Facebook Stock Hits Record High Amid Ad Boycott

Loose Women panelist Stacey Solomon often shares tips and tricks on home decor and crafting to her 3.6 million Instagram followers.The mum of three, who has a keen eye for design, has been spending her days during the lockdown revamping her Essex home and creating amazing little projects that brighten up the space.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer reported the county currently has 2,232 patients hospitalized due to the coronavirus. The previous high was 2,216, set just the day before.

Rocketman — Photo: Paramount PicturesLGBTQ representation in films from major studios is at an all-time high, but racial diversity has dropped and transgender representation continues to be non-existent.That’s according to the eighth annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) from LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD, which analyzed 118 films from the eight highest-grossing film studios of 2019 and four of their subsidiaries.The studios analyzed were Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony

St Mirren have bolstered their ranks ahead of the new Premiership season after completing a significant defensive signing. The Buddies have been chasing Joe Shaughnessy's signature since he left Southend United at the start of July and a deal has now finally been rubber stamped.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney, the biggest spender on advertising with Facebook in the first half of 2020, has reportedly suspended ads for Disney Plus and Hulu with the social giant.Disney recently has “dramatically slashed” advertising with Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing anonymous sources.

(CNN)Grief over a celebrity death can be a strange loss.On one hand, stars are usually not people we actually know. Yet on the other hand,they're in our everydaylives through their art, the best of which lets us see ourselves reflected on screen or in song, creating a sense of connection.It's why their loss can knock the wind out of us.

LOS ANGELES – The Coronavirus pandemic has surged to such record levels that officials in Los Angeles County have labeled these as “an alarming and dangerous phase.” The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 59 new deaths and 4,592 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. This is the largest increase in new cases in a twenty-four hour period, surpassing the count from July 14 of 4,244 new cases.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGLAAD released its 2020 Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) which examines and reports the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ characters in the highest theatrical grossing films released in 2019.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe emotional tete-a-tete between Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith on Facebook Watch’s “Red Table Talk” has set a new record as the social site’s most-viewed original episode in the first 24 hours.Within 16 hours after it was posted Friday at noon PT, the 12-minute segment, titled “Jada Brings Herself to the Table,” had been viewed more than 12 million times.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIs Netflix going to turn another boffo earnings report fueled by “quarantine and chill”?Investors pumped up shares of the streamer to a new all-time high Friday, with Netflix stock rising more than 4% in morning trading on a bullish Wall Street analyst call on second-quarter 2020 subscriber growth.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOn-location film in Los Angeles plunged to its lowest levels on record for the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, the FilmLA permitting agency reported Wednesday.The report showed overall production plunged by 97.8% to only 194 shoot days as production remained shut down from March 20 to June 15.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorShares in Amazon broke the $3,000 barrier to finish Monday’s trading session at an all-time record of $3,057.04, leading a wave of tech stocks at record highs.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite itself continues to set records, closing Monday at 10,433.65. It has gone up 14% in 2020 to date, erasing steep losses in February and March.Apple climbed 3% to $373.85.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA Congressional antitrust investigation will have some star power testifying at hearings later this month, as the CEOs of Amazon, Apple.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBig Tech’s four biggest executives may soon be in the congressional hot seat, with the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google set to appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing as part of its antitrust investigation.Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Google’s Sundar Pichai (who also is chief exec of parent Alphabet), are scheduled to testify at the hearing.

After a two-week poll circulated asking Billboard readers to vote for the best dad in Latin music, fans crown Richard Camacho of the Latin pop group CNCO.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC won Monday night with The Wall delivering a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.99 million viewers, marking a season-high audience for the game show. The Titan Games ticked down in the demo with a 0.7  and 3.91 million viewers, but the reality sports competition and The Wall still managed to top the night.