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Disney Feuds With Comcast Over Direction Of Hulu
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 10:28am | 611Read More...Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) are in an escalating feud over the direction of Hulu, the streaming service jointly owned by the rival companies, with Comcast reportedly putting a freeze on its funding of Hulu while agitating for a large payoff when Disney is...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, AMC, Disney, GM, Tesla And More
Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 1:19pm | 1271Read More...Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The past week's bullish calls the iPhone maker, an aerospace giant and big banks. The EV leader, an entertainment giant and movie theater operators were among the bearish calls seen. Summer arrived last...
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Streaming Players Are Pulling Out The Big Guns And Roku Keeps On Growing
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:01pm | 1007Read More...When it comes to streaming wars, everyone is pulling out the big guns. In May, AT&T's (NYSE: T) HBO Max delivered the Friends reunion special, Walt Disney Company's (NYSE: DIS) Disney+ has gathered over 100 million subscribers and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had so much new content it...
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Amazon's New Era With MGM
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 10:22am | 1253Read More...As Jeff Bezos prepares to pass the baton to the new CEO in July, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is showing no signs of stopping after posting impressive first-quarter results late a month ago with its largest strike in the "Streaming Wars" and its biggest push into entertainment to...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, Coinbase, Disney, Nike, Uber And More
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 10:22am | 1295Read More...Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The past week's bullish calls included the iPhone maker and software and aerospace giants. Semiconductor and ride-sharing leaders were among the bearish calls seen during the week. The big U.S. indexes...
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Disney Shares Fall On Subscription, Sales Misses But DoorDash Surges; Index Futures Up In Premarket
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 10:11am | 2099Read More...Your vocabulary word for the day is “boing.” Definition: The sound the stock market makes when it’s bouncing. Early indications from the futures market this morning suggest stocks may end the week on a high note as investors continue to be in buy-the-dip mode. But there’s...
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Disney, Alibaba, Coinbase, Airbnb: Earnings, Expected Moves, And More Ways To Trade
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 12:06pm | 1561Read More...A stock set to report earnings has options pricing in a certain expected move based on the uncertainty surrounding the earnings release. This can lead to elevated premiums (making options more expensive). After earnings, with the uncertainty gone, options reset to price more day-to-day expected...
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Disney Could Be In Spotlight Today As Entertainment Giant Reports Earnings
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 10:23am | 2038Read More...All eyes seem to be on the big “I” as investors focus on inflation with two gauges of prices coming in hotter than expected this week. But it also seems that investors may be coming to grips with the prospect of higher prices, especially those that buy into the Fed’s view of...
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Market Braced For Earnings From Disney Tomorrow, A Key Reopening Barometer
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 10:17am | 2647Read More...A sharp rise in April consumer prices put stocks under more pressure early Wednesday, but the data really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. We’re having an initial reaction now where everything sells off and rates are pushing higher, but we’ve already seen hints of this...
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DIS Might Be Bringing Fireworks Back To Theme Parks; Don't Expect Them In Earnings
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 10:07am | 1807Read More...Walt Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) “Careers” page has openings for fireworks and special effects designers, suggesting the Magic Kingdom is gearing up to return its showpiece pyrotechnics to its parks, resorts, special events and even the Disney cruise lines as they all slowly reopen...
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Earnings And Expected Moves: Disney, Palantir, Alibaba, Airbnb, Coinbase, FuboTV And More
Monday, May 10, 2021 - 12:10pm | 1457Read More...The Broader Markets Last Week – SPY closed about 1.2% higher on the week, in line with the 1.2% move options were pricing. The VIX closed lower on the week, down to 16.70 from 18.60. This Week – SPY options are pricing a 1% move (in either direction) for the...
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Wynn, Marriott Start The Week's Earnings Parade, With Disney Waiting in Wings
Monday, May 10, 2021 - 10:30am | 2249Read More...If last week was all about jobs, this week is all about prices. Considering how much people worry about inflation these days, two key reports should give us a much better idea whether it’s actually a fact on the ground. Wednesday brings the April consumer price index (CPI), which rose a...
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It Seems Netflix Has Been Dethroned
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 10:36am | 883Read More...Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares fell as much as 11% in after-hours trading after the streaming giant reported a large miss in subscriber numbers in its first-quarter earnings report. The facts that revenue still grew on a YoY basis along with a strong beat on earnings were not enough to...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Amazon, Coinbase, Disney, Johnson & Johnson And More
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 12:22pm | 1123Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story discusses why an American entertainment colossus has a bright future. Other featured articles show how proxy season is shaping up, and what the ramifications of the halt on one of the COVID-19 vaccines could be. Also, see the prospects for a pet wellness...
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Topps In 'The Same Financial Position As Disney Was In 1984,' Eisner Says
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 11:46am | 487Read More...Topps announced Tuesday that it will go public via the special purpose acquisition company Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II (NASDAQ: MUDS). The deal values Topps at $1.3 billion. Topps is best known for its sports trading cards, specializing in baseball cards for over 75 years....
