The Volkswagen Group has filed its worst quarterly performance since the height of the "Dieselgate" scandal in 2015. Share prices climbed in response, however, perhaps because the bad news was so well signposted.
India's Ministry of Finance has increased its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year. But it also warned about inflation, particularly for fuel and energy, amid continued instability in the Middle East.
The sudden passing of Hollywood icon Hayden Panettiere has sent shockwaves through an industry already marked by heavy losses this year. Though her publicized struggles with substance abuse initially sparked controversy, the police have officially resolved the case and closed
The prison drama of Stephen King's The Shawshank Redemption collides with the paranoid terror of John Carpenter's The Thing in a new supernatural thriller, action, comedy genre mash-up that has emerged as one of the best movies of the year.
