Are we having fun yet? For two years traders bemoaned the tranquility in global equity markets. That era just ended in a fit of turbulence, as stocks plunged into the first correction since early 2016 and volatility almost doubled from historically low levels over the past three months. Dip buying no longer worked, and holding…

A version of this story appears in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, on newsstands now. Buy it here or subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. Each book in Lemony Snicket’s series A Series of Unfortunate Events takes place in a different location, which presents Netflix’s faithful adaptation with a unique problem: They are constantly building new…

Russia has said it will expel around 150 diplomats and close the US consulate in St Petersburg in retaliation to the coordinated international response over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. More than two dozen countries, including the US and many EU nations – as well as Nato – have ordered more than 150 Russian diplomats out this week in a show of…

Robyn Byrd thought her plan was working when the letter from her hero arrived in the mail. It was 1994, and the 13-year-old had sent the creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show a video of herself talking about her drawings and the animation career she envisioned; she thought if she got the attention of…

– A lot of pressure though. Could I make the argument, Nick? They are too reliant on the long ball. Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Sanchez. – I mean, you can. But if you think about it– I mean, think about what the New York Yankees are, what they strive to have– in New York Yankee universe,…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he may « hold up » a major trade deal the U.S. recently made with South Korea, in order to use the agreement as leverage in any upcoming negotiations with North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. « I may hold it up until after a deal is made with North Korea, » Trump…

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