S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as chip stocks extend rally

S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as chip stocks extend rally

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened stronger on Friday (Jan 16) as chipmakers returned to the driver’s seat in a volatile week that also marked the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 24.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at the open to 49466.7. The S&P 500…

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‘The Secret World of Roald Dahl’ From iHeartPodcasts & Imagine Entertainment Will Explore Author’s Life As A British Spy

‘The Secret World of Roald Dahl’ From iHeartPodcasts & Imagine Entertainment Will Explore Author’s Life As A British Spy

EXCLUSIVE: If you know your Willy Wonkas from your BFGs, iHeartPodcasts and Imagine Entertainment have the podcast documentary for you. The pair have created The Secret World of Roald Dahl, a doc podcast series that peels back the secret spy life of the beloved children’s author, revealing “a life far stranger than fiction.” The first…

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Amanda Seyfried Reveals Channing Tatum Peed on Her Leg on Dear John Set

Amanda Seyfried Reveals Channing Tatum Peed on Her Leg on Dear John Set

Amanda Seyfried has been on the frontlines of Channing Tatum’s pranks. Indeed, the 40-year-old unlocked a memory from her time with the actor on the set of 2010’s Dear John, when he made the set even more interesting. “He peed on my leg once without me knowing,” Amanda recalled in an interview with Deadline published Jan. 15. “He peed…

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Unifrance Rendez-Vous In Paris Unfolds Amid Complex Time For French Films As Local Indie Biz Internationalizes

Unifrance Rendez-Vous In Paris Unfolds Amid Complex Time For French Films As Local Indie Biz Internationalizes

French film sales agents have been busy this week at Unifrance’s 28th Rendez-vous in Paris. More than 40 films sales companies participated in the event, billed as the biggest market devoted to French cinema outside of the Cannes Film Festival, presenting their lineups to 400 buyers from 40 territories. They were joined in the market,…

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‘Call My Agent!’ Star Nicolas Maury On Directing TV Series ‘Seasons’ & Capturing Life’s Bittersweet Moments: “It Is Both Disaster & Happiness, Sometimes At The Same Time”

‘Call My Agent!’ Star Nicolas Maury On Directing TV Series ‘Seasons’ & Capturing Life’s Bittersweet Moments: “It Is Both Disaster & Happiness, Sometimes At The Same Time”

Playing Hervé in Call My Agent brought Nicolas Maury international acclaim. Now, as the star turns to series directing, he tells Deadline about the lessons learned while working on that show, and how behind the camera he is channeling life’s bittersweet moments. Seasons is Maury’s TV directorial debut. The miniseries weaves a love story spanning…

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Porsche sales slump most in 16 years on poor China demand

Porsche sales slump most in 16 years on poor China demand

Its sales are down 26% as the nation’s economic slowdown hit consumers across all income brackets [BERLIN] Porsche’s deliveries fell 10 per cent last year, following weak demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and a slump in China. This is the steepest drop since 2009, when the global financial crisis roiled the markets. The Volkswagen luxury…

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London Film Critics’ Circle To Fete Guillermo Del Toro

London Film Critics’ Circle To Fete Guillermo Del Toro

The London Film Critics’ Circle will hand Guillermo Del Toro the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, the organization’s top honor, at this year’s London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.   “Thank you to the London Film Critics’ Circle. It’s an honour to receive the Dilys Powell Award from a group I greatly admire and to…

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