...] about Can Prime Time TV Survive The Mass Exodus From Live TV Viewing?