Purchasing concert tickets has long been a high-stakes affair, with popular events often selling out within minutes. Increasingly, however, fans are competing against automated ticket-buying programs, commonly referred to as bots, that can snap up seats in seconds before reselling them at higher prices. This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday…
Rolfo | Moment | Getty Images This summer, mega artist Harry Styles will take the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City for an exclusive 30-show residency – his only planned stop in the country and a show that’s garnered intense attention since its announcement. Despite her best efforts, Shira Elfassy won’t be…
Amy Howe, chief executive officer of FanDuel Inc., at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images FanDuel CEO Amy Howe has been ousted from that post after five years at…
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square said Tuesday it is planning to buy Universal Music Group in a cash and stock deal. UMG will form a newly merged company with Pershing Square and list on the New York Stock Exchange, according to the terms of the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the…
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Instacart will pay $60 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled users with false advertising and deployed “unlawful subscription enrollment” practices. The federal agency alleged that Instacart used deceptive tactics in its subscription sign-up and “satisfaction guarantee” advertising that caused…
Dua Lipa performs during a concert as part of the “Radical Optimism Tour” at Estadio Mas Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on Nov. 8, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images The U.K. government is set to ban the resale of live-event tickets for above face value on Wednesday. The move covers concerts,…
Ticket reseller StubHub signage on display at the New York Stock Exchange for the company’s IPO on Sept. 17, 2025. NYSE After a long wait to get public, StubHub has had a rough start to life on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of the online ticket vendor dropped 10% on Friday, falling for a…
StubHub, the ticketing marketplace that spun out of eBay in 2020, has resumed its plans to go public and is now aiming to hold its IPO next month, CNBC has learned. The company originally paused its IPO plans in April as the stock market was reeling from President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs. The decision…
