PARIS (AP) — Actor Gerard Depardieu personally intervened to persuade the Cannes Film Festival to show the FIFA-funded movie “United Passions” that sank almost without trace at the box office after being panned by critics.
“Day Four” (Little, Brown and Co.), by Sarah Lotz
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s royal palace says Princess Madeleine has given birth to a son, just two days after she attended the wedding of her brother, Prince Carl Philip.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drawing on real neuroscience and the latest psychological research, “Inside Out” goes where no animated film has gone before: Deep inside the workings of a young girl’s mind.
Chevron Corp has evacuated some workers not essential to oil production from its Gulf of Mexico operations as a low-pressure storm system moves through the basin, but output has not been affected, the company said on Monday. Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it was still evacuating so-called non-essential workers ahead of the storm, such as cooks and maids, with no production impact from the weather. Chevron is the No.
By Matthias Inverardi DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Hudson’s Bay Co is buying Germany’s leading department store chain, Kaufhof, from Metro for 2.8 billion euros ($3.2 billion), giving the Saks owner a launch pad to expand into Europe. The deal, the largest German inbound M&A this year, comes as department stores start to enjoy a revival by investing in ecommerce in tandem with revamped flagship stores. Hudson’s Bay, whose shares rose
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada rose to the highest level in more than five years in May, the fourth consecutive month of gains, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday. The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales were up 3.1 percent from April. CREA’s home price index rose 5.17 percent from May 2014.