Here’s what’s worth streaming in October 2024: ‘Heartstopper,’ ‘The Diplomat,’ ‘Shrinking’ and more
Hulu’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ and Max’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ return for their final seasons
EchoStar’s Dish sale marks disappointing end to Ergen’s strategy
Dish’s Charles Ergen Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dish’s “Seinfeld” strategy appears to have ended quite like the actual show — with its finale a generally-accepted disappointment. In 2011, Dish cofounder Charlie Ergen first mentioned “Seinfeld” on an earnings call, responding to an analyst’s question about his company’s mixed bag of assets. Ergen […]
What Trump and Harris say they’ll do to fix the high cost of housing — and what’s worked in the past
The high cost of housing is a top economic issue that both U.S. presidential candidates have vowed to address.
Laurene Powell Jobs bets on AI startups
Laurene Powell Jobs speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch) Steve Jennings A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. News that Laurene Powell […]
AT&T exits pay-TV and frees DirecTV to combine with rival Dish
DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a combination the two have sought for decades.
Aston Martin shares fall 25% after warning blamed on supply disruptions, China
The British car manufacturer said it expects to sell 1,000 fewer cars than previously anticipated due to delays at several of its suppliers
A Taylor Swift fan had $3,500 concert tickets stolen from her Ticketmaster account. Here’s how to help protect yourself.
The ticketing giant is facing issues with some Swifties whose accounts are hacked, resulting in their seats winding up in other people’s hands.
‘I’m overwhelmed’: I inherited $185,000. With the Fed lowering rates, should I park it in 5% CDs or high-yield savings accounts?
“My brother got a better interest rate because he acted fast, and here I am twiddling my thumbs, overwhelmed with banks.”
Stock-market rally built on hopes for more big Fed rate cuts faces crucial test
Stock-market investors got what they wanted when the Federal Reserve delivered an extra-large September rate cut — the risk now is that strong jobs data in the week ahead could be too much of a good thing.
Kamala Harris promises to fight inflation
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order […]
