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JPMorgan Chase is set to report second-quarter earnings — here’s what the Street expects

JPMorgan Chase reported second-quarter earnings Friday that topped analysts’ expectations, as the company benefited from higher interest rates and better-than-expected bond trading.Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $4.37 per share adjusted vs. $4 per share Refinitiv estimateRevenue: $42.4 billion vs. $38.96 billion estimateNet income surged 67% to $14.5 billion, or $4.75 per share. When excluding… […]

UK regulator extends deadline for Microsoft-Activision probe by six weeks

LONDON — The U.K. competition regulator on Friday said it is extending the deadline for its review of Microsoft’s takeover of video game publisher of Activision Blizzard by six weeks.The extension will give the watchdog more time to review proposals by the two parties to resolve its concerns after it paused a campaign to block… […]

Mozambique ex-finance minister denied bail in New York over $2 billion ‘tuna bond’ scandal

Mozambique’s former finance minister, Manuel Chang (pictured here in 2019), has been deemed a flight risk.Wikus De Wet | Afp | Getty ImagesA U.S. federal judge ruled that Mozambique’s former finance minister, Manuel Chang, must remain behind bars while awaiting trial for fraud in the notorious “tuna bond” scandal which helped bankrupt the African nation… […]

The 12 Best Clothing Subscription Boxes for Men in 2023

Upgrade your wardrobe every month without stepping into a store… […]

Singaporean billionaire given arrest notice in anti-graft probe involving country’s transport minister

Billionaire hotelier Ong Beng Seng attends a news conference in Singapore May 11, 2007.Singapore’s anti-graft agency issued an arrest notice for billionaire Ong Beng Seng as part of its investigation involving transport minister S Iswaran.Ong, who is managing director of Singapore-listed hotel owner and operator Hotel Properties Limited, has been asked to provide information on… […]

Quentin Tarantino Teases the Details of His Final Movie

The Movie Critic’ could be happening sooner than you think… […]

A Top Trainer Shared His 2 Unmissable Biceps Moves

Jeff Cavaliere demonstrates a pair of exercises you might want to incorporate into your next arm day workout… […]

Death toll is now 8 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month, federal health officials said Wednesday. The new food poisoning toll includes two deaths in South Carolina plus one each in Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee and […]

‘BEETLEJUICE’ sequel set to open…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival kicked off in Hollywood fashion with the world premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Wednesday evening on the Lido. To make the sequel, Tim Burton reunited with several key cast members from his 1988 horror-comedy, including Michael Keaton playing the titular ghoul, Catherine O’Hara, and […]

Bloody day in West Bank as Israel carries out biggest raid in years…

AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas militants, carrying out arrests and sealing off the volatile city of Jenin. The ongoing operation was among the largest in the West Bank in months, and a reminder […]