Spotify reaches record high earnings — but misses target on monthly active users
Spotify’s quarterly gross profit Curbing marketing spending helped it top $1.1 billion for the first time, but it also means the music streaming giant missed its monthly active user forecasts. The Swedish company has grown its user base over the years by offering promotions and investing in podcasts and audiobooks. But since last year, the […]
Trump Juror Dismissed After Prosecutors Question His Honesty On Arrest Record
A juror on former President Donald Trump’s hush money case was dismissed Thursday after prosecutors raised concerns that he may not have answered jury selection questions truthfully, according to multiple reports. Prosecutors questioned Thursday morning whether the man, an IT consultant who was one of the seven jurors sworn in on Tuesday, had been honest […]
Luxury Home Prices Reach Record Highs
Luxury home prices in the U.S. have reached record highs, rising nearly 9% in the first quarter of 2024, twice the price of non-luxury homes. a report The median price for luxury homes in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year was approximately $1,225,000, representing an 8.7% year-over-year increase, according to Redfin research. […]
NYC GOP energized by record number of Asian-American candidates ‘stepping up’ for statehouse runs
New York City has a record number of Asian American candidates running for the Republican Party in 2024, and local Republicans hope the high water mark will bring new strength to the polls. Ten Republican candidates of East Asian descent are running in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, following a clear trend in recent years of […]
In New York City, chess champion sets new world record for ‘longest chess marathon’
A Nigerian man has set a Guinness World Record for ‘Longest Chess Marathon’ after playing for almost five days straight. Tunde Onakoya, 29, began a 60-hour game of chess in New York City’s Times Square on Wednesday, April 17, and ended at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, according to the Associated Press. That’s what […]
Arizona governor breaks veto record sparring with Republican legislature
The Republican-controlled Arizona legislature hasn’t agreed with Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) on much. As a result, Hobbs has used her veto power 185 times since January 2023, breaking a state record. The last governor to veto this many bills, Democrat Janet Napolitano, did so over the entirety of her term. Arizona Republicans hold slim majorities […]
NYC reports of infectious diseases involving rat urine hits record number
New York City health officials have warned of an increase in bacterial infections spread through rat urine after a record 24 cases were reported in 2023. The New York City Department of Health says only six cases of leptospirosis have been reported in the city so far this year, but that number is on the […]
How many ballerinas can dance on tiptoes in one place? A world record 353 at New York’s Plaza Hotel
NEW YORK (AP) – Hundreds of young dancers wearing white tutus and coiffed hair gathered at New York’s Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break a world record for dancing on pointe. The spectacle, held over three nights at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, was organized by Youth America Grand Prix, a ballet scholarship program […]
S&P 500's Slide From Record Deepens as Tech Sinks: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Stock markets were heading for their longest losing streak since January as some big tech companies sold off despite falling bond yields. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg Stock prices have fallen for four consecutive days, and the S&P 500 index has fallen more than 4% from its all-time high. Semiconductor manufacturers took the […]
Hundreds of ballet dancers go on tippy toes simultaneously to break Guinness World Record at NYC’s Plaza Hotel
They remain wary of competition. Hundreds of young ballet dancers simultaneously sat on tiptoe and held the grueling pose for more than a minute, setting a new world record Wednesday at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel. A total of 353 dancers from around the world held the position known as “en pointe,” beating the current Guinness World […]