When he didn’t respond (Mr Saver has lost count of how many relationship managers he has had in the past few years!), the gentleman landed up at his doorstep and started pleading with him to open fixed deposits with the bank, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Let’s call him Mr Saver. He […]

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America won’t discuss the specifics of the contract proposals they’ve exchanged with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. But in an interview with Deadline on Tuesday ahead of next week’s start of negotiations, they made it perfectly clear a deal can be […]

EXCLUSIVE: Indie film distributor Good Deed Entertainment has today announced the launch of their new production division, to be led by Head of Production and Development Phil Garrett.  Related Story Village Roadshow Entertainment Bolsters Ranks With Three New Executive Appointments Garrett will report to Good Deed’s Executive Vice President of […]

Volkswagen wants to compete in the electric vehicle (EV) market in a way that may never be surpassed. It plans to invest $193 billion to be a leader in the arena. The figure is staggering, even by the standards of global manufacturers such as Ford and General Motors. Like other […]

India is the UK’s second-largest market by volumes for Scotch, importing the equivalent of 136 million bottles, worth £146.2 million, in 2021. The Scotch Whisky Association, the trade body representing Scotch producers of the UK, has urged the British government to negotiate safeguards with its Indian equivalent under the ongoing […]

With pandemic-era restrictions largely lifted, traffic congestion is getting worse in much of the United States. As Americans return to the office, roads that were once virtually deserted are now filled with rush hour traffic.  Traffic delays are expensive, costing American drivers an estimated $100 billion annually in wasted fuel […]

President Joe Biden has earmarked $400 million in discretionary funding to counter potential threats from China, and $1.7 billion to help Ukraine win the war against Russia in his Fiscal Year 2024 Budget. In addition, the Budget includes a new, multifaceted interagency mandatory proposal to outcompete China. This includes $2 […]

European stocks traded higher on Friday after a survey showed the recovery in euro zone business activity gathered pace in February. S&P Global’s Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached an eight-month high of 52.0 last month from 50.3 in January, helping ease worries of a euro zone recession for now. […]

WME has acquired full ownership of BDA Sports Management, which has built up a formidable client list of NBA players during its 25 years in business. BDA founder Bill Duffy will join WME Sports as head of its basketball division and BDA agents, staff and clients will be under the […]

The United States has imposed sanctions on three North Korean firms and two individuals that have attempted to generate revenue for the autocratic regime’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. The companies targeted by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are […]