Disney to hike streaming prices and crack down on password sharing amid pressure on earnings
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year
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Rajasthan: India's gig workers see hope in new state law
Rajasthan state recently passed a law that aims to give social security benefits to gig workers.
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Where people have to choose between food or home insurance
Extreme weather and climate change are driving up home insurance costs, forcing some into desperation.
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Closure of 3 Southern California power plants likely to be postponed, state energy officials decide
California energy officials have voted Wednesday to extend the life of three natural gas power plants along the state's southern coast
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UK RICS house price gauge falls to lowest since 2009 as interest rates rise
By David Milliken LONDON British house prices saw the most widespread falls since 2009 last month as interest
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UK Property Surveyors Turn More Gloomy as Buyer Demand Declines
Britain’s property market showed signs of slowing to a crawl after a jump in mortgage costs reduced both
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Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms -- the latest blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way last year for courts to reexamine the nation's gun laws under a new legal standard.
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ICL Breaks Ground on $400 Million Battery Materials Manufacturing Plant in St. Louis
TEL AVIV, Israel & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 9, 2023--
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Why did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons
Drought conditions are becoming more extreme and common in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
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Zoetis Welcomes Officials to Open New State-of-the-Art Facility in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 9, 2023--
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Celtics big investment already looking quite problematic
The Boston Celtics paid top dollar to acquire Kristaps Porzingis. Now, injury concerns are already creeping in.The Boston Celtics underwent significant offseason changes, primarily with their decision to trade Marcus Smart (and stuff) for Kristaps Porzingis (and stuff). On the surface, that'...
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She lost more money than anyone on Bloomberg's billionaires list since Covid. China's property crisis is to blame
Yang Huiyan, the chair of real-estate giant Country Garden and one of China's richest women, has lost more wealth than any billionaire in the world in the past two years, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, as her building conglomerate sits on the edge of default.
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