Amazon Buys Hollywood s MGM Studio. Twitter Erupts With Memes And Jokes Amazon Buys Hollywood s MGM Studio. Twitter Erupts With Memes And Jokes Amazon has acquired famed Hollywood studio MGM for a whopping $8.45 billion.
Updated: May 27, 2021 12:14 pm IST
Jeff Bezos is the new James Bond? Memes on Amazon s acquisition of MGM have flooded social media
Amazon, on Wednesday, acquired famed Hollywood studio MGM for a whopping $8.45 billion. Acquiring the studio, which is behind some classic films and shows such as the James Bond franchise,
The Handmaid s Tale, and
Legally Blonde, will add to Amazon s extensive library of cinema. This, in turn, is expected to give Amazon an edge over streaming rivals such as Netflix and Disney+. It s very exciting and provides so many opportunities for high-quality storytelling, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios said about the deal.
What impact did the blockage of the Suez Canal have on the cement industry? Written by David Perilli, Global Cement
14 April 2021
A great question was asked at yesterday’s
Virtual Global CemTrans Seminar: what impact did the recent blockage of the Suez Canal cause to the cement industry? Luckily, Rahul Sharan from Drewry was on hand discussing freight costs following the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
As most readers will know, the Suez Canal was blocked in late March 2021 when the 200,000dwt Ever Given ran aground, at around six nautical miles from the southern entry of the canal. The ultra large container vessel was subsequently refloated and towed away just under a week later. While this was happening the fate of the ship became a global news story with business analysts totting up the cost of the obstruction. 40 bulk carriers were reported as waiting to transit the waterway the day after the blockage started and s
April 3, 2021
Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:
CTRM) stock. The dry bulk carrier and tanker drew the attention of the Reddit crowd earlier this year. Strong retail hands are hanging tight, but the volume on CTRM stock shows that many people have fled.
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I admit to being among the investors who had never heard of Castor Maritime before being assigned the article. It’s either ironic or timely that I’m writing about Castor Maritime on a day when the drama surrounding the Ever Given is winding down. The first thing I thought about was if they had vessels hung up in the Suez Canal.