This asset will crush all others in 2023, says hedge-fund manager who nailed one big call of 2022

This asset will crush all others in 2023, says hedge-fund manager who nailed one big call of 2022

As 2022 winds down and investors reflect on a horrendous year, they can take some comfort in the fact that the big guys had their share of misses. Among them is Harris Kupperman, the president of hedge fund Praetorian Capital, who recently blogged about his 2022 calls he nailed — a selloff of big tech … Read more

Tesla Extends Shutdown at Shanghai Plant in Rare Christmas Suspension

Tesla Extends Shutdown at Shanghai Plant in Rare Christmas Suspension

SINGAPORE— Tesla Inc. suspended car production at its Shanghai plant on Saturday, extending a planned eight-day production halt at its largest worldwide plant by car output, according to people familiar with the matter. The decision to extend the work halt comes as Tesla faces a wave of Covid-19 infections among its workers and suppliers, the … Read more

Elon Musk’s Jet Has a Twitter Account Tracking It Again—With a 24-Hour Delay

Elon Musk’s Jet Has a Twitter Account Tracking It Again—With a 24-Hour Delay

Jack Sweeney, the college student whose Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet was suspended, is back on the social-media platform with a new jet-tracking account.  Mr. Sweeney, a University of Central Florida sophomore, created @ElonJetNextDay Thursday evening, he said. It follows the same set up as his original account, @ElonJet, except it shares the … Read more

Justin Bieber Nears Roughly $200 Million Deal to Sell Music Rights

Justin Bieber Nears Roughly $200 Million Deal to Sell Music Rights

Justin Bieber is close to a deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone Inc. BX 3.45% -backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital in a transaction valued at around $200 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential deal includes the pop star’s interest in both his publishing and recorded music catalog, the people say, … Read more

Fay Maschler reviews Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal

Fay Maschler reviews Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal

Now known as The Oscar Wilde  Lounge, it functions as a tearoom (also available for private parties). Dilling, like his poorly received predecessor Laurent Tourondel in the first-floor restaurant, brings his experience and Michelin stars to a small dining room with a low, mirrored ceiling and anodyne but undeniably comfortable seating. Alex Dilling at Hotel … Read more

Veteran actor Bill Nighy shines in new Oscar buzz worthy movie ‘Living’

Veteran actor Bill Nighy shines in new Oscar buzz worthy movie ‘Living’

HOLLYWOOD — Actor Bill Nighy is getting some of the best reviews of his career for the new movie, “Living.” It’s about a man who is actually *dying.” Just last week, this performance got him a Critics Choice nomination for Best Actor. Nighy takes on the quiet role of an ordinary man, working a mundane, … Read more

Want a better retirement? Add these books to your reading list.

Want a better retirement? Add these books to your reading list.

Want to make the most of the money you’ve saved for retirement, or would you like to maximize your benefits? There are plenty of insightful books to shed light or provide alternative perspectives on all aspects of this next chapter in life.  Retirement Tip of the Week: In preparation for the new year, and all … Read more

Bob Dylan on Music’s Golden Era vs. Streaming: ‘Everything’s Too Easy’

Bob Dylan on Music’s Golden Era vs. Streaming: ‘Everything’s Too Easy’

IN HIS 81 YEARS, Bob Dylan has seemingly lived 100 lives. He conquered the world in the 1960s as a singer-songwriter who defied convention, going on to sell millions of records. He’s earned countless awards, including 10 Grammys, an Oscar, although he didn’t even attend the ceremony to accept it, and even the 2016 Nobel … Read more

Los Angeles’ Celebrity Mountain Lion P-22 Euthanized

Los Angeles’ Celebrity Mountain Lion P-22 Euthanized

The California mountain lion known as P-22 that roamed parts of Los Angeles for more than a decade, was euthanized Saturday following a medical evaluation, officials said. The 12-year-old male wildcat had severe injuries and chronic health problems, according to a statement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The medical evaluation, carried out … Read more