Entertainment
Apple reports first-quarter earnings after the bell
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets former President Barack Obama at the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images Apple reports December-quarter earnings Thursday after the bell. The December quarter is Apple’s largest of the year, partially due to […]
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Comcast beats earnings estimates as broadband revenue rises despite customer losses
Jeff Fusco | Getty Images Comcast topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates on Thursday as revenue from the company’s broadband business gave it a boost despite losing customers. Here is how the company performed for the quarter, compared with average analyst estimates from LSEG: Earnings per share: 96 cents adjusted vs 86 cents Revenue: $31.92 billion […]
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Chinese travelers cancel Lunar New Year trips to Thailand over safety concerns
Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country. Net booking volume for trips to Thailand fell 15.6% from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20 from the previous week, after news of the rescue of Wang […]
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A hedge on Tesla in case earnings this week show Musk is more focused on DC than EV maker
Tesla (TSLA) will report earnings Wednesday after the bell. Elon Musk generally leads the company’s earnings calls, however this is the first since his appointment as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in President Donald Trump’s administration. While business leaders have held advisory roles or influenced policy externally, assuming a formal position […]
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Apple turns its AI on by default in latest software update
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., greets customers during the first day of in-store sales of Apple’s latest products at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple on Monday released a software update for iPhones, iPads and Macs […]
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A smart hedge if the Magnificent 7 earnings next week don’t quite live up to lofty expectations
Investors’ Super Bowl is next week when most of the AI-themed “Magnificent Seven” (Mag 7) companies deliver their highly anticipated Q4 earnings reports. These names pushed the S & P 500 to fifty-seven record all-time highs in 2024, and the benchmark index established another new all-time high this week. In the event future returns have […]
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Universal’s ‘Wicked: For Good’ creates a unique marketing challenge
A still from the film “Wicked.” Source: Universal Studios Universal is hoping the excitement around “Wicked” can hang around — for good. The movie studio faces a unique challenge: promote and release two build-on films just one year apart. Part one of the “Wicked” cinematic project dazzled at the box office, collecting more than $700 […]
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AI-enhanced films ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ score Oscar nominations for acting, editing
Adrian Brody in “The Brutalist” Source: A24 Two films facing controversy over their use of artificial intelligence led the nominees for the Academy Awards announced Thursday. “The Brutalist,” a drama about a Hungarian-Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and flees to the U.S., garnered 10 nominations, while “Emilia Pérez,” a musical centered on a transgender […]
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‘The best experience’: He’s been on 30 trips with a company that links travelers who can see with those who can’t
Glyn Evans has been on 30 trips with the same travel company, but he can still pinpoint the moment that stands out as his favorite. During a trip to Las Vegas, he served as best man for a couple on the same tour who got married on a whim. Yet unlike most weddings, the bride […]
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‘Moana 2’ tops $1 billion, extending Disney’s box office domination
Dwayne Johnson voices Maui in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.” Disney The Walt Disney Company’s box office domination continued over the holiday weekend. “Moana 2” topped $1 billion during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, becoming the studio’s third 2024 release to reach the coveted benchmark after Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool and Wolverine” and Pixar’s “Inside […]
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