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☆ Charter puts media companies on notice in bid to save pay-TV bundle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCharter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey wants the pay-TV bundle to live. For Charter, a company that doesn't produce content itself, the TV bundle is still a big part of its business, even as broadband grows. Disney also noted its multi-billion dollar investments in exclusive content for Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu. Disney has said it's a matter of time before it offers ESPN outside of the pay-TV bundle. Long live pay-TV

Persons: Rafael Henrique, Chris Winfrey, Winfrey, Barry Diller, Tom Rutledge, —, Hulu —, Disney, Long Organizations: Communications, Getty, Charter, Disney, U.S ., Warner Bros, Discovery, Paramount Global, Comcast, Media, Paramount, ESPN, P Global Market Intelligence, Hulu Locations: U.S, Hulu

☆ Troubled health name bounces after strong quarter and guidance. Here's our view on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Another possible catalyst is the monetization of BHC's Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) stake. Bausch + Lomb update On the earnings release, management highlighted a change in thinking about how to handle their stake in Bausch + Lomb. We'll be on the lookout for more information on the Bausch + Lomb situation in the coming days. Guidance BHC management raised their full-year revenue guidance for 2023 while reaffirming their adjusted EBITDA outlook. Excluding Bausch + Lomb, the team now expects full-year revenue to be in the range of $4.5 billion to $4.65 billion.

Persons: it's, Refinitiv, BHC's Bausch, Bausch, We'll, Generics, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Rafael Henrique Organizations: Health, Bausch Health, Management, Bausch Health Companies, BHC's, Dentistry, CNBC Locations: BHC, Bausch, East, Africa, Canada, Asia, China

☆ Two Big Tech names and a luxury retailer made headlines. Here's our take on each
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Club holdings Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT) and Estee Lauder (EL) all made headlines Thursday surrounding solid quarterly earnings, regulatory challenges and analyst downgrades. The Club remains highly bullish on these two Big Tech names, while continuing to muddle through with our embattled China-exposed cosmetics-retail play. Here's the latest developments at Meta, Microsoft and Estee Lauder — along with our take on the news. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms Inc. (META) year-to-date performance. Shares of Estee Lauder closed down 2.6% Thursday, at roughly $173 apiece.

Persons: Estee Lauder, downgrades, Estee Lauder —, Mark Zuckerberg, It's, Jeff Marks, Lauder, Jefferies, it's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Rafael Henrique Organizations: Meta, Microsoft, Big Tech, Inc, Union, EU, Wall, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, Asia

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Since 2015, Prime Day sales have risen to more than $7 billion and could top $8 billion this year. Now in its ninth year, Amazon's annual Prime Day has become a fact of American life — a quasi-holiday that retailers of all types pile into. Protestors in New York raising awareness of Amazon facilitating ICE surveillance efforts coinciding with Amazon Prime Day 2019. How Prime Day is goingLast year, Amazon drove more than $7 billion in sales through its Prime Day sales, according to Insider Intelligence. The number of Amazon Prime account holders has ballooned too, with nearly 175 million people using Amazon Prime in the US today — around two-thirds of the country's population — according to a report by Insider Intelligence.

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☆ Ticketmaster has a total stranglehold on the live event industry. Here's how some states are trying to break that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesA California legislator is trying to strike back at Live Nation Entertainment's grip on the live events space. It was actually the ticket-buying experience for a minor-league hockey game that could lead to a large legislative setback for Live Nation Entertainment. The extent of Live Nation Entertainment's graspIn June, the American Economic Liberties Project released a report detailing the extent of the stranglehold Live Nation Entertainment has on the live events industry. Brown explained to Insider that Live Nation Entertainment has been able to become so powerful in the industry as it's vertically integrated very effectively. Live Nation Entertainment is under federal pressureThe federal government is also cracking down on Ticketmaster's reign in the entertainment industry.

Persons: Rafael Henrique, California Sen, Scott Wilk, Sen, wasn't Taylor, Wilk, Pat Garafolo, Krista Brown, Brown, Joe Biden, Samuel Corum, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, Klobuchar, It's, Blumenthal Organizations: Getty, California State Senate, Service, Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster, California Senate, American Economic Liberties, Entertainment, Department of Justice, DOJ, Federal Trade Commission, Live, New York Times, Live Nation Entertainment Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, United States, AFP, Minnesota

☆ TipRanks reveals the top 10 Wall Street basic materials sector analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

TipRanks recognized the 10 best analysts in the basic materials sector who delivered noteworthy returns and whose recommendations outperformed their peers. In the process, it analyzed every recommendation by analysts in the basic materials sector over the past 10 years. Then, TipRanks' algorithms calculated the statistical significance of each rating, analysts' overall success rate and the average return. Top 10 analysts from the basic materials sectorThe image below shows the most successful Wall Street analysts from the basic materials sector. T J Schultz — RBC CapitalT J Schultz has the 10th spot on the list, with a success rate of 63%.

Persons: Rafael Henrique, Lightrocket, TipRanks, Dan Payne, Bank Dan Payne, Payne, Leo Mariani — Roth MKM Leo Mariani, John Freeman — Raymond James Raymond James, John Freeman, Freeman, Poe Fratt, Global Partners Poe, Elvira Scotto —, Elvira Scotto, Vincent Lovaglio, Scott Hanold, Michael Harvey —, Michael Harvey, Harvey, Dalton Baretto, Canaccord Genuity Dalton Baretto, T J Schultz —, J Schultz Organizations: Bank, Birchcliff Energy, Resources, Vital Energy, Global Partners, Elvira Scotto — RBC, Crestwood Equity Partners, Mizuho Securities, Comstock Resources, RBC Capital RBC Capital, Matador Resources, Michael Harvey — RBC Capital, RBC Capital, Seven Generations Energy, Generations Energy, ARC Resources, T J Schultz — RBC, Targa Resources Locations: Canada

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTIt's been 17 years since my last trip to Disney World. But if you're an infrequent visitor, traveling with young kids or uninterested in diving into the world of Disney blogs, buying access to shorter lines is your best bet. You may be on vacation, but a trip to Disney World is no time for a digital detox. Jonathan Alder called VIP tours at Disney World "the greatest thing." Buy the bandsMagicBands are part of the ever-growing list of formerly free items that are now chargeable at Disney World.

Persons: Rafael Henrique, —, Peter Pan, Jonathan Alder Organizations: Disney, CNBC, Lightning, Jonathan's

☆ Meta vs. TikTok: How they're each using AI to attract advertisers and which one is winning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The aim was a similar short-form video service to become more competitive in the space and slow down ad share losses. "This is a key leading indicator for monetization, and any incremental results from AI-driven targeting and measurement would accelerate the market share shift." In a digital advertising market where growth is limited, the battle for market share gains is critical. TikTok's AI strategy TikTok has seen a quick rise in viewership by virtue of predictive AI for content recommendation. TikTok advertisers can place ads through the platform's TikTok Ads Manager , offering automatic audience targeting and measurement tools.

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That was the promise of a digital library of movies and TV shows. "Warner Bros. That's why NBCUniversal had to pay itself $500 million to stream Universal TV's "The Office" on Peacock and Warner Bros. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBy removing the content specifically made for streaming rather than licensed shows and movies, Warner Bros. Warner Bros.

☆ Desperate for streaming profits, media giants look to a soft ad market for help
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

(AP Photo/Universal Pictures) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures/Tippett StudioAfter spending years amassing streaming subscribers at great cost, media companies now need to make some profits. Look no further for proof of that than the most recent annual Upfronts, the events where media companies like Fox Corp ., Warner Bros. During Disney's earnings call earlier this month, CEO Bob Iger put new emphasis on ad-supported streaming. 'We need ads'There's been an uptick of consumers signing up for ad-supported streaming subscriptions. But media companies are struggling with the question of whether ad-tier subscriptions make up for other losses.

☆ Roblox Criticized by Children’s Advertising Watchdog
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Roblox said it had 66.1 million daily active users in the first quarter, 43% of whom were under the age of 13. Photo: Rafael Henrique/Zuma PressAn advertising industry watchdog said videogame company Roblox violated the group’s guidelines for marketing to children younger than 13. The Children’s Advertising Review Unit , a division of self-regulatory business organization BBB National Programs, said Friday it found that Roblox hadn’t adequately disclosed to young users that certain content within games was advertising.

☆ Fintech firm Klarna overhauls its app with a TikTok-like discovery feed as A.I. hype swirls
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

According to David Sandstrom, Klarna's chief marketing officer, the firm took inspiration from Chinese tech platforms, which he said have mastered the art of algorithm driven-shopping. The Klarna app has been redesigned to tailor product recommendations to users based on their shopping habits using artificial intelligence. Klarna and other buy now, pay later products proved popular during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, buy now, pay later has come under scrutiny from regulators because of fears that it is pushing some consumers, particularly younger people, into arrears. In the U.K., the government has proposed new rules aimed at adding some friction to the process of applying for a buy now, pay later loan.

☆ Meta and Disney begin cutting jobs. Here's a rundown of all Club names planning major layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The list includes Meta Platforms (META) and Walt Disney (DIS). META YTD mountain Meta's stock performance year to date. The March layoff plan was in addition to the 11,000 job cuts disclosed in November. As part of this effort, Disney announced in February it was planning roughly 7,000 total job cuts in a series of three rounds. Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy announced 18,000 job cuts in early January impacting retail and recruiting operations .

☆ In renaming 'HBO Max,' Warner Bros. Discovery hedges its bets in streaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled its new streaming service Wednesday, featuring a combination of programming from HBO Max and Discovery+. Discovery logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background, the HBO Max and Discovery Plus logos. Those who want HBO already know where to find it, and HBO Max will simply morph into Max on most platforms. Warner Bros.

☆ Tesla rival Lucid plans layoffs, as manufacturing and production challenges mount for EV startups
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lucid, a Tesla rival, is planning layoffs. The EV startup is planning to lay off hundreds of employees, my colleague Alexa St. John reported. Lucid has had a challenging few months, as it works to nail down manufacturing and production and get cars on the roads. It's not the only EV company that's struggling. Insider's Tim Levin tested out charging a KIA EV at a former Tesla supercharger that's open to all EVs.

☆ JPMorgan turns cautious on Amazon, TikTok faces ban — our Club takes on the news
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Club holdings Meta Platforms (META) and Amazon (AMZN) are in the news Tuesday. TikTok has seen robust growth since it launched in 2016, competing with Reels at Meta Platforms (META) and Alphabet 's (GOOGL) YouTube Shorts. JPMorgan cautious on Amazon AMZN 1Y mountain Amazon's performance over the last 12 months. The news: JPMorgan said investor sentiment on Amazon (AMZN) stock is near multi-year lows, in a research note Thursday. JPMorgan kept an overweight rating on AMZN stock, but lowered its price target to $135 from $142.

☆ Ditching autism care for software
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Hallam Bullock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He raised $200 million to transform autism care. Now, he's ditching patients to sell healthcare software. Yury Yakubchyk, the cofounder and CEO of Elemy, raised more than $200 million to provide better autism therapy for kids. Instead of delivering care itself, instead of delivering care itself, the company wants to sell software to clinicians running their own businesses. It's all fake work," Rabois said.

☆ The tech world is thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley loses faith in its go-to bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the time of the email, Musk was battling a cave rescue diver who was suing him for defamation. Before grabbing some ice cream — I'll probably get cookies and cream — let's dive into today's tech. The tech world was thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley lost faith in its go-to bank, SVB Financial. If startups are worried the bank can't give them all their money back, then they might pull their accounts. Investors are sinking millions into startups like MARZ and Runway to bring AI tech to film and TV.

☆ Elemy is ditching autism care to sell healthcare software instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the time of the email, Musk was battling a cave rescue diver who was suing him for defamation. Before grabbing some ice cream — I'll probably get cookies and cream — let's dive into today's tech. The tech world was thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley lost faith in its go-to bank, SVB Financial. If startups are worried the bank can't give them all their money back, then they might pull their accounts. Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu) Edited by Matt Weinberger (tweet @gamoid) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock) in London.

☆ Next-gen mobile internet — 6G — will launch in 2030, telecom bosses say, even as 5G adoption remains low
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"We have not completed the deployment of 5G yet," Ha Min Yong, chief development officer of SK Telecom , told CNBC last week. However, after hundreds of billions of dollars of investment into 5G networks, carriers have struggled to see the return. I don't see any use cases today that we can't do with 5G or its immediate evolutions," Watson told CNBC last week. Many of the current 5G networks are built on top of equipment and technology from 4G. There will also be more software that powers 5G networks helping with efficiency such as the management of data traffic.

☆ Singapore's Sea Group turns profitable for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sea Limited's e-commerce arm, Shopee, turned positive adjusted EBITDA for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2022. The group also posted its first-ever positive net income in the quarter. The chairman and group CEO of Sea Limited, said on Tuesday that 2022 was "another year of evolution for us." Shopee and SeaMoneyMeanwhile, e-commerce business Shopee and digital payments arm SeaMoney continued to see strong growth in 2022. Positive EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, refers to the company operating at a profitable level.

☆ Salesforce engineers are about to be hit with new performance metrics, while some salespeople are being pressured to quit
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Ellen Thomas | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some Salesforce employees have been offered a "Prompt Exit Package" instead of a layoff, with less severance. Employees say the company is ratcheting up performance expectations as activist investors invade. "The company is pushing hard for productivity tracking and metrics on all facets," one employee told Insider. Salesforce cut a few hundred salespeople in November, a person familiar with the matter told Insider, and the company told Insider the cuts were made for "accountability," implying that performance was a consideration. In some cases, the company has presented employees with PEP offers in the same week it has executed mass layoffs, employees told Insider.

☆ The Club's worst performing stocks in 2022 helped fuel January's rally. Can it last?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street finished the first month of 2023 on a high note, with the S & P 500 rising 6.2% for its best January performance since 2019. The 10 worst-performing stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust in 2022 climbed an average of 21% in January. Those holdings, which climbed an average of 39.8% in 2022, only rose an average of 0.9% in the first month of this year. Of the S & P 500's 11 sectors, energy was the only one to finish 2022 in positive territory, gaining 59%. But it remains to be seen whether January's market leaders will continue to power the S & P higher as the year progresses.

☆ 5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday, January 5
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 04, 2023 in New York City. Chewing things overU.S. stock markets bounced back a little Wednesday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.75%, the Nasdaq increasing 0.69% and the Dow jumping 133 points. December's jobs report is coming Friday morning, as well, so market watchers still have another big data point to chew over this week. Amazon plans bigger job cutsAmazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon plans to lay off more than 18,000 employees, far more than initially expected.

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