Daily Archives: 08/11/2024


Reynolds-Lively husband and wife team wins weekend box office

New York — In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out as winners.  Reynolds’ Marvel Studios smash “Deadpool & Wolverine” remained the top movie in North American theaters for the third straight week with $54.2 million …


Chinese tax collectors descend on companies as budget crunches loom

BEIJING — Chinese authorities are chasing unpaid taxes from companies and individuals dating back decades, as the government moves to plug massive budget shortfalls and address a mounting debt crisis. More than a dozen listed Chinese companies say they were slapped …