Mark Mobius, ‘Indiana Jones of emerging markets,’ dead at 89

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Mark Mobius, widely credited as a pioneer in emerging markets investing, died on Wednesday at the age of 89, according to a statement on his LinkedIn page. Known as the “Indiana Jones of emerging markets” for his willingness to unlock new, sometimes hazardous jurisdictions, Mobius relished the challenge. “Volatility,” he wrote in “Passport to Profits,” one of his […]


MSNBC names Rebecca Kutler as president after Rashida Jones exit

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MSNBC named Rebecca Kutler as president of the left-leaning network, removing her interim tag following last month’s exit of Rashida Jones, the company said Wednesday. Kutler grabs the reins at a crucial time for embattled network, which will be spun off from Comcast along with its other cable channels in a transaction that is expected to […]


Alex Jones still must pay $1.3B Sandy Hook defamation verdict: appeals court

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A Connecticut appeals court on Friday largely upheld a nearly $1.3 billion defamation verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a case accusing the Infowars founder of spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. A three-judge panel of the Connecticut Appellate Court found that a jury’s October 2022 decision to award $965 million in damages plus attorneys […]