For added fun, everyone is encouraged to show up in their best ensemble from any of the iconic images of The Beatles from the early years to Sgt. Pepper’s to Abbey Road, and everything in between.“Pull out the album covers, look deep in the closet, dig out your best Beatles attire,” said Arbogast organizers in a press release.Tickets are priced at $30-$55 and can be ordered online at etix.com/ticket/v/21323, by calling the Arbogast Box Office at 937-418-8392 or by visiting Box Office in person at 500 S. Dorset Road in Troy. For additional information, visit arbogastpac.com.Explore9 things to do in…
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South Africa’s former Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has died at the age of 75, his family said.The anti-apartheid struggle veteran played a key role in South Africa’s transition to democracy and helped negotiate the end of white-minority rule.As well as finance minister, he occupied other top government and administrative roles since the 1990s until he announced his retirement from politics in May.The veteran cabinet minister died in hospital early on Friday after “a short, courageous battle with cancer”, his family said in a statement.It added that he was “surrounded by his family, closest friends and his lifelong comrades in the…
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — People began betting Thursday on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections after a judge’s ruling allowing the wagers — the only ones to be legally approved by a U.S. jurisdiction. New York startup company Kalshi began taking what amounts to bets on the outcome…
“People really wanted to understand the tools better and how to make them more efficient, more creative, more productive,” Jen Schneider said. BOISE, Idaho — Artificial intelligence technology is growing rapidly, and to accommodate change, Boise State University(BSU) will soon offer courses on how to use it ethically in the workplace. BSU is launching the Artificial Intelligence for All certificate program in Spring 2025, which will offer three courses and count for seven credits. The new program will give students the skills they need to navigate evolving AI technologies, said Jen Schneider, associate dean of the College of Innovation and…
Home equity loan costs could fall for borrowers once rates are cut, but the drop won’t occur automatically. Getty Images Borrowing from your home equity has been one of the most cost-effective ways to access extra cash in recent years. While credit card interest rates surged past 20% and personal loans rose to around 12% (on average), both home equity loan and home equity line of credit (HELOC) interest rates mostly remained in the single digits. And with home values seemingly on a continuous rise, the average homeowner has around $327,000 worth of equity right now. A lower interest rate and…
Dive Brief:Tops Friendly Markets announced Monday it has acquired five stores from Supermarket Management, Inc. (SMI), a longstanding franchise partner. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The purchase includes four full-service Tops and a Tops Xpress in the greater Buffalo, New York, area. “Adding SMI’s five locations will strengthen our corporate store network and enable us to serve more customers across Western New York,” Tops President Ron Ferri said in a statement.Dive Insight:The full-service stores Tops has acquired from SMI are located in Depew, Lockport, South Buffalo, and Buffalo’s West Side while the Tops Xpress store is in Lancaster. Tops still has…
(Bloomberg) — Treasuries rallied and the dollar fell after fresh US data kept investors guessing on the size of an expected rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week.Most Read from BloombergThe policy-sensitive two-year Treasury yield dropped five basis points and the dollar retreated 0.2%, falling for a third day. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index added 0.2%, while US futures pointed to modest gains.Investors remain divided on the magnitude of the Fed’s anticipated pivot to policy easing. The debate has continued after data Thursday showed that the US producer price index picked up slightly in August after the previous month’s numbers…
“If she really, really cared about me and our friendship, she’d call me off camera,” Gunvalson said of JudgeJason Mendez/Getty; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra JudgeOn Sept. 2, Vicki Gunvalson spoke about Tamra Judge’s estranged relationship with her eldest daughter, Sidney BarneyThe following days, on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4, Judge replied to Gunvalson’s comments, saying she doesn’t “give a s—,” and then tearfully asked Gunvalson to leave her family aloneA week later, on Sept. 11, Gunvalson replied to Judge’s requests and said she was crying because she “wants attention”Vicki Gunvalson is responding to Tamra Judge’s recent…
TUI Group offices in Germany. Source: TUI Group. TUI Group.TUI asked its shareholders on Thursday to consider changing where and how its stock is publicly listed.The board of Europe’s largest tour operator has proposed simplifying the company’s structure by delisting from the London Stock Exchange. It would retain its full listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It said 77% of its share transactions recently went through the German exchange. TUI would then be upgraded to the “prime standard market segment” and included in the MDAX, an index that many funds invest in.Mathias Kiep, TUI’s chief financial officer, said in a…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is supposed to represent the 30 companies that are cornerstones of the US economy, those whose success makes them stand out from their peers on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. For most of the last five years, that has not described Boeing (BA).And so it’s a legitimate question if the aircraft maker still belongs in the blue-chip index. And it’s a question with only one correct answer: No.“If you want bellwether, strong balance sheet companies, they don’t check those boxes any longer,” said Ron Epstein, aerospace analyst for Bank of America. “I don’t…