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Everything we learnt from Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir
16Oct By No Comments
World News

Everything we learnt from Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir

By Luke Goodsell, ABC Entertainment Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla Presley, and Riley Keough attend the Handprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on 21 June, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Jon Kopaloff / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP For years after rock 'n' roll titan Elvis Presley died, his daughter Lisa Marie said her father would appear in her dreams - her, curled up in the hamburger-shaped bed she loved as a child, him sitting beside her in astral conversation. "I don't really believe they were dreams," Presley writes in her newly released posthumous memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown. "I believe they were visitations." When Lisa Marie Presley died at age 54 in January 2023, it was almost as though some dark destiny had been fulfilled - the child of...
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UnitedHealth (UNH) Q3 earnings
16Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

UnitedHealth (UNH) Q3 earnings

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesUnitedHealth Group provided a 2025 profit forecast below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, saying it expects pressure across its government-supported health insurance businesses, and its shares fell 9%.The largest U.S. health insurer forecast a profit of as much as $30 per share. That upper end was below analysts' estimates of $31.18 per share, according to LSEG data.CEO Andrew Witty said the company was setting next year's forecast "more conservatively than is typical" due in part to cuts in payments from the government for Medicare plans and low state payment rates for Medicaid plans for low-income people.The insurance bellwether's comments also dragged shares of rivals CVS Health, Elevance and Humana down 3% to 5%.UnitedHealth's third-quarter med...
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Australia to invest billions of dollars in nuclear submarine shipyard
16Oct By No Comments
World News

Australia to invest billions of dollars in nuclear submarine shipyard

Australia Defence Minister Richard Marles says the government will make an initial investment of A$127 million over three years. File picture. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Australia says it will invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to expand a shipyard in Western Australia that will become the maintenance hub for its nuclear-powered AUKUS submarine fleet. The government will make an initial investment of A$127 million over three years to upgrade facilities at the Henderson shipyard near Perth, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a statement. "The Defence Precinct at Henderson will optimise Australia's shipbuilding and sustainment industry while supporting continuous naval shipbuilding in Western Australia and Australia's nuclear-powered submarine pathway," Marles sa...
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Cancer, dementia can accelerate death risk in sepsis patients, finds study
16Oct By No Comments
Health

Cancer, dementia can accelerate death risk in sepsis patients, finds study

Cancer and dementia are the major risk factors that increase the risk of mortality among patients with sepsis admitted to the emergency medical department, according to a study on Tuesday. Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency caused by a dysregulated host immune response to an infection that claims millions of lives globally each year. The study led by a team of Danish researchers found that age and heart disease were the other reasons that can raise the risk of death in sepsis patients within two years. “We found that certain factors increased the risk of death after sepsis, including, not surprisingly, advanced age,” said Dr. Finn E. Nielsen, a senior scientist in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. “Additionally, conditions such as demen...
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Kalshi, Interactive Brokers election prediction markets: How they work
16Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Kalshi, Interactive Brokers election prediction markets: How they work

Traders, gamblers and politicos now have new tools to express their views this election cycle in the form of event contracts, but the new markets still need to win over Wall Street power players and the legal system to become investment stars. Kalshi and Interactive Brokers launched presidential election contracts this month on their nascent platforms after Kalshi won a key round in its legal fight with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The CFTC is seeking to shut down the markets on appeal, but the presidential election promises to be a big opportunity for the platforms to prove themselves to investors while the process works its way through the courts. The platforms previously consisted mainly of lightly traded contracts around other events, like economic data releases. Those ser...
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Georgia judge blocks rule requiring hand-count of election ballots
16Oct By No Comments
World News

Georgia judge blocks rule requiring hand-count of election ballots

By Jack Queen for Reuters People sign in to cast their votes on the first day of early voting at East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church on October 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Getty Images / AFP / Megan Varner A Georgia judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a new rule requiring a labour-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in the US presidential election. The hand-count rule was passed on 20 September by a pro-Trump conservative majority of Georgia's Republican-controlled election board who say they are attempting to make the 5 November election more secure and transparent. Georgia, where early voting began on Tuesday, is one of seven states likely to determine the contest between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic o...
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Chip firm ASML shares plunge 15% after company sees weaker China sales
16Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Chip firm ASML shares plunge 15% after company sees weaker China sales

An icon of ASML is displayed on a smartphone, with an ASML chip visible in the background.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares in semiconductor equipment maker ASML fell 16% on Tuesday after the Dutch company published financial results a day early, issuing disappointing sales forecasts.The move pulled other chip stocks lower, with Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom all falling after the report.ASML, which is based in Veldhoven, Netherlands, said it expects net sales for 2025 to come in between 30 billion euros and 35 billion euros ($32.7 billion and $38.1 billion), at the lower half of the range it had previously provided.Net bookings for the September quarter were 2.6 billion euros ($2.83 billion), the company said — well below the 5.6 billion euro LSEG consensus estimate. ...
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What to expect at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa
16Oct By No Comments
World News

What to expect at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa

Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataafa said it was "very significant" for a small island nation to host the event. Photo: Government of Samoa Samoa is days away from hosting 56 country representatives for the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) under the theme 'One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Commonwealth'. It's the first time the biennial event is being hosted by a Pacific island nation and the first time King Charles III will deliver the opening address as Head of the Commonwealth. But what exactly is the Commonwealth and what do its leaders aim to achieve? Samoa was confirmed as CHOGM host during the Leaders Retreat at the previous meeting held in Rwanda in 2022. 11 October 2024 Photo: Facebook / Samoa CHOGM 2024 The Commonwealth Formed in 1949, its ...
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Samantha: Playing a female spy sounds cool, but I`d like an even playing ground
16Oct By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Samantha: Playing a female spy sounds cool, but I`d like an even playing ground

The trailer of Varun Dhawan and Samantha starrer Citadel: Honey Bunny was launched on Tuesday. Samantha plays a struggling actress Honey, who is recruited by stuntman Bunny (Varun Dhawan) for a side gig. They are hurled into a high-stakes world of action, espionage, and betrayal. The trailer is full of action-packed sequences, giving both the stars ample opportunity to dabble in this genre. Women-led spy projects are rare. At the trailer launch, Samantha spoke about the opportunity to portray such a role, "I know it sounds cool to be playing a ‘female’ spy, but I would like for it to be equal, like an even playing ground, where intelligence, talent, strength decide your fate, irrespective of gender. That would be an amazing place to be at. I am also very happy to be part of this world whe...
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American consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loans
16Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

American consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loans

Cars sit in a Chevrolet dealership's lot in Chicago on June 20, 2024.Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDETROIT — A growing number of Americans with auto loans owe more than their vehicles are worth, according to a report Tuesday from Edmunds.com.The auto data and consumer research company reports the average amount owed on so-called upside-down loans climbed to an all-time high of $6,458 during the third quarter. That compares to $6,255 in the prior quarter and $5,808 a year earlier.Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsUpside-down car loans are not necessarily dire on their own, but a growing number of consumers being underwater is another indication of pressure on American consumers.A sign of that strain came last month, when the Federal Reserve reported delinquency rates on au...
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