Disney tops earnings forecast, shares soar in extended trading
Skip Shah, president of the Disney Day Drinkers Club, shares the latest information about creative mascots on The Bottom Line. Walt Disney Co. announced an investment in Fortnite maker Epic Games on Wednesday, handily beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, boosted by the theme park’s record performance and continued cost-cutting efforts. Even before the company’s investor […]
Rick Pitino’s extended commute has St. John’s on road back to NCAA Tournament
Joan Pitino has been there since high school, when she was retrieving free throws under the baskets in the St. Dominic High School gymnasium, with a vague promise to go to the beach with her then-boyfriend. I was there. He decided it was over. Over the years, the two of them have always talked about […]
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich Russia detention extended to March
A Moscow court on Friday extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges, until the end of March, meaning he will spend at least a year in prison in Russia. . U.S. Consul General Stuart Wilson attended the hearing in Lefortovo District Court, which was held […]
Taiwan Begins Extended One-Year Conscription in Response to Rising China Threat
Taiwan on Thursday began training its first group of recruits under the policy's one-year extended military service obligation. was suggested President Tsai Ing-wen will step down from office in 2022 in response to China's growing belligerence. Taiwan previously required only four months of military service, but starting in January 2024, men born after 2005 will […]