Disney is raising prices on almost all of its streaming offerings as it looks to accelerate profitability for the business. Commercial-free Disney+ will cost $13.99 per month, a 27% increase, beginning Oct. 12. Disney+ with ads…
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Disney posted mixed results for the fiscal third-quarter despite ongoing streaming woes and massive restructuring costs from pulling content from its platforms. Subscriber losses continued over the last three months, with the company reporting 146.1 million…
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Campbell Soup is set to buy Sovos Brands, the maker of Rao’s pasta sauces. In a Monday announcement, the two companies said they had entered an agreement for Campbell’s to acquire Sovos for $23 per…
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Nearly 10,000 people have offered to change their names to ‘Subway’ to win free subs for life
The hunger is real. Subway announced Tuesday that nearly 10,000 individuals said they would legally change their name to ‘Subway’ to receive free sandwiches for life from the quick-serve chain — and did so within…
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Tesla’s chief financial officer, Zach Kirkhorn, stepped down from his position, effective Aug. 4, the automaker announced Monday morning in a regulatory filing. Tesla’s chief accounting officer Vaibhav Taneja was appointed as the new CFO…
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ESPN is launching an online sportsbook, putting its brand on a gambling platform for the first time. In a release Tuesday afternoon, the Disney-owned property said it would partner with the sports betting group Penn…
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Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast to his 172 million subscribers on YouTube, is being sued by his food delivery service partner, Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC), over their MrBeast Burger agreement. Donaldson filed a lawsuit against…
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Federal Reserve official says more U.S. rate hikes likely will be needed to bring down inflation
The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates further to bring down inflation, Governor Michelle Bowman said on Saturday. Bowman said she supported the Fed’s quarter-point increase in interest rates last month,…
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Student borrowers are floating a range of ideas online for lightening their burdens when loan repayments resume on Oct. 1: Pay a little, pay nothing, cite Scripture. In a recent viral TikTok with over 50,000…
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Job growth in July was less than expected, pointing to slower growth in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 187,000 for the month, slightly below the Dow Jones estimate…