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☆ Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund says there’s money to be saved by identifying ‘rotten apples’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen says it is becoming increasingly important to identify as many "rotten apples" as it can. Norway's gigantic sovereign wealth fund believes it is becoming increasingly important to identify as many "rotten apples" as possible, saying there is money to be saved by reducing risks to companies whose state of health is not all as it seems. "We think it's becoming more and more important to put resources into finding what I call the 'rotten apples.' The Jan. 24 report accused Adani Group companies of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud" — allegations that the conglomerate has denied. We'll never be able to spot all of the 'rotten apples', but we can try to find as many as we can."

☆ 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' smashes box office records with the biggest global opening for an animated film ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" had the biggest opening for an animated film on record. The movie, based on Nintendo's video game, stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black. In the US the film took $31.7 million on Wednesday, $26 million on Thursday and a further $146.4 million Friday to Sunday. It's also the biggest opening of any film so far this year, beating "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter said "Super Mario" was set to be "the first all-audience blockbuster of 2023."

☆ The lucky breaks that built Nike
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fittingly as "Air" hits theaters, Nike will release an Air Jordan in "lucky green." "Luck plays a big role," Nike cofounder Phil Knight wrote in the closing of his 2016 memoir, "Shoe Dog." Athletes get lucky, poets get lucky, businesses get lucky." Knight wrote. Next Wednesday, Nike will release the "Black and Lucky Green" Air Jordan 1.

☆ 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is set for a big opening weekend — despite bad reviews
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article 7974.T-JP Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTChris Pratt and Charlie Day voice Mario and Luigi in Universal and Illumination's "The Super Mario Bros. Universal"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" isn't looking like a smash with the critics. And box office analysts don't foresee poor critical reviews deterring moviegoers, particularly families, from venturing to the cinema to see "The Super Mario Bros. Jack Black voices the villainous Bowser in Universal and Illumination's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" UniversalRadheyan Simonpillai, Globe and MailLong before critics sat down to watch "Super Mario Bros.," there was a big question about the film's top-billed voice actor — Chris Pratt. "I wonder whether the filmmakers were too timid to draw outside the lines with this copyright protected material, lest they end up with something like the disastrous live-action 1993 movie, 'Super Mario Bros.,'" he said.

☆ I made $1 million in revenue from documenting my life with chickens on social media. Here's how I turned my blog into an empire.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Lisa Steele is a blogger and small-business owner who made more than $1 million in revenue in 2022. Now, I'm earning more than $1 million in revenue annually through book royalties, brand deals, and a backyard-poultry product line. I might have a phone call about products we're launching or about a new brand I'm working with, or I might design product labels or do research for a blog post. When I'm working on a book, and I've written seven in the last decade, I schedule social media as much as I can to give myself larger blocks of time to concentrate on writing. My time is super flexible, so I can live my life and still have a successful brand.

☆ Billionaire investor Bill Gross says the Fed easing up in fighting inflation could fuel a rally in government bonds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Government bonds may rally if the Federal Reserve eases up on interest-rate hikes, Bill Gross said. US Treasuries are "still overvalued but may rally with future Fed ease," the elite investor said. Bond prices have cratered over the past year, fueling the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Government bond prices have plummeted over the past year, causing yields, which rise when prices fall, to soar. Two-year US Treasury yields have jumped 167 basis points to 4.13% since March 31, 2022, while 10-year US Treasury yields are up 118 basis points to 3.56%.

"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" is now available to watch in theaters. How to watch 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" is now playing exclusively in theaters. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" is a Paramount movie, so it's expected to stream on Paramount Plus sometime after its exclusive theatrical window. If "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" follows this release strategy, it could hit Paramount Plus on May 15 at the earliest. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" is based on the popular fantasy roleplaying game, "Dungeons & Dragons," which was first published in 1974.

☆ Paleontologists explain the most glaring errors in Adam Driver's new dinosaur film '65'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Erin Heger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Adam Driver stars in a new film "65," which takes place 65 million years ago. But like other Hollywood portrayals of dinosaurs, "65" gets several dinosaur facts wrong, according to paleontologists. The film's title is off my a million yearsThere were probably no dinosaurs around 65 million years ago. SonyLet's start with the title: "65" — named for when the film takes place 65 million years ago. It's a movie, not a science lectureThe film "65" has a 64% audience score on rotten tomatoes, so even if it got the science wrong, it managed to entertain some folks.

☆ Tech Companies Are Ruining Their Apps, Websites, Internet
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Ed Zitron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Google, Amazon, Meta, and other tech companies have monetized confusion, constantly testing how much they can interfere with and manipulate users. Abandoning the core productIn the 2000s and early 2010s, tech companies actually produced new, interesting products. This fueled Silicon Valley's explosive growth: Companies saw their valuations soar, revenue growth was exponential, and new users were joining by the boatload. There are ways to integrate new technology into a core product that doesn't end in disaster. Netflix was able to iterate on their core product — letting people watch movies — in a way that actually made that experience better.

☆ Trump kicks off 2024 with a lifeless stump speech, folding indictment hysteria into a growing list of grievances
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump's first stump speech of 2024 saw the ex-president lashing out at a growing list of enemies. 'Final battle' rhetoricThe former president is seeking another term in the White House while multiple criminal and civil cases against him keep building. Trump categorized every investigation poking around his personal life, single-term presidency, and post-presidential life as bogus "witch hunts." "Put me back in the White House and their reign will be over," Trump told the thousands in the crowd, their cheers rising up to greet him. Earlier in the day, one of the local officials who helped warm up the crowd told attendees he had a foolproof plan for overcoming just about any issue.

☆ Bond giants Pimco and Invesco are facing losses of hundreds of millions on rotten Credit Suisse debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bond giants Pimco and Invesco lost hundreds of millions of dollars, according to data from Bloomberg. They held Credit Suisse's AT1 bonds – which were marked down to zero by the Swiss regulator a week ago. FINMA, which is Switzerland's top financial regulator, marked the value of all Credit Suisse AT1s down to zero when UBS's takeover of the struggling bank was confirmed. Pimco had $807 million worth of Credit Suisse CoCos written off when the bank was rescued, according to Bloomberg – while Invesco held around $370 million worth of AT1 debt at the time of the takeover. Here's what you need to know about AT1 bonds.

"Knock at the Cabin" is an apocalyptic psychological horror film by M. Night Shyamalan. You can stream the horror thriller with a Peacock subscription, or buy it to watch online through digital retailers like Amazon and Vudu. How to watch 'Knock at the Cabin'"Knock at the Cabin" is now available to watch at home with a Peacock membership. If you don't want to sign up for Peacock, you also have the option to watch "Knock at the Cabin" through a digital retailer. "Knock at the Cabin" is based on "The Cabin at the End of the World," a 2018 novel by Paul G. Tremblay.

Following the events of "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" (2019), "Chapter 4" sees Wick take his battle against the criminal High Table organization global. Check out the trailer for 'John Wick: Chapter 4'Keanu Reeves reprises his role as legendary hitman John Wick. "John Wick: Chapter 4" also features Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane. In addition to standard showings, "John Wick: Chapter 4" is playing in IMAX and Dolby Cinema for premium prices. Keanu Reeves in "John Wick: Chapter 4."

The latest sequel, "John Wick: Chapter 4," hits theaters on March 24. Since 2014, the first three "John Wick" movies have accumulated a collective worldwide box office gross of over $587 million. If you're looking to catch up on the franchise before seeing "John Wick: Chapter 4" in theaters, you're in luck. The first three "John Wick" movies are all available to stream, rent, or purchase online. Where to watch 'John Wick' moviesThough "John Wick: Chapter 4" will be exclusive to theaters when it premieres on March 24, you can watch the first three "John Wick" movies at home right now on Peacock.

☆ Biotech company Illumina pushes back against Carl Icahn’s proxy fight over $7.1 billion Grail deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Biotech company Illumina pushed back Monday against Carl Icahn's proxy fight over the company's acquisition of cancer test developer Grail, saying the activist investor's board nominees "do not add value." "To paraphrase William Shakespeare's Hamlet, something is rotten in the state of Illumina," Icahn wrote. Illumina said winning a jurisdictional appeal would eliminate any potential fine and "gives the greatest optionality for Illumina to maximize value for shareholders." The company also claimed Icahn recognizes the value of Grail to shareholders, pointing to a CNBC interview last week where Icahn referred to Grail as Illumina's "best equipment." Illumina touted Grail in its release, saying it has "tremendous long-term value creation potential."

☆ A 5,000-mile blanket of seaweed that can be seen from space threatens the beaches of Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This year's seaweed bloom of 'Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt' is one of the largest on record. It is the largest seaweed bloom in the world — weighing approximately 20 million tons — and is visible from outer space. "It's incredible," Brian LaPointe, a research professor at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, told NBC News. Workers who were hired by residents remove sargassum seaweed from the Bay of Soliman, north of Tulum, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. "I think I've replaced my climate change anxiety with sargassum anxiety," Patricia Estridge, CEO of Seaweed Generation, told The Guardian.

☆ A 5,000-mile blanket of seaweed that can be seen from space is threatens the beaches of Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The film is a continuation of the BBC series with Luther in pursuit of a killer he failed to catch. "Luther: The Fallen Sun" picks up with John Luther (Idris Elba) disgraced and in prison after the events of the series. Check out the trailer for 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley each reprise their roles from the "Luther" series. How to watch 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'You can watch "Luther: The Fallen Sun" at home exclusively on Netflix. How to watch 'Luther: The Fallen Sun' outside the USIf you're traveling outside the US, you might be in an area that doesn't have streaming access to "Luther: The Fallen Sun."

Like the original movie, "Avatar: The Way of Water" is directed by James Cameron ("Titanic"). How to watch 'Avatar: The Way of Water'"Avatar: The Way of Water" is currently only available to watch in theaters, so you can't purchase or stream the movie at home just yet. When will 'Avatar: The Way of Water' be available to watch at home? You can watch "Avatar: The Way of Water" at home starting March 28. The sequel repeats one of the biggest draws of the first "Avatar" movie in terms of being a groundbreaking visual spectacle.

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" is now available to stream with a Showtime membership. The Oscar-nominated movie stars Michelle Yeoh as a laundromat owner who jumps across the multiverse. You can also buy film to watch at home from digital retailers like Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu. How to watch 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'""Everything Everywhere All at Once" is now available to watch at home with a Showtime subscription. Once you've made your digital purchase, you can stream the film as many times as you like with no restrictions.

The sketch series is the sequel to Mel Brooks' classic movie, "History of the World, Part I." The first two episodes of "History of the World, Part II" debuted March 6 on Hulu. How to watch 'History of the World, Part II'"History of the World, Part II" is now available to watch exclusively on Hulu. Can I watch 'History of the World, Part II' for free? Where can I watch 'History of the World, Part I'?

You can also buy or rent "Triangle of Sadness" from digital retailers like Vudu and Prime Video. How to watch 'Triangle of Sadness'"Triangle of Sadness" is now available to watch on Hulu. If you don't want to subscribe to Hulu, you can opt to pay a one-time fee to rent or buy "Triangle of Sadness" instead. Can I watch 'Triangle of Sadness' for free? You can stream "Triangle of Sadness" for free if you sign up for a Hulu trial.

☆ Okta Is on Safer Ground Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Timing hasn’t been Okta ’s friend for a while, but that looks to be changing. The cloud software company that specializes in identity-management services for businesses had a rotten run of luck last year. A breach by the hacking group LAPSUS$, which posted screenshots online to boast of its accomplishment, worried Okta’s customers and shook the faith of investors after the company reported the incident in March. That roughly coincided with integration problems with the record-sized acquisition of Auth0 the year before, which caused particular upheaval in the combined company’s sales force. And all this was taking place during a global economic slowdown that was driving corporate customers to finally hit the brakes on technology spending.

"Magic Mike's Last Dance" is now available to watch from the comfort of your living room. You can buy "Magic Mike's Last Dance" for $25 or rent it for $20 from digital retailers like Amazon. Check out the trailer for 'Magic Mike's Last Dance'"Magic Mike's Last Dance" stars Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek Pinault, Ayub Khan Din, Jemelia George, and Juliette Motamed. Where to watch 'Magic Mike's Last Dance'"Magic Mike's Last Dance" is now available to watch at home through streaming retailers like Prime Video, Vudu, and Apple TV. If you buy "Magic Mike's Last Dance," you can stream it whenever you like with no restrictions.

Check out the 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' trailer"Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" is directed by Tetsuro Kodama with a screenplay by "Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama. Where to watch 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero'You can watch "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" at home through digital retailers like Amazon and Vudu. "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" currently holds a "93% Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Where does 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' fall in the 'Dragon Ball Super' timeline? "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" is the second feature-film in the "Dragon Ball Super" series and takes place after the 2018 movie "Dragon Ball Super: Broly."

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