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Plain text size Larger text size Text size is very large August is sluggish: too early for summer release, too late for winter fun. This time of year has often seen distributors clearing cupboards, getting ready for a big summer release, but COVID-19 and new release platforms have scrambled the eggs. There are one or two big movies this month, like Bullet Train – Brad Pitt’s action comedy – but much more that is quirky and eccentric. David Cronenberg and Jordan Peele are both back in the ring, so anything can happen. Let the August winds guide you. Or just read. Find out the next TV, streaming series, and movies to add to your must-see. Get Watchlists delivered every Thursday. Bullet Train Brad Pitt and four other assassins board the same train from Tokyo to Kyoto, carrying the same suitcase. It promises silly fun, lots of action, cartoon violence and some laughs. Brad wanted out of life; Sandra Bullock plays the handler. It is directed by David Leitch, who ma...

With the August earnings season about to begin, ASX companies large and small will soon be submitting their report cards for moms, dads (and every other kind of investor!) to assess their progress. But before the bell rings on duxes and drop-outs, we asked our Foolish contributors to tell us which ASX stocks they think will top the charts in the long term. Here’s what the team got: The 7 best ASX stocks for August 2022 (smallest to largest) Lindsay Australia Limited (ASX:LAU), $144.95 million Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd (ASX: EOS), $148.86 million Ansarada Group Ltd (ASX:AND), $164.82 million Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW), $637.52 million Long WALE REIT Charter Hall (ASX: CLW), $3.29 billion Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE), $8.84 billion South32 Ltd (ASX:S32), $17.63 billion (Market cap as of 31 July 2022) Why our Stupid writers love this ASX stock Lindsay Australia Limited What it does: Lindsay Australia is an integrated rural transportation, logi...

Hulu, HBO, Netflix, Lucasfilm Here we continue the monthly section that will offer a quick checklist of what’s coming to theaters, VOD & SVOD services, and gaming platforms over the coming weeks. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather one featuring a main title and a few minor titles. Titles are separated by date and sorted by movies & movie rentals first, then TV, then games. On the film front, the “Predator” franchise returns with a live premiere to Hulu “Prey,” Brad Pitt takes on a lot of killers in “Bullet Train,” George Miller returns with “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” Apple tries to be Pixar with “ Luck,” Idris Elba faces off against a man-eating lion in “Beast,” and Kevin Bacon leads an evil conversion camp in “They/Them.” There’s also Jamie Foxx fighting vampires in “Day Shift,” Esther’s return in the prequel “Orphan: First Kill,” Lovecraftian gloryhole dark comedy “Glorious,” Stallone being a supe...

Plain text size Larger text size Text size is very large Looking for things to cheer you up in Sydney this August? Luckily for us, there are a number of events in and around the CBD to look forward to. Phantom from Opera finally coming to the Opera House, Parramatta has a yearbook to read (see details below), and you can warm yourself up with performances from Gang of Youths and Arlo Parks. Keep reading for highlights of what’s in Sydney over the next month. HallyuPopFest Qudos Bank Arena | August 13 – August 14 | Tickets start at $78 The international K-pop music festival is finally over, filling the Qudos Bank Arena with 10 top Korean music stars, including Astro, Kep1er, Oneus and SF9. With huge concerts featuring multiple bands, markets, and meet and greets, there’s always something for every K-pop fan. K-pop band Kep1er at the Hallyupopfest festival in London this month. In August, they will take their tour to Sydney. Credit: David Cliff/Invision/AP ORACLE ...

Banking giant ANZ now expects borrowers to tackle four 50 basis point rate hikes in November – with the country’s major banks expecting cash rates to settle in 2023 once inflation is under control. The Big Four on Tuesday forecast the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate would more than double from an existing three-year high of 1.35 percent to a 10-year high of 3.35 percent on Melbourne Cup Day. ANZ chief economist David Plank expects the RBA to raise interest rates by 0.5 percentage points in a row in August, September, October and November – and keep rates at that level throughout 2023 and 2024. “We think the RBA will take its cash rate target to a tight setting above three percent by the end of 2022, more than 12 months earlier than our previous estimate,” he said. A two percentage point increase in mortgage rates in November would leave borrowers with an average $600,000 mortgage owed $708 more a month in payments as the RBA cash rate hit its hi...