Macy’s store closures will change malls

Macy’s store closures will change malls

A customer enters a Macy’s store that is set to close at Bay Fair Mall on February 27, 2024 in San Leandro, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Macy’s decision to close nearly a third of its stores will spark change in malls and communities across the U.S. Some of those transformations may catch shoppers … Read more

DirecTV is pushing its pay TV bundle — without a satellite dish

DirecTV is pushing its pay TV bundle — without a satellite dish

The “For the Birds” ad campaign for DirecTV emphasizes customers don’t need a satellite dish anymore for service. The pigeons are voiced by former NFL star Deion Sanders, and actors Steve Buscemi and Henry Winkler. Courtesy: DirecTV Coach Prime wants consumers to know they can watch DirecTV without a satellite dish.  The company best known for … Read more

LVMH puts mark on Olympics as luxury brands embrace sports

LVMH puts mark on Olympics as luxury brands embrace sports

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games medals are displayed inside a custom-designed trunk manufactured by Louis Vuitton, an LVMH brand partner of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a gathering at LVMH in Paris on July 22, 2024, ahead of the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.  Stephane De Sakutin | AFP | Getty … Read more

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ tops $1 billion at the global box office

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ tops  billion at the global box office

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney The “Merc with a Mouth” is breaking even more box office records. Over the weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” became only the second R-rated film to top $1 billion at the global box office. And it’s on its way to becoming … Read more

Inflation spike in Europe is tied to the Olympics, Taylor Swift: UBS

Inflation spike in Europe is tied to the Olympics, Taylor Swift: UBS

A general view of the Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings pictured with national flags of competing countries from the Place du Trocadero ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France. Kevin Voigt | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The Olympic Games are causing a surge in prices, but … Read more

Restaurant CEOs focus on value as they aim to bring back customers

Restaurant CEOs focus on value as they aim to bring back customers

A sign advertises meal deals at a McDonald’s restaurant in Burbank, California, on July 22, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Restaurant CEOs have become obsessed with the word “value” in explaining to investors why their sales lagged this quarter while sharing plans to revive traffic in the coming months. On McDonald’s quarterly conference call … Read more

Everything we learned at Disney’s parks panel at the 2024 D23 Expo

Everything we learned at Disney’s parks panel at the 2024 D23 Expo

A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.  Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images The time of villains has come. Disney’s classic baddies are getting their own theme … Read more

Celine Dion Trump controversy erupts over ‘Titanic’ song rights

Celine Dion Trump controversy erupts over ‘Titanic’ song rights

File photo: Celine Dion performs at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy on December 5, 2013 in Paris, France. Bertrand Rindoff Petroff | Getty Images Canadian singer Celine Dion on Saturday bashed former President Donald Trump for using her song “My Heart Will Go On” at his Montana campaign rally without her permission or endorsement. “In … Read more

Disney is hoping for a box office rebound built on sequels, prequels and pixie dust

Disney is hoping for a box office rebound built on sequels, prequels and pixie dust

Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company appears at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California on August 09, 2024. Araya Doheny | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images When Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped onto the stage at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Friday night, … Read more

Eli Lilly’s earnings rally is not done yet — plus, why TJX has stayed resilient in the volatility

Eli Lilly’s earnings rally is not done yet — plus, why TJX has stayed resilient in the volatility

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Mixed Markets: The S & P 500 is trying to finish the week out on a higher note after fluctuating between gains and losses for a … Read more