Russian companies are issuing bonds in the Chinese yuan amid sanctions. Putin’s government may follow suit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in Uzbekistan this week. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russian commodity giants Rosneft, Polyus, and Rusal have recently issued bonds in Chinese yuan. Trade between the two countries has grown, with Russia imports to China up 59% on-year in August. Russia's finance […]

Oberlin College will pay $37 million to a local Ohio bakery after court declines to review appeal to defamation suit ruling

Gibson's Bakery. Dake Kang/AP An Ohio court ruled in favor of Gibson's Bakery in 2019 in a defamation lawsuit filed against Oberlin College. The Gibson family alleged they were defamed by the college following a 2016 shoplifting incident. After two failed appeals, the college will pay the family-owned bakery nearly $ 37 million. After five […]

Did Supergirl Suit Overdo it? Why Did Soaps Story Snub Santa Barbara? What the ‘Fork, Killing Eve? And More TV Qs

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including The Blacklist, Supergirl, Killing Eve and The Voice! 1 | During The Blacklist‘s season finale, did you find those loud, overt transitions between the animation and live-action to be helpful, or too […]

Brazzaville's Women Suit Up in Snazzy Sapeur Threads

Since childhood, Fernand Okouo has been a fashion enthusiast, but for years her love remained restricted to selling and buying vintage clothing at markets in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. The country’s famed, cultlike sapeurism fashion, rooted in its French colonial history, had remained closed to women for 90 years. Then, […]

Superhero Bits: ‘Titans’ Batman Actor Revealed, Spider-Man PS4 Adds Toby Maguire’s Suit & More

How much has Aquaman already made worldwide? When might the second season of Titans begin shooting? Are you ready to swing around Spider-Man PS4 with the suit from Sam Raimi’s movies? Who is playing Batman in the season finale of Titans? Will you read the Spider-Man: Far From Home prelude comic coming in March? All […]

Trump's lawyers want almost $800k from Stormy Daniels after her failed defamation suit

After an October ruling found porn actress Stormy Daniels responsible for legal fees in her failed defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the president’s lawyers have come to collect – and they’re hungry. Attorney Charles Harder is seeking almost $ 390,000 in lawyers’ fees and tacking on another $ 390,000 in sanctions to stop Daniels […]

Supreme Court hears arguments in Apple App Store price fixing suit

Apple now has its last chance to fend off a lawsuit accusing it of price fixing on the App Store. The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments from Apple on November 26th as the company rejects claims that it uses its absolute control of iOS app downloads to keep prices high and take a 30 […]

Forget the British Diver, Here’s Real Trouble – SEC Hits Elon Musk With Fraud Suit

Documents filed in a Manhattan federal court Thursday reveal the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk for fraud. The SEC opened an investigation into Musk after the CEO fatefully tweeted his intent to take the company private. “Funding secured,” Musk wrote in the August 7th tweet. The go-private plan quickly […]