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hedge fund posted a 38% return—while msci’s broadest index of global stocks declined by 18%. Champagne corks were popping elsewhere, too. Strategas Securities, a brokerage and research firm, reckons that 62% of active fund managers investing in large American firms beat the s&p 500 index of such shares in 2022, the highest percentage since 2005.

Katie Spikes passed away at the age of 53. She was known for her popular show ‘60 Minutes’ and «Larry King Live».

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When death threats forced Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor to call off a peace concert in Jerusalem in the summer of 1997, a young man named Itamar Ben-Gvir took credit for the campaign against her

Kylie Minogue is all set to take the stage for her first-ever Las Vegas residency later this year. The Grammy-award-winning music superstar shared the exciting news on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) on Friday. Kylie Minogue's much-anticipated residency will grace the stage of the luxurious Las Vegas hotel, The Venetian Resort, inside the elegant cabaret-style nightclub Voltaire. The dazzling shows are scheduled to kick off in November, with tickets going on sale in August. During a Los Angeles press event for the residency, the 17-time ARIA Award winner expressed her immense excitement. «I couldn't be more thrilled to finally be able to say, yes, I am doing a show in Vegas, and to be at Voltaire at the Venetian Resort, it's just, it's such a perfect match,» she said, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. The news had been three years in the making, making this moment even more special for the pop princess.

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Tokyo, Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae bravely disclosed his identity as a gay man. This revelation, warmly embraced by his fans, holds significance in a country where LGBTQ equality lacks legal recognition. At the event in Tokyo, Shinjiro Atae told fans on Wednesday, “What I’m going to tell you now may not be something you expect or hope to hear. Perhaps some of you may need time to understand. For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself… But now after all I have been through, I finally have the courage to open up to you about something.” «I am a gay man,» Atae revealed, and as he choked up, the audience responded with overwhelming support, encouraging him to “hang in there!”. The applause and cheers from his fans reaffirmed the acceptance and love they held for their idol.

Jennifer Lopez marks her birthday month in style, sharing stunning photos on Instagram of a glitzy party where she danced on a table and enjoyed the festivities with friends and family. Pop icon Jennifer Lopez is turning 54, and she's making sure her birthday celebrations last all month long. On Tuesday, she delighted her fans by sharing a carousel of photos from her birthday bash on Instagram.

Last night, both Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) delivered the solid earnings numbers bulls were counting on. While the Bill Gates-founded giant topped analysts’ EPS expectations by 5.5%, the Google parent company did it by a slightly wider margin of 7.3%.

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(Reuters) — Major global firms ranging from banks to chipmakers are taking a largely cautious stance on their China business amid a frail recovery at the world's second-largest economy from a pandemic slowdown.

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The duelling cinema debuts of Barbie and Oppenheimer — an event that’s taken on the moniker ”Barbenheimer” — led the Australian box office to its biggest Saturday and Sunday takings ever recorded.

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Primetime Emmy Awards. The "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" hitmaker had also earned extreme admiration and respect from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga.  Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett's death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York.

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Pop star Shakira is facing more trouble from Spain’s tax office after a court near Barcelona agreed to open an investigation into a second case of alleged tax fraud by the Colombian singer

AMPTP) last week. The members have reacted sharply to the 12-page- document released by the SAG AFTRA and called the counter-proposals humiliating. Responding to the proposals of the producers’ association, ‘Star Trek: Discovery star Wilson Cruz said that his eyes popped up when he saw it. Similarly, ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ actress Kristen Johnston said, “They actually hate us.” Talking to journalists while picketing in front of the office of Fox, Antonio Rael said that the counter-proposals were insulting. Actor and union member Laura Martinez said that the producer association knows well that they are not going to accept these proposals. But SAG-AFTRA strike leader Jeff Reeve said that he was not shocked by the AMPTP’s counter-proposal. Another SAG-AFTRA strike leader Darsan Solomon said that the counter-proposals were actually an outright rejection of the demands. On the other hand, the AMPTP has said in a statement that to say that the association is not responsive to the demands is ‘disingenuous at best’. But most of the members of the actors’ union have said on Twitter or other social media platforms that the AMPTP has made it clear that they are not interested in resolving the issue and they simply want to reject the demands of the striking artists. The AMPTP has said in a statement that it has not released its document. It has also said that it will cost about USD 1 billion in wage hikes, pensions, healthcare, and residual increases and it should be the last offer the association has made.

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