US stocks push higher while gold, silver notch fresh records
WALL Street stocks pushed higher on Monday to begin a holiday-shortened trading week, while oil prices rallied amid worsening tensions between the United States and Venezuela. Gold and…
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Prediction: This Will Be the First It Item of 2026
As someone who studies celebrity outfits daily, I can confirm that few celebs are as ahead of the curve when it comes to trends and It items as Rihanna is. And when she wears a particular…
Oil settles higher on risk of disruptions to Venezuela, Russia supply
Oil prices settled higher on Monday after the US Coast Guard tried to intercept an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela a day earlier, and Ukraine damaged two vessels and…
European shares muted at start of holiday-shortened week
EUROPEAN shares were little changed on Monday, with beverage stocks weighing on the index, as investors navigated a holiday-shortened week on a tepid note after a record close in the…
U.S. signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities
The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration's…
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Varang Actor Oona Chaplin Is Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter and Considered Changing Her Name: ‘It’s Tricky to Feel Undeserving’
Oona Chaplin is the actor behind “Avatar: Fire and Ash” villain Varang. She’s also the granddaughter of film icon Charlie Chaplin. Oona, whose credits also include “Game of Thrones,”…
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Ashley Johnson Talks Changes To Yasha's Story In "The Mighty Nein," Plus [Spoiler] Voicing Zuala
Ashley Johnson breaks down changes to Yasha's character arc from Critical Role's Campaign 2 to "The Mighty Nein," and why it was important to do so. View Entire Post › Source link
At High-profile Properties, Miller Capital Advisory Advances High-end Agenda
When Andrew Miller, founder and chief executive officer of Miller Capital Advisory, says his firm is in “very rarefied territory,” he means sales productivity, not geography. “Our…
Health care poised to be key issue in midterms as Republicans scramble for solutions
Congressional Republicans are scrambling to avoid a midterm trouncing over health care, like the one Democrats delivered in 2018 after the GOP tried and failed to replace Obamacare. Source…
Can human-led AI spark a new era of generosity?
For 50 years, America’s generosity has been stuck in neutral with charitable giving frozen at 2.5% of GDP. But not because people stopped caring. In 2024, total giving hit record highs,…
Lew Horwitz, Producer Known as the ‘King of Indie Film Finance,’ Dies at 90
Lewis Horwitz, the American film executive and producer dubbed Hollywood’s “King of Indie Film Finance,” died on Dec. 19. He was 90. Horwitz began his career as a bank teller in Los…
14 "Mighty Nein" Season 1 Behind-The-Scenes Facts Straight From The "Critical Role" Cast
Taliesin, we get to see a lot of Molly in Season 1, and you're able to really begin to lay out storylines that didn't happen until much later in Campaign 2, like Vess DeRogna. How was it…
Trump Is Getting New Battleships—and Naming Them After Himself
The survivor noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act included protecting the victims’ identities as a “central statutory safeguard.” At the same time, the DOJ has already been…
House probe cites military missteps in January helicopter-airliner collision near Reagan National
A House subcommittee report on January's fatal midair collision over the Potomac River identified multiple missteps taken by an Army helicopter that contributed to the crash with a…
How Netflix Leveraged ‘Stranger Things’ Buzz to Boost ‘The First Shadow’ Ticket Sales on Broadway
Fans left the Dec. 19 performance of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” buzzing after a once-in-a-lifetime moment: Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Henry Creel/Vecna on the hit Netflix…
The easiest way to search the new Epstein files
The long-awaited release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files by the Department of Justice arrived on December 19 with a bureaucratic whimper and a bang of public outrage. While the Epstein Library…
Instacart scraps AI pricing tests after backlash over grocery price swings
Instacart said Monday that it will no longer allow retailers to use an AI-powered price testing program. This comes two weeks after an extensive investigation showed wide discrepancies in…
Coinbase buys The Clearing Company, doubling down on prediction markets
Coinbase said on Monday it will buy prediction markets startup The Clearing Company, its tenth acquisition this year, as the crypto exchange looks to expand beyond its core digital assets…
How to Watch 'The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' Season 15 Online for Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” is back, baby,…
Nike’s Futuristic Foamposite Will Receive a Regal Revamp for NBA All-Star Weekend
Nike’s ahead-of-its-time Air Foamposite One sneaker will once again be a centerpiece of the brand’s NBA All-Star Weekend releases. According to @zsneakerheadz and Sneaker Market Romania,…
Vince Zampella, ‘Call of Duty’ Creator, Dies at 55 in Car Accident
Vince Zampella, the co-creator of video game franchise “Call of Duty,” died in a single-car accident on Sunday near Los Angeles, NBC LA confirmed Monday. He was 55. Zampella was involved…
How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Became the Year’s Biggest TV Surprise: ‘We’re Now Premium Smut on HBO!’
Sometime in early November, Casey Bloys — HBO and Max’s content chairman/CEO — got a call from Jason Butler, an executive on his team who’s focused on worldwide program planning. Butler…
How the Red Carpet Learned to Win the Algorithm in 2025
The red carpet hasn’t been only about dressing well — and for a while now. Striving for polished and chic is the bare minimum. In 2025, the game is about garnering attention, and the stars…
San Francisco power outage brings Waymo robotaxis to a standstill
When a major power outage left tens of thousands of San Francisco residents in the dark weekend, the city’s fleet of high tech self-driving vehicles went offline too. Videos circulating on…