Credit: John Shearer/GettyImages Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have been cast as the heads of the Dutton family in the upcoming Yellowstone origin series 1883. The Western period drama, to stream on Paramount+, tells the backstory of the Duttons — whose subsequent offspring John Dutton becomes the flawed protagonist of Paramount Networks’ popular ranching drama … Read more
The biotech sector is famously volatile. Medical and pharmaceutical research involved both high overheads and years-long lead times, a combination that requires investors to be patient and to count on time frames that can sometimes reach a decade or more. But once a biotech gets a new medication onto the market, meeting a need for … Read more
Sony raised its earnings outlook Wednesday as the pandemic spurred demand for its PlayStation 5 gaming consoles, music and movies. The Japanese electronics giant has gotten a boost from consumers who have spent more time hunkered down at home during the pandemic. For the first-quarter ended June 20, Sony said profit surged 26 percent to … Read more
General Motors posted a healthy $2.8 billion second-quarter profit Wednesday, but its cautious outlook for the rest of the year spooked investors. The Detroit automaker made the strong profit despite a global shortage of computer chips that have forced it and other companies to temporarily close factories. While GM raised its outlook for the year, … Read more
Reports of belligerently drunk Australian athletes on a wild flight home from Tokyo have led to an investigation of the Australian Olympic Committee — with disciplinary actions against some athletes possible in future. Australia’s Olympic team Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman said that he is working to find out which players were involved in the … Read more