“Le Manoir du Diable” (1896) has often been acknowledged as the first horror movie, although it was only two and a half minutes long. Since then, Hollywood, and filmmakers all over the world have made thousands of horror movies, and the genre has become a mainstay of the industry. Some […]

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China’s economy stalled this month as the country tried to stamp out a surge in coronavirus cases and contended with the ongoing shipping crisis. An official survey of manufacturing activity fell to 50.1 in August from 50.4 in July. That was just above the 50-point mark indicating […]

Sportswear giant Nike has given its head office employees the week off, as the latest company to offer workers vacation in order to support their mental health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.  Matt Marrazzo, a senior manager of global marketing science at Nike, said in a LinkedIn post […]

New York (CNN Business)Gaming in China is on the rise as people mostly stay indoors to protect themselves from the coronavirus outbreak. Usually, during the Lunar New Year that falls in January or February each year, gamers in China have more time to play games during the holiday season. But […]

“I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn’t want me,” Frank Oz told The Guardian in an interview published today. That’s right, the man who brought to life Cookie Monster, Grover, Fozzie Bear, Bert and Yoda says he is not welcome in Disney’s Muppetverse. What about that other […]

Germany’s economy grew at a faster than expected pace in the second quarter, underpinned by domestic demand, after contracting in the first three months of the year, latest data from Destatis showed Tuesday. Gross domestic product grew a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 1.6 percent from the first quarter, when output decreased […]

A new CDC presentation says the data needed to properly evaluate Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for the general population is limited — even as U.S. President Joe Biden pressures health officials to clear the shots for wide distribution beginning the week of Sept. 20. Slides published ahead of a presentation […]

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Fire officials ordered more evacuations near Lake Tahoe and told other residents to be ready to leave as a destructive fire roared through forests southwest of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada state line. Several communities south of the lake were abruptly ordered to […]

Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects U.S. drug regulators to clear the Pfizer Covid vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11 in late fall or early winter this year. The former FDA chief and current Pfizer board member told CNBC that such a timeline represents an "optimized scenario." Spread […]