The SVB sale is close. The FDIC is seeking a settlement by Monday.

The SVB sale is close.  The FDIC is seeking a settlement by Monday.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to announce its decision on the sale of Silicon Valley Bank this weekend, Barron’s Advisor has learned. A person familiar with the FDIC’s plans says the banking regulator hopes to introduce a resolution to the auction over the weekend. There are still many moving coins at the auction, which … Read more

The CW hit by another round of layoffs – Deadline

The CW hit by another round of layoffs – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: The CW is undergoing another round of staff cuts, sources tell Deadline. We hear that over 15 people have been affected, with the marketing/promotional team affected, as well as finance. The laid-off employees would include middle and senior managers, some of whom hold SVP positions. A representative for CW’s parent company, Nexstar Media, declined … Read more

Beyoncé and Adidas mutually agree to part ways – The Hollywood Reporter

Beyoncé and Adidas mutually agree to part ways – The Hollywood Reporter

Beyonce Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Beyoncé and Adidas are parting ways. A source close to the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter that the Grammy-winning entrepreneur and the German lifestyle company have mutually agreed to go their separate ways. In 2018, Beyoncé entered into a creative partnership with Adidas, where she relaunched her Ivy Park sportswear line … Read more

Regional banks are attracting attention, but concerns are more widespread, says former top regulator

Regional banks are attracting attention, but concerns are more widespread, says former top regulator

Regional banks shouldn’t be the only cause for concern over the potential fallout from the rapid pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes over the past year, a former top banking regulator said. “I don’t see regional banks as having a particular problem,” said Sheila Bair, who ran the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. from 2006 … Read more

Millie Bobby Brown in the spin-off of Stranger Things? The writers dismiss the rumor – Variety

Millie Bobby Brown in the spin-off of Stranger Things?  The writers dismiss the rumor – Variety

Did Millie Bobby Brown turn down a multi-million dollar deal to take on Eleven in a ‘Stranger Things’ spin-off series? The Sun and Daily Mail reported it this week, with sources saying Brown was offered $12m (£10m) for a potential Eleven spin-off but rejected it because that she wants to “diversify” into other roles. The … Read more

Ben Affleck ‘bothered’ by wife Jennifer Lopez’s love of ‘Yellowstone’

Ben Affleck ‘bothered’ by wife Jennifer Lopez’s love of ‘Yellowstone’

Ben Affleck has revealed his wife Jennifer Lopez is addicted to ‘Yellowstone’, just like us. The ‘Air’ actor revealed his wife loved one couple in particular on the hit show. “I’m a little disturbed that my wife really likes ‘Yellowstone’,” Affleck joked during an appearance on “The Bills Simmons Podcast.” Affleck added that Lopez is … Read more

California bill would ban Skittles, sweets containing toxic additives

California bill would ban Skittles, sweets containing toxic additives

Candy and snacks at your local market could be made with different ingredients if a bill proposed by California Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel passes. Last month, Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) introduced AB 418, which would ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of foods containing chemicals linked to health conditions including reduced immune response, hyperactivity in children and … Read more

Vertigo remake Robert Downey Jr Steven Knight Alfred Hitchcock – Deadline

Vertigo remake Robert Downey Jr Steven Knight Alfred Hitchcock – Deadline

Getty/Everett/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd & Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has preemptively acquired a remake of the psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958 vertigo, with Robert Downey Jr eyeing James Stewart’s lead role of the former police detective forced into retirement after a duty-related trauma that leaves him with a fear … Read more

Crypto will be “finished” in the US if Coinbase loses the battle with the SEC. here’s why

Crypto will be “finished” in the US if Coinbase loses the battle with the SEC.  here’s why

Good morning! Welcome to Distributed Ledger. Meet Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. Coinbase crypto exchange PIECE OF MONEY said Wednesday that he received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could lead to formal charges. The SEC’s Wells notice related to an unspecified portion of the exchange’s listed digital assets, its … Read more