A comment left by Barbra Streisand on an Instagram post shared by Melissa McCarthy has started a conversation about weight, embarrassment, and the increasingly widespread use of medications for weight loss.McCarthy, 53, shared two photos of herself with director Adam Shankman attending an event in Los Angeles over the weekend on her Instagram page on Sunday.In the comments section, Streisand, 82, responded to McCarthy’s photos, writing, “Him my regards,” referring to Shankman, before adding, “Did you take Ozempic?”Streisand’s comment, which has now been deleted, was captured by the Instagram account Comments By Celebs, which posted a screengrab of the comment…
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The glass looks half empty for Starbucks (SBUX) this quarter.For its second quarter earnings, the company missed all expectations, reporting lower-than-expected growth in revenue, earnings and store sales as customers scaled back the frequency of their visits and the size of their orders.CEO Lakshman Narasimhan called it a “highly challenging environment.”During the earnings call, he said macro headwinds, “particularly around the pressures that consumers face, particularly with the occasional customer … that’s where the challenge is.”It’s Starbucks’ first quarterly sales decline since 2020, when COVID shutdowns roiled the industry.Second-quarter revenue fell 2% year over year to $8.6 billion. Adjusted earnings…
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon reported strong first-quarter results Tuesday, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and new ad dollars from its Prime Video streaming service.The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said it brought in $143.31 billion in revenue in the first three months of this year, a 13% jump compared to the same period last year. Net income came in at $10.43 billion, or 98 cents per share. That apparently beat Wall Street analysts’ expectations of 84 cents a share, according to FactSet.”It was a good start to the year across the business, and you can see that in both…
Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Elon Musk has closed the division that runs Tesla’s Supercharger business, laid off two senior executives and laid off hundreds of employees as the electric car maker continues its restructuring amid a sharp decline in the electric car market.Musk announced internally on Monday that the head of the supercharger group, Rebecca Tinucci, and Daniel Ho, head of new products, would leave along with their entire team. About 500 people were in the supercharger group, the memo said. Tesla’s supercharger system is among the…
McDonald’s plans to increase deals and value messaging to combat slow sales.chicago burger giant Said that in many big markets, customers troubled by inflation are eating out less. In the first quarter, fast food traffic was stable or down in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany.”Consumers are certainly being very discriminating in how they spend their dollars,” said McDonald’s President Andrew Cuomo. CEO Chris Kempczinski said during a conference call with investors on Tuesday. “This may be more pronounced with lower-income consumers, but it’s important to recognize that all income groups are looking for value.”McDonald’s…
With over two years in the Ozempic craze, you’d think everyone would know better than to ask people if they’re taking the drug for weight loss. But apparently, not everyone got the memo. On Monday, Barbra Streisand candidly asked Melissa McCarthy on Instagram if the actress was taking medication, sparking immediate outrage. When McCarthy shared photos of herself attending Center Theater Group’s annual gala in Los Angeles with Adam Shankman over the weekend, her followers complimented her outfit and her slimmed-down figure, but Streisand took a different approach, Commented, “Give them my regards. Did you take Ozempic?” Streisand’s comment was…
Disney has released the first trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of “The Lion King,” and revealed that Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice cast.From “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, “Mufasa” will explore the origin story of the titular lion, depicting his childhood with his brother Taka, aka Scar, who would become the main antagonist in “The Lion King.” Is. Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. will voice the younger versions of Mufasa and Scar, respectively. James Earl Jones voices Mufasa in both the original 1994 film and the 2019 remake. Jeremy Irons…
30 April 2024image Caption, Saylor Klaas, three, was observing some winged insects that keep her up at nightWhen three-year-old Saylor Klaas started complaining about monsters in her bedroom, her parents thought it was just the result of a child’s overactive imagination.But then a beekeeper saw thousands of bees above the girl’s bedroom.Saylor complained of “monsters in the wall” of his room in his farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.Her mother, Ashley Massis Klass, and her husband thought nothing of it.Eventually he introduced his daughter to the Pixar film, Monsters, Inc. Was shown. “We also gave him a bottle of water and…
Consumer confidence fell sharply in April as inflation concerns and a poor outlook for the labor market pushed optimism to the lowest level since 2022.The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to 97 in April, below economists’ expectations of 104 and lower than March’s reading of 103.1.”Consumers became less positive about the current labor market situation and more concerned about future business conditions, job availability and income,” Dana Peterson, chief economist at the Conference Board, said in a statement.”According to April’s written responses, elevated price levels, particularly for food and gas, dominated consumer concerns, with politics and global conflict far…
By Bhanvi Satija and Patrick Wingrove(Reuters) -Explosive demand for Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug Zepbound and increased manufacturing capacity prompted the company on Tuesday to raise its annual sales forecast to $2 billion, sending its shares up nearly 5%. Hui.Lilly said it expected to significantly ramp up production of its obesity treatment and related diabetes drug Monzaro in the second half of the year, with most doses in short supply due to high demand.Skyrocketing demand for Monjaro and Zepbound, both chemically known as tirazepate, has pushed the Indianapolis-based drugmaker’s market value to more than $700 billion — surpassing even Tesla and…