Pat McAfee attacks ESPN executive amid Rodgers, Kimmel fight

Pat McAfee attacks ESPN executive amid Rodgers, Kimmel fight

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 09: Former NFL player and host Pat McAfee speaks on radio row ahead of Super Bowl LVII at the Phoenix Convention Center on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mike Lawrie | Getty Images ESPN’s Pat McAfee problem is getting more complicated. On Friday, the host and former NFL punter publicly … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Winning streaks in jeopardy A stellar run for U.S. stock has hit a hurdle this week. The major averages could break nine-week winning streaks after a poor start to 2024. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 0.7% for … Read more

NCAA and ESPN ink 8-year, $920 million media rights deal

NCAA and ESPN ink 8-year, 0 million media rights deal

An ESPN game day logo is displayed at the Capital One Orange Bowl game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Peter Joneleit | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The NCAA and ESPN have reached a new eight-year media rights deal … Read more

These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

The list of most-loved Club stocks on Wall Street entering the new year resembles the list of 2023 winners, except for two stocks: Constellation Brands and Disney . The Mexican beer importer and media-and-entertainment giant are among the 11 Club holdings with buy-equivalent ratings from at least 75% of the analysts who cover them, according … Read more

What’s ahead for franchises, theaters

What’s ahead for franchises, theaters

Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ “Dune.” Warner Bros. Mean girls, Spider-Women and sandworms will headline the 2024 box office — and they’ll have to do some heavy lifting. The March 1 release of “Dune: Part Two,” the delayed and much-anticipated follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 science fiction epic is expected to attract hordes of … Read more

Disney’s Star Wars is 2023’s top film franchise without a new movie

Disney’s Star Wars is 2023’s top film franchise without a new movie

American actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” written, directed and produced by Georges Lucas. Sunset Boulevard | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The Force remains strong with the Star Wars franchise. Despite not releasing a theatrical film since 2019, Star Wars has been named … Read more

Investor Michael Farr is back with his top 10 stocks he’s buying for 2024, and the tilt is defensive

Investor Michael Farr is back with his top 10 stocks he’s buying for 2024, and the tilt is defensive

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day back since the Christmas holiday on December 26, 2023 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images In each of the past 16 Decembers I have selected and invested personally in 10 of the … Read more

Barbie, Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift: 2023’s most important films

Barbie, Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift: 2023’s most important films

Movie posters for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are pictured outside the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, 2023. Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty Images Call 2023 an explosive comeback at the box office. There were blonde bombshells, in “Barbie,” actual bombs, in “Oppenheimer,” and small-budget blockbusters — each of them … Read more

2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle

2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle

The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images This year proved to be yet another tough one for pay TV, as more people cut the cable cord. But it wasn’t exactly kind to streaming … Read more

Top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

Top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

Our 10 things to watch Tuesday, Dec. 26 1. Stocks rose slightly to kick off the final trading week of the year, as longer-dated bonds pull back slightly. Santa Clause rally in the making? We closed out last week with the S & P Short Range Oscillator at 6.54%, which means we are still technically … Read more