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Steven M. Peters

Most Underpaid Golden Globe Winners

The Golden Globes have been held since 1944 to recognize “distinguished achievements in the film industry,” according to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — the organization behind the awards ceremony. In the course of…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Worst Weather Events of 2018

The wildfires that raged through Northern California this past November were an unwelcome reminder of the potential overwhelmingly destructive power of natural disasters. The fires – which were the most destructive in California’s history…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Most Promising Restaurant Openings of 2018

There are more than a million restaurants in America, the National Restaurant Association estimates, from the local McDonald’s to high-end destination places. Exactly how many new restaurants open every year is difficult to determine.…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Most Important People of 2018

Selecting the most important people in a given year is admittedly a subjective exercise. One person’s list of important people of 2018 is not likely to match another’s. Even so, 24/7 Wall St. has…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

The Biggest Air Travel Complaints of 2018

Global air travel has boomed from 310 million passengers carried in 1970 to 4 billion in 2017. Domestic and foreign airlines serving the United States carried a record 965 million passengers last year, an…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Morgan Stanley trims Apple price target to $236

Analyst Katy Huberty flew to Asia and got an earful. From a note to clients that landed on my desktop Friday morning: China smartphone market responsible for…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Highest Grossing Stars of 2018

Today’s Hollywood blockbusters are big business. A major production can easily cost millions of dollars and employ a cast and crew in the thousands. To ensure success, Hollywood often relies on actors known to…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Least Streamed Hit Songs of 2018

Streaming has become the most popular form of music consumption in the United States, accounting for three-quarters of industry revenue in the first half of 2018. About 1 million new subscribers sign up for…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Most Streamed Hit Songs of 2018

Long gone are the days of records and CDs. Even buying music online to download is increasingly a thing of the past. More and more, today’s music fans are relying on streaming to listen…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago