If the jam-packed Memorial Day travel conditions have you thinking there must be an investment play in all the chaos, you are right. Post-pandemic wanderlust is real. It is only going to pick up from here. And the trend is not yet fully priced in to travel-related stocks. Here’s more detail on three key business…
Our tipping culture is out of control. It has become mandatory, and forced upon us. It has lost its cause. It’s not a gratuity anymore, it’s become another tax. Consumers are forced to help merchants to pay workers after paying merchants for the service. One time, I tried to donate money online, and was asked…
The Walt Disney Co. will start removing titles from its Disney+ and Hulu streaming services as soon as next week, according to reports late Thursday. Vulture first reported details of the purge, which will involve at least 27 titles, including the Disney+ fantasy series “Willow,” a follow-up to the 1988 movie, which premiered in November;…
There’s an old Yiddish expression, “Man plans and God laughs,” that seems especially apt for retirement. You may have saved up for that stage of life and thought through what you’ll do with your newfound free time. But odds are, you’ll wind up facing what a new retirement study from the financial services firm Edward…
“You’re stuck on me like a tattoo.” That’s the message from the aptly named “Tattoo,” the love ballad from Sweden’s Eurovision songstress Loreen that catapulted her to victory on Saturday night. It also might explain why millions have downloaded the song. “Eurovision can catapult a singer into fame, and a catchy Eurovision song can provide…
I credit Google, the pandemic and my love of the water for my start in athletic rowing at 57 years old. A move to Florida in the first months of the pandemic left me searching for an outdoor activity where I’d feel safe from COVID. I searched “Orlando rowboat,” thinking I’d buy a small boat…
Is there a new “it” dog breed? That might be the question some are asking now that Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, took home the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Tuesday. It marked the first time a dog representing the hound-type breed, known especially for their rabbit-hunting skills,…
It’s the biggest and strangest live-music event on the planet, and the odds are pointing to Sweden as the hot favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, after Åkersberga-native 2012 victor Loreen cruised to the finals with the love ballad “Tattoo.” That may help put history on the side of the six-time-champion country that…
Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Ari Emanuel on Tuesday said the Hollywood writers strike would likely ding the company’s representation business and could lead to more non-scripted material, but he said the effects further out were currently difficult to gauge. Still, the Hollywood mogul said the entertainment, sports and streaming giant could lean on…
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. is continuing its post-pandemic recovery, according to Macquarie Research. The movie-theater chain and sometime meme-stock darling reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings Friday, and CEO Adam Aron is confident that the company will benefit from the slate of movies coming in 2023. Over…
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. said over the weekend it has reached an agreement to settle a court fight with shareholders concerning a proposed stock conversion. “AMC has recently reached an agreement to settle a putative stockholder class action concerning the proposed conversion of AMC Preferred Equity Units into Common Stock and reverse stock split,” AMC…
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If you’re growing increasingly dismayed by your looks as you age, you’re not alone. Aging celebrities struggle too. “I don’t look in the mirror and if I do, I look away,” said actress Emma Thompson, 64. “When I’m looking in the mirror, I’m always trying to make myself look ‘better’—turning this way or that…pulling something in. Simply…
From consecrated olive oil and the Stone of Scone to the sovereign’s golden orb, King Charles III’s coronation will be rich with peculiar tradition, solemn artefact and majestic bling. Here we provide a guide to a selection of the items that will play a role as the day unfolds. Wardrobe Charles has to make a…
Aerosmith, the legendary rock group of “Dream On” fame, has announced its farewell tour. But only time will tell if it’s the band’s true goodbye. The “Peace Out” tour, a 40-show affair that kicks off Sept. 2 in Philadelphia, comes three years after the conclusion of the band’s last major outing — the “Deuces Are…
Netflix is bringing the star power in May. Arnold Schwarzenegger has his first starring role in a TV series in “FUBAR” (May 25), an action/comedy about a father and daughter (Monica Barbaro of “Top Gun: Maverick”) who discover that they each secretly work for the CIA, and must team up for an undercover mission. Meanwhile,…
It’s time to take a breath and catch up on your TV-watching. After a crush of prestigious and buzzy new series over the past two months, streaming subscribers will finally get a bit of a breather in May, as the Emmy contenders wind down their seasons and significantly fewer new shows are launched. And while…
You could say Chloe Fineman lives her life through others. The “Saturday Night Live” cast member is perhaps best known for her impressions of such celebrities and public figures as Jennifer Coolidge, Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Pelosi and Timothée Chalamet. But her work on the show — she’s been with “SNL” since 2019 —…
Hulu has a slew of new additions in May 2023, including a new seasons of “The Great” and a reboot of the movie “White Men Can’t Jump.” Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult star as Russian royalty in Season 3 of the critically acclaimed historical dramedy “The Great” (May 12), which finds Catherine and Peter attempting…
Dear Quentin, I am retiring soon with around $850,000 in stocks, $350,000 in a pension and about $30,000 in the bank. My husband and I own our home — worth around $275,000 — outright. We have been married for 37 years and have two children together, a son and a daughter, who are both adults…