‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in years

‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in years

Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.” Disney The domestic box office is poised for its biggest Thanksgiving haul since the pandemic thanks to a Polynesian princess, a pair of... Read more »
NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery settle lawsuit over live game rights

NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery settle lawsuit over live game rights

A view of the NBA on TNT logo on a broadcast camera prior to the start of the third quarter of Game Four of the Western Conference Second Round Playoffs between the... Read more »
Mattel pulls ‘Wicked’ dolls after printing adult web address on packaging

Mattel pulls ‘Wicked’ dolls 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... Read more »
‘Wicked’ marketing takes over retail ahead of theatrical debut

‘Wicked’ marketing 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... Read more »
How Disney turns over its parks between Halloween and winter holidays

How Disney turns over its parks between Halloween and winter holidays

A staple of Disney’s theme park’s celebrations, the giant Mickey pumpkin statue towers over guests on Main Street. Disney It’s time for Disney parks to swap pumpkins for poinsettias. In the thick... Read more »
Comcast tests media industry with potential cable networks separation

Comcast tests media industry with potential cable networks separation

Mike Cavanagh, president of Comcast Corporation, at center, during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 12, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Comcast is thinking about... Read more »
How to incentivize your kid to start investing for retirement

How to incentivize your kid to start investing for retirement

Momo Productions | Stone | Getty Images Once you’ve decided that opening a Roth individual retirement account for your child is a great idea, now comes the hard part: convincing the child... Read more »
EchoStar to sell Dish to DirecTV, combining major pay-TV providers

EchoStar to sell Dish to DirecTV, combining major pay-TV providers

Hamid Akhavan, EchoStar CEO, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Sept. 30, 2024. CNBC EchoStar is selling its Dish TV provider and digital business Sling to rival DirecTV in a... Read more »
Your kids need a Roth IRA, the ‘golden egg’ savings vehicle

Your kids need a Roth IRA, the ‘golden egg’ savings vehicle

Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images As a financial advisor mom of three kids, I know well the power of compounded interest and the value of early work experience and learning to... Read more »
A china stock poised for a breakout amid this stimulus rally, according to the charts

A china stock poised for a breakout amid this stimulus rally, according to the charts

The Chinese central bank unrolled the most significant stimulus program since the COVID-19 pandemic and Chinese equities are starting to show signs that the long history of underperformance relative to western equities... Read more »
‘Bachelor’ star Mari Pepin turns reality TV fame into influencer income

‘Bachelor’ star Mari Pepin turns reality TV fame into influencer income

Mari Pepin and Kenny Braasch got engaged on season 7 of “Bachelor in Paradise” and married in 2023. Photo: Dolce Amor Co. Theoretically, contestants on ABC’s “The Bachelor” are looking for love.... Read more »
DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that brings Disney’s ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider’s customers after a roughly two week blackout. The deal comes in time for... Read more »
Disney parks are its top money maker; it’s spending to keep it that way

Disney parks are its top money maker; it’s spending to keep it that way

Visitors wearing emblematic Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse ears walk in front of the Sleeping Beauty-inspired castle at Disneyland Paris, Oct. 16, 2023. Ian Langsdon | Afp | Getty Images Three years... Read more »
Where and how the wealthy travel is changing

Where and how the wealthy travel is changing

Heli-skiing on virgin snow in Antarctica for a cool $2.2 million. A polar bear safari in an “off-limits” area of Norway’s Svalbard for $300,000. How about tracking snow leopards in the Himalayas... Read more »
Vanguard voting for Iger over Peltz in Disney proxy fight: report

Vanguard voting for Iger over Peltz in Disney proxy fight: report

Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort’s Zootopia-themed attraction at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Visual... Read more »
Warner Bros. directors Miron, Newhouse resign after antitrust probe

Warner Bros. directors Miron, Newhouse resign after antitrust probe

The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus is pictured after the Writers Guild of America began its strike against the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, in Atlanta, Georgia,... Read more »
Beyoncé’s country songs are boosting streams for Black artists

Beyoncé’s country songs are boosting streams for Black artists

Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City.  James Devaney | GC Images | Getty Images... Read more »
FuboTV sues Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. over sports joint venture

FuboTV sues Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. over sports joint venture

Sports streaming platform FuboTV is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced joint venture, citing what the company calls “extreme suppression of competition in the U.S. sports-focused streaming... Read more »
What the job is like and how much they make

What the job is like and how much they make

Lucy Alexandra Spencer spent 16 weeks abroad last year in Oman, France, Switzerland and Portugal. Unlike with most people, traveling is how she earns — rather than spends — money. The trips... Read more »