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Bob Barker, an affable fixture on U.S. television for half a century who hosted the popular game show "The Price Is Right" for 35 years and was a committed animal rights activist, has died at age 99, his publicist said.
A week after fleeing her home in southern Russia to escape cross-border shelling from Ukraine, Irina Shevtsova is adjusting to life as a refugee inside her own country.
The Minnesota Timberwolves need to take care of matters against lowly teams, and they will have one such opportunity Wednesday night when they visit the Charlotte Hornets.
The U.S. dollar gained against major peers on Tuesday, with the euro trading down following softer inflation data in Europe, but moves were fairly muted with investors focused on how upcoming data will shed light on U.S. monetary policy outlook.
One inning was enough Tuesday night to provide Aaron Boone some hope that the middle of the New York Yankees' order is ready to hit with some consistency after a quiet first three-plus weeks.
Reese Witherspoon is putting her star power – and business acumen – to the takeover test again. Two years after Blackstone agreed to back a buyout of her female-focused Hello Sunshine media company at a $900 million valuation, the “Legally Blonde” actor is selling a majority stake in her Draper James clothing line. Some celebrity-studded deals work out well, but many turn fame to shame.
GameStop Corp (GME.N) shares more than doubled in afternoon trading on Wednesday, surprising those who thought the video game retailer's stock price would stabilize after a fierce rally and steep dive that upended Wall Street in January.
India’s technology startups are being chewed up and spat out. Financial super-app Paytm shot to fame during a big banknote ban five years ago but has struggled to sell its $2.5 billion initial public offering. Global investors haven’t lost their enthusiasm for red-hot valuations in the giant emerging market, they are just being more discerning.
At an upscale Mexico City hotel on Friday, several hundred right-wing activists and international allies gathered to carve an identity for Mexico's fledgling conservative movement just as governments across Latin America swing left.
An increase in "bigotry" during Donald Trump's presidency fueled homophobia, but it also spurred a new wave of LGBT+ activism in the United States, according to the director of a documentary about the renowned San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
The Toronto Blue Jays will aim to salvage a split of their six-game homestand when they play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon.
An effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has long been the holy grail for drug companies. The $11 billion pop in Biogen’s market capitalization on Wednesday morning looks impressive but implies some skepticism that Japan’s Eisai , and its partner Biogen, have found it.
PITTSBURGH -- Ben Middlebrooks scored a career-high 21 points, Mohamed Diarra added a career-best 17 points plus 12 rebounds and No. 11 seed North Carolina State continued its surprising March with an 80-67 takedown of No. 6 Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
The UK's main stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday boosted by gains in the technology and financial sectors, while the pound slipped after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves's dovish remarks on resetting ties with the European Union and the United States.
Europe on Friday moved a step closer to adopting rules governing the use of artificial intelligence and AI models such as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT after EU countries endorsed a political deal reached in December.
China has launched an investigation into Alibaba Group (9988.HK) for suspected monopolistic behaviour and will summon its Ant Group to meet in coming days, regulators said, in the latest blow for Jack Ma's e-commerce and fintech empire.
Surging sales of fashion lines and handbags by Dior, Fendi and Louis Vuitton powered LVMH's revenues in the second quarter as coronavirus restrictions eased around the world and the luxury goods group edged out some rivals to raise its market share.
Struggling to crush the two-month old protest movement against a coup, Myanmar's military rulers are cracking down on the country's best-known actors and celebrities to block any support for the opposition campaign.