European stocks hit another record close as banks, miners lead
EUROPEAN stocks logged a second consecutive record close on Tuesday, lifted by banks and commodity-linked shares, although gains were capped by thin, year-end trading. The pan-European…
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2025 Box Office in Spain Drops 8%, Hit by October’s Spring-Like Weather and a Lack of Really Big U.S. Hits
Bucking 2025 global cinema theater results that in many key markets that look set to at least edge up or come in flat when compared to 2024, total box office in Spain plunged 8% in 2025 to…
Digital surveys may have hit the AI point of no return
There’s bad news for those using digital surveys to try to understand people’s online behavior: We may no longer be able to determine whether a human is responding to them or not, a recent…
European stocks hit fresh record close as tech, staples drive post-holiday gains
Investor focus in this holiday-shortened week will be on Tuesday’s release of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s last meeting European stocks kicked off post-holiday trading with a…
Trump says land-based facility in Venezuela was hit 'very hard'
President Trump said that a facility in Venezuela was "knocked out" by the military as the U.S. continues its war on drugs and puts pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Source…
12 Years Later, Jennifer Lawrence's Star-Studded Heist Movie Is a Shocking Streaming Hit
More than a decade after it cleaned up awards-season nominations (but somehow walked away empty-handed), American Hustle is officially back in the conversation. David O. Russell’s slick,…
Tyler Perry & Lionsgate Hit With $77M Christmas Day Sexual Assault Suit From ‘A Madea Halloween’ Actor; “Failed Money Grab,” Perry’s Lawyer Says
A vivid $77 million sexual assault and sexual battery lawsuit against Tyler Perry filed by the same lawyer behind a similar action earlier this year is just more of the same in search of a…
Southern California hit with evacuation warnings after a powerful new Christmas Day storm
California, soaked from days of relentless rain and recovering from mudslides in mountain towns, was hit with another powerful storm Christmas Day that led to evacuation warnings and high…
Green debt sales hit record levels in 2025 despite climate backlash
Europe has also rolled back some of its toughest environmental rules amid concerns about growth and competitiveness Investors have piled into climate-friendly assets this year despite…
Gold, silver hit record highs on geopolitical tensions, Fed rate-cut bets
Bullion has staged a stellar rally in 2025, climbing 72% so far and shattering multiple record highs Gold and silver climbed to record highs on Friday (Dec 26), driven by safe-haven demand…
Two New 'Avatar' Books Hit Bestsellers Chart, On Heels of 'Fire and Ash's Big Box Office Debut
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is set to rule the Christmas…
France’s postal service was hit by a major cyberattack right before Christmas. Here are the hackers who did it
A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France’s national postal service just days before Christmas, prosecutors said…
Gold tops US$4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy
Gold surges more than 70% this year, driven by safe-haven demand, de-dollarisation trends, central bank buying and others Gold surged past US$4,500 per ounce for the first time on…
Vessel in Seatrium-Maersk settlement hit by Trump’s stop-work order on wind farms
Seatrium said it is “closely monitoring” the Trump administration stop-work order issued to the end-customer of a U$475 million wind vessel job, noting that it can be redeployed beyond the…
Gold, silver hit record highs on Fed rate-cut bets
Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday (Dec 22) as softer US labour data and a tame inflation reading fuelled bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in January. Spot gold…
China consumer shares hit record losing streak on weak demand
Chinese consumer stocks are headed for their longest-ever stretch of annual underperformance, and analysts expect the trajectory to continue amid a sluggish economy and policy uncertainty.…
Marvel Icon's Divisive Christmas Movie Remake Is a Streaming Hit
It comes as no surprise that this time of year many streamers' Top 10s are filled with films full of holly, jolly holiday cheer. For Netflix Worldwide, 2018's animated Dr. Seuss' The…
ICE says an agent fired shots at a migrant who hit him and another agent with his SUV in Minnesota
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired shots Sunday at a Cuban immigrant living in the U.S. illegally after the man struck the agent and another one with an SUV in Minnesota's…
OCBC users hit by short-lived mobile and online log-in error; bank says issue resolved
OCBC digital users are now able to access mobile and online banking services, following a short-lived outage on Thursday (Dec 18) morning. About 1,000 outage reports were lodged on…
ANZ hit with second “strike” as shareholders dissent over pay report
AUSTRALIAN lender ANZ Group’s new CEO will forgo his short-term bonus this year, while a significant minority of shareholders opposed the bank’s executive pay report at its 2025 annual…
Nvidia stock price takes another hit as Wall Street debates an AI bubble. Here’s why it’s down today
Concerns about an AI bubble and increased competition are weighing on Nvidia as the stock fell to a three-month low on Wednesday. Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company…
Oracle data centre plan hit as Blue Owl walks from US$10 billion deal: source
Blue Owl’s discussions with lenders and Oracle for an OpenAI-linked Michigan data centre stall after failed negotiations Oracle’s largest data centre partner, Blue Owl Capital, will not…
Gold could hit US$5,000 an ounce in 2026 if risk hedging persists: market watchers
Returns are expected to moderate for the precious metal in the new year, say analysts Gold has surged more than 60 per cent since the beginning of 2025 – its strongest annual performance…
DBS, OCBC hit new records but UOB lags
The new records follow DBS’ appointment by the Chinese central bank to be the first local bank to serve as a yuan clearing lender Shares of two local banks, DBS and OCBC, hit all-time…