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Christmas 500 years ago was a drunken 6-week feast that may have been considerably better than the modern holiday, medieval historian says

Beer and wine were major components of the meal. By our standards, peasants drank a lot, although the alcohol content of the beer...

Why gold went through the roof this year

The S&P 500 closed up 0.46% yesterday to hit a new record of 6,909.79. The index is now up 17.48% for the year....

Hoping AI will give you more work-life balance in 2026? Fortune 500 CEOs warn otherwise

Workers may be hoping that AI can finally take over their drudge work in the new year—ease their loads and shorten the workweek,...

‘Call of Duty’ co-creator Vince Zampella dies at 55 — ‘his work helped shape modern interactive entertainment’

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games as “Call of Duty,” has died. He was 55. Video game company Electronic...

As more workers request accommodations, how should workplaces react?

With diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, as well as anxiety and depression, on the rise, many colleges are seeing increases in...

UMG and Splice team up to collaborate on ‘next generation’ AI music creation tools

Universal Music Group is teaming up with music creation platform Splice on what they call the “joint exploration of the next generation of...

PPL’s royalty distributions jump 19.9% to $72.8M in final quarter of 2025

PPL, the UK’s collective management organization (CMO) for performers and recording rightsholders, has reported a 19.9% increase in payouts for the final quarter...

From YouTube pulling its data from Billboard’s charts to HYBE’s new partnership with Tyla’s managers… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines...

Stocks: Bank of America warns fund managers just triggered a contrarian ‘sell’ signal

Bank of America’s “Bull & Bear Indicator” rose from 7.9 to 8.5 in the last few days, triggering its contrarian “sell” signal for...

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