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☆ How important is that spark when choosing a partner? The answer may surprise you
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Ian Kerner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He tells me he picked his partner without prioritizing sexual attraction. Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? Can something like sexual attraction that wasn’t there in the first place be cultivated later? Video Ad Feedback This is what you need to fall in love (2014) 01:55 - Source: CNNHow important is sexual attraction in a relationship? For some couples, sexual desire can grow over time if they focus on it.

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☆ Factbox: Twitter 2.0: Firings, wary advertisers dominate Musk's first week as chief
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] Owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc. Elon Musk arrives at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellyNov 4 (Reuters) - In the seven days since Elon Musk took charge of Twitter, the world's richest person has vowed to shake up the social media company, keeping employees, advertisers and users on the edge of their seats. The Tesla boss, who will also serve as chief executive of Twitter, has announced the following actions in the past week:loadingReporting by Tiyashi Datta, Eva Mathews and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru: Editing by Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: Twitter 2.0: Musk warns of bankruptcy, flip-flops on blue check mark in chaotic start
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoNov 18 (Reuters) - Twitter has had a bumpy ride since new owner Elon Musk took charge last month. Twitter has also cut staff by half, while Musk has raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt. read more read more* ROLLS OUT $8 SERVICETwitter on Nov. 5 launches an $8 subscription service that gives the user a verified blue check mark and other features. read more* WARNS OF BANKRUPTCYOn his first mass call with employees, Musk raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, Bloomberg News reported. read more* RELAUNCH $8 SERVICE ON NOV. 29On Nov. 15, Musk said the sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on Nov. 29, a minor delay from his initial tentative timeline.

☆ New York Times beats profit estimates as subscription bundling pays off
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - The New York Times Co (NYT.N) topped quarterly profit estimates on Wednesday as more people signed up for its digital subscription bundle, helping offset a slowdown in advertising sales. The Times added 180,000 digital-only subscribers in the third quarter and said digital subscription revenue would grow by 30% to 33% in the current quarter. Still, lower-than-expected quarterly revenue of $547.7 million showed the company was not completely shielded from a wider slowdown in ad spending. The Times' digital ads revenue rose marginally to $70.3 million in the quarter, but the company warned it expects ad sales to fall in the fourth quarter. Reuters GraphicsOn an adjusted basis, New York Times earned 21 cents per share, compared with estimates of 13 cents, according to Refinitiv data.

☆ Fox Corp beats revenue estimates on political ads demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as the Fox News parent benefited from an uptick in advertising spend ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Fox Corp's revenue was also buoyed by higher affiliate fees and an influx of advertisers to its Tubi streaming service. Fox Corp is also deciding on whether to combine with News Corp (NWSA.O) after the companies said earlier this month that Rupert Murdoch had started a process that could reunite his media empire. Fox Corp's total revenue rose to $3.19 billion in the first quarter ended Sept. 30, from $3.05 billion a year earlier. Advertising revenue increased 8% in the quarter, primarily due to higher political advertising revenue at its TV stations, the company said.

☆ Fox Corp beats quarterly revenue estimates
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as the Fox News parent benefited from an uptick in advertising spend ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The company's total revenue rose to $3.19 billion in the first quarter ended Sept. 30, from $3.05 billion a year earlier. Analysts were expecting $3.17 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Amazon makes more ad-free music and podcasts available for Prime members
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 1 (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday it will make more ad-free music and podcasts available to its Prime members. Prime members, who have so far been able to listen to about 2 million songs without any advertisements, will now have access to over 100 million ad-free songs, along with top podcasts, Amazon wrote in a blog post. "Prime members can discover more new music and podcasts based on their likes; shuffle play any artist, album, or playlist in the catalog; stream a collection of All-Access playlists tailored to personalized listening preferences on demand and download them for offline listening," the company said. Amazon's fast-shipping and media service Prime has over 200 million members globally. Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I worked at Disney World and Disneyland. The wildest things always happened at Magic Kingdom — here's what it was like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Magic Kingdom guests are often there for the first time, so that's where the wild stuff happens. I started at Disney World in the fall of 2014 as part of the Disney College Program, where I worked in attractions at Epcot. That December I graduated, so I applied for the Disneyland college program and got to check out the other coast. Magic Kingdom was the only place where I saw crazy things happen. Eva KellerI think it's because Magic Kingdom is the main park.

☆ The first Mexican American woman in Congress leaves a legislative legacy focused on children and families
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Edwin-Head-Shot-Copy.Jpg | Edwin Flores | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The first Latino from California elected to Congress since 1879, he would become one of the most influential Latino politicians on Capitol Hill. “The white establishment of that time was not happy that a Latino was elected to the City Council,” Roybal-Allard said. The Dream Act has since gone through 11 variations and has been stuck in the Senate since. As the Dream Act stalled in Congress, President Barack Obama in 2012 announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA, through an executive order. Asked how she wants to be remembered after her retirement at the end of this Congress in January, Roybal-Allard focused on the work.

☆ T-Mobile raises 2022 forecast for wireless subscriber additions again
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 27 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) on Thursday raised its annual forecast for monthly bill-paying wireless subscriber additions for the third time this year, after beating estimates for quarterly additions as inflation-weary people lapped up its affordable plans. The telecoms giant has been offering discounts on smartphones and plans at industry-low prices to attract subscribers and stave off competition. T-Mobile added 854,000 monthly bill-paying phone subscribers in the third quarter, far higher than FactSet estimates of 724,800. In comparison, AT&T added 708,000 wireless subscribers in the third quarter, while Verizon, the largest U.S. carrier by subscribers, only added 8,000 customers in the same period due to its price hikes. T-Mobile expects to add between 6.2 million and 6.4 million net monthly-bill paying subscribers in 2022, up from a prior forecast of 6 million to 6.3 million.

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Pinterest Inc (PINS.N) beat estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, making it a rare bright spot in an otherwise downbeat social media sector and sending the image-sharing platform's shares 15% higher in after-hours trading. Pinterest returned to user growth in the July-September period after three straight quarters of decline, with its global monthly active users rising 2.8% sequentially to 445 million, above Factset estimates of 437.4 million. He added the resilience in ad sales was driven by the fact that a large portion of Pinterest's ad sales come from e-commerce and consumer goods. Pinterest's third-quarter revenue rose 8% to $684.6 million. The company's global average revenue per user jumped 11% to $1.56.

It is a flashback for a nation that found itself at the geographic and political centre of the Cold War. "No one should use nuclear weapons," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned earlier this month. While some Germans are nervous, not everyone fears another Cold War. Stuttgart mayor Frank Nopper grew up next to neighbours who bought a vacation home in Spain to flee any hostilities in Germany during the Cold War. He said his city feels closer than many German municipalities to the Ukraine war because his region is home to two U.S. military command centres.

[1/3] Manuela Teixeira, who runs six businesses in Old Chelsea village, stands at the counter of her cafe Biscotti & Cie, which she says faces a dire labor shortage, in Old Chelsea, Quebec, Canada, October 3, 2022. Canada has the worst labor shortages in the Western world, according to the latest OECD data from late 2021. Quebec's immigration ministry didn't respond to a query on the arrival caps and labor challenges for this article. The new census data showed 28.7% of recent immigrants to the province spoke French as their first language, up from 25.7% in 2016. When company workers had to isolate after arriving from Tunisia during COVID-19, people in the town rallied to help with supplies, she said.

It reported 15 million paid subscribers for its Peacock streaming service, up from 13 million in the previous quarter. Total company revenue fell 1.5% to $29.85 billion in the quarter, compared with estimates of $29.65 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Net loss attributable to Comcast was $4.6 billion, or $1.05 per share, compared with a profit of $4.04 billion, or 86 cents per share, a year earlier. The net loss was partly due to an $8.6 billion goodwill impairment charge in its UK pay-TV company, Sky. NBCUniversal's theme parks division generated $2.06 billion in revenue, versus $1.45 billion a year ago.

☆ Faraday Future names ex-Romeo Power executive as interim finance chief
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc (FFIE.O) on Wednesday named Yun Han as its interim finance chief and accounting head, replacing Becky Roof who resigned earlier this month. Han was previously chief accounting officer at battery technology firm Romeo Power Inc . Roof, who has served as interim finance chief since March, took over after CFO Walter McBride stepped down due to health reasons. Los Angeles-based Faraday Future has spent the last few months locked in a fight with its largest shareholders and has been battling high costs and supply-chain disruptions that have delayed the production of its FF 91 vehicle to the fourth quarter of 2022. Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Elon Musk visits Twitter headquarters ahead of deal close deadline
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was entering Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) San Francisco office, days ahead of a court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion deal for the social media platform. said the caption to a video that Musk tweeted in which he was walking into the Twitter office carrying a sink in his hands. loadingTwitter confirmed Musk would visit the San Francisco office this week, but declined to comment further. The Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO notified co-investors who committed to help fund the Twitter deal that he plans to close it by Friday, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Twitter shares were up about 1% at $53.31, just about $1 below Musk's offer price.

☆ Elon Musk tweets he is at Twitter's headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was entering Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) San Francisco office, days ahead of a court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion deal for the social media platform. Musk tweeted, "Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!" loadingEarlier in the day, Musk teased being the top boss of Twitter, after he updated his profile's bio to "Chief Twit". loadingTwitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/3] The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. A strong dollar has hurt the overseas profits of large firms, while soaring inflation has prompted interest rate hikes and companies to raise product prices, even as consumers have been forced to cut spending. Google's results bode ill for Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O), which is especially reliant on advertising and reports results on Wednesday. Last week, its smaller rival Snap Inc (SNAP.N) forecast no revenue growth for the holiday quarter, setting off warning bells in the social media industry. Shares in Spotify (SPOT.N), which also warned on slow advertising growth, slid 4%.

Some progress has been made, but it's not enough," Rebecca Marmot, chief sustainability officer at consumer goods company Unilever (ULVR.L), said. While regulators have pushed for more rigorous reporting on the companies' environmental impact and efforts to battle climate change, broader impact on nature and biodiversity has not yet been subject to similar scrutiny. The COP15 talks in Montreal will see countries try to agree a new Global Biodiversity Framework to combat the crisis that threatens over one million plant and animal species with extinction. "Assessment and disclosure are an essential first step to generate action, but it will only have an impact if it is made mandatory," the 330 businesses said in their statement. "Without this information, we are flying blind into extinction," Eva Zabey, executive director at global coalition Business for Nature, said.

[1/3] The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. Google's results bode ill for Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O), which is especially reliant on advertising and reports results on Wednesday. Microsoft fell 2% and chipmaker Texas Instruments , which forecast quarterly revenue and profit below estimates, was down 5%. Shares in Spotify (SPOT.N), which also warned on slow advertising growth, slid 4%. "During the quarter we experienced expected weakness in personal electronics and expanding weakness across industrial," said TI boss Rich Templeton.

Last week, smaller rival Snap Inc's (SNAP.N) slowest-ever revenue growth rate sent inflation fears through tech sector and temporarily wiped out $40 billion in market capitalization. Google's advertising revenue was $54.48 billion in the third quarter, compared with $53.13 billion last year but came in below analysts' expectations. "Google’s earnings miss this quarter proves it’s not immune to the challenges facing the digital advertising industry at large," said Jesse Cohen, senior analyst at Investing.com. Alphabet's net income fell to $13.91 billion, or $1.06 per share, from $18.94 billion, or $1.40 per share, a year earlier. Revenue from Google Cloud rose to $6.9 billion during the quarter, from $5 billion a year earlier.

☆ James Gunn, Peter Safran to be co-CEOs of Warner Bros Discovery's DC studios
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - James Gunn and Peter Safran will be co-heads of Warner Bros Discovery's (WBD.O) DC studios, home to superheroes such as Wonder Woman and Superman, the company said on Tuesday. Both Gunn and Safran have experience with the superhero genre and have brought heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Universe to hit films and series, including "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Aquaman" and "The Suicide Squad", the company said. Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Warner Bros Discovery expects up to $2.5 bln charge on scrapped content
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD.O) on Monday put a price tag on its decision to scrap "Batgirl," "The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo" and other series and films deemed unworthy of the investment: as much as $2.5 billion. AT&T Inc's (T.N) WarnerMedia unit and Discovery Inc completed their merger in April to form Warner Bros Discovery. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn a regulatory filing on Monday, Warner Bros Discovery detailed how Zaslav and his leadership team plan to achieve the promised cost cuts, which will be substantially completed by the end of 2024. Warner Bros Discovery said it anticipates $800 million to $1 billion in costs related to layoffs throughout the company, and another $400 million to $700 million by consolidating facilities. The company declined to say how the charges would impact its third-quarter results, due for release on Nov. 3.

☆ Warner Bros Discovery expects up to $1.6 bln charge on scrapped content
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Media company Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) on Monday said it was expecting to book a pre-tax charge of $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in the third quarter, much of it related to content pulled from the streaming service HBO Max, such as "The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo." AT&T Inc's (T.N) WarnerMedia unit and Discovery Inc completed their merger in April to form Warner Bros Discovery. The coming third-quarter will reflect the removal of 36 titles from HBO Max that failed to attract large audiences, including originals like the teen drama "Generation" and the animated anthology series "Infinity Train." In total, the company expects to write off as much as $2.5 billion in costs related to canceled projects. Warner Bros Discovery said it anticipates $800 million to $1 billion in costs related to layoffs throughout the media organization, and another $400 to $700 million by consolidating facilities.

☆ Mobileye IPO not capital raise, but market entry -Intel CEO at WSJ Tech Live Conf
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Intel Corp's (INTC.O) Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger on Monday said the initial public offering of its self-driving tech company Mobileye was not a capital raise, but more of an entry into the market. "It is a move to potentially move them into the market. It's not a capital raise," said Gelsinger at the WSJ Tech Live conference when asked about why Intel was moving ahead with an IPO during such tough market environments and whether Intel needed that cash. It's a tough market. Reuters, citing sources, had reported in April that the stock market flotation could value Mobileye at as much as $50 billion.

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