The one certainty about the outlook for companies in a COVID-19 world is that second-quarter earnings will be very bad, the worst in over 10 years.
Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti relive the same day over and over in Palm Springs, now streaming on Hulu. Last year gave us two innovative multiverse twists on the well-worn time-loop trope: the Netflix comedy series Russian Doll, and the horror/comedy Happy Death Day 2 U (a sequel to 2018’s Happy Death Day). One would …
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Subscribe to Outbreak, a daily roundup of stories on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global business, delivered free to your inbox. President Donald Trump wore a face mask during a visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a rare instance of doing so publicly as coronavirus cases continue to pile up. Trump on …
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Britain’s audit regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, put out new rules July 6 intended to boost auditors’ independence. The rules focus on how audit partners are paid—so that fees from consulting, which requires a certain degree of obsequiousness toward clients, do not overly slacken auditors’ skepticism toward those clients. These new rules are well-meaning. But …
A while ago, it was reported that Amitabh Bachchan has been hospitalized in Nanavati Hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. According to the statement given by the Health Minister of Maharashtra, Rajesh Tope, Amitabh Bachchan is asymptomatic and stable. Amitabh Bachchan took to his Twitter to inform his fans of his condition. The veteran …
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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly been hospitalized this Saturday evening on July 11. He was taken to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital. The news was confirmed by Amitabh Bachchan himself that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , …
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Most boxed copies of Super Mario Bros. look a lot like this at a quick glance. But they won’t sell for $114,000. [credit:Heritage Auctions ] A sealed, early copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES sold for $114,000 Friday at specialist house Heritage Auctions, setting a new record for the sale price of an …
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Enlarge (credit: Voyage) The ideal self-driving car would drive itself all the time, in all situations. But achieving that goal in practice is difficult—so difficult, in fact, that most self-driving companies have provisions for human backup to help cars get out of tricky or confusing situations. But companies are often secretive about exactly how these …
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Enlarge / An Electron rocket launches in August 2019 from New Zealand. (credit: Sam Toms/Rocket Lab) At the beginning of this year, a group of NASA scientists agonized over which robotic missions they should choose to explore our Solar System. Researchers from around the United States had submitted more than 20 intriguing ideas, such as …
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After the rain cleared Tuesday, media were permitted an opportunity to visit an LC-39A surrounded by photo-worthy puddles. [credit: Trevor Mahlmann ] 10:15am ET Saturday Update: The third time was not a charm. A little more than an hour before a Falcon 9 rocket was due to launch on Saturday morning from Florida, SpaceX announced …
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