Tag: Word

Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – A special committee of the Paramount Global board charged with evaluating offers for the company met Saturday morning, though rival bidders for the studio are awaiting word on next steps. Paramount ended its exclusive negotiations with Skydance Media without a deal on Friday, allowing the special committee to entertain other […]

Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – A special committee of the Paramount Global board charged with evaluating offers for the company met Saturday morning, though rival bidders for the studio are awaiting word on next steps. Paramount ended its exclusive negotiations with Skydance Media without a deal on Friday, allowing the special committee to entertain other […]

It’s time to talk about the ‘dirty word’ on Wall Street as ‘whiffs of stagflation’ intrude on markets, chief strategist says

There’s been a steady drumbeat of concerns about stagflation as recent data showed economic growth slowing sharply and inflation picking up. Now, Wall Street can’t ignore that unpleasant subject as its presence is starting to be felt on financial markets, especially in bonds. “I think what we’re seeing here is I’m starting to get whiffs […]

Jimmy Kimmel Exposes Donald Trump’s Racist Code Word Hiding In Plain Sight

Jimmy Kimmel isn’t buying Donald Trump’s claim that he raised $50 million at a fundraiser over the weekend. “He’s not one to exaggerate,” Kimmel said sarcastically. Trump claimed to have raised the money ― which would be a record ― at an event for wealthy elites, including multiple billionaires in Florida, but that amount hasn’t […]

how a simple ‘safe’ word can foil criminals

ST. LOUIS — We’ve got a new warning about a kidnapping scam in St. Louis. Suspects are again using voices generated with artificial intelligence (AI, to steal thousands of dollars from their frightened victims. It’s just happened again. “A simple solution is to have a ‘safe’ word as a family,” said Jay Greenberg, the FBI-St. […]

The bird is the word

“Who wants to go look for a pileated woodpecker?” says Clyde at breakfast. A whole gang of us are in the north woods staying in a big log cabin lodge. I’ve never heard of a pileated woodpecker but going for a walk with Clyde is enough incentive. We wander the forest for a couple of […]

DC mayor called out for two word response to Baltimore bridge collapse

Washington DC’s mayor is being called out after she offered a two-word response to the Baltimore bridge collapse. “Oh no,” Muriel Bowser wrote in a now deleted post on X just hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Ms Bowser’s bizarre response drew the ire of social […]