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This lock could be a hidden Mickey.Disney Channel Disney Channel’s “Halloweentown” premiered in 1998 and was the first in a series of four movies. It makes real-world references to the Egyptian “Book of the Dead” and Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” There is one mystery creature that is still not referenced in the cast list. Marnie references an old werewolf movie.”The Wolf Man” came out in 1941.Disney ChannelWhen Grandma Aggie gives the Cromwell kids Halloween gifts, Marnie notices a necklace with a pentagram design. She says that Lon Chaney had one “when he got bitten by that werewolf,” a pretty obscure reference to the 1941…
Jeff Fusco / Getty Images for ComcastKEY TAKEAWAYSComcast on Thursday said in its third-quarter earnings call that it is considering spinning off its cable network portfolio into a separate company.The separation would not include the broadcast network NBC or streaming platform Peacock, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh said in the call.The company, which is struggling with cord-cutting, also reported mixed third-quarter results that included a year-over-year loss of 365,000 cable customers.Comcast (CMCSA) on Thursday said in its third-quarter earnings call that it is considering spinning off its cable network portfolio into a separate company.The separation would not include the broadcast network…
Legendary investor and co-founder of Grantham, Mayo & van Otterloo, Jeremy GranthamFairfax Media/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIJeremy Grantham says AI is a stock bubble similar to past tech manias.He compared the hype for AI to the 1990s internet craze and 1920s railroad boom.He predicts a sharp drop for stocks but long-term transformative impacts from AI developments.The market’s endless hype for artificial intelligence is a classic bubble following the path of others throughout history.That’s according to veteran investor Jeremy Grantham, who foresees a difficult path ahead for the stock market as the bubble gets bigger. Losses will pile up once the bubble…
The Kremlin has responded to the news of Russia’s astronomically high fine on Google.Contributor/Getty ImagesRussia fined Google an astronomical amount — $20.6 decillion — over suspended YouTube accounts.The Kremlin commented on Thursday, seeming to acknowledge the figure was not realistic.Its spokesman said he hoped it would prompt Google to respond. Alphabet has mostly ignored the case so far.An enormous fine levied by a Russian court on Google caught the attention of the Kremlin — which hopes Google will notice in turn.President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, commented on the sum on Thursday.It came after a court demanded payment equivalent of…
Sahitya Senapathy, founder and CEO of Endeavor.EndeavorEndeavor has secured $7 million to modernize manufacturing with AI technology.The startup aims to minimize operational hurdles facing industries like steel and automotive. BI got an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used to secure the fresh funding.A startup that aims to become the “Palantir for factories” has just secured $7 million in seed funding.San Francisco-based Endeavor, launched by 22-year-old Sahitya Senapathy, is developing an AI platform to help modernize manufacturing firms.”We deeply embed with traditional manufacturers — think industries that are often overlooked, like steel or construction products or auto, and we…
The author (not pictured) interviewed for her first job after college from a hospital bed.FatCamera/Getty ImagesI had my first child when I was 22 and weeks after graduating from nursing school.My baby was early, and I had postpartum complications, so we stayed in the hospital.The nurse manager came to interview me for a job while I was still admitted.A sharp knock interrupted my afternoon dozing, and I sat up in the hospital bed, expecting to see my mom or maybe one of my sisters walk in. Instead, a woman with bouncy orange-tinted hair wearing an official badge emerged through the…
Comcast acquired NBC Universal in 2013. Now it wants to unload some of the cable channels it acquired in that deal.Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty, Holloway/Getty, SEAN GLADWELL/Getty, Tyler Le/BICable TV networks look like they’re in permanent decline.So Comcast, which owns a bunch of them, is proposing splitting them into a separate company.Warner Bros. Discovery made a similar pitch this summer, then backed away from it.The future of cable TV channels is not looking good, at all. So what if we just got rid of the ones we own?That, in essence, is what Comcast floated to investors on Thursday morning on its earnings…
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Airbus recently delivered the first A321 XLR neo.John Keeble/Getty ImagesAirbus reported a third-quarter profit of $1 billion on Wednesday. Boeing lost $6 billion in the same period. The European company has more orders and appears to be coping better with supply-chain issues.Airbus’s market value is about $28 billion higher than that of Boeing.Airbus reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, which showed its strength over rival Boeing.The European planemaker posted a quarterly profit of 983 million euros ($1 billion) — a sharp contrast to Boeing’s $6.1 billion loss for the same period it announced last week.UBS analyst Ian Douglas-Pennant said investors should…
Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via Getty Images Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes at a shop in Poland earlier this month. Key TakeawaysNew Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol on Wednesday detailed his plan to revive the coffee chain. A central theme: He wants Starbucks wants to hand customers their coffee within four minutes of them ordering, believing speedy handoffs will help bring back customers.The coffee giants’ shares were little changed early Thursday following the company’s latest quarterly financial results.Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) CEO Brian Niccol has brewed a plan for a brighter future for the coffee giant. Part of it is as basic as…