Home Alone (1990) 20th Century Fox The classic Christmas movie “Home Alone” tells the improbable tale of a family who leaves their 8-year-old son home when they leave for vacation. Yet in the years since the 1990 film was released, viewers have focused on another question — how wealthy was the fictitious McCallister family featured […]
Digital health stocks pummeled by Wall Street in 2024, but Hims surges
Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for their IPO, June 24, 2021. Source: NYSE If the Covid era marked a boom time for digital health companies, 2024 was the reckoning. In a year that saw the Nasdaq jump 32%, surpassing 20,000 for the first time this month, health tech providers largely suffered. Of 39 […]
Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller faces off with horror flick as Christmas Day movies take dark turn
Two of the three major movie releases on Christmas Day don’t offer much in the way of family-friendly viewing for the holiday. “Babygirl,” starring Nicole Kidman, is an erotic thriller featuring Kidman embroiled in a torrid affair with an intern at her company. Kidman described the film, also starring Antonio Banderas and Harris Dickinson, as […]
How Google Maps Makes It Harder for Palestinians to Navigate the West Bank
Buttu, who regularly travels to the city of Ramallah in the West Bank from her home in Haifa, Israel, for work and to visit friends, says Google Maps has led her astray many times in recent years. “I’ve been told to drive right into a wall that’s been up since 2003,” she says. Others have […]
DeFi hacks drop 40% in 2024, CeFi breaches surge to $694M: Hacken
DeFi losses dropped 40% in 2024 as advanced security measures strengthened protocols, while CeFi breaches surged to $694M.
Here’s what you need to know before investing in bitcoin ETFs
Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | Picture Alliance | Getty Images It has been a banner year for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, with some of the biggest asset managers introducing ETFs that hold the flagship digital currency. But there are things to consider before adding these ETFs to your portfolio, experts say. The U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
MicroStrategy rides ‘red sweep’ to 477% gain in 2024, top tech stock
Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer at MicroStrategy, during an interview at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images On the eve of MicroStrategy‘s stock market debut in June 1998, founder Michael Saylor stayed in a penthouse suite at […]
‘50s horror icon pranked wife with Christmas gift she hated every year
Vincent Price’s favorite holiday was Christmas, and the horror icon couldn’t resist pulling a prank on his wife each December, according to his daughter. Victoria Price told Fox News Digital that her father, the star of classic horror movies like “House on Haunted Hill” and “Edward Scissorhands,” had a “weakness for large jewelry that he […]
AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines
In 2025, it will be commonplace to talk with a personal AI agent that knows your schedule, your circle of friends, the places you go. This will be sold as a convenience equivalent to having a personal, unpaid assistant. These anthropomorphic agents are designed to support and charm us so that we fold them into […]
What are ETF fund flows, and why do they matter?
ETF fund flows refer to the movement of money into or out of exchange-traded funds, and they matter because they indicate investor sentiment and can influence market trends.