Vivian Trimble, a keyboardist and vocalist from the ’90s rockers Luscious Jackson, died April 4 of cancer treatment complications. She was 59. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved friend and band member Viv on Tuesday,” said a band statement. “We were not expecting this. She was a great friend and a gifted musician and choreographer, but […]

The founder of the mobile payment service Cash App was fatally stabbed on a San Francisco street yesterday, his family confirmed today. “I just lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in San Francisco early Tuesday Morning,” Lee’s father Rick Lee posted on Facebook today, who added that he and his […]

Terroristic threats against trans people by a children’s book illustrator has seen him dropped by his publisher and facing legal charges. Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, allegedly placed notes in Juneau, Alaska businesses that had an assault rifle superimposed over a transgender flag, ABC News reports. He has an April 11 court date to face a single count of terroristic threatening […]

Ike Perlmutter, who is generally someone who keeps a low profile, has made a rare public show of his dissatisfaction with Disney. The former chairman of Marvel Entertainment and largest individual shareholder in Disney went public with his complaints about the company’s direction, saying it should “sadden” investors in the company that he is gone. Since selling Marvel to Disney […]

Nora Forster, singer John Lydon’s wife of 44 years who has been living with Alzheimer’s since 2018, has died. Her death was announced by Lydon’s band Public Image Ltd. Lydon had recently performed a new song, “Hawaii,” in the Eurovision 2023 contest that was inspired by her. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that […]

Gold buying by central banks reached its highest level in 55 years this February 2023, according to the World Gold Council. The uptick in gold buying is part of a decades-long shift away from the U.S. dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency, and has coincided with the strengthening of emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. […]

As there are not many economic announcements, the Pending Home Sales might get special attention on Wednesday. Early trends on the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open significantly up. Asian shares finished positive, while European shares are trading higher. As of 7.35 am ET, the Dow futures were up 238.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding […]

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase who recently rallied fellow bank leaders to the rescue of smaller rivals, devoted plenty of ink to the banking crisis in his annual letter to shareholders on Tuesday. “As I write this letter, the current crisis is not yet over, and even when it is behind us, there will be repercussions from […]

The race for the rights to show live sports has lifted the values of teams and leagues, drawing the attention of the world’s biggest investment firms. And those funds are flowing beyond the handful of men’s sports that have traditionally attracted the most money and media attention and into women’s sports around the world, including soccer, basketball, tennis and cricket. […]