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Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair Federal Communications Commission
Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said […]
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Disney is turning record parks profits — even before its big expansions
People walk in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images All is well in the Magic Kingdom. Disney’s theme park division posted record revenue and profit in fiscal 2024, with revenues rising 5% for […]
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Disney earnings offer hope that streaming can successfully supplant linear TV
The Disney+ website on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney might be proving the world’s most famous investor wrong. Last year, Warren Buffett, “The Oracle of Omaha,” told CNBC’s Becky Quick he had no faith in the […]
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Disney doesn’t plan to change its TV networks portfolio anytime soon
Scene from the FX series Shogun. Source: Disney | FX Disney has done the math on separating its TV networks business, and it appears too messy to be done — at least for now. The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Hugh Johnston, said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the “cost is probably more than the […]
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Here’s what to expect when Disney reports before the bell
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Disney will report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, and Wall […]
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Mattel pulls thousands of ‘Wicked’ dolls off shelves after printing adult web address on packaging
Still from the film “Wicked” Source: Universal Studios Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand. The toy company has been forced to pull its line of character dolls after a package misprint. Instead of listing the website for Universal’s “Wicked” movie, boxes featured a link to […]
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‘Two-stocks’ are better than one? Repacking ‘pair trades’
The exchange-traded fund industry is trying to make pair-trade strategies more accessible to everyday investors. Tidal Financial Group’s Michael Venuto filed last month for eight two-stock ETFs: going long one stock and short the other. “They should come out probably in about two or three months,” Venuto, the firm’s chief investment officer and co-founder, said on CNBC’s […]
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Painting the town pink and green: ‘Wicked’ takes over retail ahead of theatrical debut
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star as Elphaba and Glinda in Universal’s “Wicked.” Universal “Barbie” painted the town pink in 2023, and now “Wicked” is upping the ante by adding a splash of green. Universal‘s theatrical retelling of the famed Broadway musical is creating buzz ahead of its Nov. 22 release with hundreds of merchandise […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery adds 7.2 million Max subscribers, the streamer’s largest single-quarter jump
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday its streaming platform Max added 7.2 million global subscribers in the third quarter. It marked the biggest quarterly growth for the streaming platform since its inception. Max now has 110.5 million subscribers as of Sept. 30. Warner Bros. Discovery’s flagship streaming service has […]
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Marc Benioff is in talks to sell Time to Antenna Group
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 26, 2023. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images The Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter. No deal is assured and the […]
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