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[ad_1] Serena Williams reacts during a post-match ceremony after losing to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on Day 5 of the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at Sobeys Stadium on August 10, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. Robert Prange | Getty Images As Serena Williams prepares for her …

[ad_1] Value investor Mason Hawkins loaded up on General Electric in the second quarter, and also took up a stake in growth name Alphabet . Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management, which operates a suite of mutual funds called Longleaf Partners Funds, stepped up its General Electric shares by 12% last quarter, …

[ad_1] As the severity, intensity and frequency of climate disasters increase, preparation is becoming more crucial than ever to protect lives, as well as infrastructure, businesses and local economies. One high-tech forecasting company is now stepping up, offering hyper-detailed weather prediction and pre-storm strategy plans, right down to a city …

[ad_1] Customers outside a Walmart store in Torrance, California, US, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Walmart Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 17. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart on Friday told employees that it will expand abortion and related travel coverage, according to an …

[ad_1] Target (TGT) missed on earnings. Lowe’s (LOW) provided mixed results. Home Depot (HD) fared better. Walmart (WMT) beat estimates but warned its customers were focusing more on lower prices. Results were all over the map for this week of retail earnings. But dig a little deeper, and there were …

[ad_1] Warner Bros. Discovery‘s HBO Max is removing 36 movies and TV series from its platform. There are three main reasons why it’s happening. The films and series − which include 20 original HBO Max shows such as teen drama “Generation,” and “Sesame Street” spinoff “The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo” …

[ad_1] Cineworld, which operates 9,000 theatres in 10 countries, has warned that a lack of blockbusters is hurting admissions. Geography Photos | Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — Shares of British cinema chain Cineworld Group plunged Friday on reports that it is preparing to file for bankruptcy after …

[ad_1] Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is reinstating a quarterly cash dividend for shareholders that was cut …

[ad_1] With new federal regulations set to take effect on so-called “ghost guns” next week, businesses that sell the untraceable firearms are racing to offload inventory. The new regulations from the Biden administration are set to take effect Aug. 24 and will substantially curb the proliferation of ghost guns by requiring those …

[ad_1] Bed Bath & Beyond’s latest meme stock moment won’t last, according to Telsey Advisory Group. The name shot higher this month as retail traders piled in, resulting in unusually high volume and outsized moves. Bed Bath & Beyond is up more than 250% in August, but was down 42% …