Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements, speaks at the WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Paramount Global nonexecutive chair and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has been talking to potential buyers interested in acquiring her media company — or parts of it for years — but … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A push toward streaming, a pandemic and two Hollywood labor strikes have upended the theatrical industry, dragging on annual box-office hauls. While 2024 and 2025 boast franchise-rich movie slates, Wall Street doesn’t expect ticket sales to top $10 billion domestically until 2026. The domestic box office has not hit that benchmark since … Read more
Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. Vivian Zink | SYFY | NBCUniversal Spotify has signed a new blockbuster deal with polarizing podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but this time, his show won’t be exclusive to Spotify, the company announced Friday in a news release. The multiyear deal with Rogan, the founder of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” … Read more
DETROIT – Ford Motor started the year with a slight increase in sales, as a large jump in hybrid vehicles offset an 11% decline in all-electric cars and trucks. The Detroit automaker on Friday reported sales rose 4.3% last month from January 2023, led by a 43% jump in hybrid sales and 2.6% uptick in … Read more
The Mattel Inc. logo is displayed outside the headquarters of the toy company known for products including Barbie and Hot Wheels in El Segundo, California, on June 8, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Activist investor Barington Capital is pushing Mattel to consider selling off its American Girl and Fisher-Price brands, citing … Read more
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images LONDON — Superdry shares soared more than 100% on Friday, as the embattled British fashion retailer confirmed that co-founder and CEO Julian Dunkerton is considering taking it private. The stock peaked at 48.55 pence per share shortly before 11 a.m. London time and was last trading at around 46p per share. A … Read more
An Exxon Mobil gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 203. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon Mobil reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company’s profit declined significantly from same period the year prior as oil prices weakened. Exxon declared a dividend for the first quarter of … Read more
A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Ariz. Michael Wayland/CNBC PHOENIX – As layoffs and cost cuts roil Wall Street, from retail and shipping to tech and media, embattled online used car sales giant Carvana says its own restructuring is in the rear view. Carvana over the last 18 months aggressively restructured its … Read more
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan speaks at the Dropbox Work In Progress Conference in San Francisco on September 25, 2019. Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images for Dropbox Zoom is cutting about 150 jobs, CNBC confirmed on Thursday, the latest tech company to slash headcount this year as investors continue to push for efficiency. A Zoom spokesperson confirmed … Read more
Wilson products at the Paragon Sports store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York on Jan. 4, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amer Sports, the Finnish athletic company behind the Wilson tennis racket and Arc’teryx, is set to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after raising about $1.37 … Read more
