By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) – Planisware is working with investment bankers on strategic options, including a stock market listing of the French software group, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Rothschild is acting as financial adviser to Planisware, two of the people, who declined to be named, said. … Read more
Debt ceiling talks made progress Tuesday and Wednesday, Biden and lawmakers said.Getty Images US stocks jumped Wednesday as lawmakers made progress on debt ceiling negotiations. President Biden and members of Congress are getting closer on a deal after weeks of deadlock. The major indexes all rose more than 1% during the session. US stocks jumped … Read more
Amanda Edwards/Getty; Emma McIntyre/WireImage; Charles Sykes/Bravo/Getty From left: Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss The season finale of Vanderpump Rules is finally here — and at last, fans got to see how the devastating affair between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss transpired in real time. Filmed in March when the news broke, Wednesday’s episode … Read more
North Wilkesboro Speedway will be the fifth different track to host the NASCAR All-Star Race. Previous All-Star events have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (34 times), Texas Motor Speedway (two) and Atlanta Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway (one each). MORE: Ross Chastain says “I just need to hit less things” Sunday’s race will … Read more
Walmart has a reputation as a more defensive retailer because it sells essentials such as food. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Text size Walmart stock was rising Thursday after the retail giant posted first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its outlook for the fiscal yea. Walmart (ticker: WMT) reported adjusted earnings … Read more
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Thursday not to violate water rights of the Iranian people over their shared Helmand River, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.. President Ebrahim Raisi said his government is determined to defend Iran’s water rights. “We will not allow the rights of our people to … Read more
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill last year. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Two House Democrats are calling on Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to resign amid concerns about her health and ability to serve in Congress. Feinstein, 89, who has been absent from the Senate for more than a month while recovering from shingles, plans to retire … Read more
Clare Nowland suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed from falling during the incident Australian police allegedly used a taser to subdue a 95-year-old woman with dementia after being called to a care home on Thursday. The woman, identified as Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother, was reportedly carrying a knife when officers were called to a … Read more
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The national debate surrounding transgender students and parental rights returns to the New Hampshire Statehouse on Thursday. The House is set to vote on a bill to create a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” similar to those already enacted by Republican-led legislatures in multiple states. It passed the GOP-dominated Senate in March … Read more
“The Crown” Season 6 has been slated for a fall 2023 release, Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced at Netflix’s virtual Upfront presentation Wednesday. The sixth installment of the historical drama will turn its attention to the royal love story between Prince William (Ed McVey) and Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy), chronicling the pair’s fateful meeting … Read more