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In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Comcast shares posted modest gains Wednesday after the company announced its plan to spin off all of NBCUniversal’s cable networks, except Bravo, into a separate publicly traded entity. Investors’ initial shrug at the proposed transaction underscores the uncertainty

The National Hockey League is commanding more respect when it comes to team values. The average NHL team is worth $1.92 billion, according to CNBC’s Official 2024 NHL Valuations, and recent transactions come at revenue multiples that rival deals done in Major League Baseball. What accounts for the league’s ascension? Steady revenue growth combined with

The Comcast NBC logo is shown on a building in Los Angeles, California, June 13, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable network channels, people familiar with the matter told CNBC on Tuesday. The separation is expected to take about a year, and an announcement from the

The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test.  Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images SpaceX launched the sixth test flight of its Starship rocket on Tuesday, as the company looks to keep up momentum of the mammoth vehicle’s development. The rocket

A Walmart store in Martinez, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Walmart Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on November 19.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart‘s CFO John David Rainey said the retailer would likely have to raise prices on some items if President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs take

In this article AMC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cars drive near an AMC Theater in New York City on March 29, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images The domestic box office is on the rebound, having posted its highest third-quarter ticket sales since the pandemic. The world’s

In this article SAVE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Passengers check in at the Spirit Airlines counter at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines, an icon of budget air travel that reshaped the industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection after

In this article WBD DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David Grogan | CNBC Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to end its quest to own a package of live National Basketball Association games in the U.S.

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors laid off roughly 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid

SpaceX President and Chief Operation Officer Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut visit at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SpaceX’s second-in-command urged on rivals in comments Friday, describing competition as healthy for Elon Musk‘s space company. “I

A McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a tough year for the restaurant industry, executives can’t wait for 2025 to start. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for ’24 to be behind us, and I think ’25 is going

In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT US retired pro-boxer Mike Tyson (L) and US YouTuber/boxer Jake Paul (R) fight during the heavyweight boxing bout at The Pavilion at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, November 15, 2024.  Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake

In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the wake of last month’s E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s slivered onions, the

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk 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 All is well in the Magic Kingdom. Disney’s theme park division posted record revenue

In this article HD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A warehouse for Texas Pool Supply, a company that’s part of SRS Distribution, carries pool parts like filters and heaters, along with large buckets of pool chemicals. It’s an example of the specialized business that Home Depot includes after acquiring SRS. Melissa Repko | CNBC

In this article RKLB SPIR PL RDW LUNR UFO ASTS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A hot fire test of an Archimedes engine, which powers the company’s Neutron rocket. Rocket Lab This past week saw several pure-play space stocks rally, with leaders up as much as 20% or more, in part driven by what

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Phoenix on Aug. 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz | Reuters Shares of vaccine makers fell Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.  The stocks fell in the final hour of trading as reports emerged about

Jose Siri, #26 of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros, steals second base as Dansby Swanson, #7 of the Atlanta Braves, is unable to handle the throw from Travis d’Arnaud, #16, in the eighth inning during Game 3 of the 2021 World Series at Truist Park in Atlanta on Oct. 29, 2021. Daniel Shirey | Major

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Disney+ website on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney might be proving the world’s most famous investor wrong. Last year, Warren Buffett, “The Oracle of Omaha,”

In this article TPR CPRI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk past a Michael Kors store on August 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Capri and Tapestry called off their merger on Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission successfully sued to block the megadeal. The two U.S.-based luxury houses