Morgan Stanley, AIG, AMC, UnitedHealth and others

Check out the companies that make the headlines before the doorbell rings: Morgan Stanley (MS) – Morgan Stanley beat estimates by 20 cents with earnings of $ 1.85 per share in the second quarter, while revenue also beat forecasts, aided by an acceleration in investment banking activities. Despite the blow, Morgan Stanley’s stock fell 1.6% …

Greater than 150 corporations urge Congress to cross voting rights act

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 150 companies including Apple Inc, Best Buy Co Inc and PepsiCo urged U.S. lawmakers to introduce and pass a voting reform act in a letter signed on Wednesday, as other efforts have stalled in Congress. The companies called on lawmakers to reintroduce the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, an amendment …

Britney Spears can rent her personal legal professional to problem the restoration

Britney Spears poses at the premiere of “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” in Los Angeles, California, July 22, 2019. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Britney Spears is allowed to hire her own lawyer, decided the judge who oversees the singer’s guardianship. The news comes three weeks after Spears denounced the conservatory, which has long controlled …

Stephen Colbert Apologizes to Mindy Kaling After Garments-Free Mishap

Stephen Colbert is apologizing after being a little too eager to say hello to Mindy Kaling. Mindy visited The Late Show on Wednesday, July 14 to promote the second season of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever. Toward the end of their conversation, Stephen abruptly changed the topic to address a moment from earlier in the …

Delta CEO says the Delta Covid variant had no affect on bookings

The spread of the highly transferable Delta variant of Covid-19 did not harm Delta Air Lines’ bookings, CEO Ed Bastian said on Wednesday. “We saw no effects at all from the variant,” Bastian said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” shortly after he reported better-than-expected quarterly sales. Other airline CEOs, including American Airlines and …

Palm Seaside has no extra villas on the market

Villas along the coast of Palm Beach, Florida. Getty Images Prices in Florida’s ultra-affluent Palm Beach community hit an all-time high in the second quarter as brokers struggled with a record low number of villas for sale. The average price for a single-family home in Palm Beach reached $ 11.7 million in the second quarter, …

Dream Doll Claps Again At Critics Over Feminine Rappers Named “Doll”

In the famous words of former ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ star Sheree Whitfield, “Who gon’ check me boo?!” Dream Doll had time today to address some critics online who took issue with a few rappers with “Doll” in their name. The conversation about “Doll” seemed to happen after Asian Doll finally announced which rappers would …

Ease of Covid lockdown restrictions might assist diminish drug abuse, physician says

The number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. hit a grim record, as the nation simultaneously battled the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 93,331 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2020, and that represents nearly a 30% increase from the year before, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and …

China’s GDP grew 7.9% within the second quarter; Retail gross sales exceed expectations

A McDonald’s delivery worker walks past pig statues outside an art museum in Beijing on July 10, 2021. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING – China reported GDP growth slightly below expectations in the second quarter, while retail sales and industrial production grew faster than forecast. The country’s gross domestic product rose 7.9% …

Nearly 3,000 company locked up, crew to go away cruise with Covid case

People are seen aboard Dream Cruises’ World Dream cruise ship docked at Marina Bay Cruise Center in Singapore on July 14, 2021 after it returned to the city-state after a passenger tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. Facebook Facebook logo Sign up on Facebook to connect with Roslan Rahman AFP | Getty Images Nearly 3,000 …