Harvey Weinstein wants his money back. The imprisoned producer who is awaiting extradition to Los Angeles filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Jose Baez, one of several lawyers who briefly represented him in his New York rape case. He is seeking the return of $1 million in legal fees...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/harvey-weinstein-jose-baez-1234967480/

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When the economy looks uncertain, nonessential spending goes out the window. People begin to focus more on their necessary monthly bills in order to shore up finances and prepare for the unexpectedWhen the economy looks uncertain, nonessential spending goes out the window. People begin to focus more...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shamahyder/2021/05/05/why-the-membership-model-is-the-future-of-consumer-behavior-a-case-study-with-the-supreme-society/

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Follows Twitter's effort to make you read the news before you share it.

Enlarge / Before you tweet, you might be asked if you meant to be so rude. (credit: Getty Images / Sam Machkovech)
Want to know exactly what Twitter's fleet of text-combing, dictionary-parsing bots defines as "mean"? Starting ...

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1762846

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OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (AP) _ Miller Industries Inc. (MLR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $3.2 million.On a per-share basis, the Ooltewah, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of 28 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-aa6692a3064a4adf962faf140463b128

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WARSAW, Ind. (AP) _ OrthoPediatrics Corp. (KIDS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $10.4 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Warsaw, Indiana-based company said it had a loss of 54 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-9d3ad2dcb5d8756ec22db84c2dde0a13

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 15-year-old has sued in federal court for the right to play in the National Women's Soccer League, which doesn't allow players under 18.The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, on behalf of Olivia Moultrie alleges the league's age rule violates antitrust law and also ...

https://apnews.com/article/international-soccer-womens-soccer-soccer-business-sports-9fc4cc6f9774dc71b35ea774e6a57b00

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ EPR Properties (EPR) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.The real estate investment trust, based in Kansas City, Missouri, said it had funds from operations of $38...

https://apnews.com/article/epr-properties-michael-brown-business-de0ce6751536f64cf8fca99c78da63db

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ HubSpot Inc. (HUBS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $23.2 million in its first quarter.The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 50 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-c32c448061828377e5d5496ba91c0b18

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) _ Quotient Technology Inc. (QUOT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $13.4 million in its first quarter.The Mountain View, California-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-technology-business-3bc761041fd94a9df276869a208ce9a7

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LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Everi Holdings Inc. (EVRI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $20.5 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Las Vegas-based company said it had profit of 21 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-d27dc3638a04ee9fc9d0b77863ac4d5f

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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) _ Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIPR) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter.The Park City, Utah-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $38...

https://apnews.com/article/business-eaa79fce72c57a51a0fcabd0fbf6950f

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HOUSTON (AP) _ Callon Petroleum Co. (CPE) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $80.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of $1...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-ca3c3a9cd1800a4aa23c6ab44b12287b

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WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) _ ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (ACR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $13.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Westbury, New York-based company said it had profit of $1...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-0072b0217bb2f677c137398ec8c369a3

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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Global Medical REIT Inc. (GMRE) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results beat Wall Street expectations.The Bethesda, Maryland-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $13...

https://apnews.com/article/business-de7e452fc20e826b8a5daa7f31e18d8b

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CHICAGO (AP) _ Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $140 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had a loss of $1.55. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 54 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-9c84840f78b198541b25f0c4b13c8ab6

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The hilltop cottage belonging to a lesbian couple who were the first same-sex partners to legally marry in San Francisco has become a city landmark. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to give the 651 Duncan St...

https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-lifestyle-government-and-politics-business-84495922c49d85a8440a8c74fc6a63a0

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BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) _ ConforMIS Inc. (CFMS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $11.5 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Billerica, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-a0c8392d36dd36c2a1011b4a91f2e55c

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HOUSTON (AP) - The top two elected officials in the Houston area on Wednesday expressed rare public criticism of the region's largest chamber of commerce and canceled plans to hold high profile speeches before the group, citing its silence on GOP efforts to restrict voting access in Texas...

https://apnews.com/article/houston-health-coronavirus-pandemic-voting-business-d13ff4e5f0dece5cf9a93a9287aaa003

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The price-to-sales (P/S) ratio compares a company's stock price to its revenues, helping investors find undervalued stocks that make good investments...

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-to-salesratio.asp?utm_campaign=rss_headlines&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral

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Jim Cramer says FAANG's still got teeth and here's why you shouldn't leave these tech winners behind.Jim Cramer says FAANG's still got teeth and here's why you shouldn't leave these tech winners behind.When our booming economy begins to cool, the tech stocks will come roaring back, Jim Cramer told ...

https://www.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/cramers-mad-money-recap-may-5

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Uber narrowed its net losses from $2.93 billion to $108 million, primarily due to a $1.6 billion benefit from the sale of its ATG self-driving unit...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/uber-gross-bookings-hit-all-time-high-of-19-5b

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While hiring activity across experience bands saw an average decline of 13% in April with the 0-3 years experience band being the most hit witnessing a decline of 19%, fall in hiring for 13 plus years experience was much lower at 9%, data from Naukri.com shows...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/coronavirus-woes-hiring-momentum-slows-in-april/2246717/

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SpaceX has successfully launched and landed a Starship rocket for the first time without exploding...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/spacex-starship-sn15-test-video-b1823165.html

Starship has an explosive flight record, but SpaceX may finally be mastering the spaceship's landing. That's crucial to making it reusable.

SpaceX; Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images

SpaceX has launched and landed a new prototype of its Starship spaceship.
SpaceX has now flown five Starship ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-sn15-starship-prototype-launches-lands-successfully-2021-4

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EATONTOWN, N.J. (AP) _ Wayside Technology Group Inc. (WSTG) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $1.5 million.The Eatontown, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 35 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-technology-business-7b11de95a8ab5a8f615e43ef2c44ae85

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) _ NVE Corp. (NVEC) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $3.1 million.The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of 65 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-0744032b893020a8301c2717f3506de9

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - About 8% of New York's public school students did not have a laptop or other device to use for remote learning in the first months of the school year, and about 6% lacked adequate internet access, survey results released Wednesday show...

https://apnews.com/article/ny-state-wire-health-business-coronavirus-pandemic-education-da74cd8bf1d42e453b8baf5798f536a3

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SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Cubic Corp. (CUB) on Wednesday reported a loss of $36 million in its fiscal second quarter.The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of $1.14 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 15 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-71bc1b9739713886052b14f3c4b6ec47

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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. (CLNC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $92.3 million in its first quarter.The Los Angeles-based company said it had a loss of 71 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-7ad1990978ecf6bdd5ea991af303cddb

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JASPER, Ind. (AP) _ Kimball Electronics Inc. (KE) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $10.5 million.The Jasper, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 41 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-d30e155601ef0e42f2369c1a5af24f2d

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. (AEL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $282.7 million.The West Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had net income of $2...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-71323870676492c96d328fba76d0a01e

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FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) _ Tivity Health (TVTY) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $19.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Franklin, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of 38 cents per share...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-2e52edabe7aa72b52696f5692af323eb

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) _ Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (CCRN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $19.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had net income of 53 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-11b856f8732abb8b4df5e7ee7cf9f518

#APNews

COVID Has Triggered The Next Great Financial Crisis

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,

What's left are the 'fatal synergies' of soaring debt and leverage, diminishing returns on stimulus, the substitution of credit for savings and the coming deflationary tsunami that pops all the...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/covid-has-triggered-next-great-financial-crisis

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Pop star Bebe Rexha has previously revealed that she considers her sexuality fluid, and in a new interview with Gay Times published Wednesday, she expanded on her views. What I believe about sexuality is this: its a scale, Rexha said. Have I gone out with ...

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/bebe-rexha-fluid-sexuality-1234967309/

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The healthcare organisation has confirmed the cyber incident it experienced last month was the result of a hit from REvil ransomware...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/revil-ransomware-to-blame-for-unitingcare-queenslands-april-attack/

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With her days in GOP leadership numbered, Cheney writes that Kevin McCarthy has changed his story on Trumps culpability in Jan. 6.With her days in GOP leadership numbered, Cheney writes that Kevin McCarthy has changed his story on Trumps culpability in Jan. 6...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/05/05/cheney-says-gop-embrace-of-trump-puts-fundraising-ahead-of-national-interest/

#ForbesBusinessNews

Manulife Financial and
Sun Life Financial Inc on Wednesday reported increased
core profits from a year ago, driven in part by business growth
and improved earnings across all major business units...

https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-insurance-results/wrapup-1-canadas-manulife-sun-life-post-improved-1st-qtr-core-profits-on-business-growth-investments-idUSL1N2MS383

#Reuters

Watch Live: Starship SN15 PreformsHigh-Altitude Flight Test

Update (1832ET):SN15 has just landed safely after a high-altitude flight.

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SpaceX is preparing to launchStarship SN15 on Wednesday afternoon.

About to launch https://t.co/t4nki8vU4E
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2021
SpaceX's ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/watch-live-starship-sn15-preforms-high-altitude-flight-test

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It further noted that even with 92,000 active Covid cases, Mumbai was able to manage with 275 MT with optimal institutional mechanism...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-crisis-supreme-court-asks-centre-to-submit-action-plan-to-supply-700-mt-oxygen-to-delhi/2246721/

#TheFinancialExpress

Yellow Corporation reported a revenue gain for the first quarter of 2021, but said weather-related issues during the period took a toll on its bottom line...

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/february-weather-takes-toll-yellows-q1-earnings

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