New York (CNN Business)Foreign businesses have for decades reaped the benefits of setting up shop in Hong Kong, a historically stable, expat-friendly finance hub at the doorstep of mainland China. But lately, as Beijing has tightened its grip on the former British colony, those firms are increasingly eyeing the exits. Nearly half of all European businesses in Hong Kong are […]

In 2020, 59,000 wildfires burned 10.1 million acres in the U.S., the second most recorded since 1960 and just barely lower than the total acreage burned in 2015. By mid-2021 alone, 34,000 fires have burned 2.3 million acres across the country, with months of the 2021 North American fire season left.  By then, there was at least one historical fire. […]

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex is to host a podcast series about the common stereotypes that have historically generalized women as the first project from her and Prince Harry’s Archewell Audio after striking a multi-million dollar deal with Spotify. The audio streaming service has set Archetypes to launch later this year. The series will see Meghan Markle investigate the labels […]

After reporting a sharp pullback in new residential construction in the U.S. in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing housing starts rebounded by much more than expected in the month of February. The report showed housing starts spiked by 6.8 percent to an annual rate of 1.769 million in February after plunging by 5.5 […]

Nestle SA (NSRGY.PK), one of the largest food company in the world, announced that it is suspending sales of some of its brands, including KitKat and Nesquik, in Russia amid ongoing pressure as Russia continues to invade Ukraine. “We are suspending renowned Nestlé brands such as KitKat and Nesquik, among others,” the company announced in a statement. “We have already […]

The Writers’ Guild of America West and a coalition of unions launched another salvo against Amazon-MGM, urging antitrust watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission, to contest the deal even though it officially closed last week. Their letter to the FTC today focused in part on Amazon’s acquiring MGM-owned Epix, taking out a producer and nascent streaming service, and it hit on […]

A world premiere musical stage adaptation that reimagines the hit 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd comedy Trading Places has cast Freestyle Love Supreme‘s Aneesa Folds in the role that made Murphy a Hollywood superstar, with Bryce Pinkham (Broadway’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) in the Aykroyd spot. With a book by Reno 911! actor and writer Thomas Lennon, direction […]

Many police cars in America are vehicles modified by such major manufacturers as Chevy, Chrysler and Ford. Among those the public is most likely to see are the Dodge Charger, Chevy Tahoe and Ford Interceptor. They have been modified with police equipment, more powerful engines and even special tires. Of course, each has special electronics for communication and radar to […]