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Vintage photos show what Coney Island's 4th of July celebrations used to look like

<ul><li><keyword id="20549513" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Deadpool-Wolverine" source="keywords">Deadpool &amp; Wolverine</keyword> was released on July 26 and took the global box office by storm</li><li>The film raked in $434 million over its first weekend </li><li>The movie is a goldmine of <keyword id="19899873" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Easter-eggs" source="keywords">easter eggs</keyword> for <keyword id="20189664" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="MCU" source="keywords">MCU</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="20137726" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="X-Men" source="keywords">X-Men</keyword> Fans</li></ul>Disclaimer: If you are a superhero fanatic who has been disappointed with the content out there of late, Deadpool &amp; Wolverine is likely to be a breath of fresh air for you. I have skipped major spoilers here, which I believe you should enjoy firsthand in cinemas near you. Since Avengers: Endgame, we have seen a constant decline in quality and fan following for the <keyword id="19985514" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Marvel-Cinematic-Universe" source="keywords">Marvel Cinematic Universe</keyword> movies and shows. The reasons are plenty — a pandemic that crutched the production quality, added focus on TV shows, expansion of the Universe for secondary characters and a lack of clear vision for the future. While all this was at play, Fox was acquired by Disney with the rights to the Marvel characters coming back to the ‘sacred timeline’ or as we call it, MCU. Since then we have seen references to the X-Men in Marvel's latest work — from the X-Men animated theme being played out in Ms. Marvel (2022) to Beast’s cameo in The Marvels (2023). But it wasn’t until Deadpool &amp; Wolverine that we had our first taste of what this connected universe would look like. In fact, Deadpool, being the merc. with the mouth, made for the perfect character for this merger. So unsurprisingly, Deadpool and Wolverine saw a ton of <keyword id="22604958" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="4th-wall-breaks" source="keywords">4th-wall breaks</keyword>, references from past Fox and MCU releases, and enough fodder for me to write this piece. Easter eggs that I spotted in Deadpool &amp; Wolverine <h2>MCU X Deadpool</h2>We get at least six easter eggs in the first scene of the movie. This is where we see Wade meeting with Happy Hogan played by John Favreu. He is applying to become an Avenger, only to get rejected eventually. But in that room, we see the following: -Iron Man Mark II Helmet -Table Clock from Ironman 2 -A replica shield of Captain America -Peter Parker’s Ironman helmet from Ironman 2 -Peter Parker and Tony Stark’s picture from Spiderman Homecoming -Tony Stark’s simulation of time travel algorithm We then move to Deadpool being brought to TVA, the Time Variance Authority. This is where we meet familiar characters from Loki. It shouldn’t bother you if you haven’t seen the series since there are no references made to that. Here we see Deadpool with Thor, a scene which is actively being shunned throughout the movie. I can only assume that we will see it in its entirety in Avengers: Secret Wars. Then we are introduced to another set of easter eggs from the MCU in the second half. This is where we see: - A dead corpse of Giant-Man - Thanos’ ship - Red Skull car from Captain America: The First Avenger - Doctor Strange’s ring <h2>A final goodbye to Fox’s Marvel Universe</h2>In the early 2000s, we saw many 20th Century Fox films around Marvel characters. Yes, just like Spider-Man with Sony, Fox had the rights of the Fantastic Four and X-Men. With that universe being dissolved, Deadpool &amp; Wolverine gave us a final glimpse of the series with many easter eggs. <h3>Fox Easter Eggs from the void</h3>The easter egg hunt isn’t difficult, especially if you are familiar with the Fox universe. But to help you out, here is everything you can spot: <ul><li>Fantastic Car from the Fantastic Four</li><li>20th Century Fox logo</li><li>Logan’s military dog tags</li><li>Katanas used in The Wolverine </li><li>Professor X’s chair</li><li>Magneto’s Helmet being mentioned by Cassandra</li></ul>But no fan service is complete without mentioning the characters that were reintroduced in this movie. I don’t want to get into details and what they did here, but here is a list of characters you might or might not remember. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Character </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Actor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Movie </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">X-23 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dafne Keen </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Logan (2017) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Elektra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jennifer Garner </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Daredevil (2003), Elektra (2005) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gambit </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Channing Tatum </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Unreleased Gambit Movie </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Blade </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wesley Snipes </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Blade (1998) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Human Torch </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chris Evans </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Fantastic Four (2004, 2007) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sabretooth </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tyler Mane </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">X-Men (2000) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Pyro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aaron Stanford </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">X-Men 2 (2003) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aaron W Reed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Juggernaut </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">X3 (2005) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mike Waters </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Blob </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> There were other notable characters in the movie which were reprised by unknown actors. The list includes: <ul><li>Toad</li><li>Calisto </li><li>Azazel </li><li>Lady Death Strike</li><li>Bullseye</li><li>Psylocke</li></ul>Overall, Deadpool and Wolverine is a film that unabashedly embraces fan service. It’s a love letter to comic book enthusiasts, packed with Easter eggs, cameos, and references that will delight longtime fans. The film revels in its meta-humour, breaking the fourth wall and winking at the audience with every opportunity. While some critics argue that this excessive fan service overshadows the plot, there’s no denying the film's entertainment value for those who appreciate a good dose of nostalgia and comic book absurdity.

Deadpool & Wolverine is the epitome of fan service. Here’re the major easter eggs and surprise clues decoded (No spoilers)

I made 5 cookout foods in a slow cooker and they were all perfect for the 4th of July

Andrew Webber's forever war 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>North Korea is copying the American Hellfire missile, US Army Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said.</li><li>Pyongyang previously unveiled two drones that looked suspiciously like the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk.</li></ul>The US military is closely watching a new North Korean drone that uses a "reverse-engineered copy" of the Hellfire missile for the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk, a US Army general said on Tuesday."North Korea recently unveiled a reconnaissance and multirole UAV that employ a reverse-engineered copy of a Hellfire missile, similar to an RQ-4 and MQ-9," Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said at the 2024 Association of the United States Army Conference.Costello, who oversees US missile and air defense in the Indo-Pacific, said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-speed-up-stealth-drones-after-north-drone-flights-2022-12">Pyongyang</a> has been primarily developing drones in Groups 1 to 3, or those weighing about 1,320 pounds or less."As we watch all the relationships that are building in all the conflicts around the world, that's one that we are watching very closely," Costello added.Costello was likely referring to a pair of drones displayed by North Korea in July 2023, which <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-displays-new-aircraft-look-like-us-military-drones-2023-7">looked nearly identical</a> to the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk, two of the most advanced UAVs in the US military.Pyongyang's state media said at the time that the drones were "newly developed" and released footage of one <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/nknewsorg/status/1684448601123217409">firing missiles</a>, which drew comparisons in the West to the Hellfire guided munitions used by the American systems.<div type="image" title="This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says attack drones during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War, on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, July 27, 2023." height="3333" width="5000" msid="114272420" hostid="261" sizebytes="476394"></div>The exact capabilities of these drones and their munitions are still unclear. If the North Korean missiles are, indeed, guided, it's also unknown what system they employ.Costello's remarks now indicate a US military assessment that the drones were at least built with some knowledge of American hardware.The brigadier general's remarks were part of a presentation on unmanned threats in the Indo-Pacific as US military leaders spoke of a need to better prepare for drone warfare, especially given the rise of small UAVs in recent conflicts such as the Ukraine war."We're certainly seeing, regardless of the theater, that this contested environment is really just a matter of fact," said Maj. Gen. David Stewart, director of the Joint Counter-UAS Office.The Defense Department has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2025/FY2025_Weapons.pdf">requested</a> a budget of $2.4 billion for unmanned aircraft systems in the 2025 fiscal year ending September 30. However, various US military branches still hope to acquire more funds for such technology.The unfunded wish list for the US Army alone included <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/03/army-puts-drones-front-and-center-newly-obtained-budget-docs/395182/">some $741 million</a> for counter-drone systems and air defense this fiscal year.The drone industry is also facilitating the rise of new defense contractors, like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-palmer-luckey#:~:text=Palmer%20Luckey%20founded%20the%20virtual,defense%2Dtech%20startup%20Anduril%20Industries.">Palmer Luckey</a>'s Anduril, which is running a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://thedefensepost.com/2022/01/26/us-special-ops-counter-drone-contract/">10-year deal worth $1 billion</a> with US Special Operations Command for counter-drone tech.Earlier this month, the Pentagon awarded the startup another <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/10/08/anduril-lands-250-million-pentagon-contract-for-drone-defense-system/">$250 million contract</a> for 500 of the firm's reusable Roadrunner drones and its pulsar jammer technology.The US Army and 94th AAMDC's public affairs teams did not respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

North Korea's new drones use a 'reverse-engineered copy' of Hellfire missiles from the MQ-9 Reaper, US Army general says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Shang-Chi" star Simu Liu called out two boba tea entrepreneurs who appeared on an episode of "Dragons' Den."</li><li>They were promoting their new drink, which they said was healthier than regular boba tea.</li></ul>Simu Liu is in the middle of a brewing business feud over a popular Asian drink.The "Shang-Chi" actor called out a pair of entrepreneurs from Québec during a Thursday episode of "Dragons' Den," the Canadian version of "Shark Tank."Entrepreneurs Sébastien Fiset and Jess Frenette, who founded the bottled popping <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-original-boba-tea-starbucks-chun-shui-tang-competition-tptea-2024-7">bubble tea</a> brand called Bobba, were asking for funding in exchange for 18% of their company's ownership, per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/simu-liu-criticizes-bobba-cultural-appropriation-rcna175209">NBC</a>.The duo was marketing it as a healthier alternative to the "trendy, sugar drink you are queuing up for, and you are never quite sure about its content."The judges were given the drink to taste. When asked if he liked the drink, Liu, who joined the show as a panelist in its 19th season, said, "I thought it was fine.""But I'm concerned about this idea of disrupting or disturbing bubble tea," he said in response to the duo's marketing strategy.When his co-judge Manjit Minhas argued that not everything had to remain traditional, Liu said: "But there's also the issue of cultural appropriation.""There's the issue of taking something that's very distinctly Asian in its identity, and quote-unquote, making it better, which I have an issue with," Liu added.Liu, a general partner at the venture capital fund Markham Valley Ventures, called Fiset and Frenette out for not including the origins of boba, which is a Taiwanese drink, on the cans of their products.According to Liu's LinkedIn, Markham Valley Ventures invests in minority-led startups and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) businesses.Liu said on "Dragons' Den" that he started his venture company for a lot of reasons but "primarily to uplift minority entrepreneurs.""And not only do I feel like this is not happening here, but that I would be uplifting a business that is profiting off of something that feels so dear to my cultural heritage," he said of Bobba.Liu further asked how the duo were paying respect to "this very Asian drink" and who was on their staff and "cap table."Fiset told Liu that the Canada-based duo had traveled to Taiwan to meet with their partners there, who he called "part of our team."The exchange on "Dragons' Den" has gone viral on social media, with people on TikTok and Instagram calling Bobba out and accusing the brand of cultural appropriation.As of press time, the most viewed clip of the exchange, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcgem/video/7424242804861324549?lang=en">posted</a> by CBC Gem on TikTok, has been viewed more than 8.2 million times.The clip has sparked parodies on TikTok.One TikTok clip, posted by user Winniedapoo, has been seen 3.1 million times as of press time. In the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wenniedapoo/video/7424908191114235168">clip</a>, the TikTok user films himself drinking boba with the overlaid caption: "Felt like drinking my ethnical drink today that 'I'm never quite sure about its content.'"In an apology statement on Bobba's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.instagram.com/bobbaofficiel/p/DBFG-Z5xE-8/?img_index=1">Instagram</a> on Monday, Fiset and Frenette said that Liu "raised very valid points regarding cultural appropriation" and that they "welcome this learning opportunity.""When we said, 'You're never quite sure about its contents,' we were not referring to the traditional bubble tea formula found in specialized shops, nor were we criticizing it," the statement said."What we were comparing it to is the other ready-to-drink products like ours found in big box stores," it added.<h2 id="f35e0085-1744-4a9d-9b02-fd2f8e852100">Not the first time Liu's been vocal about race</h2>Liu on Saturday posted a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@simuliu/video/7424961636139666730?lang=en&amp;q=simu%20liu%20bubble%20tea&amp;t=1728967087373">TikTok</a> saying he appreciated the outpouring of support for his stance, but that he condemned any harassment and death threats directed toward the owners of Bobba."It's never OK to make threats, it's never OK to bully and harass online," he said.Liu has been outspoken about race issues.In 2021, he <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shang-chi-simu-liu-response-film-as-experiment-comment-2021-8">clapped back at</a> Disney's former CEO Bob Chapek, who said that the upcoming "Shang-Chi" release would be an "interesting experiment."Liu took to Instagram and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/SimuLiu/status/1426464028138762245">X</a> to address Chapek's comments, writing, "We are not an 'interesting experiment."In June 2021, he said a show he was on, "Kim's Convenience," had a team of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/simu-liu-kims-conveniance-writers-never-gave-asian-actors-stories-2021-6">"overwhelmingly white" writers.</a>The global boba tea industry — or bubble tea as it is known in Asia — is estimated to be worth billions. In July, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/bubble-tea-market">Allied Market Research</a> pegged its value at $3.1 billion in 2023, and projected that the industry would be worth $5.4 billion by 2033.Representatives for Liu and Bobba didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours.

A boba business storm is brewing, and a 'Shang-Chi' star is in the middle of it

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Big Four — EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC — are the world's largest accounting and consulting firms.</li><li>They pull in billions annually but have faced a slowdown in demand for their services.</li></ul>Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC are the world's largest accounting and consulting firms, known as the Big Four.With histories dating back to the 19th century, they have grown into billion-dollar companies employing hundreds of thousands of staff who <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/salary-of-consultants-accountants-big-4-deloitte-kpmg-ey-pwc-2020-7">earn high salaries</a> and often work very long hours.The Big Four offer companies services such as workforce transformations, reshaping corporate finance portfolios, assurance, valuation, and optimizing the use of technology.Put simply, they're there to assess businesses and tell them how to run more efficiently.The pandemic changed the landscape for the major firms, with a surge in demand that sparked a hiring boom. The Big Four are now attempting to balance operations amid slowing demand.Here's a look at where the Big Four stand.<h2 id="48468922-4dba-47ad-a28d-d25638598012">EY</h2>After a series of mergers, EY was formed in 1989 as the accountancy firm Ernst &amp; Young. It has since diversified its offerings and, in 2013, rebranded to EY.Headquartered in central London, EY has more than 700 offices in 150 countries. Janet Truncale, the global chair and CEO, took over from Carmine Di Sibio in July.EY focuses heavily on consultancy and assurance but also covers tax and strategy, and transactions.<div type="image" title="EY office London" height="4232" width="6348" msid="115336159" hostid="261" sizebytes="1631846"></div>Revenue was up 3.9% on the previous year to $51.2 billion, according to the firm's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ey.com/content/dam/ey-unified-site/ey-com/en-gl/campaigns/value-realized/documents/ey-gl-value-realized-report-latest-10-2024.pdf">latest annual report</a> published in October. It was EY's poorest performance since 2010. Assurance services were its largest revenue generator.In May 2024, the firm was caught up in a scandal along with PwC and fined $11.7 million by UK authorities for a series of auditing failures.As pressure has mounted,<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/partner-pay-at-big-four-falling-ey-pwc-deloitte-kpmg-2024-10"> EY cut UK partner payouts by 5%</a> and laid off employees. Overall employee numbers dropped by 2,450 during EY's latest financial year — the first decrease in 14 years.EY's global head count now stands at about 393,000.In 2023, the firm launched <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ey.com/en_gl/services/ai/platform">EY.ai</a>, an AI platform aiming to assist clients across all its professional services. It also offers clients a conversational AI assistant called EYQ.<h2 id="2bae3851-83fe-4f5b-9941-4b8be848c9c2">Deloitte</h2>Deloitte is the largest of the Big Four by both revenue and employees.Founded in the UK in 1845, Deloitte expanded into the US in 1890. It is headquartered in London and has more than 700 offices in some 150 countries. It's known for strong business and technology consulting services.Joe Ucuzoglu has been its global CEO since 2022.In March, Deloitte announced a major restructuring aimed at cutting costs and repositioning it for future success.It is "modernizing and simplifying" its core offering into four categories: audit and assurance, tax and legal strategy, risk and transactions, and technology and transformation.<div type="image" title="Deloitte Global CEO Joe Ucuzoglu" height="2492" width="3782" msid="115336152" hostid="261" sizebytes="428006"></div>Global revenue climbed 3.1% to $67.2 billion in the 2024 financial year, but, like EY, that performance was far lower than the 14.9% growth in 2023.The slowdown has affected partner payouts, which fell by 4.5% to about $1.27 million. Equity partners took home roughly $63,000 less than they did a year ago.Deloitte's global workforce expanded to 460,000 in 2024, an increase of 3,000.Deloitte has pledged to invest $3 billion in AI by fiscal year 2030 and has partnered with technology industry leaders Nvidia, Google Cloud, and AWS to develop its client offering.<h2 id="d05c288b-efec-4a22-ad4b-421387d641ad">PwC</h2>PwC is often considered the most prestigious of the Big Four, and topped the latest <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=708ff2a343a2f208378c7847e7d4bde9dfdd89fdfaebca816b811d68ba1f26db&amp;postID=6733271a12ccc5798285db75&amp;postSlug=big-four-deloitte-pwc-kpmg-ey-staff-revenues-focus-2024-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fvault.com%2Fbest-companies-to-work-for%2Faccounting%2Fvault-accounting-25">Vault Accounting 25</a> ranking.Officially formed in 1998 from a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers &amp; Lybrand, PwC's headquarters is almost opposite EY's main office in London.Mohamed Kande has been the global chairman since July.PwC has three core lines of business — assurance, advisory, and tax and legal services — but the firm is particularly known for its strong and well-established audit client base.It employs more than 370,000 people in 149 countries and territories.In 2021, PwC committed to creating over 100,000 net new jobs over a five-year period, and in October 2024, it said it had already hit three-quarters of that target.<div type="image" title="PwC logo outside office at More London location" height="3799" width="5698" msid="115336154" hostid="261" sizebytes="1162556"></div>PwC was the second-highest earning of the Big Four, posting record gross revenue of $55.4 billion and 3.7% annual growth in the year to June 30.Though not as stark a slowdown as Deloitte or EY, growth at PwC still dropped noticeably compared to the 9.9% rise reported for the previous 12 months.A number of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pwc-results-scandals-in-china-but-global-revenues-record-high-2024-10">high-profile scandals</a> in the Asia-Pacific region involving its work with the Australian and Chinese governments damaged business.To handle the changing environment, PwC cut partner pay by 5%, leaving partners taking home an average of $1.09 million this financial year.In October The Wall Street Journal reported that the firm would make its first major layoffs since 2009 and cut 1,800 jobs.PwC has invested $1.5 billion to expand and scale its AI capabilities. In February 2024, it unveiled a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/press-releases/corporate-news/pwc-uk-launch-uk-tax-ai-assistant-tool.html">tax AI assistant</a> for 2,300 PwC tax professionals in the UK to use.<h2 id="a0264569-2dfb-4f59-8e05-51870f69af3a">KPMG</h2>The smallest of the Big Four in terms of revenue and employees, KPMG is headquartered in Amsterdam and has a long-serving leader in chairman and chief executive Bill Thomas.Its core services cover audit, tax and legal, and advisory.In its most recent annual report, covering the financial year ending 30 September, KPMG reported an 8% rise in revenue to $36 billion. It reports its 2024 results in December.Overall, these were the lowest revenues among the Big Four, roughly $20 billion less than its three competitors.<div type="image" title="KPMG logo outside office" height="3585" width="5378" msid="115336156" hostid="261" sizebytes="222776"></div>KPMG has faced scrutiny across several markets for its auditing and accounting work. In 2023, it was fined a record $26 million in the UK after "exceptional" failures in its accounting work.Employee numbers grew by 3% in the 2023 financial year to reach 273,000.But over 2024, KPMG has made a series of layoffs. About 330 staff, or 4%, were cut from its US audit practice; 5% cut across advisory, tax, and back-office functions; and 2% from its advisory workforce in 2023, according to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.accountancyage.com/2024/11/05/kpmg-cuts-4-of-us-audit-staff-amid-industry-wide-adjusments/">Accountancy Age</a>.KPMG said it is looking to invest more in specialist roles in areas like ESG, tax, and technology.While it lags behind in revenues, the firm is seen to foster a less cutthroat workplace than its competitors. The firm has said it aims to have women in a third of partner or director roles by 2025.According to its latest report, women hold 28.8% of leadership roles.What's your experience of working at the Big Four accountancy firms? Contact this reporter in confidence at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:pthompson@businessinsider.com">pthompson@businessinsider.com</a>

Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC make up the Big 4 — here's how they compare

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Oasis fans are upset over Ticketmaster's "in-demand" pricing for the band's reunion tour.</li><li>Surge pricing is a trend across industries, including ridesharing, restaurants, and theaters.</li></ul>Oasis got the band back together. But a lot has changed since they last sold concert tickets.The "Wonderwall" singers announced this week they would embark on a reunion tour in the UK. It'll be the first time lead brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher will play together in over 15 years. The tour will have 17 dates in Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Dublin starting July 4 next year.Oasis, one of the most popular bands at the end of the 20th century, offered pre-sale tickets beginning Friday and quickly stepped into a 21st-century mire: online surge pricing.Surge pricing allows companies selling products online to increase prices as market demand rises. It all happens automatically and almost instantaneously.While surge pricing is now commonplace — from trying to hail an Uber after an event <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/surge-pricing-increasingly-being-used-at-restaurants-and-theaters-2023-3">to bowling alleys, restaurants, and even golf courses</a> — users of these services all hate it. Now Oasis fans do, too. They complained over the weekend that ticket prices surged on Ticketmaster after the group decided to add three more dates."That feeling when you wait in a queue for four hours only to be told the price of the ticket has risen from £148 to... £355??? Because they're 'in demand,'" Helen Barnett wrote on X. "How is this not illegal?"According to CBS, tickets for the tour are already being sold on resale websites for up to $7,800. The band issued a warning on Saturday, telling fans tickets can only be officially resold through Ticketmaster."Please note, Oasis Live '25 tickets can only be resold at face value via <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/TicketmasterUK">@TicketmasterUK</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/Twickets">@Twickets</a>!" the statement says. "Tickets appearing on other secondary ticketing sites are either counterfeit or will be canceled by the promoters."Ticketmaster did not immediately return a request for comment from Business Insider. The company has made no public statement about the Oasis reunion ticket prices, but its website explains that Ticketmaster does not set ticket prices."Promoters and artists set ticket prices. Prices can be either fixed or market-based. Market-based tickets are labeled as "Platinum" or "In Demand," the website says.The practice has caused no shortage of controversy in the last year. Ticket prices for Taylor Swift's billion-dollar Era's Tour also surged on the platform, reaching <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-taylor-swift-tickets-regret-spending-eras-ticketmaster-stubhub-2022-11">as high as $5,500 for tickets</a> that normally cost on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-concert-tickets-getting-more-expensive-taylor-swift-might-be-blame-2023-7">average about $254</a>. Ticket prices on the platform increased so much during the Eras Tour that the Justice Department took notice, eventually <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-fiasco-doj-lawsuit-2024-5">filing an antitrust lawsuit</a> against Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation Entertainment.A report from the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.economicliberties.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/052023_AELP_Ticketmaster_PolicyBrief.pdf">American Economic Liberties Project</a> found last year that 68 of the top 100 venues in the world are in the United States, and 53 of those arenas use Ticketmaster for ticket sales. This means that a whopping 78% of the highest-grossing arenas in the world use Ticketmaster.

Oasis reunion tour ticket prices skyrocket due to Ticketmaster's 'in-demand' market-based surge pricing

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Cities and towns across the country are postponing or skipping <keyword id="14324999" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="july-4th" source="Orion">July 4th</keyword> <keyword id="12206242" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fireworks" source="Orion">fireworks</keyword> this year.</li><li>Fireworks are in short supply due to supply-chain lags and technicians are hard to find.</li></ul>The <keyword id="14334687" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="4th-of-july" source="Orion">4th of July</keyword> will be noticeably quieter in many cities and towns across the country this year. That's because fireworks — and the local workers who make fireworks shows happen — are in short supply due to a combination of supply-chain lags and pandemic-related job changes. Those issues, along with environmental risks, have led to many municipalities delaying their pyrotechnic displays by days or even months, or simply canceling them altogether. In Phoenix, this year's three major fireworks shows were canceled after the city's contractor was unable to find fireworks for the event due to "ongoing <keyword id="11894138" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="supply-chain" source="Orion">supply chain</keyword> issues," the city said in <a href="https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/parks-and-recreation/2381">a post on its website</a>. The same was true in Ottawa, Kansas, where the fireworks the city ordered are still stuck on a ship coming from China, <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Ffourth-of-july-fireworks-may-not-happen-on-july-fourth-11656541201%3Fmod%3Dhp_lead_pos13">The Wall Street Journal reports</a>. Ottawa will now host its July 4th fireworks show a bit late — two months late, in fact. Earlier this year, the American <keyword id="14334688" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pyrotechnics" source="Orion">Pyrotechnics</keyword> Association, a trade group for the fireworks industry, <a href="https://www.americanpyro.com/assets/docs/SPARKs/Fireworks%20Industry%20Braces%20for%20a%20Challenging%20Season.pdf">warned of a challenging fireworks season ahead</a>. Raw-materials costs have jumped 20% and shipping costs have risen "dramatically" since 2019, from $8,000 to $10,000 per shipping container to $45,000 per container, the group said.But for some metros, the issue isn't a lack of fireworks, but a lack of pyrotechnicians, the people responsible for putting on the displays. Julie Heckman, the APA's executive director, <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Ffourth-of-july-fireworks-may-not-happen-on-july-fourth-11656541201%3Fmod%3Dhp_lead_pos13">told The Journal</a> that many pyrotechnicians found other jobs during the pandemic after fireworks-worthy events — celebrations, concerts, and the like — were few and far between. Some of those workers never returned to the fireworks industry, she told The Journal.That shortage is hitting Fairfax, Virginia, where residents will still see a fireworks show this year, but on July 5 instead of July 4."The evening show was originally scheduled for July 4, but the city's fireworks vendor canceled more than two dozen contracts due to a shortage of licensed pyrotechnicians," according to the <a href="https://www.fairfaxva.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11893/18">city's website</a>.The city of Minneapolis will be skipping its annual fireworks display over the Mississippi River due to staffing shortages as well, in addition to construction in the local park, <a href="https://www.minneapolis.org/calendar/holidays/july-4th/">the city announced</a>. But shortages aren't the only reason cities are rethinking fireworks displays. In Flagstaff, Arizona, a <a href="https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1658">laser light show</a> will replace a traditional fireworks display this year after the region <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/weather/arizona-pipeline-fire-flagstaff-evacuations/index.html">experienced wildfires this spring</a> that led to hundreds of households needing to evacuate. After <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lake-tahoe-evacuated-caldor-fire-remote-workers-pandemic-2021-8">fires ravaged Lake Tahoe</a> last August, North Lake Tahoe will skip fireworks as well, opting instead for a drone "SkyShow" that "better aligns with our focus on environmental stewardship for the region," <a href="https://www.gotahoenorth.com/event/incline-village-independence-day-celebrations-and-sky-show/2022-07-02/">a city official said</a>. In other regions — <a href="https://www.donpedrolake.com/2022-fireworks-show-cancelled/">such as Lake Don Pedro, California,</a> and Claremont, California — drought is putting fireworks shows on hiatus. Roughly 650,000 gallons of water are required to wet the area where fireworks are released, which isn't allowed under local water restrictions, a spokesperson for the city of Claremont told The New York Times.Local residents can enjoy a free concert in place of fireworks, <a href="https://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/home/showpublisheddocument/18371/637909077781000000">the city said</a>.

Cities across the US are canceling or postponing July 4th fireworks shows due to supply-chain snags, labor shortages, and the risk of wildfires

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Seven people were killed in a shooting at a Fourth of July <keyword id="12004325" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="parade" source="Orion">parade</keyword> in <keyword id="14366098" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="highland-park" source="Orion">Highland Park</keyword>, Illinois.</li><li>Dozens more were injured and transported to the hospital, some with critical injuries.</li></ul>Seven people died and dozens more were injured in a <a href="https://www.insider.com/Highland-park-shooting-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-7">mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade</a> in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday.People at the parade described <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/illinois-shooting-july-fourth-parade-07-05-22/index.html">initially mistaking the gunfire for fireworks</a>, and then running for safety.In the aftermath of the Monday shooting, authorities said seven people had been killed.Five adults were pronounced dead at the scene Monday and a sixth victim died in the hospital after being taken from the scene.On Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli confirmed to Insider that a seventh victim had died in the shooting. Authorities released the names and ages of six of the seven victims during a Tuesday press conference. <ul><li>Irina McCarthy, 35, of Highland Park</li><li>Kevin McCarthy, 37, of Highland Park</li><li>Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63, of Highland Park</li><li>Katherine Goldstein, 64, of Highland Park</li><li>Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, of Morelos, Mexico</li><li>Stephen Straus, 88, of Highland Park</li><li>Edward Uvaldo, 69, of Waukegan</li></ul>Here is what we know so far about those who were killed.<div type="image" title="A tricycle is seen near the scene of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route, in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, July 4, 2022" height="1334" width="2000" msid="92674283" hostid="261"></div><h2>Nicholas Toledo-Zaragoza</h2>Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza had been in Illinois to visit his family, his family told the <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2022/7/4/23194745/highland-park-victim-nicolas-toledo-mass-shooting-fourth-of-july-parade-homicide">Chicago Sun Times</a>.His granddaughter, Xochil Toledo, told the Sun-Times that Nicolas had not been sure if he wanted to go the parade, but his family did not want to leave him alone. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-shooting-july-4-parade?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=fb-nytimes&amp;fbclid=IwAR352_T_SG31MEd1zvuzt2iKegbebyWvbNp5GwhZxRScNPuCsDHv1erg8lA">The New York Times</a> reported that he had disabilities which prevented him from being left alone.Xochil told the Sun-Times that during the parade "He was so happy. Happy to be living in the moment."Then bullets started to hit him, she said.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-shooting-july-4-parade?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=fb-nytimes&amp;fbclid=IwAR352_T_SG31MEd1zvuzt2iKegbebyWvbNp5GwhZxRScNPuCsDHv1erg8lA">She told The Times</a>: "We realized our grandfather was hit. We saw blood and everything splattered onto us.""He was the one who saved all of our lives. It would have gone to me, my boyfriend or my cousins," she told the Sun Times. Toledo-Zaragoza was 78, his son Alejo Toledo <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/first-victim-in-highland-park-parade-shooting-identified-as-nicholas-toledo/">told The New York Post.</a>"We are all feeling pretty numb. We're all pretty broken inside," his granddaughter told CBS Chicago. The family was supposed to have a cookout after the parade, but are instead in shock, the Sun-Times reported. Xochil said her father and boyfriend were also shot, and that her father was released but her boyfriend was still in hospital as of Monday.<h2>Jacki Sundheim</h2>Also killed in the shooting was Jacki Sundheim, a local synagogue worker.The North Shore Congregation Israel said in a <a href="https://www.nsci.org/jacki-sundheim">statement</a> that she was a "beloved" member of its staff and a longtime member of its community."There are no words sufficient to express the depth of our grief for Jacki's death and sympathy for her family and loved ones," the statement said.She is survived by her husband Bruce and daughter Leah, The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/synagogue-staffer-mexican-grandfather-among-six-chicago-area-shooting-victims/">reported</a>, citing the synagogue.<h2>Irina and Kevin McCarthy</h2>Irina and Kevin McCarthy were parents to a young boy who was also present at the Fourth of July parade, according to a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/irina-and-kevin-mccarthy">GoFundMe</a> set up for the slain couple.Their 2-year-old son Aiden became separated from his parents amid the shooting that claimed Irina and Kevin's lives. A woman who came across Aiden during the chaos took him to the police station to be reunited with his family, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/both-parents-of-toddler-killed-in-highland-park-mass-shooting/">CBS News reported.</a>But his parents never came. The community eventually reunited Aiden with his grandparents, according to the online fundraiser. The page said Aiden will be raised by his grandparents Misha and Nina Levberg."He will have a long road ahead to heal, find stability, and ultimately navigate life as an orphan," the fundraiser's organizer, Irina Colon wrote. The GoFundMe raised $2,247,250 by Wednesday afternoon.<h2>Edward Uvaldo</h2>Edward Uvaldo was identified by the Cook County medical examiner as the seventh shooting victim on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/edward-uvaldo-seventh-victim-highland-park-mass-shooting/">CBS News</a> reported. Uvaldo had suffered critical injuries and was taken to Evanston Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 7:47 a.m., the outlet reported. In a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/ua5pks-highland-park-shooting">GoFundMe</a> fundraiser, Uvaldo's family said he had been shot in the head and the arm, and his wife, Maria, had also been injured by "fragments in the head." "My grandpa is a kind, loving, and funny man who did not deserve this," Nivia Guzman, the fundraiser's organizer, said on Tuesday. "We just received <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> that there is nothing left to do for our papi," Guzman wrote later in an update. "All further donations will go towards assisting my grandmas needs when the time comes."<h2>8-year-old among the injured</h2>An additional 25 people were brought to the hospital with gunshot wounds, Brigham Temple, the medical director of emergency preparedness at NorthShore University HealthSystem, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gunfire-erupts-area-fourth-july-parade-route-highland-park-illinois-sh-rcna36565">told</a> a Monday news conference. Some of them have been discharged.Those patients' ages ranged from eight to 85 years old, and included four to five children, Temple said.The injuries of the hospitalized patients varied, Temple said: "Some of them were minor. Some of them were much more severe and some of those patients were in critical condition when they did arrive here to the hospital," Temple said.Nineteen patients had been treated and discharged as of 4:30 p.m. local time Monday. A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/victims-of-the-highland-park-july-4th-shooting?qid=ea844d872dd2c81fc26e88b9784ccc3e">GoFundMe page</a> for victims of the shooting has raised $317,862 as of Wednesday afternoon. Another, <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/mario-nicolas-toledo?qid=aeeba258af07c9e622a456953b540205">for Toledo</a>, has raised more than $123,000. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/highland-park-parade-victims-fund?qid=69957709ac4f2a0426163af7eb0c1a2c">A third page</a>, organized by VictimsFirst, has raised $32,372 toward a goal of $320,000.

Victims of the Highland Park shooting include a 78-year-old grandfather and both parents of a toddler, with the injured as young as 8

Mass shootings wreak havoc over July 4th weekend

<ul class="summary-list"><li>If Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidency, it could help him in his four criminal cases.</li><li>"Setting politics aside, there is a lot at stake legally for Trump," one legal expert said.</li></ul>Not only is the presidency on the line for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in the 2024 election, but so are his <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-criminal-cases-ranked-how-much-legal-trouble-2023-8">four criminal indictments</a>.Winning would largely free the former president for the foreseeable future from dealing with his criminal cases. Losing to Democratic rival <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-political-career-photos-2024-11">Vice President Kamala Harris</a> means he must face these cases head-on."Setting politics aside, there is a lot at stake legally for Trump" in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-watch-for-election-day-harris-trump-congress-2024-11">November 5 election</a>, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Business Insider.Here's what will happen with Trump's four criminal cases — two federal and two state — if he wins or loses this year's presidency.<div type="image" title="This courtroom sketch from the Manhattan hush-money trial shows Donald Trump conferring with attorney Todd Blanche as Judge Juan Merchan watches from the bench." height="1875" width="2500" msid="114994501" hostid="261" sizebytes="716912"></div><h2 id="06f2e166-49f8-4400-b448-e35dc4e031fa">The New York hush-money case</h2>Whether Trump wins or loses the election, he will have a mandatory November 26 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-presidential-immunity-could-delay-hush-money-sentencing-legal-experts-2024-8">Manhattan sentencing</a> date on his calendar.Trump, the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-hush-money-trial-verdict-2024-5">first US president convicted of a crime</a>, faces anywhere from zero to four years in jail for his May conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up his $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film actor <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stormy-daniels-takes-stand-donald-trump-hush-money-trial-2024-5">Stormy Daniels</a>.There is some chance that date will be delayed. Trump has promised to fight his indictment and conviction in New York's appellate courts. He will argue that the evidence in the case includes acts that were done in his official role as president — evidence that is barred under July's landmark US Supreme Court <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-trump-immunity-january-6-election-ruling-decision-2024-5">presidential immunity decision</a>.Once he's sentenced, experts say more appeals could keep even a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-going-jail-time-ny-indictment-slim-odds-2023-3">jail sentence</a> on hold for years — though a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-judges-weigh-in-on-trump-hush-money-sentencing-2024">jail sentence is highly unlikely</a>, a quartet of former New York judges previously told BI.Winning the presidency would extend things even further, as Trump could argue he's too busy running the country to tend to his personal legal issues.Cornell Law School professor Michael Dorf said it's likely that if Trump won back the White House, he would immediately file court papers to delay the sentencing until he is no longer president.Rahmani, the president and cofounder of West Coast Trial Lawyers, said that he does not believe Trump would be sentenced to jail "regardless of the outcome of the election.""Trump winning makes it logistically impossible and a certainty that he won't receive any time," Rahmani said.<div type="image" title="Special counsel Jack Smith" height="1667" width="2500" msid="114994492" hostid="261" sizebytes="151876"></div><h2 id="b14beff9-4c49-4e75-8485-3b47fadd7db8">Trump's federal cases</h2>Trump has two federal indictments, both brought by special counsel <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-releases-prosecutors-evidence-against-trump-in-election-interference-case-2024-10">Jack Smith</a>, and both eligible for a presidential pardon, though a self-pardon has never been tried.If reelected president, Trump could ask his attorney general to fire Smith. He could also ask the courts to halt the federal prosecutions as there is long-standing Justice Department policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted while in office, or attempt to pardon himself, said Dorf.Trump said in a conservative radio interview last month that if elected, he would fire Smith "within two seconds."Justice Department regulations permit only firing a special counsel for good cause, but Trump could have his attorney general rescind that regulation, Dorf noted.Firing Smith "is basically his right as president, though I would expect Smith to resign before then, just as a matter of course," said Michel Paradis, an attorney who teaches national security and constitutional law at Columbia Law School."The key thing to watch would be what Jack Smith does between Election Day and January 20 to potentially protect those prosecutions from interference," Paradis said."There's not a lot he can do to make them ironclad since, at the end of the day, the president does control the Justice Department," Paradis said.One thing Smith may try prior to Trump taking the oath is to seek to stay both proceedings during the presidency, again on the grounds that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted while in office, Paradis said.Trump has pleaded not guilty to both federal indictments. In response to a request for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said, "The Lyin' Kamala Harris - Crooked Joe Biden Witch Hunts against President Trump have imploded just like their failed campaign, and should all be dismissed in light of the Supreme Court's historic decision on immunity and other vital jurisprudence." A DOJ spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<div type="image" title="donald trump washington dc court illustation" height="1666" width="2500" msid="114994505" hostid="261" sizebytes="393128"></div><h2 id="51fce551-72ad-4a09-953b-b04f65b65a0b">The federal election interference case</h2>If Trump loses, that does not mean Smith's prosecution of Trump's most serious federal case — charges that he <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-judge-release-additional-evidence-election-interference-case-2024-10">tried to overturn the 2020 election</a> — will barrel forward at full speed.Citizen Trump would continue to challenge the so-called election interference case on grounds of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-trump-presidential-immunity-jan-6-criminal-case-2024-4">presidential immunity</a>, experts predict.In July, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that provides presidents with broad protection from being prosecuted for their official acts. The opinion also bars the use of official-act evidence in any prosecution of a former president, even on charges not relating to official acts.In August, Smith <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-hit-with-revised-january-6-indictment-jack-smith-2024-8">won a revised indictment</a> that stresses that Trump is being charged for his conduct as a private, office-seeking citizen.<h2 id="8e077f9c-bb2c-47d1-a4d7-8821deb311f9">The federal classified documents case</h2>Trump's classified documents case, alleging that he failed to return government secrets he took from the White House, was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-classified-documents-case-dismissed-judge-2024-7">dismissed in July</a> by Trump-nominated US District Judge <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-aileen-cannon-just-handed-donald-trump-another-legal-win-2024-5">Aileen Cannon</a>, who said Smith's appointment violated the Constitution.The dismissal, which argues Congress should have approved Smith's appointment, is now being appealed by Smith in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Smith's appeals point to what he calls "the long tradition of special-counsel appointments by Attorneys' General."Whoever loses the appeal can appeal further, keeping Trump busy with the classified documents case for many months.<div type="image" title="Fani Willis" height="683" width="1024" msid="114994496" hostid="261" sizebytes="35968"></div><h2 id="abbc3f6b-4e08-47de-8e59-2820bd0f75a9">The Georgia election interference case</h2>The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-trump-indictment-unsealed-read-full-text-charges-2023-8">election interference case in Georgia</a> against Trump and 18 of his allies <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-georgia-election-interference-fani-willis-appeals-court-2024-5">remains in legal limbo</a>, thanks to defendants' efforts to get the Fulton County district attorney, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fani-willis-stand-legal-experts-split-effectiveness-georgia-trump-2024-2">Fani Willis</a>, disqualified from the state case.In May, a Georgia appeals court agreed to consider Trump's bid to get Willis removed from the case.Attorneys for Trump and his codefendants had previously argued in a motion to disqualify Willis that she had a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fani-willis-removed-from-trumps-georgia-election-interference-case-2024-2">conflict of interest in the case</a> because she improperly benefited from a romantic relationship with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nathan-wade-testifies-fani-willis-fulton-county-district-attorney-2024-2">Nathan Wade</a>, the Atlanta lawyer she hired as a special prosecutor.After an evidentiary hearing earlier this year, a judge ruled that Willis and her office could remain on the case so long as Wade stepped aside, and Wade announced his resignation hours later.Trump has pleaded not guilty to the Georgia indictment.If Trump wins the presidency, he could immediately file papers with the Georgia court "saying you got to put this on hold for the time that I'm president because it's just not consistent with federal supremacy to have a state prosecuting a sitting president," Dorf, a constitutional law expert, said."He doesn't control the prosecutors, so you can't fire them, and he can't pardon himself because these are state crimes, so his only option really in the state cases is suspend them," said Dorf.If Trump loses the election, the case could move forward. Though Trump is likely to move to get it dismissed based on the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling.

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