Monthly Archives: August 2022

A top Russian official was so sure of a quick win in Ukraine that he picked the Kyiv apartment he wanted before the invasion started: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Getty Images The Washington Post obtained Russian comms intercepted by Ukraine and other countries. They include a senior officer appearing to pick the Kyiv apartment he wanted before the invasion started. Russia was so sure of a quick win that it picked Ukrainian accommodation for its personnel, officials said. A top…

Meme-stock champion Ryan Cohen sold his entire Bed Bath & Beyond stake in 2 days – and bagged a $68 million profit

Ryan Cohen. Ryan Cohen Ryan Cohen sold his entire Bed Bath & Beyond stake for $189 million, netting a $68 million profit. The activist investor spent $121 million on the stock and bullish call options earlier this year. Cohen’s sale drove the meme stock down as much as 46% in premarket trading on Friday. Ryan…

The crew of a passenger plane didn’t notice it was descending for almost one minute after its landing was aborted, government report says

A Tui Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft descended for 57 seconds last year without crew noticing, the AAIB said in a report. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Tui flight continued to descend for 57 seconds, following an aborted landing. The incident occurred last year but the findings of an investigation were released on Thursday. The…

Saudi Arabia is surging ahead of the US and Europe’s growth forecasts for the rest of 2022.

TGIF readers. I’m Phil Rosen, writing to you from Manhattan.  For months, friends of mine outside the city have bemoaned sticker shock at gas stations ($5 pump prices make me appreciate the subway a whole lot more).  Yet, for all their gas dollars lost to suburban American life, little of that has gone toward the…

Bed Bath & Beyond sinks 45% after Ryan Cohen dumps his entire stake for a $68 million profit

Bed Bath & Beyond shares are plummeting after meme-stock specialist Ryan Cohen cashed out his entire stake for $68 million. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Bed Bath & Beyond shares plummeted as much as 45% before Friday’s opening bell. Meme-stock specialist Ryan Cohen dumped his whole stake in the retailer in two days this week. Bed…

Blizzard really wants to reassure you on Diablo 4’s monetisation

Diablo 4 developer Blizzard has issued a lengthy blog post describing the kinds of things you’ll be able to spend money on in its upcoming dungeon crawler – and things you won’t. It’s the latest round of reassurance from Blizzard on Diablo 4 following the controversial monetisation of its recent free-to-play spin-off Diablo Immortal, in…

Cult of the Lamb was not blocked from Game Pass, despite claims to the contrary

Earlier this month, it was reported that Sony had been blocking games from going onto Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service. The type of games this was affecting was never specified, however screenwriter Gary Whitta recently claimed that Sony had paid Cult of the Lamb’s developer, Massive Monster, to stop the indie-hit from appearing on…