Original title: StockX and Walmart Released Sold-Out Labubus — Here’s What’s Still Available to Shop If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Over the past couple of years, the bag charm hype has undoubtedly endured, but it has also evolved. What started as an obsession with $500+ accessories from the likes of Loewe, Gucci and Prada has turned into an adoration for fuzzy little characters with expressive facials: Pop Mart’s Labubu. And though the product drops get more and more competitive by the day, StockX and Walmart teamed up to give fans access to authenticated, sold-out favorites for a limited time. From Aug. 15 through 22, daily Labubu stock drops went live on walmart.com, with each collectible verified by StockX, the trusted online resale marketplace, for authenticity. The assortment includes both multi-pack sealed cases and individual sealed cases, otherwise known as blind boxes, as well as pre-revealed plush pendants. And while the daily drops have run their course, ...

Original title: ‘Alien: Earth’ Creator on That Wild Stand-Alone Movie Episode and Elon Musk-Inspired Twist [This story contains spoilers from Alien: Earth‘s fifth episode, “In Space, No One…”] Alien: Earth gave franchise fans an unexpected treat with its fifth episode: A mini-Alien movie that feels like the FX drama took Ridley Scott‘s 1979 original film and re-imagined its core elements as a unique one-hour story. Aptly titled “In Space, No One…” (playing off the original film’s famous marketing tagline, “In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream”), the flashback episode showed what happened aboard the ill-fated USCSS Maginot that caused its dangerous creatures to escape and the ship to crash into Earth. With the ship’s interior sets as a near replica of those from the first film’s ship, Nostromo, the action played like an alternate universe version of the decades-old film that we’d never seen before. The sequence also contained a twist that upended many of the audience’s assumptions about the previous episodes and was inspired by the antics of a certain tech billionaire. “This allowed me — in ...

Original title: Jimmy Kimmel Heads Back to Brooklyn for Week of Shows (Exclusive) Jimmy Kimmel is heading back to Brooklyn in the fall. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is taping five shows in front of a live studio audience from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House in New York, the host announced during Tuesday night’s show in his return from summer hiatus. The tapings will run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3, and one of the guests will be none other than Stephen Colbert, as the latter late night host prepares for his nine-month final season of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert following its shocking cancellation earlier this summer by CBS. This marks the seventh time that Kimmel’s ABC’s late night show has traveled to Brooklyn to broadcast from BAM. More guests for the week will be announced at a later date. Previous guests of Kimmel’s in Brooklyn have included Cardi B, Eminem, Jason Bateman, Wu-Tang Clan, Jon Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael J. Fox, Alicia Keys, John Krasinski, David Letterman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, Senator Ber ...

Original title: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On His Bruce Lee-Inspired Adidas Collab, Taking On More Acting Gigs and His New Graphic Novel If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is stepping back into one of his most iconic off-court roles — and perhaps one of Hollywood’s most famed onscreen height differences — with his latest Adidas collab. The six-time NBA MVP, New York Times bestselling author and scorer of 38,387 points has re-teamed with the sportswear company on the Jabbar Lo x Bruce Lee collection ($40 to $100), which pays tribute to the Hall of Famer and his friendship with his Game of Death co-star in the form of yellow suede sneakers — nodding to Lee’s infamous jumpsuit that inspired Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill costumes — and graphic tees with scenes of the classic martial arts film. (For the record, Abdul-Jabbar was 18 inches taller than his five-foot-eight pal.) The bright yellow kicks are finished with Abdul-Jabbar’s trademark skyhook silhouette and Lee’s “kick” motif (both in ...

Original title: Teck Holds Up Growth Plans to Focus on Chile Copper Mine Teck Resources Ltd. is deferring major growth projects to focus on fixing issues that have held back output at its flagship Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile. The Canadian miner has launched a review of operations at the “QB” site, focused on improving drainage from the tailings facility, it said in a statement Bloomberg Terminal late on Tuesday. It also announced some personnel changes, including the retirement of Chief Operating Officer Shehzad Bharmal and the hiring of an unnamed industry veteran as advisor to top managers. ...

Original title: HSBC AM Joins Peers With Private Equity Fund Targeting Wealthy HSBC Holdings Plc ’s asset management arm is launching a private equity strategy targeting wealthy clients, the latest move by a major investment firm to boost its alternatives offerings for individuals. The fund will give investors exposure to secondary and co-investments from a range of general partners, HSBC AM said in a statement Wednesday. The minimum investment can be as little as $25,000 and varies by jurisdiction. It’s aimed at investors in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. ...

Original title: ECB’s Next Move Could Be to Cut or Hike Rates, Dolenc Says European Central Bank interest rates are firmly on hold for now and the next step could be a cut or hike, according to Primoz Dolenc , acting governor of Slovenia’s central bank. With Europe’s economy resilient and inflation stabilizing near 2%, Dolenc said he doesn’t see “major shifts in any direction” to justify changing borrowing costs this month. ...

Original title: Global Funds Sell Record Amount of Vietnam Stocks After Rally Foreign investors are scaling back their positions after Vietnam’s record stock rally, pulling out an unprecedented amount of money from the market. Global funds sold a net $1.5 billion worth of local shares in August, the biggest monthly outflow in Bloomberg-compiled data going back to 2009. The benchmark VN Index was little changed on Wednesday after traders returned from a holiday. ...

Original title: Global Bond Selloff Is Extending With Longer Debt Leading Losses Global bonds are facing renewed selling pressure as jitters around inflation, debt sales and fiscal discipline erode sentiment toward what had previously been some of the world’s safest assets. Yields on Japan’s 20-year notes climbed to the highest since 1999 on Wednesday, while Australian 10-year bond yields rose to levels last seen in July. Treasury yields also rose, with those on benchmark 30-year debt approaching to within a whisker of the closely watched 5% level. ...

Original title: The best deals on MacBooks right now Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for newer models, but some retailers are still selling the 2020 laptop starting at $599 ($50 off) at Walmart — a far cry from the $2,499 starting price of the latest 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro. Purchasing a new MacBook can be a pricey endeavor, but finding a deal is surprisingly easy. Apple has recently shaken up the starting RAM for several models, creating more options than ever before and resulting in steeper discounts on older models. Although Macs may not get perpetual discounts, it’s not uncommon to see various models discounted by as much as $800. Alternatively, purchasing refurbished options directly from Apple is another way to save money without waiting for the changing deal winds to blow your way. It’s also the only option to find certain SKUs of older models as Apple continues to move forward on newer releases. A ...