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Oscars 2022 beyond the Will Smith and Chris Rock drama

Here's a look at many firsts, seconds, and thirds at Oscars 2022 that included wins for Apple TV+, Jane Campion, Ariana DeBose, Zack Snyder's Justice League, and a lot more action. Here's how it stacks up in numbers

The Oscars are back—busy and punchy

The awardscast opened bold and boisterous, determined to show that the movie business could still put on a show. Despite its theme "Movie Lovers Unite," for Chris Rock and Will Smith, the reunion was more dramatic—and painful—than the academy could have planned or wanted

Waves coming in and out: How to deal with market volatility, experts advise

A roller coaster ride is part and parcel of investing in the markets, highlighted especially since March 2020 when they have plummeted and reached all-time highs, only to tumble again thanks to Russia-Ukraine. Here are some ground rules you can follow

As Russia-Ukraine war moves into month two, fears grow of Mariupol's fall

Russian forces have largely failed in their first aim to take the largest cities and have narrowed immediate targets to the sieges of the southern port city of Mariupol and the strategically placed city of Chernihiv in the north

2022 Investment Special: Bulls, bears, pigs and chicken of the street

If you look back from this point, it's obvious who the winners and losers are—those who got in or increased their exposure in the early days of the pandemic, and those who attempted to ride the boom late last year, in that order. But there's another breed that has quietly reaped in more than modest gains

Why the US can't quickly wean Europe from Russian gas

But energy experts said that building enough terminals on both sides of the Atlantic to significantly expand U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to Europe could take two to five years

For Madhuri Dixit, 'The Fame Game' felt familiar if not the medium

In an interview last month, Dixit discussed the pervasive nature of stardom and the changes Bollywood has undergone during her career

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Men like Rosé & women like single malts—that's the new normal: Ipsita Das, Moët Hennessy India

In an exclusive interview with Storyboard18, Ipsita Das, managing director at Moët Hennessy India talks about the change in drinking patterns, what changed in the luxe wines and spirits segment during the pandemic and more

China, Solomon Islands draft secret security pact, raising alarm in the Pacific

Although it is marked as a draft and cites a need for "social order" as a justification for sending Chinese forces, it has set off alarms throughout the Pacific, where concerns about China's intentions have been growing for years

The respectful US Supreme Court hearing that wasn't

The aggressively hostile interrogation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson marred what could have been not only a reset for the Senate, but a significant national moment in seeing the first Black woman ascend to the pinnacle of American jurisprudence with strong support