(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Disney What superhero fatigue? Twice in one month, a comic book film has rocketed to the top of the box office, debuting […]
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The Trump administration, acting as an accelerant for the long-raging inferno that is US social policy cruelty, is now coming after the unhoused. On Thursday, the president who is embroiled in a pedophilic sex abuse ring scandal, signed an executive order pushing local authorities to disappear homeless people from the streets. Let’s unpack what this
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley will face the first real test Tuesday of his ability to regain investor confidence as the largest private U.S. insurer reports earnings. The Dow component has seen its share price cut nearly in half since mid-May, with the stock on pace
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Conor here: Boosting that demand appears to be the plan. A quick look at Trump’s businesses, his actions during his first term, and listening to what workers are saying shows it to be the case. Trump’s businesses rely on and continue to seek H-2B non-agricultural “guest” workers. A crucial difference between the H-2B and H-2A—covering
Yves here. We’ve been making asides in Links and in posts about how frothy markets are. Investors seem to show no sign of fear, which historically has been a precursor to bad outcomes. Wolf does note a few exceptions, to which one should add private equity fundraising. Wolf’s big point is in the headline: the
Greetings gentle readers, welcome to another installment of the Sunday Morning Movie. Today it’s a classic from Kung Fu Theater: Master of the Flying Guillotine. Reviews: DVD Talk says: The best way I can describe why Master of The Flying Guillotine (1975 aka. One-Armed Boxer 2, One-Armed Boxer Vs the Flying Guillotine) is a classic
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FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images After spiraling from crisis to crisis over much of the past seven years, Boeing is stabilizing under CEO Kelly Ortberg‘s leadership. Ortberg, a longtime aerospace executive and an engineer whom the
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Yves here. We’ve pointed out extremely cheery economic messaging on the front page of the Wall Street Journal over the past week, based heavily on stock market performance plus anecdata. This was the lead story a day ago: From its text: The set of turbulent recent events, which also has included the administration’s aggressive deportation
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