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Kimmel and Disney are discussing a post-2026-27 season deal as the economics of late-night television continue to deteriorate, Variety reported.
Consumer stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector S

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is often seen as a benchmark for strong businesses, but that doesn’t mean every stock is worth owning. Some companies face significant challenges, whether it’s stagnating growth, heavy debt, or disruptive new competitors.
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Comcast (CMCSA) has lost 19.2% over the past year, while the S&P 500 returned 18.5%, and the reason given is usually broadband: 167,000 subscribers gone in the June quarter. The stock trades at 0.7 times sales, its own ten-year low. The number that argues the other way is not an earnings figure. Free cash flow over the last twelve months ran at about 159% of reported net income.

Late-night host says interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico couldn’t air on ABC because of concerns over the rules.

Netflix (NFLX) grew revenue faster over the past twelve months than Amazon, Apple, Comcast, or Disney and earned a wider operating margin than all of them except Apple. Its shares still finished those twelve months down 38.9%, the last of the five. The fall has not made the stock cheap. That is the mismatch worth explaining.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston outlined the company’s priorities around intellectual property investment, technology, streaming engagement and experiences growth during a Goldman Sachs conference appearance. Johnston said Disney has “very good momentum” and is operatin

Apple's new CEO John Ternus faces his first real test before he has even settled in, as customers weigh whether to absorb two price increases inside two weeks or simply sit out the upgrade cycle entirely.

The deadline to claim a share of a $50 million Disney settlement is here. See how to file.

DIS' $60B parks investment is adding attractions and cruise capacity as Experiences revenue and profit climb, but returns hinge on visitor demand.

Disney World peak tickets now carry a price tag that shocks most families before they even reach the parking lot, and the popular trick of having a Florida relative buy the tickets to unlock resident discounts has a policy problem most people never see coming.

Data centers face drama as public pushback against the AI build-out is at a high.

Netflix has shed more than a third of its value while the broader market climbs, yet one Wall Street analyst sees a path back that would leave today's sellers deeply regretting their exits.

The company is ending online Disney Store operations in several major markets.

Disney just posted its fifth straight earnings beat, yet shares remain stuck well below where the math says they should be. Here is what has to align for the stock to close that gap before 2028.

The most magical place on earth makes for a great vacation, but finance experts warn would-be visitors to be mindful of their finances.

Netflix trades at a significant valuation premium, while Disney's diversified revenue streams offer different risk-reward profiles for 2026.

Gen Z Disney fans are increasingly risking vacation debt. Learn smart budgeting strategies that can help cut travel costs without sacrificing the magic.

Rising Treasury yields are carving a sharp divide inside the streaming sector, and not every media stock is absorbing the pressure equally. The gap between the biggest loser and the name sitting virtually unchanged tells you something important about how rate risk hides in plain sight.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

Walt Disney stock has fallen about 40.5% over the past five years, yet current checks suggest the shares now look close to their intrinsic value on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) basis, while earnings-based multiples still screen as relatively low. That mix puts Disney in an interesting spot for investors who are weighing a long period of weak share price performance against more neutral valuation signals. The roughly 40.5% share price decline over five years highlights how investor...

Amazon's cloud dominance and 10.8% net margin contrast sharply with Disney's lower valuation multiples and stronger free cash flow.

This week of The Dealmaking 3 with “The Sports Professor” Rick Horrow features Athletes Unlimited pausing its professional volleyball and basketball leagues to focus on capital raising, the NFL ending the Pro Bowl game after 75 years after ratings fall to 2 million viewers, and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) and the USTA partnering for […] The post The Dealmaking 3: Athletes Unlimited Retreats, NFL Kills the Pro Bowl, AI Takes Over the US Open appeared first on CorpGov.

NFLX's ad business is gaining momentum as AI tools, programmatic access and advertiser growth fuel hopes for a sustained stock recovery.

FuboTV is surging midday with no earnings release, no filing, and no corporate announcement to explain it. Something is shifting in how the market values the combined live TV bundle, and it shows up very differently across three tickers.

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) has secured a third Disney (NYSE:DIS) injunction from the Unified Patent Court, extending its record of successful patent enforcement against the entertainment group and reinforcing the importance of its video technology licensing portfolio. Key Investor TakeawaysInterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) won its third injunction against Disney from the Unified Patent Court, this time covering Germany and the Netherlands.

