THE FILM BUSINESS Avengers Assemble has become one of the biggest- grossing films of all time. Or has it? Guy Adams examines the numbersAdams, Guy
From the "America First" policy to the "Buy America" agenda, the country does not even bother to obfuscate its shift toward protectionism. Under the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration has earmarked about 30 billion U.S. dollars in subsidies for adv...
It's still dark when HamzelouIt arrives at the Grand Bellevue hotel at 7 a.m., and it's tipping with rain. She braved the elements to make it to an early "longevity workout." It's the first event scheduled at an aging conference in Gstaad, an upmarket, picture-postcard Alpine town...
John D. Rockefelleris often cited as the world's first billionaire, achieving that status in 1916 through his ownership of Standard Oil.2From that point over a century ago, wealth has multiplied to the point where the richest people in the world have fortunes that exceed $200 billion.3The ...
Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk are among the richest people in the world currently, but they don't make the cut in terms of the wealthiest people of all time. Mansa Musa and Atahualpa were wealthier than today’s billionaires when factoring in their influence over the economies ...
With a nod to Orbison’s Sun labelmates, the famed Million Dollar Quartet – Elvis Presley,Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins – the individual Wilburys can comfortably claim to be the Billion Dollar Quintet. Come with us behind the shades as we pin these traveling troubadours do...
In March, a New Jersey resident won an astonishing $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, yet state lottery officials report that the prize remains unclaimed. This brings up the disturbing possibility that theNJ winnermay not even realize they've struck it rich. On the other hand, the winner ...
When her mom got the call, both were surprised to hear the news. Gov. Gavin Newsom introduces Nancy Gutierrez, 17, of Vista, who won $50,000 in the state's lottery on June 4, 2021 "Nancy, you won't believe it," she recalled her mom saying. It's a...
Ten years ago, I took the first step toward healing and change after losing my husband, Greg, a Forest Acres Police Officer, who was tragically shot and killed in the… Read More Posted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move, op-ed ...
The Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX), with more than $320 billion in assets under management (AUM) and an expense ratio of 0.05%, is among the largest bond mutual funds in the world, tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float-Adjusted Index....