Actor Ewan McGregor arrives at the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at the El Capitan Theatre on May 10, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images It’s official. Ewan McGregor will be reprising his iconic role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney’s streaming service Disney+. On Friday,
The final week of August — the bittersweet end of summer for many— could be highly volatile, as markets fret over the economy and the latest developments in trade wars. President Donald Trump joins the G-7 leaders in France over the weekend, and markets will be watching to see if the meeting exposes new fault
International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath speaks during a press conference in Washington D.C., on April 9, 2019. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The outlook for the global economy keeps getting bleaker, the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund said Friday. “As the year is progressing, it’s getting harder
EIR Healthcare How to apply You should fill out the newly available cancer deferment application and send it to your servicer. “A telephone call is not sufficient,” Kantrowitz said. “Keep a copy for your records.” You will need your doctor to confirm that you have cancer. He or she can do this on the cancer
Donald Trump won’t say it, but Republicans in the Senate will: Social Security and Medicare would be on the chopping block in a second Trump term. Pointing to rising deficits, Republican senators have all but promised to gut entitlements if Trump gets four more years. Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the second-ranking Senate Republican, expressed hope
The challenge of Samuel and Louise Edelman to the State of New York is a protest against double taxation. I covered it here last month and even came up with a workaround for people in their situation. I had a nice talk with Tom Corrie of Friedman LLP. He directs Friedman’s State and Local Tax Group
Kevin McCloud, British TV presenter and designer, launched HAB Housing in 2007. (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images) Getty Images Hundreds of investors in TV celebrity Kevin McCloud’s eco housing business have been told they can lose up to 97% of their money. Between 2013 and 2017 McCloud, the presenter of Channel 4’s Grand Designs for over 20
Two young women vape outside the shop they work at, Cloud99 Vapes, in Manhattan borough, New York. Melissa Fares | Reuters One person has died after being hospitalized with a severe lung illness after using an e-cigarette, the first death doctors have linked to vaping, Illinois officials said Friday. The death comes as federal and
The latest escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China increases odds the U.S. economy will fall into recession— and that the Federal Reserve will try to stop it with more aggressive interest rate cuts. President Donald Trump called on U.S. companies Friday to find alternatives to China, following a new round of
Chinese shipping containers are stored beside a US flag after they were unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California on May 14, 2019. – Global markets remain on red alert over a trade war between the two superpowers China and the US, that most observers warn could shatter global economic growth,