Disney investors are focused on streaming, but don’t forget about theme parks

Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images LOS ANGELES – In April last year I took a stroll down an empty Main Street in Disneyland with the head of Walt Disney theme parks, Josh D’Amaro. The California park was a week from opening after more than a year of being shuttered due to Covid-19…

Stock futures slip as Wall Street attempts to stabilize after rollercoaster week

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 6, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures fell on Sunday evening as traders looked for the market to find its footing after a dramatic week of trading. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 124 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures shed 0.6%, while those for…

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ snares $185 million in domestic debut

In this article DIS Still from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Disney The summer blockbuster season has started with a bang. Disney’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe flick “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” snared $185 million domestically over its debut weekend, the highest haul of any movie released in 2022. “Nothing says…

Bitcoin drops below $35,000 over the weekend, extending Friday’s losses

In this article BTC.CM= Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin continued to slide after a broader stock sell-off in the U.S. last week sent the cryptocurrency market into a frenzy and prompted…

How one non-profit is helping single moms disrupt the cycle of poverty

Nirat | Istock | Getty Images It’s no secret the Covid-19 pandemic has been tough on millions of moms. Trying to juggle work amid ongoing child care uncertainties has left many mothers frustrated into the third year of the pandemic. While tough choices between work and parenting were a shock for middle- and upper-income women,…

Your new ‘retirement’ home could be a cruise ship

Jeff Farschman, 72, is a serial cruiser from Delaware who spends months at sea in retirement. Jeff Farschman For nearly two decades, Jeff Farschman, 72, has spent his golden years like many other adventurous retirees — enjoying leisure cruises to exotic ports of call. But unlike many of his fellow cruise passengers, Farschman basically lives…

Ford is selling 8 million shares of once high-flying EV maker Rivian, sources say

In this article F RIVN Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor is selling 8 million of its Rivian Automotive shares, with the insider lockup for the stock of the once high-flying electric vehicle maker is set to…

This is how student loan debt became a $1.7 trillion crisis

For decades now, the country’s outstanding student loan debt balance has only trended in one direction: Up. Today, around 44 million Americans owe a combined $1.7 trillion for their education. But it didn’t have to be this way. Legislation like the GI Bill, the National Defense Education Act, and Higher Education Act of 1965 paved the way for…

Catholic University insists it’s the owner of Judy Garland’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress, not priest’s niece

A lobby card from the film ‘The Wizard Of Oz,’ shows a film still of a scene in which American actress Judy Garland (1922 – 1969) (as Dorothy) wipes tears from the eyes of actor Bert Lahr (1895 – 1967) (as the Cowardly Lion), while watched by Jack Haley (1898 – 1979) (as the Tin…

Sunrun shares surge after company reports jump in customers, says higher utility prices are fueling solar

In this article RUN Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., May 17, 2021. Scott Strazzante | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Sunrun shares jumped 11% during extended trading Wednesday after the company posted first-quarter earnings results, including a 39% increase in…

Binance is backing Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, boosting crypto believers’ vision of a ‘decentralized’ web

In this article TWTR Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange, handling billions of dollars in trading volumes on a daily basis. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin exchange Binance’s move to participate in Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter could boost digital currency evangelists’ hopes for the development of a more “decentralized,”…