Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

E.Europe arms companies step up production for Ukraine Hope to find new markets as defense spends rise Can produce and service Soviet-era and NATO-standard weaponry Poland, Czechs among big suppliers of military aid to Kyiv Industry’s history stretches from 1800s and through Cold War PRAGUE/WARSAW, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Eastern Europe’s arms industry is churning … Read more

Taylor Swift dominates again at American Music Awards

Taylor Swift dominates again at American Music Awards

LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Superstar singer and songwriter Taylor Swift won all six trophies she was contending for on Sunday at the American Music Awards, including the night’s top prize: artist of the year. The new AMA accolades lifted Swift’s lifetime total to 40, breaking her own record for most wins at the … Read more

S&P 500 ends higher, led by defensive shares

S&P 500 ends higher, led by defensive shares

Fed’s Collins sees 75-bps hike on the table Grindr surges in market debut Gap shares rise on upbeat results Indexes up: Dow 0.59%, S&P 0.48%, Nasdaq 0.01% Nov 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index ended higher on Friday in a choppy trading session, as gains in defensive shares overshadowed energy declines, and … Read more

US senator questions Ticketmaster after complaints about Taylor Swift sales

US senator questions Ticketmaster after complaints about Taylor Swift sales

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Ticketmaster faced questions on Thursday from a Democratic US senator over its sales practices, two days after Taylor Swift fans complained about website outages and long waits to buy tickets to her upcoming US tour. In a letter to Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV.N)Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair … Read more

Alec Baldwin files lawsuit in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

Alec Baldwin files lawsuit in deadly 'Rust' shooting

Nov 11 (Reuters) – Actor Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit on Friday against the armorer and three other crew members over the deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” in which a gun that Baldwin was using during rehearsal killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin’s suit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior … Read more

Wall Street falls as Walmart warning rattles retail sector

Wall Street closes lower as ad tech, social media stocks drop

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Walmart cuts profit forecast, drags retailers McDonald’s up as sales, profit top estimates GE jumps on higher profit, Coca-Cola up on forecast raise Indexes … Read more

Wall Street closes higher boosted by strong Tesla earnings

Wall Street closes higher boosted by strong Tesla earnings

Tesla shares rise as profit tops expectations AT&T drags down communication services sector Amazon, Apple rise ahead of earnings on July 28 Energy stocks lead sectoral declines Indexes up: Dow 0.51%, S&P 500 0.99%, Nasdaq 1.36% July 21 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday boosted by a late-afternoon rally and gains in … Read more