Warner Bros. Discovery separates TV networks from its streaming and studio business
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav is separating the company’s networks from its studio and streaming businesses. Warner Bros. Discovery is separating its linear television business from its streaming business and film studios. It follows a similar move by Comcast, which announced in November it would spin off all of its NBCUniversal cable networks except…
Russia could lose key military bases in post-Assad Syria. Here are 3 potential scenarios for its presence.
Russia sortied its ships from the port of Tartus after the fall of the Assad regime it had backed. Here, a Russian naval officer saluted aboard a missile corvette in Tartus, Syria in 2019. Syria has been central to Russian plans to project power across the Middle East — as evidenced by the recent signing…
Why Gordon Singer is more powerful than ever at his father’s $70 billion firm
Gordon Singer is on an island, literally and figuratively. Singer, the son of Elliott Management’s billionaire founder Paul Singer and head of the $70 billion firm’s London office, is the only one of the firm’s 14 partners based abroad after last month’s departure of Nabeel Bhanji, a young star investor who had been elevated to…
Investors might want to dial back the exuberance if they want the stock market rally to continue in 2025
Dogecoin is worth more than Ford, bitcoin is above $100,000, and the stock market is trading at record highs. By most measures, the ongoing risk-on rally is being driven by extremely optimistic investors, but if stocks are to see another year of stellar gains in 2025, investor sentiment might need to be rebalanced. In a…
My son couldn’t find friends at his conservative college. He dropped out and enrolled in a community college instead.
The author’s son didn’t make many friends in college. It was like a whirlwind romance: finding the right college, applying, getting accepted, and finally moving in. My son was so happy with his college decision. Everything was magical — until it wasn’t. When my son, Jack, chose California State University Maritime Academy, it seemed like…
Russia successfully tested cutting off access to the global web as it continues to build its sovereign internet
Telegram Messenger on a smartphone in Moscow, Russia on 2018. The Kremlin is believed to have cut off access to the internet in some areas of Russia as it continues to build its own sovereign network. Russia’s federal internet regulation agency, Roskomnadzor, restricted global internet access for a day in several regions so that VPNs…
My husband and I flew 15 hours in economy. Bidding on a ‘bubble’ seat made the long flight bearable.
Flying economy is never fun. But on a 15-hour flight from Vancouver to New Zealand, my husband and I found a few ways to make our long journey in economy bearable. Booking an extra seat (which some call a “bubble” seat) was definitely the best thing we tried. We bid on a ‘bubble’ seat to…
I’ve been a professional baker for over 10 years. Everyone who tries these chocolate-chip cookies asks me for the recipe.
When the holiday season hits, so do the invitations for cookie exchanges and festive parties. And, as a professional baker and recipe developer, I’m always looking for creative spins on the classics. So, every year, I make a big batch of these peppermint crunch cookies — and anyone who tries them asks me for the…
Forget cruise ships — Carnival is spending big on private island resorts
Carnival Corp says it will launch a new exclusive resort and expand its private island over the next two years. Carnival Corp is best known for its vacations at sea. Now it’s pouring millions into developing its on-land portfolio. The cruise giant announced plans on Tuesday to expand its 27-year-old private island, Half Moon Cay…
