PTI founder Imran Khan gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Karachi, July 4, 2018. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gears up for a “do-or-die protest” in Islamabad on November 24, incarcerated founder Imran Khan has given the go-ahead to top party leaders to hold […]
Nov 15, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Great Britain beat Germany 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals in the Billie Jean King Cup. Britain’s Katie Boulter beat Germany’s Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-2 on Friday, after Emma Raducanu Raducanu beat Jule Niemeier 6-4 6-4 on her return from injury. GB will face Canada in the quarterfinals, as Australia […]
Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2 helped propel Disney to what CEO Bob Iger described as “one of the best quarters in the history of our film studio.” Disney has endured a number of tough years, with its Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar movies and TV shows struggling to break out. But Deadpool & […]
Huawei has been cut off from global supply chains since 2019 due to US sanctions. (AFP pic) BEIJING: Chinese technology giant Huawei saw its net profit fall by over 13% in the first three quarters of 2024 year-on-year, a company filing showed today. Huawei has for several years been at the centre of an intense […]
Cinemark, the nation’s third largest theater chain, and smaller Marcus Theatres piled on strong financial results today after sunny numbers from Imax on Wednesday, all bright notes amid ongoing box office uncertainty. Marcus shares popped, up more than 10% on the numbers. The Milwaukee-based chain “achieved growth with a markedly improved film slate that played […]
Oct 25, 2024, 05:05 PM ET VIENNA — No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev paid for not closing out Lorenzo Musetti and lost their Erste Bank Open quarterfinal on Friday. Zverev won the first set and had momentum in the second, where he led 3-0 in a tiebreaker. But the top seed lost it from there, 2-6, […]