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Blanchett denies gay past as lesbian movie wows Cannes

Hollywood star Cate Blanchett — in Cannes for the red-carpet world premiere of her latest movie about a lesbian romance — on Sunday scotched media speculation that she had a real-life gay past. Early reviews of “Carol”, set in New York in the 1950s and directed by American film-maker Todd Haynes, have been so glowing that the film is already generating Oscar buzz and is a leading contender for the

Rob Arnott: Broadcast Interview – Available Now

Rob Arnott: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Research Affiliates – Rob’s firm RALLC manages and licenses over $170 billion and also sub advises mutual funds and ETFs for the Schwab Funds, Powershares and Nomura. He is also portfolio manager on the PIMCO All Asset and All Asset All Authority family of funds and a suite of PIMCO products based on the Fundamental Index® approach….

Rob Arnott

Rob Arnott: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Research Affiliates – Rob’s firm RALLC manages and licenses over $170 billion and also sub advises mutual funds and ETFs for the Schwab Funds, Powershares and Nomura. He is also portfolio manager on the PIMCO All Asset and All Asset All Authority family of funds and a suite of PIMCO products based on the Fundamental Index® approach….

Toyota City: symbol of Japan's auto rise

– More than just cars – While the Corolla and Prius hybrid maker now has plants in every corner of the globe, Toyota City still has a total of 10 factories building cars and parts in the city proper and surrounding area. There are about 70,000 local people working for Toyota in the area, many whose parents or grandparents also relied on the giant company for a pay cheque, with

Warriors earn some rest before 1st Western final since 1976 (Yahoo Sports)

MVP Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are shooting the ball outside the arc even better than they did during the regular season. Yes, they feel ready for the franchise’s first Western Conference final since 1976. They finished off the Memphis Grizzlies in six games, including a 108-95 win Friday night where they became the first team since the 1985 postseason to hit 14 or more 3s in three

In 1st conference final, Atlanta Hawks to face LeBron's Cavs (Yahoo Sports)

As far as Jeff Teague and the rest of the Atlanta Hawks are concerned, bring on LeBron. Atlanta managed to make it to its first Eastern Conference final without the sort of transcendent, game-changing player that upcoming opponent Cleveland features with LeBron James. The Hawks are OK with that. ”But we come up big in big moments every night.” The Hawks, seeded No. 1 in the East, set up a