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The story of a hero that September did no justice September brought the worst weekly performance for Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) since its 2017 IPO. The company lost 40 percent lost its value supposedly because its competition was intensifying. The truth is that stock prices declined because...

The Mouse is going to roar into a new world of streaming entertainment. The new Disney+ streaming service from Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is laying out an aggressive global distribution strategy that could bring it more than 15 million subscribers next year and more than 75 million by the end of...

ESPN will stream more sports, including some exclusive content, on Facebook Watch, augmenting some of the programming the audience interactivity more common to social media sites than traditional network TV. Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)-owned ESPN announced the partnership with Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) answered a question a lot of TV cord-cutters have been asking — "How much will Apple TV+ cost?" — and surprised many people with the answer. It's $4.99 a month. "This is crazy," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "Less than a cost of a single...

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) ramped up the hype for the Disney+ launch this past weekend at the D23 Expo, announcing a slate of new programming for Marvel and Star Wars, and allowing attendees an early sign-up with a 3-year contract. In the streaming wars, Disney+ seems to be the only current...

Stabilization is the word of the day. The Chinese currency stabilized overnight, and so did stocks around the world. That doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. A trade deal with China is probably just as far away as it was yesterday, and it’s unclear what the next step is going to...

U.S. investors awoke Monday morning to new exchange in the ongoing trade dispute with China. Only this time, it wasn’t an exchange of words, but rather a tweak in exchange rate policy, as China allowed its currency to float above 7 yuan to the U.S. dollar for the first time since the 2008...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) treated moviegoers to a lineup of Marvel films through 2021 and the announcement is notable for investors for three reasons, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne maintains an Overweight rating on Disney's stock with a $160...

Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included leaders in the aerospace, media and retail sectors. Some bearish calls were prompted by quarterly earnings reports. The second-quarter earnings reporting season kicked off this past week,...

The story of slowing global growth that Wall Street has been telling itself in recent months added a new chapter Friday in the form of Chinese industrial production data. The latest numbers show industrial production in the world’s second-largest economy rising just 5% on a yearly basis last...

Streaming is where entertainment is going, and it's getting there faster than some expected with the new Disney+ service, Morgan Stanley said Thursday.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley’s Benjamin Swinburne reiterated an Overweight rating on Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and raised the...

Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included auto and entertainment giants with strong prospects. Bearish calls included leaders in aerospace and semiconductors and a recent IPO. The escalation of the trade war with China overhung...

You sometimes hear that sausage-making is a messy process that shouldn’t be watched too closely. The same might be true when it comes to trade negotiations with China. We’re basically watching it unfold right in front of our eyes, and that makes for some choppy, volatile trading. Those...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe, the set of 22 super hero movies that culminated with “Avengers Endgame" — which smashed box office records over the weekend — could finish with a heroic global box office total of more than $18 billion. “Avengers...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares are up 15 percent since the company announced it would be launching its new $6.99-per-month Disney+ streaming service starting in November. Disney+ will focus on providing family friendly content and will be undercutting the price of the standard Netflix, Inc...