Exterior of the 2019 Lamborghini Urus with a base retail price starting at $200,000. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Lamborghini reported a scorching 43% jump in sales in 2019, driven by its new Urus SUV. Lamborghini is the latest high-end car company to report record sales in 2019, boosted by their hulking, powerful SUV’s than traditional […]
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Tesla, Lululemon, GE & more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 04, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Tesla — Tesla rose more than 9.5% after Oppenheimer hiked its price target for the electric car maker to $612 per share […]
Houston Astros fire GM Lunhow and Hinch over cheating scheme
Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch, left, and general manager Jeff Luhnow, Oct. 5, 2019. Eric Christian Smith | AP The Houston Astros fired two team executives Monday after Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred levied a hefty fine and other punishments to the club for violating league rules in a cheating scheme used during the […]
Netflix leads Oscar nominations with 24 nods
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Ray Romano star in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” Netflix For the first time in Academy Award history, the studio with the most nominations is a streaming service. On Monday, Netflix nabbed 24 nominations for the big awards ceremony, more than any other media company in the industry this year. […]
Oscar nominations 2020: 11 snubs and surprises
Taron Egerton poses in the press room during the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Daniele Venturelli While “1917,” “Joker,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Irishman” will get to bask in the Oscars’ spotlight until the awards ceremony in February, […]
Novartis strikes deal with UK to provide cholesterol drug to high-risk patients
A technician at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. David L. Ryan | The Boston Globe | Getty Images Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has reached a deal with the U.K. government to provide its late-stage cholesterol drug, inclisiran, to patients at high risk of a heart attack, the company announced Monday. The drug, […]
YouTube signs Valkyrae and other gaming stars to combat Amazon Twitch
Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter is among the latest video game livestreamers to leave Amazon-owned Twitch to stream on a rival service. Source: YouTube YouTube announced on Monday exclusive livestreaming deals with three popular gamers, its latest talent acquisition in the booming market for watching skilled video gamers stream their feats online. The three — Rachell “Valkyrae” […]
Lululemon, Boeing, Tesla, Ford & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lululemon (LULU) – The apparel maker raised its earnings and revenue guidance for the fourth quarter, citing holiday season momentum. Lululemon now expects a profit of $2.22 to $2.25 per share for the quarter, compared to a previous range of $2.10-$2.13 and a consensus estimate of […]
‘Star Wars’ composer John Williams beats own Oscar nomination record
Composer John Williams speaks onstage during the World Premiere of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, the highly anticipated conclusion of the Skywalker saga on December 16, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Jesse Grant Legendary composer John Williams has broken his own record for most Oscar nominations earned by a living person. The maestro on Monday […]
Oracle hires AWS marketing VP Ariel Kelman as new CMO
Larry Ellison, co-founder and chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2017 conference in San Francisco on October 3, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle has hired Ariel Kelman to be its new chief marketing officer, two people familiar with the matter said. Kelman is joining from Amazon Web […]
