Vadym Buinov | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Covid-19 pandemic brought to the surface both cracks and resilience in the American economy, with child care taking center stage as day cares shuttered, schools went remote and parents attempted to juggle their children with their jobs.While employment in the child care sector...
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Warner Bros. Discovery hikes prices for Max streaming service
In this photo illustration, the Warner Bros. Discovery logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWarner Bros. Discovery's Max announced price increases for its ad-free options on Tuesday, as a range of streamers make their memberships more expensive. The move comes only 12...
Nelson Peltz sells entire Disney stake weeks after losing proxy battle
Activist investor Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Disney, a person familiar with the matter tells CNBC.Peltz sold all of his Disney stock at roughly $120 a share, the person said, making about $1 billion on the position. The stock currently trades for about $100 per share.The exit...
Shaking seats and piped-in fog: How 4DX is carving out a niche moviegoing market
Chris Hemsworth stars as the villainous Dementus in Warner Bros.' "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga."Warner Bros. DiscoveryIn George Miller's new Mad Max film "Furiosa," a red paint flare explodes and casts the theater screen in a saturated crimson cloud.Feet away, among the rows of gyroscopic 4DX chairs, plumes of fog...
UAW challenges Mercedes-Benz union vote, asks NLRB for new election
United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.Andi Rice | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT โ The United Auto Workers union is challenging the results of last week's organizing vote of Mercedes-Benz workers...