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‘The Bride!’ Opens to Under One-Sixth of Its $90M Budget

The Bride! arrived in theaters with a high-profile cast and Maggie Gyllenhaal directing her second feature after The Lost Daughter, but critics and audiences were split. Some reviewers praised its brazen tone while others compared it unfavorably to Joker: Folie à Deux, a film that grossed $206 million worldwide on

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Murban crude tops $100, posing risk to bitcoin and risk assets

Murban crude has climbed above $100 a barrel, trading over $103 on Sunday, a stark sign of acute geopolitical stress and supply fears for Middle East oil that can still reach global markets. Since the military conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran began a week ago, Iran has

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NetEase Reportedly Cutting Funding for Gang of Dragon

Last December at the 2025 Game Awards, Toshihiro Nagoshi unveiled Gang of Dragon, his first game since leaving Sega for NetEase. The open-world crime epic bears clear resemblance to Yakuza but leans into a more brutal, violent tone and casts Korean superstar Ma Dong-seok as the lead. Only months later,

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Disney Slashes Streaming Prices for Limited Time

For a limited stretch in March, the ad-supported Disney+/Hulu bundle will be available for $4.99 a month between March 5 and March 24, down from the usual $12.99. The offer applies to new and eligible customers in the U.S. and covers the ad-supported tier only. The

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TheOdd1sOut reportedly lays off entire animation team without warning

Popular YouTube channel TheOdd1sOut laid off its entire animation team without warning on Thursday, the affected artists say. The channel, created by James Rallison in 2014, is known for animated storytime videos featuring cute marshmallowy characters and has more than 20 million subscribers. Videos about lousy roommates, the awkwardness of

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The £49 ‘driller killer’: steps to avoid locksmith scams

Late on a Sunday you put a key in the door and it snaps. You search for an emergency locksmith online, call one offering the job for about £69, and when the person arrives they drill through the lock within minutes and replace it. A bill then arrives for more

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Jim Mellon: wary of US stocks, bullish on energy and clean food

Billionaire investor Jim Mellon says US stocks are "way overpriced," noting the country holds about 3% of the global population but more than 60% of world market capitalization. He sees stretched valuations, record margin debt, and Big Tech firms doing much the same work as they pour money

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Under-the-radar money books investors recommend

This list highlights more underrated or surprising titles recommended by financially savvy individuals. Many investors have cited Robert Kiyosaki's classic, but these three books shaped how they think about money, work, and retirement. Alex Nathanson and Josette Chang reached financial independence in Manhattan, partly thanks to the mindset

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My strange, sleep-deprived week hobnobbing with the global elite

It began with an urgent Slack from our editor-in-chief, Jamie Heller: Can you talk now? After a panicked moment I learned she wanted to send me to Davos. I had long imagined rubbing elbows with CEOs on a snowy Swiss backdrop, and when she warned me it would mean about

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Kalshi and Polymarket seek $20 billion valuations in talks

Kalshi and Polymarket are discussing fundraising rounds that could value each company at about $20 billion. If completed at that level, the deals would roughly double their valuations from late 2025. The Wall Street Journal noted the talks are early and may not lead to finalized investments. Kalshi operates in

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Wall Street sees AI rotation as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb said the economy may keep growing in 2026 even as markets become tougher. They argued the AI boom is not over but the easy phase has passed, and capital is spreading beyond a handful of giant

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Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundle under market price at Amazon

The Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Perfect Order Booster Bundle is available to preorder at Amazon for $59.99, below TCGplayer's market value and covered by Amazon's pre-order price guarantee. The Mega Evolution Perfect Order expansion does not release until March 27, but preorders at top retailers

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Kalshi Sued Over Khamenei Prediction Market Carveout

A class action lawsuit has been filed against prediction market Kalshi, alleging the death carveout in the “Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader” market was not properly disclosed and that the platform failed to pay out winning trades. Plaintiffs say the carveout policy was “not incorporated into the user-facing rules

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Kalshi hired 15-year-old streamer before legal intervened

Prediction markets are essentially casinos where people pay to lose money shaking virtual 8-balls. The companies who run them, like Kalshi, want you to think of them as some high-minded enterprises providing public value when they are actually just DraftKings for people who consume too much news. And even if

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Netflix buys Ben Affleck's AI company

Netflix has acquired InterPositive, the AI company Ben Affleck founded in 2022. InterPositive says it aims to "blend artistry with technology to craft bold visual stories that connect," building worlds with "AI-powered visuals" while insisting "every frame matters, every idea counts." The streaming service

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Revealed: the new affordable commuter hotspots in Great Britain

The commuter belt has been redrawn. During the pandemic many buyers left cities for space and the coast, but as offices called people back the pattern has reversed — and the market that returning commuters face is very different. The cost of living and mortgage repayments are higher, London remains unaffordable

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NetEase reportedly cuts funding for Nagoshi Studio

Toshihiro Nagoshi's new studio is reportedly facing closure after NetEase cut its investment in the fledgling developer. Nagoshi, known for his work on the Yakuza series and Like A Dragon, launched Nagoshi Studio in 2021 in partnership with NetEase, the entertainment conglomerate behind titles such as Marvel Rivals

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Nintendo Suing United States Govt. Over Trump Tariffs

Nintendo of America is suing the U.S. Treasury Department, Homeland Security, and Customs & Border Protection to recover money it paid under tariffs that the Supreme Court declared illegal last month. In a suit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, the company’s lawyers say that

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Former Ashes of Creation CEO Says He Won First Legal Victory

The Kickstarter-funded MMORPG Ashes of Creation was removed from the Steam storefront on February 2 amid a collapse that involved more than a hundred developers being laid off without their final month’s pay, an investor accusing the company’s CEO of financial fraud, and multiple lawsuits alleging violations of

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US gas prices climb to highest point in Trump's second term

Gas prices jumped as the military conflict with Iran escalated, pushing the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline to $3.32 on Friday — an 11.4% rise from last week and the highest level since August 2024. Brent crude traded above $91 a barrel Friday morning, its highest

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Nintendo sues US for refunds after tariffs delayed Switch 2 pre-orders

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking refunds after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's tariffs. The company asks the court to order the prompt refund of the "unlawful" tariff fees, with interest and attorney fees. The levies were

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Private-credit jitters: recent events that have spooked investors

Concerns about private credit have risen after a string of recent setbacks. BlackRock capped withdrawals from its HPS Corporate Lending Fund after more than $1.2 billion in first-quarter redemption requests, paying out $620 million — about 5% of the fund's net asset value — and invoking the threshold that

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Oil rises amid Middle East crisis as Asian markets rebound

Stock markets in Asia recovered after several days of heavy losses linked to the war in the Middle East. South Korea’s KOSPI, which had plunged by 12% on Tuesday, climbed by almost 10% on Thursday, Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.9%, and MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan jumped

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Alphabet CEO's new $692M pay package tied to Waymo, Wing performance

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will receive a three-year equity package that could be worth up to $692 million if the board's performance targets are met, the company said in an SEC filing. Much of the award remains unchanged from his 2022 grant, but for the first time a

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Nintendo sues US government over Donald Trump's illegal tariffs

Nintendo filed suit against the U.S. government and multiple officials on Friday in the United States Court of International Trade, seeking the prompt refund, with interest, of duties it paid over the past year. The complaint names Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury; Kristi Noem, the (now-former) Secretary of