Opinion

"Game of Thrones" returns to the airwaves for its seventh season Sunday night. According to Variety, the Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO premiere tv series averaged 23.3 million multiplatform views during its sixth season and is primed to become even more popular in the seventh....

Although television used to be the gold standard for advertisements, the medium is facing a new threat as more and more advertisers are putting TV ads on the back burner to make way for digital advertising. New data from Interactive Advertising Bureau showed a 22 percent increase in revenue from...

Tattoos may fade with time, but the human inclination to scar oneself permanently with anything from the face of a favorite pro wrestler to an inspirational quote (for which you may want to double — no, TRIPLE check your spelling) is as intense as ever. A recent Statista survey showed four in...

Stock markets at record highs can bring on initial public offerings (IPOs) and plenty of hype. Like most new things, it can be easy to get caught the excitement and IPOs are no exception. As the number of companies filing to go public has increased in recent months, it may be as good a time as ever...

For building teams that set records for losses, alienating his fans and best players, and tarnishing his record as perhaps the luckiest man in NBA history, Phil Jackson’s tenure as president of the New York Knicks was remarkably rewarding. Jackson rose to fame and power by riding the backs of...

The stock market was down last week in what amounted to a week of choppy price action. The S&P 500 (SPX) closed at 2438, just 4 points lower on the week. Oil’s plunge continued below $43 on Wednesday, which led to some downside in equities. Later in the week, the release of the Senate...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)’s new original show “GLOW” was released on Friday. The show tells the story of out-of-work actress Ruth Wilder (played by Alison Brie) who ends up as a professional wrestler. The show is based on the real-life "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling"...

One of the last major music holdouts finally made the move to the digital era last week when Bob Seger announced he will be allowing several of his most popular albums to be streamed on services such as Spotify, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Apple Music and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P). Seger has...

If the past news week was dinner, investors and traders got served a few heaping platefuls, then went back for seconds and thirds. A Fed rate hike, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) grabbing a shopping cart with its purchase of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM), a mixed data picture, and tech...

News agencies are filled with tips on how to avoid the fate of so many lottery winners: bankruptcy. Put your money in solid investments, don’t live beyond your means, keep swindlers and other relatives at bay. Get a reputable financial planner. This is not that story. Last weekend, somebody...

A new day, a new senior member of Uber Technologies leaving the company. On Tuesday, the billionaire co-founder of private equity giant TPG Capital and member of Uber's board David Bonderman announced his resignation after cracking a sexist joke -- during a meeting intended to crack down on...

Argus initiated coverage of Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) at Buy with a $166 price target. Analyst Stephen Biggar estimates a 2017 adjusted EPS of $6.15 and to increase 12.2 percent further to $6.90 in 2018. Related Link: Equifax Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend A Decade of Beats Equifax...

Mallrats are a dying breed, and the smart-mouth punks back then are now known as millennials — those unabashed young adults who helped bring down their tribal hangout by blithely moving their culture, along with retail, online. Media have written way too many obits about the death of the mall...

His team’s well-laid plans to make this week all about infrastructure went off the rails for President Donald Trump, done in by a familiar foe: a barrage of off-topic tweets delivered with all the finesse of a bunch of bazooka blasts. He called the mayor of London “pathetic” two...

Instead of producing a Triple Crown winner, this year's Belmont will be void of the winner of the Kentucky Derby (Always Dreaming) and the Preakness Stakes (Cloud Computing), as well as the runner-up of the Preakness (Classic Empire). In just another testament to the grueling nature and timing...