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Apple TV+ is marking its first wide theatrical release today with Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, and Lily Gladstone. However, the three-and-a-half-hour crime epic is not streaming on Apple TV+ just yet. What Happened: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL...

The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower on Thursday, reflecting broad-based selling pressure. The S&P 500 closed at 4376.31, down by 1.35%, whereas Nasdaq last close stood at 13,463.97 losing 1.87% for the day. Dow Jones also faced a similar fate, closing at 34,...

A guy on Twitter hatched a plan to get back at his ex who was using his Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) account to watch the hit show “Squid Game.” The people of Twitter obliged with creative ways to add more pain to the errant ex’s life. What Happened: The person who goes by...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index consisting of 30 stocks. It's one of the oldest and best-known measures of stock market performance. The blue-chip index closed at a new all-time high Wednesday, dating all the way back to 1896. Dow Jones stocks...

Heading into the last few days of the trading year, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is having a solid day of gains, up more than 1.5% with less than two hours of trading Tuesday. While share volume is solid at 9.2 million shares (versus the 10 day average of 9.9 million), the more interesting...

Cathie Wood reduced its stake in Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) on a day the media and entertainment company’s stock fell on fears related to the fast-spreading Omicron variant.  The popular money managing firm sold 93,598 shares — estimated to be worth $13.7 million — in...

Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) board of directors has named Susan Arnold as its new chairman, the media and entertainment conglomerate said Wednesday. What Happened: Arnold will succeed Robert Iger as chairman of the board when he departs the company at the end of this year. Arnold has been on...

The adventures of Michael Burnham and her crew aboard the USS Discovery will now take place on Viacom CBS Inc (NASDAQ: VIAC) streaming service Paramount+ instead of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) as far as international viewers are concerned. What Happened: The “Star Trek: Discovery” series...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is planning a foray into metaverse as the buzz around virtual environments intensifies.  What Happened: Disney CEO Bob Chapek touched on some of the company’s “firsts” at the fourth-quarter earnings call.  Chapek referred to “...

Genius Brands International Inc. (NASDAQ: GNUS) shares are trading higher Wednesday as the stock is seeing a day with above-average volume. The stock looks to have possibly seen a bounce off support and could be heading higher once again. Genius Brands was up 6.57% at $1.46 at last check...

Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without a good old-fashioned horror movie, but why not add a twist this year and watch something different? Here are five cult-classic horror films from Japan to watch to create the perfect scary evening. Frolic In Brine, Goblins Be Thine: Ringu (1998), simply...

Streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) expects “Maid” to beat “The Queen’s Gambit” as its most-watched limited series. What Happened: Netflix said in its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday that it expects “Maid,” which was released on Oct. 1, to...

Netflix Inc’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) popular Korean-language drama “Squid Game” is drawing the ire of some viewers, who are complaining that subtitles and closed-captions change the meaning of the well-scripted show. What Happened: A viewer, Youngmi Mayer, said on Twitter that she is...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) traded at a new 52-week high today of $60.18. This new high was reached on below-...

Space enthusiasts who are also Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) fans have a good reason to cheer the recently opened Space 220 restaurant at Epcot Center, Florida, as it features NASA-inspired glimpses for guests dining in at the immersive restaurant, Space.com reported on Thursday. What Happened:...