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Star Wars spinoff ‘Rogue Squadron’ officially off calendar as Disney shores up film slate
Patty Jenkins attends TNT’s “I Am The Night” FYC Event on May 9, 2019 in North Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre | Getty Images Questions about the fate of Patty Jenkins’ “Rogue Squadron” began circulating nearly a year ago, and intensified after the Star Wars film went unmentioned at Disney’s annual D23 Expo last weekend. On […]
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek says he’d like to own all of Hulu ‘tomorrow’ but says chances of an early deal are slim
Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said he’d love to own Comcast’s 33% stake in Hulu “tomorrow” but acknowledged the chances of an early deal are “less and less” as 2024 approaches. “I would like nothing more than to come up with that solution for an early agreement,” Chapek said in an exclusive interview with […]
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek says ESPN will never take bets
Bob Chapek, CEO of Walt Disney Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said Thursday that the company’s sports network ESPN is looking for a partner to help it step into sports gambling. “We at ESPN have the ability to do that. Now we’re going to need a partner […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery CFO calls company’s HBO Max and Discovery+ ‘underpriced,’ suggesting price hikes may be coming
‘House of the Dragon’ series logo displayed on a phone screen and HBO Max website are seen in this illustration photo taken on August 16, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Streaming service subscriber growth may be slowing, but that doesn’t mean prices won’t keep rising. HBO Max and Discovery+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
People shop at a supermarket in Montebello, California, on August 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Inflation heat check U.S. stock futures rose ahead of highly anticipated inflation data Tuesday morning. The consumer price index […]
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Emmys 2022: ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘Squid Game’ compete for top awards
The Emmy Award statue at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences campus in Los Angeles during a Sneak Peek behind-the scenes reveal of televisions biggest night at the Television Academy in Los Angeles. Al Seib | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Can the Roy family win yet another high-stakes competition with brutal rivals? […]
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Why Disney’s selection not to spin off ESPN is terrific news for shareholders
Reviews more than the weekend from CEO Bob Chapek indicated Disney has large ideas for the sports activities amusement big. Supply
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3 takeaways from Monday’s meeting: Still oversold, buy Starbucks, ESPN’s future
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Stocks add to last week’s gains Buy SBUX ahead of Investor Day Here’s a couple quick mentions 1. Stocks add to last week’s gains Wall Street got out of the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Carvana, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Alphatec and more
Ernie Garcia, CEO, Carvana Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Monday. Carvana — Shares of the online car seller rose more than 7% in the premarket after Piper Sandler upgraded Carvana to overweight from neutral. The firm said Carvana could double from current levels, noting that the stock is […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Futures rise U.S. stock markets were primed to open slightly higher Monday morning, as investors […]
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