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Having surpassed the $1 billion mark worldwide last week, "Marvel's The Avengers" is set to climb further up the list of all-time worldwide top-grossing films, as well as to battle this weekend's new releases -- game-based action flic "Battleship" and Sacha Baron Cohen's "The Dictator." Inspired...

The parade of earnings from major retailers begins this week with quarterly reports due from Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts expect to see year-over-year revenue growth from all three, but lower per-share earnings from Kohl's. Many more retailers are...

There will be plenty more quarterly reports this week for analysts and traders to peruse. On the schedule are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Visa (NYSE: V), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:...

The happiest place on earth has just expanded its global domination once again, proving the company's truly unstoppable force. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) made public its plans to sprinkle interactive concept stores throughout the world, many in the United States. Disney is set to reveal...

Many of the S&P 500 have already reported results for the most recent quarter. But lots of earnings reports are scheduled for this week. Among those reporting are General Motors (NYSE: GM), as well as the first of a wave of results from retailers: Macy's (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and...

Mary Blair, the concept artist behind Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and Song of the South, is being honored with the latest Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Doodle. Though she passed away in July of 1978, she was recognized as a Disney Legend – one of the most prestigious awards handed out to...

The focus this week, at least initially, will no doubt be on the effect of the downgrade of U.S. debt. But there will be plenty more earnings as well, including reports from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Aol (NYSE: AOL). The parade of retail...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "Following disappointing F2Q11, DIS shares are off 5-6% and YTD have underperformed the large cap media group by ~800 basis points. In effect, the F2Q11 miss...

Love it or hate it, the season finale of the CW's Supernatural, with its showdown between the Winchester brothers and the angel Castiel, has brought season 6 to a close. Already the speculation about Supernatural season 7 is rampant: What does being a god mean for Castiel? Can Dean forgive him for...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating and price target of $50 on the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). In s research report published today, Wunderlich reiterated its optimism on Disney's long term outlook. At the same time, it expressed its concerns as some of Disney's star products, like...