Expectations low for high-stakes Biden-Xi summit amid tensions Tuesday, November 14 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet Wednesday in the San Francisco area at an undisclosed location for their first face-to-face meeting in a year.The bar for success is low – anything that stops the relationship from getting... Read More.
John Lydon on FX series ‘Pistol’: “It fulfilled all my negative expectations” Friday, August 11 by ABC NewsSex Pistols frontman John Lydon doesn’t mince words when it comes to his thoughts about Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols series Pistol, which was based on guitarist Steve Jones’ autobiography, Lonely Boy.In an interview with The Sun, Lydon says he watched the FX series “just to see how absurd it was” and... Read More.
US economic growth accelerated in second quarter, exceeding expectations and rebuking recession fears Thursday, July 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- U.S. economic growth accelerated over three months ending in June, blowing past economist expectations and rebuking concern about a possible recession.The U.S. gross domestic product grew by a 2.4% annualized rate to finish the first half of 2023, according to government... Read More.
Biden touts midterm results as Democrats defy expectations, avoid GOP blowout Wednesday, November 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden addressed election results for the first time Wednesday, saying it was a "strong night" for Democrats as the party defied expectations and avoided a Republican blowout."It was a good day, I think, for democracy. And I think it was... Read More.
“It’s not ‘Elf’.”: Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds curb expectations about their Christmas movie, ‘Spirited’ Monday, November 7 by ABC NewsWill Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds took to Instagram to try to tamp down fans' expectations for the pair's forthcoming holiday movie, Spirited.In trying to promote the film, Reynolds opened by grousing, "Ugh. This sucks. Do you have any idea... Read More.
US hiring exceeds expectations, as economy adds 261,000 jobs Friday, November 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. added 261,000 jobs in October, exceeding economist expectations and sending a positive signal for the economy days before the midterm elections.The unemployment rate increased to 3.7%. However, the unemployment has stood between a narrow range of 3.5% and 3.7%... Read More.
Betty White memorabilia auction smashes expectations, raising more than $4 million Monday, September 26 by ABC NewsIt was never in doubt what an icon the late Betty White was, but in case you needed any more proof, an auction of items from her life and career smashed all expectations. Julien's Auctions says the three-day event raised... Read More.
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ beats expectations with $21 million box office debut Monday, August 22 by ABC NewsDragon Ball Super: Super Hero easily topped the weekend box office, grabbing an estimated $21 million in North America. It's the third best opening of all time for an anime film and more than double the last Dragon Ball film's opening in 2018.The second... Read More.
US economy adds 528,000 jobs, far outpacing expectations Friday, August 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.The report defied expectations of a hiring slowdown as... Read More.
With breakthrough COVID cases commonplace, experts set expectations about ‘vaccine efficacy’ Friday, July 1 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the early days of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, scientists were hopeful it might herald the long-awaited turning point of the pandemic, not only bringing the threat of severe disease, hospitalization and death to an end, but also completely halting the... Read More.