Getty Images Retailers have a new threat this holiday season: wanderlust. Americans are returning to the skies, filling hotels, swarming theme parks — and they’re showing a willingness to spend more of their money on trips. That is setting up the fiercest holiday season battle for consumers’ wallets since before the Covid pandemic, with persistent inflation already straining
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In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shonda Rhimes attends 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA. Presley Ann | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Shonda Rhimes, the high-powered producer behind “Bridgerton” and “Inventing Anna,” is among a number of showrunners, creators and writers who have
In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Starbucks on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, fueled by U.S. customers spending more on iced coffee drinks and Pumpkin Spice Lattes. The Seattle-based coffee company also said U.S. traffic improved in the quarter, and has nearly bounced back to 2019
A real-scale head of Godzilla is displayed at the balcony of the commercial complex as a new Tokyo landmark during its unveiling at Kabukicho shopping and amusement district in Tokyo April 9, 2015. Issei Kato | Reuters The King of the Monsters still reigns in Japan — and most other places. Godzilla’s grasp on fans
Co-founders Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Founder, CEO Mike McCarley Courtesy: TMRWSports Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s new sports startup — which is already planning a new golf league — is drawing some big-name investors. TMRW (pronounced “tomorrow”) Sports announced on Wednesday a new investment group that includes basketball great Stephen Curry, race car driver
In this article TSP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT TuSimple makes self-driving trucks, a technology that may be among the innovations to help lower longer-run inflation in the transport sector. Source: TuSimple Self-driving truck startup TuSimple has fired its CEO, Xiaodi Hou, after an internal investigation found improper dealings and possible tech transfer to
Alice Cooper in John Carpenter’s 1987 movie “Prince of Darkness.” Source: Shutterstock John Carpenter is the king of Halloween. And not just because he directed “Halloween.” He’s the creative force behind spooky season classics like “The Fog,” “Christine” and “The Thing.” A lucrative new trilogy of “Halloween” sequels to his 1978 original just wrapped up
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on June 07, 2021 in New York City. Steven Ryan | Getty Images After Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving promoted an antisemitic film and book on social media
In this article TSLA GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT — General Motors is suspending its advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform, the company told CNBC on Friday. The Detroit automaker, a rival to Musk-led electric vehicle maker Tesla, said it is “pausing” advertising as it evaluates
Mattress Mack is at it again. Jim McIngvale, the Texas furniture salesman who famously hedges sports bets with furniture promotions, said he has placed a total of $10 million of bets on his beloved Houston Astros in this year’s World Series. And if he wins, the payout would be a historic $75 million. “Winning the
In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT McDonald’s on Thursday said traffic to its U.S. restaurants is growing, helping the fast-food giant top analysts’ expectations for its quarterly earnings and revenue. The company is bucking a trend seen by other chains, which have reported shrinking traffic after raising menu prices. Many restaurants, including McDonald’s and its
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. Courtesy: CNN CNN CEO Chris Licht started conducting a business review of the news network when he agreed to take the job in April. That evaluation wrapped up last week, according to people familiar with the matter,