Early education real estate is luring big money for small kids’ care

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A Fortec adaptive reuse project in Barrington, Illinois. Courtesy: Fortec A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to […]


EVs, big SUVs drive Ford Q3 U.S. sales up 8.2%

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Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Sales of electric vehicles and large SUVs drove Ford Motor‘s third-quarter sales up by 8.2%, the Detroit automaker reported Wednesday. Ford said sales of all-electric vehicles increased by 30.2% during the […]


“Gabby’s Dollhouse” movie brings kid content frenzy to the big screen

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Laila Lockhart Kraner stars as Gabby in Universal and Dreamworks Animations’ “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.” Universal | Dreamworks Animation A young girl named Gabby, alongside her menagerie of animated cat friends, is making the leap from streaming to the big screen. Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” is the latest kid’s TV show […]


Here are 4 big worries plaguing investors — as stocks hit all-time highs

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With stocks notching all-time highs here and abroad, investor skittishness is likewise going through the roof – after all, there’s more to lose than ever, right? Here are four particularly niggling and nervous questions I have been fielding of late. Let’s try and sort out which are worth our time – and, of course, our […]


MGM Resorts executive shuffle sees Ayesha Molino and Gary Fritz get big promotions

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MGM Resorts International is having a bit of an executive shuffle. Two new hires have been slotted into the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and President of MGM Digital, as well as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) roles. Ayesha Molino will be taking on the COO role from January 1, 2026, while the new CCO, Gary […]


Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery bid would combine big content houses

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Paramount+ signage in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, US, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images David Ellison looks to be buying up a media empire. The CEO and chairman of the newly minted Paramount Skydance has tapped an investment bank to help prepare a takeout offer for Warner Bros. […]


Massive Powerball jackpot means big boost for DraftKings

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Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Powerball fever is spreading as the jackpot hits $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest prize in U.S. lottery history. The enthusiasm for the gargantuan pot is fueling business on Jackpocket, a lottery courier owned by DraftKings and available in 16 states. DraftKings said 15 million […]


Gen Z professionals are flocking to Ann Arbor, Michigan instead of big cities

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, ranks as the top city for Gen Z professionals, according to a new survey by RentCafe.com — an apartment search platform that evaluated 264 US metros. The study narrowed the list to 122 metros by excluding cities with populations under 300,000 or lacking sufficient data. Rankings were based on key Gen Z […]


Horror Movie Buffs, August is a Big Book Month for You

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You Can’t Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga―13 Movies and Counting by Wayne Byrne (Bloomsbury, August 7) The Halloween slasher film franchise has been around since 1978 and consists of 13 films. Now, we’re getting a new book exploring the themes, development, and impact of Halloween. Author Wayne Byrne interviews several directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, […]


Adin Ross video of Stake “scamming” $20K is one big misunderstanding

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Adin Ross, a popular streamer on the Stake-backed Kick platform, and sponsored by Stake themselves, is gaining some attention online after he claims he’s been scammed out of $20,000 by the gambling platform. A video posted to the Reddit forum, LivestreamFails, showed Ross playing blackjack for his audience. During one round, it was cancelled and […]