Markets in Europe are expected to open on a negative note on Wednesday amidst worries about the global economy, the rising crude oil prices and the economic health of the region. Data released just a while ago showed Factory Orders in Germany plunging 11.7 percent, versus an upwardly revised 7.6 percent increase in the previous month. Markets had anticipated a […]

Moonlight and Choir Boy writer Tarell Alvin McCraney has been named artistic director for Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse, the non-profit theater’s Board of Directors announced today. Effective immediately, McCraney joins the Geffen staff to begin building the 2024-2025 season. He’ll report to the theater’s Board of Directors. McCraney shared a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar with director Barry Jenkins for the […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues safety alerts as needed to provide timely new safety information on human drugs, medical devices, vaccines, and other products, including biologics, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. The alerts are publicly available at the agency’s MedWatch website and contain “actionable information that may impact both treatment and diagnostic choices for healthcare professional and patient.” […]

‘He doesn’t need to play eye candy or a boy next door. He has found his mark.’‘Brands like him because he understands them and he emotes appropriately for them.’ Jawan has shown that Pathaan was not a flash in the pan for comeback king Shah Rukh Khan. Experts believe the actor is back with a bang in a new avatar […]

Edtech major Byju’s rode the easy money wave during the Covid pandemic, using that time to acquire companies that allowed it to enter a new vertical or geography. From those highs, the Bengaluru-headquartered company founded in 2011 is now looking to sell two companies it lists as “well-known acquisitions” on its website —  Epic and Great Learning. But strategic buys […]

After disappointing guidances in the first quarter (Apr-Jun) of the 2023-24 financial year (Q1FY24) and valuation downgrades, the Indian IT sector could see some positive repricing as the bad news for IT maybe easing in Q2FY24. A key negative factor was weaker demand from the US financial sector and from North America in general. The latest GDP (gross domestic product) […]

In a first for the burgeoning realm of alternate live sports telecasts, an upcoming NFL game will be adapted in real time as a fully animated contest taking place in the Toy Story universe. The October 1 game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons is billed as Toy Story Funday Football. It will kick off on Disney+ and ESPN+ […]

Shares of SigmaTron International, Inc. (SGMA) tanked nearly 50% on Monday morning after the company announced its results for the first quarter. SGMA is currently trading at $3.9890, down $3.5610 or 47.1656%, on the Nasdaq. The stock opened its trading at $4.3000 after closing Friday’s trading at $7.5500. The stock has traded between $2.0700 and $7.8900 in the past 52-week […]

Merck Animal Health, affiliated to drug major Merck & Co., Inc., has recalled three batches of Banamine/Banamine-S (flunixin meglumine injection) 50 mg/mL in the United States citing the presence of particulate matter. Flunixin meglumine is a potent, non-narcotic, nonsteroidal, analgesic agent with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that the prescription product is used for […]

Other than Hawaii, every U.S. state has a state police force. Although there is some variance, state troopers in each state perform basically the same tasks.  State troopers are tasked with enforcing traffic laws on state-controlled roads and highways. They give first aid to victims of vehicle accidents, provide backup support to local, county, and federal law enforcement agencies, and […]