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With $41.4M, 'Captain America' holds off 'Rio 2'
By JAKE COYLE - AP - 2 hrs 37 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — "Captain America" continued to flex its Marvel muscle at the global box office, as "The Winter Soldier" took in $41.4 million domestically and $60.6 million overseas.
Between Toys, Video Games, and ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ Disney Stock Offers Near-Infin
Tim Beyers, Nathan Alderman, and Ellen Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 13, 10:45AM CDT
Marvel Studios is back to making fistfuls of money at the box office with Captain America: The Winter Soldier , which has already earned more than $300 million worldwide as of this writing. Has the Walt Disney subsidiary set the bar too high for...
What Activision Blizzard, Inc. Has to Fear From Captain America and the Avengers
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 13, 8:30AM CDT
Infinity has helped reverse the fortunes of Disney's video game operations. Credit: Disney. Thanks to the success of Skylanders , toy-driven video games are already big business for Activision Blizzard, . But now Walt Disney is bringing ...
Did ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Just Doom ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ To Box Office Failure?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 13, 6:14AM CDT
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is still an unknown for many fans. Credit: Marvel Entertainment. A talking, gun-toting raccoon? A living tree that spouts nothing but one-liners? How can the rag-team team known as the Guardians of the Galaxy be...
Rebooting the Spider-Man Movie Franchise Is Looking Like a Smart Move for Sony’s Business
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 8:00PM CDT
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 premiered to big crowds in London earlier this week. Judging from the reaction on social media and among critics, the second installment in Sony 's rebooted Spider-Man movie franchise should equal or improve upon its...
This Is the Best Gift You Can Give Your Kids
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 10:45AM CDT
Has your son or daughter been bugging you for the new iPad? Maybe you should take your money and buy them a share of Apple instead! The sooner you introduce kids to investing, the sooner they can develop responsible financial planning skills to...
‘Top Gun 2’ and ‘The Goonies 2’: The Business of Revisiting the 1980s
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 7:37AM CDT
Fans of 1980s movies rejoice -- Top Gun and The Goonies , two of the most well-known films of the decade, are getting sequels nearly three decades after the original films. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently...
More 'Divergent' Movies -- Lions Gate Is Splitting 'Allegiant' Into Two Films
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 3:00AM CDT
Rejoice, Divergent fans, because it looks like you'll be seeing plenty more of your favorite dystopian future on the big screen. On Friday, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. confirmed plans to split the third book of the wildly popular Divergent...
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Apr 11, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading:
TV, Film Producers Seek Profits In Streaming Niches
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 11, 4:16PM CDT
Millennials are ready for their close-up. The generation now aged 14 to 24, which follows generations X and Y, has become the consumer force driving rapid change in the entertainment industry. Production companies, once limited to cable television...
Box Office Preview: 'Rio 2' Set to Battle 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' for No. 1
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 4:03PM CDT
Blue Sky Studios' hopes Rio 2 can beat Captain America: The Winter Soldier this weekend: Credit: News Corp, Disney Disney Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier may have gone unchallenged in its record-breaking $95 million U.S....
Disney Store Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly-Designed Location at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, TX
Business Wire - Fri Apr 11, 2:43PM CDT
On April 12, 2014, Disney Store will celebrate the grand opening of its newly-designed store at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, Texas. A premier retail destination, Disney Store offers a unique, high quality selection of Disney, Marvel and Star Wars product while delivering a magical and immersive shopping experience through its Cast Members, who are dedicated to making every Store visit memorable. Complemented by DisneyStore.com, which is available 24 hours a day, the new Store design features storytelling elements that allow guests of all ages to interact with their favorite characters in unique ways.
Dow Today: Walt Disney (DIS) Lower
at The Street - Fri Apr 11, 1:00PM CDT
Holding back the Dow today is Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS ), which is lagging the broader Dow index with a 31-cent decline (-0.4%) bringing the stock to $77.20.
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Apr 11, 12:51PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
A Resilient Business Model Makes Iconix Worth Watching
Sharda Sharma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 10:54AM CDT
If you are a fan of a hot clothing brand, chances are that the brand belongs to Iconix Brand . Iconix boasts a brand portfolio that's second only to that of Walt Disney in terms of valuation, according to License magazine . Iconix has a simple...
Why a Wisecracking Raccoon Will Lead 'Guardians of the Galaxy' to Box Office Glory
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 10:10AM CDT
Source: marvel.com Disney and Marvel have been on an undeniable hot streak when it comes to comic book adaptations. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D may not be putting up great ratings on television, but outside of that small blunder, Disney-produced...
CBS Names Colbert as Letterman Successor - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 11, 10:00AM CDT
Mass media company CBS named Stephen Colbert as the new host of its popular American talk show titled "THE LATE SHOW," which enjoyed a successful run for over two decades hosted by the legendary David Letterman.
DISH and Hearst TV Bury the Hatchet - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 10, 6:10PM CDT
Yesterday, DISH Network and Hearst TV settled their TV broadcasting issues and signed a new agreement on this.
Dow Plummets 266 Points on Tech, Biotech Selloff; Rite Aid Surges
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 5:43PM CDT
After a short, two-day reprieve that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average gain nearly 200 points, the bears returned in full force on Thursday: nearly eight in 10 names lost ground in the stock market today. Leading the way, once again, were...
With $41.4M, 'Captain America' holds off 'Rio 2'
By JAKE COYLE - AP - 2 hrs 37 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — "Captain America" continued to flex its Marvel muscle at the global box office, as "The Winter Soldier" took in $41.4 million domestically and $60.6 million overseas.
Between Toys, Video Games, and ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ Disney Stock Offers Near-Infin
Tim Beyers, Nathan Alderman, and Ellen Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 13, 10:45AM CDT
Marvel Studios is back to making fistfuls of money at the box office with Captain America: The Winter Soldier , which has already earned more than $300 million worldwide as of this writing. Has the Walt Disney subsidiary set the bar too high for...
What Activision Blizzard, Inc. Has to Fear From Captain America and the Avengers
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 13, 8:30AM CDT
Infinity has helped reverse the fortunes of Disney's video game operations. Credit: Disney. Thanks to the success of Skylanders , toy-driven video games are already big business for Activision Blizzard, . But now Walt Disney is bringing ...
Did ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Just Doom ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ To Box Office Failure?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 13, 6:14AM CDT
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is still an unknown for many fans. Credit: Marvel Entertainment. A talking, gun-toting raccoon? A living tree that spouts nothing but one-liners? How can the rag-team team known as the Guardians of the Galaxy be...
Rebooting the Spider-Man Movie Franchise Is Looking Like a Smart Move for Sony’s Business
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 8:00PM CDT
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 premiered to big crowds in London earlier this week. Judging from the reaction on social media and among critics, the second installment in Sony 's rebooted Spider-Man movie franchise should equal or improve upon its...
This Is the Best Gift You Can Give Your Kids
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 10:45AM CDT
Has your son or daughter been bugging you for the new iPad? Maybe you should take your money and buy them a share of Apple instead! The sooner you introduce kids to investing, the sooner they can develop responsible financial planning skills to...
‘Top Gun 2’ and ‘The Goonies 2’: The Business of Revisiting the 1980s
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 7:37AM CDT
Fans of 1980s movies rejoice -- Top Gun and The Goonies , two of the most well-known films of the decade, are getting sequels nearly three decades after the original films. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently...
More 'Divergent' Movies -- Lions Gate Is Splitting 'Allegiant' Into Two Films
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 3:00AM CDT
Rejoice, Divergent fans, because it looks like you'll be seeing plenty more of your favorite dystopian future on the big screen. On Friday, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. confirmed plans to split the third book of the wildly popular Divergent...
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Apr 11, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading:
TV, Film Producers Seek Profits In Streaming Niches
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 11, 4:16PM CDT
Millennials are ready for their close-up. The generation now aged 14 to 24, which follows generations X and Y, has become the consumer force driving rapid change in the entertainment industry. Production companies, once limited to cable television...
Box Office Preview: 'Rio 2' Set to Battle 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' for No. 1
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 4:03PM CDT
Blue Sky Studios' hopes Rio 2 can beat Captain America: The Winter Soldier this weekend: Credit: News Corp, Disney Disney Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier may have gone unchallenged in its record-breaking $95 million U.S....
Disney Store Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly-Designed Location at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, TX
Business Wire - Fri Apr 11, 2:43PM CDT
On April 12, 2014, Disney Store will celebrate the grand opening of its newly-designed store at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, Texas. A premier retail destination, Disney Store offers a unique, high quality selection of Disney, Marvel and Star Wars product while delivering a magical and immersive shopping experience through its Cast Members, who are dedicated to making every Store visit memorable. Complemented by DisneyStore.com, which is available 24 hours a day, the new Store design features storytelling elements that allow guests of all ages to interact with their favorite characters in unique ways.
Dow Today: Walt Disney (DIS) Lower
at The Street - Fri Apr 11, 1:00PM CDT
Holding back the Dow today is Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS ), which is lagging the broader Dow index with a 31-cent decline (-0.4%) bringing the stock to $77.20.
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Apr 11, 12:51PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
A Resilient Business Model Makes Iconix Worth Watching
Sharda Sharma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 10:54AM CDT
If you are a fan of a hot clothing brand, chances are that the brand belongs to Iconix Brand . Iconix boasts a brand portfolio that's second only to that of Walt Disney in terms of valuation, according to License magazine . Iconix has a simple...
Why a Wisecracking Raccoon Will Lead 'Guardians of the Galaxy' to Box Office Glory
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 10:10AM CDT
Source: marvel.com Disney and Marvel have been on an undeniable hot streak when it comes to comic book adaptations. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D may not be putting up great ratings on television, but outside of that small blunder, Disney-produced...
CBS Names Colbert as Letterman Successor - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 11, 10:00AM CDT
Mass media company CBS named Stephen Colbert as the new host of its popular American talk show titled "THE LATE SHOW," which enjoyed a successful run for over two decades hosted by the legendary David Letterman.
DISH and Hearst TV Bury the Hatchet - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 10, 6:10PM CDT
Yesterday, DISH Network and Hearst TV settled their TV broadcasting issues and signed a new agreement on this.
Dow Plummets 266 Points on Tech, Biotech Selloff; Rite Aid Surges
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 5:43PM CDT
After a short, two-day reprieve that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average gain nearly 200 points, the bears returned in full force on Thursday: nearly eight in 10 names lost ground in the stock market today. Leading the way, once again, were...
