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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader | ReutersIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the "Axis of Resistance" and that Hamas would live on."His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance, but this front did not cease advancing with the martyrdom of prominent figures," Khamenei said in a statement. "Hamas is alive and will remain alive."Sinwar, the architect of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with Israeli forces after a year-long manhunt, and his death was announced on Thursday."He was a shining face of resistance and struggl...

The political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk to help re-elect former U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling in some swing states to meet doorknocking goals and is investigating claims that some canvassers lied about the number of voters they have contacted, according to people involved in the group's efforts.The difficulties, in pivotal battleground states including Wisconsin and Nevada, come as the group, America PAC, races to enlist voters behind the Republican candidate in the final two weeks before the Nov. 5 election. Four people involved in the group's outreach told Reuters that managers warned canvassers they are missing targets and needed to raise the number of would-be voters they contact.Alysia McMillan, who canvassed for the PAC in Wisconsin, said field orga...

Longtime CVS Health executive David Joyner has succeeded Karen Lynch as CEO, as the company struggles to drive higher profits and stock performance, CVS announced Friday.The move, effective Thursday, the day before the announcement, comes as CVS shares have fallen nearly 20% this year. The stock closed around 5% lower on Friday. CVS has faced challenges as higher medical costs weigh on its insurance unit, Aetna, and a retail pharmacy business pressured by softer consumer spending and reimbursement headwinds for prescription drugs. In August, the company slashed its full-year profit guidance for the third consecutive quarter and said it would cut $2 billion in costs over the next several years.In its release Friday, CVS also said it expects adjusted earnings of between $1.05 and $1.10 per s...

A commercial building available for rent in Melville, New York, April 17, 2023.Howard Schnapp | Newsday | Getty ImagesThe tide could be turning for commercial real estate.The Federal Reserve began its interest rate cutting cycle in September, lowering the Fed funds rate for the first time since 2020 by 50 basis points, while hinting that more cuts are on the horizon. That could give interest rate-sensitive sectors such as commercial real estate long-awaited positive momentum.Lower interest rates make debt cheaper, helping to accelerate deal flow in an industry where deal activity had stalled into the second quarter of 2024. The CRE market had been pressured in the years after the initial Covid shutdowns, ending a nearly 15-year bull run in the face of higher borrowing costs, weak tenant de...

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019.Nick Oxford | ReutersBoeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the supplier said Friday.More than 32,000 Boeing workers walked off the job Sept. 13 after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal with Boeing, deepening the aircraft producer's financial strain and handing a new challenge to CEO Kelly Ortberg, who took the reins just over two months ago.The temporary furloughs account for about 5% of Spirit's U.S. workforce, according to its latest annual filing. The temporary furloughs will ...

Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck in "Joker: Folie a Deux."Warner Bros.Warner Bros. took a big swing with "Joker: Folie a Deux." It's turned into a big whiff.After the billion-dollar success of "Joker" in 2019 on a shoestring budget of just $55 million, the studio greenlit a sequel, offering director Todd Phillips a substantially larger budget of $200 million. As of Wednesday, the film has garnered just $53.8 million domestically, according to Comscore. Its global haul stands at $166 million as of Sunday with updates expected over the weekend.Panned by critics and audiences, "Joker: Folie a Deux" is not expected to recoup much of its lofty production budget or the additional $100 million in estimated marketing and distribution costs by the end of its theatrical run.And it's not the onl...