Bloomberg GE Jumps on Surprise Profit as CEO Larry Culp Sees Turnaround Accelerating (Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. surged after a surprise profit and rebound in cash flow signaled that Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp’s turnaround plan is regaining traction despite the coronavirus pandemic.Adjusted earnings of 6 cents a share in the third quarter defied … Read more
Jared Kushner boasted in mid-April that President Trump was “back in charge” of the country’s response to COVID-19, “not the doctors,” and portrayed the pandemic as having entered the “comeback phase.” “There were three phases. There’s the panic phase, the pain phase and then the comeback phase,” Kushner is heard saying to author Bob Woodward, … Read more
When Matthew McConaughey decided to “f**k the bucks” and stop making romantic comedies in a quest for more challenging roles, he committed to it. And during that nearly two-year span that he didn’t get offers for dramatic roles, he seriously considered a career change — and had a short list of potential new vocations, some … Read more
Global markets slid Wednesday as a mix of factors increase uncertainty for investors, including the upcoming U.S. election and spiking coronavirus cases in both Europe and the U.S. Countries including Spain and France are experiencing sharp rises in cases, and France and Germany are likely to announce new lockdown measures to help curb the second … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — For years, Garrison Courtney had convinced people he was not just a federal public affairs officer but in fact a covert CIA operative working on a classified task force. The fraud was so compelling that even when it began to unravel, the people he duped stonewalled federal investigators, convinced that talking … Read more
Forget Batman and Robin: For decades now, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy have been Gotham City’s most beloved dynamic duo. The two villains began their beautiful friendship on a 1993 episode of Batman: The Animated Series, written by Harley Quinn’s creator, Paul Dini. “It was fun to give Poison Ivy a friend because she has … Read more
TipRanks 3 Stocks Flashing Signs of Strong Insider Buying For investors, finding the right sign is part of the game. Stocks don’t necessarily pick themselves, and the investors who do pick them need to know that they’re making the right choice. Fortunately for investors – and the safety of their portfolios – there are reliable … Read more
Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) slammed Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, comparing the company to a “Democratic super PAC.” The Committee last week voted to subpoena Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, after both platforms reduced circulation or entirely blocked a New York Post story featuring materials … Read more
TipRanks 3 Stocks Flashing Signs of Strong Insider Buying For investors, finding the right sign is part of the game. Stocks don’t necessarily pick themselves, and the investors who do pick them need to know that they’re making the right choice. Fortunately for investors – and the safety of their portfolios – there are reliable … Read more
There’s an extremely rare metallic asteroid lurking between Mars and Jupiter, and it’s worth more than the entire global economy. Now, the Hubble Space Telescope has given us a closer look at the object, which is worth an estimated $10,000 quadrillion. A new study this week in The Planetary Science Journal delves deeper than ever … Read more