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2 companies where promoters are cutting pledges— Time to re-rate?
Promoter pledging, although not uncommon in India Inc., often draws scrutiny from investors due to the risks it poses to a company’s stock. High levels of pledging are typically viewed as a red flag, especially during volatile market conditions,...
Rs 40,000 crore dividend boom! How Ambani, Adani & India's top billionaires got richer in FY25
Some of India’s richest billionaires became even richer in FY25, not through stock rallies or IPO windfalls, but through cold, hard cash. Ten of the country’s most powerful promoter groups, including the Ambanis, Adanis, and Anil Agarwal’s...
Joaquin Phoenix Headed To New Mexico To Find His ‘Eddington’ Character
Joaquin Phoenix as Sheriff Joe Cross in 'Eddington.'Richard Foreman/A24 When Joaquin Phoenix set out to play the small-town New Mexico mayor Joe Cross in Eddington, he didn’t expect to be heading to the film's location for inspiration. "Honestly,...
Bill Hader Is Sitting On a Film Script That’s ‘Incredibly Personal,’ Unsentimental: ‘That’s Why It’s Been So Hard to Get It Made’ | Video
Bill Hader is apparently sitting on an “incredibly personal” script he is struggling to get made. In a conversation on “The A24 Podcast,” Hader spoke with “Eddington” filmmaker Ari Aster, who raved about a script from the “Barry” creator and star...
Sushmita Sen Proves Being a Beauty Queen Is About Kindness & Uplifting Others
Former beauty queen and renowned actress Sushmita Sen showcased her ability to form genuine connections and the power of uplifting other women at an event. With this act, she reminded the world why she truly deserves the Miss Universe Crown. In...
The New Urban Order: Transform a Curb; Change a City
I was recently on LinkedIn when I saw the City of Boston is hiring a Curbside Transformation Manager. The job description says the position will oversee “new curbside management practices, policies, and technology” and “will also test and evaluate...
Piazza’s #Tradwife Murder Mystery Gives New Meaning to “Domestic” Thriller
Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza An emotionally intelligent thriller that sees women. Really sees them. Jo Piazza’s Everyone Is Lying to You may be labeled a mystery, but at its core, it’s a piercing piece of women’s fiction. It explores...
Delay another day: why Britain can’t (yet) see America’s buzziest movies and TV shows
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Brine new world: technology enhances desalination and lithium mining
Lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nevada, USA. Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and US/Japan ASTER Science Team Engineers have demonstrated a cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to extract valuable resources such as lithium – a...
Vol. 44, No. 46
news Jesus wept BY MAGGIE QUINLAN Or do Republicans just need more seats in the U.S. House BY BRANT BINGAMON Human-centered framework could become a model for other states BY JULIANNA PLEWES Voting to raise taxes is the likely next step BY BRANT...
FILM NOTES: Non-traditional Westerns to be featured in Arkansas Cinema Society’s upcoming Sneak Series
The Arkansas Cinema Society offers a double feature of non-traditional Westerns on Wednesday at the Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock: ◼️ At 3:30 p.m., the neo-western thriller "Eddington," director Ari Aster's ("Hereditary,"...
‘Superman’ Box Office Projected To Take Dive In Weekend 2, But By How Much?
Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet in "Superman."Warner Bros. Pictures Box office projections for James Gunn’s Superman have inevitably dropped this weekend after its big opening, but will David Corenswet’s Man of Steel movie make enough to...
Inflation Is Down Since January and Should Keep Improving
The naysayers told us President Trump was going to deliver runaway inflation, but the latest data show exactly the opposite. Not only did inflation fall for consumers in the first half of the year, but it completely evaporated for businesses. And...
'Eddington' director, cast members preview political Western set during COVID-19 pandemic
"Eddington," co-starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes and Micheal Ward, opens in theaters nationwide Friday, July 18. INDIANAPOLIS — "I just looked around, and it looked bad, so I started typing." That's how filmmaker Ari...
Your Next Summer Binge: 5 Movies Like The Summer I Turned Pretty to Watch on Netflix
Looking for your next summer binge? If you're a fan of The Summer I Turned Pretty's love triangles and idyllic summer romances, Netflix has you covered. Check out our list of the top 5 movies to watch on the streamer below: To All The Boys I've...
Houma man in 'Eddington' with Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal
Houma native Kaleb Naquin will appear in the upcoming film *Eddington,* starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal. Naquin was inspired to pursue acting after watching Ari Aster's film *Hereditary* and now acts in Aster's...
‘Superman’ Will Fly Over The Heads Of ‘Smurfs’ & Posh Peeps Who Did Things Last Summer With $60M Second Weekend – Box Office Preview
With James Gunn’s Superman and Universal’s dinosaurs roaming Earth, counter-programming — read Paramount Animation’s reboot of Smurfs with Rihanna as Smurfette, and Sony’s reboot of late-’90s franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer — will have a...
‘Superman’ Set Exciting Box Office Record
Much like the movie’s slogan, Superman’s box office numbers are looking up. According to Deadline, the latest box office chart for Superman “looks to be leaving [its box office estimates] in the dust,” the publication said. The first weekend for...
The Lehrer Report, July 10, 2025
Garden report: I harvested my first tomato. It was a sun gold, small and perfect. The Canterbury bells, Stokes Aster, begonia and magenta day lily have bloomed. There are blossoms on the beans, cucumber and eggplant. The volunteer tomatoes are...
Joaquin Phoenix Explains Reason Behind That Awkward ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ Interview
Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix has finally explained why he appeared in his combative rap persona during his infamous Late Show With David Letterman interview in 2009 as he was promoting his high-concept mockumentary, I’m Still Here. Phoenix was...
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Arcadia Data Drives Sales and Marketing Momentum By Expanding Leadership Team
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 26, 2017) - Arcadia Data, provider of visual analytics software that solves the most complex big data problems, today announced it has made two significant hires to its sales and marketing department, welcoming...

New Single-Family Luxury Neighborhood by TRI Pointe Homes Coming Soon to Rosedale in Azusa
AZUSA, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 25, 2017) - Rosedale, the San Gabriel Valley's award-winning master-planned community, will soon welcome Bradford by TRI Pointe Homes, a brand-new luxury collection set to debut in early 2017. As one of the final...

Proclamation -- Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Rising from the center of the southeastern Utah landscape and visible from every direction are twin buttes so...

Arcadia Data Launches Industry's First Real-Time, Modern BI Platform for Cloud-Native, On-Premises and Hadoop-Native Deployments
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 14, 2016) - Arcadia Data, provider of the industry's first real-time modern business intelligence (BI) platform for big data, today announced the general availability of Arcadia Enterprise 3.3, which boasts major...

July 2016 Monthly News Digest on Market Research from MarketPublishers.com
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - August 10, 2016) - TD The Market Publishers Ltd. brings you the latest breaking news on selected global markets as well as market research expertise. Become aware of the recent marketing research and industry...

American Assets Trust, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results
Net income available to common stockholders of $8.5 million and $23.7 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, or $0.19 and $0.52 per diluted share, respectively FFO per share increases 7% and 5%...

Dana Group Dubai to sponsor UAE India Economic Forum, Dubai
Dana Group, an established group of companies which have multi-faceted activities in the global steel, oil and retail industries. DUBAI, UAE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 12, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dana Group, (www.danagroups.com) an...

October 2016 Monthly News Digest on Market Research From MarketPublishers.com
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - October 07, 2016) - TD The Market Publishers, Ltd. brings you the latest breaking news on selected global markets as well as market research expertise. Become aware of the recent marketing research and...

Northern Vertex Chairman Re-Appointed as President and CEO to Spearhead Development of Moss Gold-Silver Project to Commercial Production
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/30/16 -- Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: NEE) (the "Company") announces that effective immediately, Ken Berry, B.Comm, has been re-appointed as the Company's President and Chief...

Zoomdata Announces Partnership to Provide Unified Visual Analytics Front End for Teradata Data Platforms
Strata+Hadoop World -- Zoomdata, developers of the world's fastest visual analytics platform for big data, today announced a partnership with Teradata, a leading analytics solutions company, featuring certified support for the Teradata Database,...

May 2016 Monthly News Digest on Market Research From MarketPublishers.com
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - June 03, 2016) - TD The Market Publishers Ltd. brings you the latest breaking news on selected global markets as well as market research expertise. Become aware of the recent marketing research and industry...

MULTIMEDIA UPDATE - Unravel Data Emerges From Stealth With More Than $7 Million in Funding for Optimizing Big Data Applications
MENLO PARK, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/13/16 -- Unravel Data, a full-stack performance intelligence platform for optimizing Big Data operations (DataOps), today emerged from stealth with more than $7 million in Series A led by Menlo Ventures, with...

Unravel Data Emerges From Stealth With More Than $7 Million in Funding for Optimizing Big Data Applications
Unravel Data, a full-stack performance intelligence platform for optimizing Big Data operations (DataOps), today emerged from stealth with more than $7 million in Series A led by Menlo Ventures, with an additional seed investment from Data Elite...

Limited Number of Homes Still Available at Azalea in Award-Winning Rosedale, Buyers Urged to Act Quickly on Final Opportunities
Final opportunities to own at Rosedale's Azalea by Christopher Homes are going quickly with all homes now released and only a limited number still available. The single-family luxury neighborhood captivates with breathtaking designs that include...

Cable & Wireless Partners With Ericsson and Cisco to Enhance Its Caribbean IP Networks
MIAMI, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 08/30/16 -- C&W Communications invests in new network that will serve as backbone for IPTV services, fixed operations and part of business-to-business services Ericsson and Cisco will deliver an IP/MPLS network for...

Northern Vertex Announces Two Key Contracts for the Construction of the Moss Mine Project
M3 Engineering Appointed Engineering Procurement and Construction Manager Dr. David Stone PE, Appointed Northern Vertex's Construction Project Manager VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/25/16 -- Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX...

American Assets Trust, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results
FFO per share increases 2% and 1% year-over-year for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively Same-Store Cash NOI increases 5% and 6% year-over-year for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively Hassalo on Eighth...

CustomerMatrix Completes $10.5 Million Investment Round Led by HSBC
HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - January 25, 2016) - CustomerMatrix, a leading innovator in Cognitive Computing, today announced it has closed $10.5 million in Series-B funding to further accelerate its already impressive growth and customer...

The Muse Raises $16 Million to Expand Career Ecosystem for Employers and Candidates
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 06/22/16 -- The Muse, the most trusted and beloved career destination for Millennials and beyond, with over 50 million users per year, announced that the company has closed a $16 million round of financing led by...

New Metro Gold Line Station in Azusa Brings Convenience, Ease to Rosedale Resident's Commute & Lifestyle
AZUSA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/20/16 -- Easy proximity, dependable convenience and a stress-free commute are just some of the benefits residents in the award-winning master-planned community of Rosedale are touting about the new APU/Citrus...