“We’ll be right back after these messages.” The age-old commercial lead-in takes on new meaning at a time when a bounceback for Netflix and Walt Disney shares rests on the coming launch of ad-supporte...
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Netflix may have a familiar price in mind for its ad-supported streaming service
Netflix Inc. may aim to charge customers a familiar price for its first ad-supported streaming option, according to a report. Bloomberg News reported Friday afternoon that Netflix NFLX, -4.57% executi...
Fed Chief Talks Tough on Inflation. There’s More Pain Ahead for the Stock Market.
From left: Fed officials Jerome Powell, Lael Brainard, and John Williams ponder the great outdoors during a break at the economic symposium at Jackson Hole. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size Grand...
Redbox Is About to Be Acquired. The Stock Remains Crazily Overvalued.
Text size Redbox was hurt by a bet that theater releases of films would surge in a postpandemic world. Dreamstime The end is near for Redbox , and some investors are about to take a substantial hit as...
Buy Warner Bros. Discovery, But Sell Paramount, Goldman Says. Here’s Why.
Text size Combining and relaunching the HBO Max and Discovery+ services as well as cutting costs can be tough for WarnerMedia. Dreamstime Investors should buy Warner Bros. Discovery stock because the ...
For Netflix stock, forget subscribers, content. It’s now about cash
A sign is posted in front of Netflix headquarters on April 20, 2022 in Los Gatos, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A day after Netflix reported that its second-quarter slide in subscribers w...
Netflix Stock Surges After Earnings—But Analysts Divided About Whether Growth Can Recover
Topline Wall Street analysts are split on Netflix, following the company’s second-quarter earnings report, with some predicting the stock is set for a rebound after the latest subscriber loss wasn’t a...
What a Netflix crackdown on password sharing could look like
Netflix Inc. has vowed to clamp down on password sharing as it looks to improve its financial fortunes, and the company just shared more details about how it will do that. The company plans to make cu...
Fastly Cloud Computing Traffic Bumped Higher. That Should Boost the Stock.
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Netflix Q2 Subscriber Losses Could Be Worse Than Forecast, Analyst Warns
Text size The Netflix logo on top of its office building in Hollywood. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images It’s now been almost three months since Netflix shocked investors with a very ugly first-quarte...
Netflix Stock Cut to Sell. Why This Analyst Says He Made a Mistake.
Text size Netflix shares have plunged by more than 70% so far in 2022 Getty Images A once infatuated Wall Street has definitely cooled on the godfather of streaming, Netflix , with a longtime bear adm...
Tunein-Rivian Deal Another Evolution Of Car Radio
Menu page from Tunein streaming service. Tunein aggregates hundreds of thousands of stations its … [+] subscribers can choose from depending on their level of service. Tunein A big guy with a bi...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
Netflix Has a Big Problem. Here’s the Math That Might Fix It
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Netflix shares are off 70% this year, due in large part to the streaming-video company’s disastrous first-quarter earnings. Among other things, Netflix lost 200,0...
Why Warren Buffett Bought Paramount, Not Netflix, Stock
Text size Paramount+ has about 62 million subscribers. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Older viewers love CBS, but I’m guessing that Warren Buffett didn’t just drop $2.6 billion on shares of networ...
Disney (DIS) fiscal Q2 2022 earnings
In this photo illustration a close-up of a hand holding a TV remote control seen displayed in front of the Disney+ logo. Thiago Prudencio | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images All eyes will be on...
Spotify stock sinks to lowest prices ever as CEO insists it is not like Netflix
Spotify Technology SA shares dove to their lowest prices on record Wednesday as subscriber gains continue to slow faster than analysts expected, but the streaming-music service’s chief executive insis...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Bought More Roku Stock. This Analyst Sees 24% Downside.
Text size Cathie Wood of ARK Invest has Roku as one of the biggest investments in her funds. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg Roku’s earnings report last week sent shares into a free fall, but Cathie Woo...