People walk by a giant Spiderman inflatable installation at the south courtyard plaza of Shuncheng Shopping Center on August 2, 2026 in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot…
Disney posted mixed quarterly results on Wednesday, far surpassing Wall Street expectations for earnings while slightly missing estimates for revenue. The company’s quarterly results were once again lifted by its parks and streaming divisions. Revenue for Disney’s experiences segment, which includes global theme parks and cruises, was up 10% year over year to $9.97 billion….
Imax is on a winning streak, and it has Christopher Nolan to thank. Shares of the entertainment technology company hit an all-time high Monday as it continues to haul in box office receipts from Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” Imax CEO Rich Gelfond said Monday the film is tracking almost double what Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” raked in in 2023….
A general view of the Peacock logo on a microphone during the Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship game between the University of Connecticut Huskies and the Villanova Wildcats on March 9, 2026, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Erica Denhoff | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images NBCUniversal’s announcement this week that it’s struck a…
SWANSEA, WALES – FEBRUARY 24: Swansea City AFC club co-owner Snoop Dogg walks around the pitch prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Swansea City and Preston North End at the Swansea.com Stadium on February 24, 2026 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Athena Pictures/Getty Images) Athena Pictures | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images…
Microsoft’s Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma speaks at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco on June 4, 2026. David Paul Morris | Getty Images Amazon and Microsoft have devised new ways to get people playing video games in the cloud. Microsoft’s Xbox division said Thursday that it will test an advertising-supported way of letting people…
(L-R) Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters When Alphabet and Tesla kicked off tech earnings season…
Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, during ‘Labour’s Special Conference’ in central London on July 17, 2026. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Football may not have come home this time, but…
The Netflix logo is seen on the roof of an office building in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 2026. Michael Yanow | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix reported second-quarter revenue and earnings that were in line with analyst estimates on Thursday as Wall Street is keeping a close eye on the company’s advertising and…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A group of state attorneys general is expected to file a lawsuit as soon as Monday challenging Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNBC’s David Faber reported. The lawsuit, which will be brought by a group including California Attorney General Rob Bonta, is expected to try…
