Stocks are having their best run since 2021. Can they beat the August doldrums?
US markets just wrapped up a winning July, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both notching their fifth positive month in a row.
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Thomas F. Kissinger Elected to The Marcus Corporation Board of Directors
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2023--
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Norwegian Cruise projects third-quarter profit below estimates as costs bite
(Reuters) -Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings forecast third-quarter profit below estimates on Tuesday, as higher fuel costs reverse its gains from
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Ole Smoky® Distillery LLC Announces Merger with Tanteo® Spirits
GATLINBURG, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2023--
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RAZ Mobility Launches Accessible and Innovative Smartphone for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
CABIN JOHN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2023--
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Taylor Swift sparks meme frenzy with August post
As it's the first day of August, Taylor Swift commemorated the start of the month on Twitter referencing her song of the same name to the delight of Swifties. The 33-year-old pop star took to the platform and wrote: "get in the car it's august," which already has 12.5m views and counting. Part of the tweet references lyrics from the folklore track: "Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"/And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?" Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter As the song is the eighth track on the album, 'August' is about a summer romance from the perspective of the girl (Swift said is named August) who James cheated on Betty with. According to Genius, the storyline is preceded by “cardigan” and followed by “betty.” Of course, this sparked a meme frenzy as Swifties shared their glee at Swift showing the song some love for this month. While fans are left wondering whether Swift is hinting at a new release, with people speculating that she is referencing her song 'Getaway Car,' from her 2017 album Reputation, and believe this may be the next re-recording. Elsewhere, Taylor Swift fans caused an earthquake at her Seattle concert, Taylor Swift fans erupt into song after plane from the concert was delayed, and Taylor Swift becomes the first woman to have four albums chart in the top 10. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Twitter sues hate-speech watchdog, following through on its litigation threat
Twitter has sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit group that has criticized the company's handling of hate speech, following through on a litigation threat that had been publicly revealed just hours before.
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Rapper Offset casually hangs off balcony of a skyscraper leaving Cardi B screaming
Rapper Offset shocked fans in a new video posted to social media, which saw him scale the safety glass of a rooftop pool, and dangerously hang off the edge. Wife, Cardi B, could be heard screaming in the background as the Migos member battled the wind from the skyscraper - but he appeared unphased. "No!" she shouts at him, but he continues to dance while sat on the glass. Risky business. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter
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U.S. Army Approves Hypori Halo as Virtual BYOD Enterprise Capability
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2023--
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Who owns MrBeast Burger? YouTuber sues food company for damaging his brand
The YouTube sensation is seeking to terminate the partnership with the company and is calling for the immediate shutdown of the MrBeast Burger venture
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FPT Software Earns Sitecore’s Rising Star Award 2023
HANOI, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2023--
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Nuclear Barbenheimer memes have caused upset in Japan
Barbenheimer is the cinematic event of the year, but not everybody is happy about the discourse surrounding both Barbie and Oppenheimer. In fact, there’s been a backlash on social media in Japan following the release of promotional material for both films, and it’s led to the #NoBarbenheimer hashtag trending. Things came to a head when a US account for the Barbie movie responded to a graphic of both Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy in their respective movies with the caption: “It’s going to be a summer to remember.” The tweet now appears to have been deleted. This month marks 78 years since atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Japan remains the only country to have suffered the use of nuclear weapons during wartime. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Oppenheimer isn’t banned in Japan but it has yet to receive a release date, and the social media backlash has caused the Japanese arm of Warner Bros. to respond to the criticism [via South China Morning Post]. Warner Bros. Japan LLC posted a statement on the official Japanese account for Barbie saying it was “highly regrettable” that the film took part in the “Barbenheimer” discourse in an inappropriate manner. The company also stated it was not connected to the meme and added that it was seeking “an appropriate response” from its US parent company. It comes as the release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer generated a flurry of interest in the man behind the atomic bomb, Julius Robert Oppenheimer. The film tells the story of the physicist and his role in the Manhattan Project, which was the codename given to the development of the A-bomb. The first bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. It killed tens of thousands of people. A second bomb fell days later on the city of Nagasaki. Historians believe more than 200,000 people died as a result of the events, with millions more severely affected. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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