Entertainment
Why it’s bad news for the entire market when Apple has a big drop
Apple stock is down over 8% this week, wiping off about $200 billion in value, and dragging down the Dow and Nasdaq indexes. Apple is now officially in a bear market alongside other technology megastocks. Apple has fallen during a bad week for equity markets, which are selling off stocks in nearly every industry on […]
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The job interview question that helped this 25-year-old negotiate her $115,000 salary
Welcome to Paycheck to Paycheck, where workers across the U.S. share how much they earn, how they got to their salary and their best negotiating tips. Ready to join the salary transparency conversation? Apply to be a part of the series here. In this installment, a 25-year-old shares how she makes $115,000 working as a senior data […]
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Disney shares rise after company beats estimates on streaming subscribers
In this photo illustration a close-up of a hand holding a TV remote control seen displayed in front of the Disney+ logo. Thiago Prudencio | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Disney reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Earnings per share: $1.08 adj. Revenue: $19.25 billion Disney+ total subscriptions: 137.7 million […]
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Google announces its first smartwatch, a new budget phone and more
Google announced several new gadgets during its I/O developer conference on Wednesday, including its long-awaited Pixel Watch, a new budget Pixel 6a phone and headphones. It also teased its flagship Pixel 7 phone, which is coming this fall, and said it’s working on a new tablet. Hardware isn’t a key part of Google’s business, but […]
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Japan is set to open its doors in June, but some locals aren’t happy about it
As countries across Asia reopen to international travelers, Japan — one of the continent’s most popular destinations — remains firmly closed. That may soon change. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday at a news conference in London that Japan will ease border controls in June. Locals often celebrate the easing of pandemic-related border restrictions, but some […]
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FIFA video game to disappear as EA Sports partnership ends
FIFA22 game boxes are seen at a store in Krakow, Poland on December 30, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The FIFA video game will be disappearing after the maker failed to strike a new licensing deal with world soccer’s governing body. Instead, EA Sports FC will be introduced from 2023 after the […]
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Apple discontinues the last iPod model
Steve Jobs at Macworld in 2004. Getty Images Apple is discontinuing the iPod touch, the last version of the portable music player it still sells. The announcement ends an era of digital music that Apple kicked off when it first introduced the iPod in 2001, boasting of its ability to hold “up to 1,000 CD-quality […]
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Netflix could introduce ads, crack down on password sharing by the end of this year, source says
Reed Hastings, co-founder, chairman, and co-chief executive officer of Netflix, arrives for the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S. July 6, 2021. Brian Losness | Reuters Netflix could roll out its lower-price, ad-supported tier as early as this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Netflix […]
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Theater chain AMC beat first-quarter estimates, but one analyst still says the stock is going to $1
The one-time meme stock is still overvalued, according to MKM Partners. Source
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Nintendo announces surprise 10-for-1 stock split; expects Switch sales to fall 9%
Nintendo announced a 10-for-1 stock split on Tuesday as the Japanese gaming giant aims to make its shares more appealing to retail investors. Shareholders have been calling for a stock split for some time to boost the liquidity of the gaming giant’s shares. The move will take effect on Oct. 1 this year, when each […]
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