Text size It is the busiest week of the second quarter earnings season, with 171 S&P 500 companies slated to report. Things start slowly on Monday, before 3M, Advanced Micro Devices, eBay, McDonald’s, Pfizer, Starbucks and Visa reported on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Boeing, Facebook, General Electric, PayPal Holdings, Qualcomm and …
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Amazon Prime Video has a decent selection of movies in August 2020, along with a handful of original series. Among the originals, the most prominent are “The toughest race in the world: Eco-Challenge Fiji” (August 14), a 10-episode documentary hosted by Bear Grylls in which 66 teams from around the …
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August tends to be a slow month for TV series and a movie dump, and Netflix Inc. doesn’t appear to be immune to that trend. While Netflix NFLX, -0.05% It still has dozens of original series, specials, and movies on tap for August 2020, just a handful have massive appeal. …
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Text size William Ackman Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for The New York Times A special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, sponsored by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday in the largest initial public offering of blank checks. The offering …
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Be our guest, with a few exceptions. That appears to be the motto of the Disney World pandemic, as the beloved theme park struggles to keep visitors safe and socially aloof, while providing a fun and memorable experience after a partial reopening on July 11. Some restaurants and attractions remain …
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