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1 day ago · Plot In a cemetery in the former nation of Zubrowka, [a] a woman visits the shrine of a renowned writer, known simply as "Author", reading his most-cherished book: The Grand Budapest Hotel. The book, written in 1985, recounts the 1968 vacation of the young writer at the once-grand, then-drab hotel. There, he meets its owner, Zero Moustafa, who tells his rags to riches story at dinner. In 1932 ...
1 day ago · Russia is the most populous country in Europe, and the world's ninth most populous country, with a population density of 8 inhabitants per square kilometre (21 inhabitants/sq mi). Since the 1990s, Russia's death rate has exceeded its birth rate, which some analysts have called a demographic crisis.
1 day ago · The same study also revealed that children aged between 8 and 18 years old spend an average of about 7.5 hours per week playing video games. According to a report by Newzoo, a market research company, global gaming revenue reached $159.3 billion in 2020, with a significant portion of this revenue generated from the sale of video games to children.
5 hours ago · The rate was 2% on income over $4,000, which meant fewer than 10% of households would pay any. ($4,000 was 19.3 times the 1894 nominal GDP per capita of $207.23; the corresponding income in 2021 is $1.3M.) The purpose of the income tax was to make up for revenue that would be lost by tariff reductions.
1 day ago · Gross profit for the quarter was reported at 23.2%. Full fiscal year 2024 net sales reached $87.6 million, with a 26.2% gross profit. Net income stood at $1 million for Q4 and $4.9 million for the full year. Crown Crafts reduced its debt by $4.6 million and paid dividends of $0.32 per share. The company is planning to expand product offerings ...
1 day ago · Australian shares rebounded on Wednesday, backed by a rally in mining stocks while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's reassurance over U.S. manufacturer prices information kept ratecut hopes up. The S&P/ ASX 200 index closed 0.4% greater to 7,753.700. The benchmark had actually slipped 0.3% on Tuesday. On the planet's biggest economy, producer costs was available in hotter-than-expected ...
