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How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures’ ‘Sonic’ into a billion-dollar…
Paramount Pictures revamped version of Sonic the Hedgehog (r).Source: Paramount PicturesSonic the Hedgehog may be able to run faster than the speed of light, but his film franchise nearly came to a screaming halt in 2019.A…
With $1 billion in salary IOUs, the Dodgers spark new questions about MLB’s fairness
Members of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate on the field after winning Game 5 to win the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30, 2024.Mike…
Trump administration, Musk’s DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down
Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Trump-appointed…
American Airlines to start testing free inflight Wi-Fi
The main cabin of a American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER jet. Mary Altaffer | APAmerican Airlines is planning to test complimentary inflight Wi-Fi starting next week as pressure mounts on carriers to offer the service free of charge.The…
Venu is done. Here’s how Fox, Disney and WBD plan to go it alone in sports streaming
An advertisement for Venu Sports, the sports streaming venture by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox, hangs at the Fanatics Fest event in New York City on Aug. 16, 2024.Jessica Golden | CNBCWith Venu done before it even got out of…
Senators grill Trump’s CFPB director pick: You are ‘on the Titanic, good luck’
Jonathan McKernan, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sits on the day he testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on…
Pending home sales drop to the lowest level on record in January
"For Sale" and "Sale Pending" signs in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release existing homes sales figures on June 21. David Ryder…
Musk praises Bezos’ new rules for Washington Post opinion pages as top editor resigns
(L-R) Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in…
Eli Lilly plans at least $27 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments
Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it will invest at least $27 billion to build four new manufacturing sites in the U.S., as demand for its blockbuster weight loss and diabetes injections soars and the company develops new drugs for other…
GM raises quarterly dividend, initiates $6 billion stock buyback
DETROIT – General Motors is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new $6 billion share repurchase program as the company attempts to reward investors amid slowing industry sales and profits.GM announced Wednesday it is…