Live Nation Entertainment Inc
Ticketmaster’s largest shareholder blames massive demand − including from bots − for Taylor Swift ticket fiasco
Now we got bad bots. The CEO of Liberty Media, Live Nation’s largest shareholder, defended the event promoter against calls that it should be broken up following a storm of glitches and site failures during Ticketmaster presales this week for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour. Live Nation is sympathetic to fans who couldn’t get tickets, Greg […]
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Taylor Swift tour ticket fiasco leads to calls for Ticketmaster and Live Nation to break up
Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Jeff Kravitz | Filmmagic | Getty Images There’s something about Taylor Swift and breakups. Activists and lawmakers are renewing calls to split Ticketmaster and Live Nation after a fiasco over […]
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Why Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen tickets will be more expensive and tougher to get
Terry Wyatt | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of Taylor Swift fans will closely be checking their phones Monday night, waiting to see if they’ve been chosen by Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan system to buy tickets to the pop star and singer-songwriter’s upcoming stadium tour. When those tickets go on sale later […]
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It’s vacations vs. shopping this holiday season, and travel has the edge
Retailers have a new threat this holiday season: wanderlust. Americans are returning to the skies, filling hotels, swarming theme parks — and they’re showing a willingness to spend more of their money on trips. That is setting up the fiercest holiday season battle for consumers’ wallets since before the Covid pandemic, with persistent inflation already straining household budgets […]
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Inflation and recession fears are squeezing some industries more than others
A woman pushes a shopping cart through the grocery aisle at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images People still appear willing to shell out to travel, go to the movies and have a drink […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Under Armour, Cigna, DraftKings and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Under Armour (UAA) – The athletic apparel maker posted an adjusted first-quarter loss of 1 cent per share, compared with a profit estimate of 6 cents per share. Under Armour also issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for its full-year profit as it absorbs the impact of higher […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: DoorDash, Block, Zillow and more
A DoorDash sign is pictured on a restaurant on the day they hold their IPO in New York, December 9, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Block — Shares rose more than 5% after hours despite Block missing earnings expectations on the top and bottom lines. The […]
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This is one of Goldman’s best-performing stock portfolios this year for clients
The investment bank assembled a pool of stocks that would benefit from surging interest rates. Source
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