entertainment

Aretha Franklin Sold 75 Million Albums

Posted: August 17, 2018 at 9:05 am

There has been no greater American popular singer than Aretha Franklin. It is difficult to imagine that there ever will be. We're not talking about sales here, but a hard-to-define ...
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Tiger Woods Sponsors Nike and Monster Get Huge Exposure at PGA

Posted: August 13, 2018 at 6:40 am

Golf legend Tiger Woods finished second at the 100th PGA Championship. A year ago, he was not sure he would ever play again. Golf phenom Brooks Koepka finished first. It ...
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Tiger Woods Sponsor Nike and Others Get Huge Exposure Again

Posted: August 12, 2018 at 7:32 am

Tiger Woods is tied for sixth at the PGA Championship. In his first year back from injuries, he is in contention once again. He has done so well the TV ...
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Denver Marijuana Business Generated $584 Million in 2017 Sales

Posted: August 11, 2018 at 9:30 am

Since the first sales of recreational marijuana in Colorado in 2014, state revenue from combined sales of medical and recreational sales have soared, from $683.5 million to $150.8 billion, according ...
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TiVo Still Chasing a Strategic Solution to an Existential Problem

Posted: August 9, 2018 at 12:30 pm

In March of next year, TiVo Corp. (NASDAQ: TIVO) will celebrate the 20th-anniversary shipment of its first Tivo digital video recorder. Since then a few things have changed. Tivo reported ...
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Disney Earnings Shaved by Rising Costs

Posted: August 7, 2018 at 4:59 pm

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported fiscal third-quarter 2018 results after markets closed Tuesday afternoon. The entertainment giant posted quarterly adjusted EPS of $1.87 and $15.23 billion in revenues. ...
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Top 10 Pirated Movies From Last Week

Posted: August 6, 2018 at 12:30 pm

Online streaming has become one of the more popular trends of late, brought about with the advent of Netflix, Hulu and HBO streaming services, just to name a few. However, ...
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MoviePass Sees Shares More Than Double to Reach 18 Cents a Share

Posted: August 6, 2018 at 12:15 pm

Movie subscription service MoviePass, controlled by Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ: HMNY), said Monday that its latest new subscription plan and business model will take effect August 15. Under ...
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2018 NFL Ticket Summary: Patriots Are Tops + Titans Have Biggest Increase

Posted: August 6, 2018 at 7:10 am

Most Expensive Prices For 2018: Despite losing the Super Bowl to the Eagles, the Patriots lead the league in NFL prices for the second season in a row. The Super Bowl Champion ...
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Top 10 Pirated Movies From Last Week

Posted: July 30, 2018 at 1:40 pm

Netflix, Hulu, HBO and others have capitalized on the trend of online streaming over the past few years, but online piracy poses a constant threat to these services. Whether these ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 30, 2018 at 5:11 am

The board of CBS Inc. (NYSE: CBS) will look into sexual harassment charges against CEO Les Moonves, according to The Wall Street Journal: Some CBS Corp. directors discussed over the ...
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Why All Sides in Congress Can Get Behind Rep. Gabbard’s New Cannabis Legislation

Posted: July 27, 2018 at 3:10 pm

By John Hudak and Christine Stenglein of the Brookings Institution On Tuesday, Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act. In an environment in which ...
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Boehner-Backed Cannabis Firm Raises $119 Million Ahead of IPO

Posted: July 23, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Vertically integrated cannabis cultivator and dispensary operator Acreage Holdings announced Monday that it has completed a Series E fund-raising round with $119 million in new funding that the company plans ...
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5 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 23, 2018 at 5:04 am

Ritz Crackers have a potential food-poisoning problem. According to Reuters: Mondelez Global LLC has voluntarily begun recalling some Ritz Cracker sandwiches and Ritz Bits products over concern that they may ...
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Top Second-Half MLB Price Gainers and Losers

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 7:25 am

Here are some data on which teams are seeing the biggest price increases and decreases for the second half of the season compared to the first half of the season. See ...
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