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But multiplex owners are hoping that “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” achieve something close as the pink-and-green musical and the Colosseum-set action epic land in theaters on Nov. 22. “The industry is looking at ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Moana 2’ as a Holy Trinity of moviegoing,” says Robbins. Overall domestic box office revenues are down more than 11% from 2023 and nearly 27% from 2019, according to Comscore. Newer attempts like Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake, Chu’s “In the Heights,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Cats” and “The Color Purple” all fizzled at the box office despite being based on popular productions. “Gladiator II,” too, must prove to audiences there’s a reason to return to the arena a quarter century after the first film became a Colosseum-sized blockbuster.
Persons: Wesley Snipes, ” There’s, Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, ’ ”, Shawn Robbins, , King, , , Robbins, , Chris Aronson, “ Ralph, Grindelwald, Thanksgivings, Marvel’s, Chris Randleman, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt’s, Guy ”, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Glinda, Barbie, Jon M, Steven Spielberg’s “, Evan Hansen, Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Indiana Jones, ” Aronson, we’ve, Dwayne Johnson’s Santa Organizations: Trinity, Paramount, Disney, Denzel, Locations: , moviegoing, Turkey, Texas
Tony Fadell said Apple's staggered rollout of its AI features is smart. Apple Intelligence features became available Monday with iOS 18.1. Apple's AI features launched on iPhones with the release of iOS 18.1 on Monday. "People were like, 'I downloaded it,' and they were like, 'Apple's AI is meh,'" Fadell said. AdvertisementDuring Apple's earnings call on Thursday, CEO Tim Cook talked more about Apple's AI strategy, which plans to release additional Apple Intelligence features in December.
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People are more aware of refurbished phones, thanks to ad campaigns and word of mouth. For $249 or 299 euros, customers could buy a refurbished iPhone or Android without knowing the model they'd get. AdvertisementPerhaps the biggest thing blocking people from buying more secondhand phones is the manufacturers themselves. Amy Marty Conrad, a 34-year-old who lives in the Washington, DC, area says she and her husband have each bought refurbished phones. But perhaps the biggest thing blocking people from buying more secondhand phones is the manufacturers themselves.
Persons: Steve Jobs, Ming, Chi Kuo, Apple, Glen, Thibaud Hug, Hug, Larauze, Hug de Larauze, He's, ChatGPT, Amy Marty Conrad, She's, it's, Tim Cook Organizations: Apple, Research, International Data Corporation, Vodafone, Recommerce, Zion Market Research, eBay, Samsung Galaxy, European Union, Apple Intelligence, Back Locations: Europe, France, England, Washington, DC, Oregon, European
“Joker: Folie à Deux,” a genre-bending sequel to the billion-dollar comic book smash, hit a sour note at the box office even as it opened to No. That’s a problem because the R-rated sequel carries a substantial $200 million price tag (the first film was produced for a trim $65 million). So, “Folie à Deux” needs to generate at least $450 million to break even, according to sources familiar with the film’s financials. Muted buzz for “Folie à Deux” began at Venice Film Festival, where “Joker” took home the fest’s top prize in 2019. Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Joker: Folie a Deux" on Sept. 30.
Persons: , , Jeff Bock, Warners, tentpole, haven’t, Joker ”, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Matt Winkelmeyer, WireImage Todd Phillips, Arthur Fleck, Harleen “ Lee ” Quinzel, Gaga, Martin Scorsese, ” “ Todd Phillips, Bock, Lionsgate’s, Jacob Tremblay, Julian, Bryce Gheisar, Sony’s, Pharrell Williams Organizations: Warner Bros, Phoenix, Bron Creative, Warners, Venice Film, Los Angeles, Lionsgate, DreamWorks Locations: Danish
One month to Election Day. Here’s what to watch
  + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
The (Donald) Trump campaign, on the other hand, is looking to the Sun Belt. Instead of knocking on doors in key states, Trump’s allies are using funding from tech billionaire Elon Musk to do some nontraditional things. But some things are still going to be much more expensive on Election Day than they were when Trump was president. It’s one month to Election Day, but that’s a little bit of a misnomer. No matter what happens with the 2024 election, Trump is unlikely to accept the results if Harris wins.
Persons: CNN — It’s, it’s, CNN’s David Wright, Kamala, Harris, – they’ve, Donald, Trump, he’s, Trump’s, Steve Contorno, Fredreka, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Obama, He’ll, Liz Cheney, George W, Bush, Dick Cheney, Cheney, Amy Walter, , Cook, … they’re, ” Walter, Hurricane Helene, Helene, Will, Will Trump’s, Jack Smith’s, Tanya Chutkan, Smith, Read Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Republican, Trump Republicans, Trump, Former Republican, Voters, North, East, Progressives, Democratic National Convention, Israel, Democrats Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, East Coast, Hurricane, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, New York
After two years of the double pain of inflation and high interest rates, those things are normalizing. Sure, jobs were plentiful and the economy was growing, but the combination of high prices and high interest rates felt demoralizing. It’s hard to overstate how much interest rates can change the economic mood, Brendan Duke, a senior director for economic policy at the Center for American Progress, told me. And while both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have proposed ways to increase the housing supply, the process will take years. “There are economic trends like falling interest rates, and there are policies like making an investment in housing supply that can move the needle,” Duke says.
Persons: CNN Business ’, New York CNN —, Matt Phillips, Dow, That’d, Brendan Duke, ‘ it’s, ’ ”, that’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, It’s, ” Duke, they’re Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Dow, Wall, Center for American Progress, National Association of Realtors Locations: New York, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Read previewIf you'd asked me just a year ago what I thought of cruises, my answer would have been a resounding "meh." One highlight was the high-flying acrobatics show that I still can't believe happened on a cruise ship. The kids' club was a massive perk, tooAs befitting the grand scale of this ship, Wonder of the Seas' kids' club was far more than just a themed room with a babysitter. My little one loved the kids' club so much that she begged for more time there whenever we went to pick her up. I'm a fan of cruises now — and I think the bigger the ship, the betterI loved how many activities the cruise ship had to offer.
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“The second clue,” she said, “is that the time of year is right.”Historically, September has been the biggest month for AFM cases. “We saw the virus that was previously driving the AFM cases, but we didn’t see the AFM cases associated with it,” said Dr. Kevin Messacar, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, who treated some of the earliest AFM cases in 2014. So far in 2024, 13 AFM cases have been confirmed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vishnu Kagolanu as a young child with his father; Vishnu as a young man. Even the doctors couldn’t find out what was going on," said Saila Kagolanu, Vishnu's mother.
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Bloomberg reports that the iPhone 16 will likely only have minimal changes from the iPhone 15. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the iPhone 16 is expected to feature only minimal upgrades from last year's iPhone 15 (which was only a little different from 2022's 14). But the lineup will be largely the same as it has been the past few years — four phones in varying sizes (iPhone 16, 16 Plus, Pro, Pro Max).
Persons: , Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Max Organizations: Bloomberg, Apple Intelligence, Service, Business
With nearly three-fourths of the S & P 500 reporting second-quarter results, the earnings picture for the back half of the year is looking unusually complicated. It's been a 'meh' quarter so far We have the usual beat on bottom-line earnings, but revenue beats are below expectations. Most companies are beating on earnings estimates but are declining to hike full-year guidance beyond the beat. Plenty of complaints about a slowing China consumer A weak China economy has been a significant headwind for a number of global companies this season. Procter & Gamble's China sales tumbled 8% from a year ago as consumer spending slowed.
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The third quarter starts on Monday with corporate earnings trends largely intact, but showing early signs of trouble in tech land. The good news: for the big-cap tech companies that are truly dominating the market ( Apple , Microsoft , Alphabet , Nvidia , etc.) Still no recession, in the economy or in earnings So far, we have a deceleration in big-cap tech earnings and clear signs the consumer wants lower prices. Earnings trends for tech may still be rising (even if it is decelerating), but the rest of the market is generally flattish on earnings. Earnings: rising Positive Tech earnings: rising but decelerating Negative Job growth: strong but moderating Positive Interest rates: moderating Positive Inflation: moderating Positive Consumer: increasingly cautious Negative
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Read previewRegular readers of Business Insider know that we write rather frequently about Elon Musk and Tesla, his electric car maker. That's because he's a fascinating character, Tesla is a fascinating company — and we know you like reading about both. I downloaded the Tesla app on my iPhone and the owner added me to his account, meaning no physical key was needed. The trunk of the Tesla Model 3 could fit quite a lot of luggage. If I had to sum it up in a sentence, it'd be this: the Tesla was just a bit boring.
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CNN —The forceful direct examination of former Trump fixer-turned-star prosecution witness Michael Cohen concluded Tuesday in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. But the cross was uneven and Cohen, like Stormy Daniels before him, held his own. Whether that will change in the days ahead remains to be seen, but in any event, the cross of Cohen got off to an inauspicious start. ), his anti-Trump podcast (showing bias, but Cohen owned it) and even selling anti-Trump merchandise (showing financial motive, but again failing to get a rise out of Cohen). However, even when Blanche confronted Cohen with his most inflammatory social media comments, such as calling Trump a “dictator douchebag” and a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain,” Cohen was utterly unfazed.
Persons: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Allen, Weisselberg, Daniels, Norm Eisen, Susan Hoffinger, , Hoffinger, , Blanche, ” Cohen, Susan Necheles, Necheles, Judge Juan Merchan, douchebag ”, mercifully, Blanche’s Organizations: CNN, Trump fixer, Trump, Trump Organization, Trump “, Twitter Locations: Manhattan
Inflation canceled that, and now it's almost certain that Wall Street's summer is canceled, too. That means Wall Street's fantasies of decamping to the Hamptons for the summer have shattered. You can see why this tug-of-war will keep Wall Street on its toes and off Georgica Beach. There is a certain set on Wall Street that does not get to "rosé all day" on Hamptons summer water when currencies trade that way. The simplicity that Wall Street hoped for is one of the few options that's no longer on the table.
Persons: , Justin Simon, decamping, Jerome Powell, opportunistically, Jamie Dimon, Torsten Slok, Slok, Powell, we'd, David Lefkowitz, dory, McDonald's, Silas Myers, Wall, Zuck, Simon, they're, it's Organizations: Federal Reserve, Jasper Capital, Nasdaq, Hamptons, JPMorgan, Fed, Pepsi, Mar Vista Investments, Wall, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, EU Locations: Georgica, Japan
Opinion | The Prevalence of Standing Ovations
  + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
),” by John McWhorter (Opinion, April 16):The currency of the standing ovation is indeed seriously debased. The impulse to stand up during the ovation following a performance may in some cases represent a kind of unconscious one-upmanship. I confess that although I invariably applaud performances, I usually “sit out” the competitive appreciation derby, and haul myself to my feet only if I feel particularly inspired. To the Editor:I admit that I’m often among the first to give a standing ovation. I always wondered why the holdouts would deny something so simple to these hardworking actors.
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Opinion | Taylor Swift Needs to Become Other People
  + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
Which are the 12 best songs — not just in absolute terms, but in terms of the whole (the album) being constructed out of the parts (the songs)? Which of these songs do they want to play live dozens of times on their upcoming concert tour? For a very different analysis of Swift, consider these comments on X from Katherine Boyle, an Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist, repurposing a take she offered in 2023. In our cultural environment, Boyle argues, being prolific is everything: “You can’t cede ground to competitors. If Taylor writes 31 songs and 3 are memorable, she’s written three epic songs.
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Opinion | Bravo! Hurray! Wahoo! (Meh.)
  + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
In the old days of American theater, the 1950s and before, even megastars like Ethel Merman did not regularly get standing ovations. Standing ovations meant a performance was truly extraordinary. Some have attributed the trend to the tourists who fill many of the seats at Broadway shows; they may be less familiar with theater and therefore especially enthusiastic. But standing ovations are the default even at shows and plays that attract few tourists, and besides, tourists have been flocking to New York since long before the 1990s. I think that made theater, by contrast, feel more special — “live performance,” as we now refer to it.
Persons: you’ve, Clinton, I’ll, Ethel Merman, Ethan Mordden, ovations Organizations: Broadway Locations: New York
Ina Garten swears by homemade chicken stock. Garten doesn't believe "store-bought is fine" when it comes to chicken stock. But when it comes to chicken stock, Garten believes the ready-made version is "meh." "I think of homemade chicken stock as liquid gold," Garten writes in "Go-to Dinners," her most recent cookbook. Plus, having a big pot of chicken stock simmering away on my stove just makes me feel good."
Persons: Ina Garten, Jeff Neira, Garten Organizations: Walt Disney Television, Getty
Opinion | What Makes a Coincidence Meaningful?
  + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
There are two kinds of people in the world: People who say, “What a coincidence,” and people who say, “Just a coincidence.” Same facts, different reactions. I attended an economics conference in the World Trade Center on Sept. 10, 2001, and decided not to go back for the second day. (The conference was below ground level, so everybody who stayed for Sept. 11 got out safely, for what it’s worth.) For example, rolling a die and getting 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 seems more surprising than getting, say, 6-2-4-5-1-3-2-5-4-6, but the two are equally probable. Remember that it’s any two people, not necessarily you and someone else, so there are many potential pairs.
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What we still don't know: Why would someone pay $50 a month for this? AdvertisementAfter all, if you like paying for streaming TV, you can pay $73 a month for YouTube TV. So, again: If you're a big enough sports fan that you want to pay for streaming TV, don't you also want all of the sports on streaming TV? And, yes: Spending $50 a month on something instead of $73 a month on something is meaningfully cheaper. Now he's asking them to pay an extra $50 a month — and not get everything they want.
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AdvertisementThere are some people who really, really like Super Bowl ads. I’ve heard for years about the idea that wireless carriers would eventually take on the big broadband companies by selling “fixed wireless” broadband — broadband you can get via 5G airwaves using a box you put in your window instead of relying on cables buried in the ground. If I were, I would know that competition from fixed wireless has been keeping the broadband guys up at night for some time. The broadband guys are happy to tell you why they think their internet is better than the wireless internet the telco guys are selling. But for the moment, we know the cable guys — that is, the broadband guys — are no longer taking the fixed wireless guys for granted.
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And now, he would like to talk about everybody's — credit scores. It's the type of message that can briefly fill you with panic since credit scores can make or break your financial life. The checking account and debit card are pretty vanilla, and Boost doesn't guarantee a higher credit score. America is filled with people with bad credit scores who want to improve, and probably a lot of them are football fans. "But America is filled with people with bad credit scores who want to improve, and probably a lot of them are football fans."
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“It’s a really, really, really big deal," said Jay Ryan, a self-described “astronomy nerd” and eclipse educator. The Guardians have started their home openers in recent years with a 4:10 p.m. first pitch. The Guardians, who start on an 11-game trip, are expected to announce their decision on the opener in coming days. In 2007, their first four games in Cleveland were snowed out from April 6-9, forcing the team to play its “home” opener in Milwaukee. Maybe the eclipse could be a sign of something bigger on the way in Cleveland, which hasn't celebrated a World Series title since 1948.
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The viral 12-3-30 workout is fine, but there are better ways to spend your exercise time. Rowing and rucking are easy ways to combine cardio with resistance training to build muscle. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The "12-3-30" workout, otherwise known as the "hot girl workout" is the zombie exercise trend that's trying to suck the life out of your gym sessions. You may not even need a full 30 minutes, since 15 minutes of rucking can be a great entry-level workout.
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It was also a much-needed break from the stress of the past two years due to COVID and a divorce. However, this year's resolutions aren't just for me but also for my son, husband, and two stepsons — even if I haven't told them yet. These are the resolutions I'll be striving to meet — along with my husband and kids — over the upcoming 365 days. Explore our surroundings, preferably by footOne of my favorite things is walking — the more interesting the path or place, the better. Move more — and do it togetherThe author and her stepson at an AirSoft center, a favorite family activity.
Persons: , Sara Lyle, I'd, It's Organizations: Service, Business, American Academy of Pediatrics, YMCA Locations: Singapore, Hawaii, Alaska, Tokyo, Houston, Orlando, Oahu, Sweden, Colorado, Glenwood Springs , Colorado
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