The Japanese conglomerate shook off the WeWork disaster in 2019 to push to fresh highs this year. SoftBank Group Corp. rose to a fresh 20-year high as the recent stock market surge boosted the value of holdings like Uber Technologies Inc. and brightened the prospects for portfolio companies going public. The U.S. ride-hailing pioneer recovered […]
Continue ReadingThe organizations participating in the protests represent roughly 40,000 Amazon employees. They’re based in Europe and Asia. Unions representing tens of thousands of Amazon.com Inc. employees are planning walkouts and other action as the year’s busiest shopping season begins this week, in protest at the e-commerce giant’s handling of everything from sick pay and COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said he didn’t expect the additional trial to hold up regulatory approvals in the U.K. and European Union. AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine looks like it’s headed for an additional global trial as the drugmaker tries to clear up uncertainty and confusion surrounding favorable results in its current study. The company wants […]
Continue ReadingPresident Trump took questions from the press for the first time since Election Day. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory—even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake”—as he spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that “massive fraud” […]
Continue ReadingTreasury Wine Estates halted trading as shares slumped 13% as China-Australia relations continue to strain. On Friday, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it will impose anti-dumping duties of up to 212.1% on Australian wine imports starting Saturday, prompting one of Australia’s largest wine exporters, Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), to suspend trading as its shares plummeted […]
Continue ReadingOn the latest “Something To Wrestle With” on AdFreeShows.com, Bruce Prichard and Conrad Thompson cover the WWE Survivor Series 2005 pay-per-view. That show featured Team SmackDown vs. Team Raw, John Cena vs. Kurt Angle, Triple H vs. Ric Flair, Booker T vs. Chris Benoit and Teddy Long wrestling Teddy Long in the battle of General […]
Continue ReadingThis week on “Mailbag Monday with Gerald Brisco,” the WWE Hall of Famer shared stories about Vince McMahon’s home, bathroom breaks, the origins of the “Stooges” name given to him and Pat Patterson, and much more from his career. Here are some highlights: Gerald Brisco talked about his days of being one of The Stooges: […]
Continue ReadingTwo Man Power Trip of Wrestling’s John Poz and Dr. Tom Prichard discussed Survivor Series 1994 this week on “Taking You To School: Getting to Know Dr. Tom Prichard.” Prichard talks about some of the major names that were involved with the show including Bob Backlund, Yokozuna, Vince McMahon, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, […]
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A gaming headset is one of the first accessories you should grab when you get a new console. Headsets are practically a must for multiplayer games, but they’re also great for every type of game, since they typically pinpoint sounds better than TVs. With the PS5 and Xbox Series X now available, it’s the perfect […]
Continue ReadingThis morning on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer confirmed that there was indeed a botch on Monday Night Raw during the match between The New Day and The Hurt Business. Meltzer said, “It was not supposed to be a double count-out. Those guys just didn’t get in the ring on time. The referees are told […]
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