‘The Color Purple’ scores second-best Christmas debut box office ever

‘The Color Purple’ scores second-best Christmas debut box office ever

Taraji P. Henson stars in Warner Bros. “The Color Purple.” Warner Bros. Discovery It was a very Merry Christmas for Warner Bros. Discovery. With $18.15 million in box office receipts, the studio’s newest film “The Color Purple” had the highest Christmas Day opening since 2009 and the second-largest Christmas Day opening of all time. The … Read more

SME IPOs: Stellar Start! These 7 SME IPOs rose more than 150% on listing day – IPO Watch

SME IPOs: Stellar Start! These 7 SME IPOs rose more than 150% on listing day – IPO Watch

Divi’s Laboratories. Share Price 3863.50 03:59 PM | 26 Dec 2023 168.56(4.56%) Hero MotoCorp. Share Price 4067.45 03:55 PM | 26 Dec 2023 131.75(3.34%) NTPC. Share Price 309.60 03:59 PM | 26 Dec 2023 6.81(2.24%) Adani Enterprises. Share Price 2865.45 03:59 PM | 26 Dec 2023 57.10(2.03%) Mahindra & Mahindra. Share Price 1662.25 03:59 PM … Read more

‘Our food bills are off the scale’: how high costs affect people in England with special dietary needs | Allergies

‘Our food bills are off the scale’: how high costs affect people in England with special dietary needs | Allergies

Morgan would love to buy lactose-free milk and cheese, but simply can’t afford it. The 28-year-old from Southampton has IBS, lactose intolerance and gastroparesis, a disorder affecting the stomach’s nerves and muscles, and so tries to follow a specialist low-fibre, low-fat, largely dairy-free diet. But the soaring cost of lactose-free products and a food budget … Read more

Tech View: Nifty moves closer to 21,500 hurdle point. What traders should do on Wednesday

Tech View: Nifty moves closer to 21,500 hurdle point. What traders should do on Wednesday

NEW DELHI: Nifty on Tuesday ended 92 points higher on the third day of the rally and formed a small green-bodied candle on the daily charts. “The short-term trend nevertheless remains down. Momentum readings like the 14-day RSI too remain in decline mode after dropping sharply from overbought levels last Wednesday. This calls for caution … Read more

Boxing Day footfall rises but number of shoppers is well down on pre-Covid levels | Retail industry

Boxing Day footfall rises but number of shoppers is well down on pre-Covid levels | Retail industry

Retailers have recorded a small pickup in Boxing Day footfall, but visits to stores remained well below pre-pandemic levels as several high street chains stayed shut. Retailers have been braced for weak spending over the Christmas period as the UK economy stagnates amid the cost of living crisis. By midday on Boxing Day, footfall at … Read more

July 1 marks start of new financial year, bringing changes to Centrelink payments and wages

July 1 marks start of new financial year, bringing changes to Centrelink payments and wages

The new financial year is here — which means a raft of changes is set to impact Australians’ home budgets. From July 1, millions of Australians will receive a weekly pay increase of about $47 as minimum and award wages are bumped up to catch up with rising inflation and cost of living expenses. WATCH … Read more

AstraZeneca to buy China’s Gracell Bio for up to $1.2 billion

AstraZeneca to buy China’s Gracell Bio for up to .2 billion

London: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it will buy Gracell Biotechnologies for up to $1.2 billion as the Anglo-Swedish pharma company furthers its cell therapy ambitions and boosts its presence in China, the world’s second-largest pharmaceuticals market. The cash deal, which adds several experimental therapies to AstraZeneca’s portfolio, values Gracell at $2 per ordinary share, or … Read more

Ex-NatWest chief’s name axed from ‘Rose review’ into female-led firms | NatWest Group

Ex-NatWest chief’s name axed from ‘Rose review’ into female-led firms | NatWest Group

A state-backed review into female entrepreneurship is to be rebranded by the government as part of efforts to cut ties with the former NatWest chief executive Alison Rose, months after pushing her to resign over a scandal linked to Nigel Farage’s bank accounts. The “Rose review” is to be renamed after the banking executive was … Read more