After a summer of Barbenheimer and Beyoncé, can US consumers still afford the holiday season?
Ballpark attendance boomed this summer, Barbenheimer revived the box office and a Renaissance of live performances brought concerts into new Eras.
2023-10-21 17:48
Law & Order creator Dick Wolf implores UPenn president to quit
Dick Wolf, the creator of "Law & Order," wrote a letter to Liz Magill pleading with her to step down as president of the University of Pennsylvania.
2023-10-21 01:20
Who is Liz Magill, the University of Pennsylvania's embattled president?
When University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was tapped for the post just 18 months ago, she was heralded as the "clear consensus" to lead the Ivy League university.
2023-10-20 18:25
The Ivy League donor backlash is a PR nightmare, and that's the point
Yesterday, we talked about some of the big-name, deep-pocketed businessmen who were, to say the least, disappointed with their alma maters' responses to what they considered antisemitic behavior at Harvard and UPenn.
2023-10-20 09:51
Harvard and UPenn donors are furious. It may have a financial domino effect
Influential donors to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania say they will cut their ties to the schools in protest of college administrators' response to alleged anti-Israel speech and antisemitism on campuses in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks.
2023-10-19 21:17
UPenn crisis deepens: Former trustee calls for president to resign as donors bail
Former University of Pennsylvania trustee Vahan Gureghian is calling for Liz Magill, the Ivy League school's president, to step down and warned the backlash from powerful donors will likely get worse over a growing uproar over how the school has dealt with allegations of antisemitism on campus.
2023-10-19 08:29
'Deeply ashamed.' Another major UPenn backer halts donations and calls on other Jews to do the same
Venture capitalist David Magerman is the latest major donor to the University of Pennsylvania cutting off financial support to the Ivy League school, and he's calling for all "self-respecting" Jews to do the same.
2023-10-19 00:46
Billionaire Ronald Lauder threatens to pull funding if UPenn doesn't do more to fight antisemitism
Billionaire Ronald Lauder, a powerful financial backer of the University of Pennsylvania, is threatening to cut off donations if the school doesn't do more to fight antisemitism, CNN has learned.
2023-10-18 03:18
Judge rules in Citibank's favor in case against analyst it sacked for claiming his partner's meals on expenses and lying about it
Citibank has won an employment tribunal case brought by an analyst it sacked for claiming expenses for meals he shared with his partner, and then lying about it.
2023-10-17 23:22
As the holidays approach, shoppers are in a mood to spend -- on their homes and themselves
Spending on the holiday season is expected to rebound to -- and even surpass -- pre-pandemic levels this year for the first time. But, surprisingly, it's not gifts that consumers will be splurging on the most in the runup to Christmas, according to a new report Tuesday from Deloitte.
2023-10-17 12:16
UPenn in crisis over antisemitism allegations: Jon Huntsman is the latest donor to stop giving, and a board member resigns
Former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman blasted the University of Pennsylvania's response to antisemitism and is promising to halt his family's donations to the prestigious university.
2023-10-16 23:49
Tesla fights $230 million fee sought by attorneys who sued over board pay
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware Tesla Inc will urge a Delaware judge on Friday to reject $230 million
2023-10-13 18:22