Shell makes $9.65 bln profit in first quarter, beating forecasts
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Shell makes $9.65 bln profit in first quarter, beating forecasts

LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday posted first-quarter net profit of $9.65 billion as strong earnings from trading and higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset cooling energy prices, while extending its large share repurchase programme.The stronger-than-expected profits followed a string of forecast-beating results from rivals including BP (BP.L) and Exxon Mobil… […]

WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID emergency
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WHO experts weigh up whether world ready to end COVID emergency

[1/3] A visitor walks past an illuminated coronavirus (COVID-19) model as he visit the “Mini-Worlds on the Way of Illumination” (Mini-Mondes en voie d’illumination) exhibition during the Light Festival preview at the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical garden) in Paris, France, November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – A panel of global health experts… […]

Lisa Vanderpump’s Pump Restaurant Closing in West Hollywood
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Lisa Vanderpump’s Pump Restaurant Closing in West Hollywood

Lisa Vanderpump Pump Restaurant Closing Its Doors … Blame Our Landlord!!! 5/4/2023 9: 39 AM PT Lisa Vanderpump’s famous Pump Restaurant Lounge in West Hollywood is closing up shop. The Pump Family tells TMZ … “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that the lease at Pump Restaurant is expiring, and we will be closing… […]

Timbaland Debuts AI Biggie Collab, Tags Young Guru For Approval
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Timbaland Debuts AI Biggie Collab, Tags Young Guru For Approval

Timbaland Biggie’s Born Again with AI … On MY AI Song!!! 🤖 5/4/2023 7: 31 AM PT Timbaland is going against the grain of the music industry … while most artists and execs push back against AI, he’s actually embracing it with a new track featuring AI-generated Notorious B.I.G. vocals!!! The mega-producer and Verzuz co-creator… […]

NYPD Violently Clashes with Protesters of Subway Rider’s Chokehold Death
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NYPD Violently Clashes with Protesters of Subway Rider’s Chokehold Death

NYC Subway Rider Killed Protesters Violently Clash with NYPD … Chokehold Death Fuels Outrage 5/4/2023 8: 41 AM PT FNTV New York City is a powder keg … on the heels of a subway rider getting choked to his death, pissed-off protesters are going toe-to-toe with NYPD officers, and it’s starting to get violent. Demonstrations… […]

Travis Barker’s Daughter Alabama Slams Critics Over Her Makeup
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Travis Barker’s Daughter Alabama Slams Critics Over Her Makeup

Travis Barker’s Daughter Drags Critics Over Her Makeup … I Look Better Than You!!! 5/4/2023 7: 05 AM PT Tiktok / @alabamabarker Alabama Barker has no problem giving social media trolls a piece of her mind … firing back at folks, especially older ones, who have something to say about her wearing a ton of… […]

Paramount Global shares fall over 28% after weak earnings report, dividend cut
Economy

Paramount Global shares fall over 28% after weak earnings report, dividend cut

In this photo illustration, the Paramount Global logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesParamount Global fell as more than 28% Thursday after it reported earnings and revenue that missed analyst estimates and cut its quarterly dividend.The stock logged its worst day since Viacom and CBS merged… […]

AMD jumps on report Microsoft is collaborating on A.I. chip push
Economy

AMD jumps on report Microsoft is collaborating on A.I. chip push

Lisa Su, CEO, AMDScott Mlyn | CNBCAMD shares rose as much as 12% on Thursday following a media report claiming the chipmaker was working with Microsoft on a new artificial-intelligence processor. AMD stock was up 6% at the end of the day’s trading session.Microsoft’s top competitors in the cloud infrastructure market, Amazon and Alphabet, both… […]