LES 2021 Royalty Survey Reports: Licensing Market Update, a Look Back, and an LES Royalty Valuation Method in the Making

On September 26, Licensing Executives Society (LES) USA and Canada published the LES High Tech Sector Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey Report 2021. In May of this year, the 2021 Global Life Sciences Royalty Rates and Deal Terms Survey results were released. Together, the releases culminated the intense efforts by LES during the COVID-19…

Bidets rule even when there’s not a TP shortage. These are the best ones.

Pre-toilet paper shortage, bidets had never really caught on in America. When people hear bidet, they either think Europe or extra as hell: Really nice foreign hotels, rich people’s houses in movies, or Marie Antoinette’s chambers featuring, like, a sponge on a stick, or whatever the practice was before TP and running water. But when…

Dow soars 764 points to kick off October as US stocks surge on slide in US dollar and lower bond yields

Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images US stocks kicked off October with strong gains as all major market indices jumped over 2%.The surge came amid a decline in the US dollar and a slide lower in bond yields.The rally was initially sparked by the UK government’s reversal of its tax-cut proposal. US stocks soared on Monday, kicking…

Stocks won’t find a bottom without more clarity on the timing of an economic rebound, and the market will be under pressure for up to 12 months, Morningstar says

Spencer Platt / Getty Images Morningstar expects over the next six to 12 months that the stock market will remain under pressure and volatility will stay high for the foreseeable future.  The equity market is “significantly undervalued” and is trading at about a 20% discount to fair value, said the firm in its Q4 outlook. …

HBO Max called the dimly lit scenes on ‘House of the Dragon’ an ‘intentional creative decision’ after fans complained on Twitter

This official image from HBO is lit brighter than what appeared on many viewers’ screens. HBO Some viewers took to Twitter to complain about dimly lit scenes in Sunday’s episode of “House of the Dragon.” HBO Max responded to some complaints, saying it was “an intentional creative decision.” Fans had complained about too-dark scenes in…