Fans watch a movie at a cinema in Shanghai, China.Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesWomen are fueling China's box office despite making up a smaller share of the population — and Hollywood should take note.While women account for less than half of the Chinese population, they represent...
Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in Denis Villeneuve's remake of "Dune."Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Discovery is preparing investors for the effects of the writers' and actors' strikes if they continue through the end of this year.The company, in a Tuesday securities filing, said it adjusted its expectations, assuming the...
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading.Zynex, Coherus BioSciences, Universal Insurance Holdings -- Coherus, Zynex and Universal Insurance stock fell on news from S&P 500 Dow Jones indices that the stocks would be moving within smallcap indexes. Coherus is leaving the Midcap 400 for the midcap 600,...
European bank shares dropped significantly in August after a surprise announcement from the Italian government for a new tax.Stefano Montesi - Corbis | Corbis News | Getty ImagesItaly's shock tax on banks continues to prove controversial, even as the government insists it can improve it.Europe's main bank stock index...
Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain appears ready to fire up the picket lines.The union's bulldog new leader has repeatedly vowed to drive...
In this photo illustration, the Charter Communications logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCharter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey wants the pay-TV bundle to live.He also thinks the industry should get on board with a new model.The CEO of one of...
Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, July 17, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersHollywood's labor pool is taking a hit as the dual strikes by actors and writers drag on....
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California.Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesAn uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations...
After rising steadily since January, home prices may now be turning lower again.The latest read on home prices shows they hit another all-time high in July, rising 2.3% from the same month last year, according to Black Knight. That's a bigger annual gain than the roughly 1% recorded in...
Pixelseffect | E+ | Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate for Black workers slipped in August, bucking the broader trend of a higher overall jobless rate.The overall unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8% last month, the highest since February 2022. It came as the labor force participation rate — a measure...