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Pixar’s Hoppers Tops Global Box Office as The Bride! Stumbles
entertainment1 month ago

Pixar’s Hoppers Tops Global Box Office as The Bride! Stumbles

Pixar’s original animated feature Hoppers opened global box office leader with $88 million (about $42M overseas and $46M domestic), signaling Pixar’s first original hit in nearly a decade. By contrast, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! underperformed, starting at about $13.6 million worldwide (roughly $6.3M overseas and $7.3M in North America) on a $90 million budget, suggesting a heavy loss for the studio even before long-term stamina is considered.

ECB Expands Euro Backstop to Global Central Banks to Boost Global Reach
economy1 month ago

ECB Expands Euro Backstop to Global Central Banks to Boost Global Reach

The European Central Bank unveiled plans to make its euro liquidity backstop globally available and permanent from 2026, opening standing access (up to 50 billion euros) to all non-excluded central banks. The move aims to strengthen the euro’s international role, provide a lender-of-last-resort during market stress, and potentially lift demand for euro-denominated assets, echoing the Fed’s FIMA facility.

January's Global Roundup: Migration, Regulation, and Geopolitical Shifts
world2 months ago

January's Global Roundup: Migration, Regulation, and Geopolitical Shifts

A January roundup of 15 international stories highlights Spain’s move to regularize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to fill jobs, the EU’s scrutiny of Roblox over child-safety concerns, Poland’s growing gold reserves as part of a broader shift in central-bank strategy, Russia’s record snowfall tied to climate volatility, and geopolitically charged debates around immigration, defense spending, sanctions, and cross-border finance—illustrating a world recalibrating amid waning US dominance, rising authoritarianism, and accelerating regulatory and climate pressures.

The Global Economy Is Everyone's Top Concern, Gallup Finds
world2 months ago

The Global Economy Is Everyone's Top Concern, Gallup Finds

A global Gallup poll of 107 countries shows the economy is named the top problem by a median 23% of adults in 2025; affordability of housing and basics weighs most on lower-income countries, while younger people express the greatest concern, and perceptions of the economy track more with household income than with GDP growth, highlighting the gap between national indicators and daily lived realities.