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Analyst predicts Disney will spin off ESPN after CEO change - Awful Announcing
business 2026/02/05 17:05:47

Analyst predicts Disney will spin off ESPN after CEO change - Awful Announcing

Appearing on ‘The Town with Matthew Belloni,’ LightShed Media’s Rich Greenfield predicted Disney will spin off ESPN.

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US job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020, as labor market remains sluggish - AP News
business 2026/02/05 17:00:28

US job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020, as labor market remains sluggish - AP News

U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. The Labor Department reported Thursday that vacancies fell to 6.5 million in December — from 6.9 million in November and the lowe…

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Theater Owners Call Pending Netflix-Warner Bros Merger “Catastrophic” In Statement To Senate Lawmakers - Deadline
business 2026/02/05 16:47:00

Theater Owners Call Pending Netflix-Warner Bros Merger “Catastrophic” In Statement To Senate Lawmakers - Deadline

Cinema United, the trade org for exhibition, has made public its remarks about the pending Netflix–Warner Bros merger to the Senate antitrust subcommittee, saying, “If Netflix succeeds in acquiring Warner Bros., the results will be economically and culturally…

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January Layoffs Surge Across US, Jobs Report Says - Forbes
business 2026/02/05 15:38:54

January Layoffs Surge Across US, Jobs Report Says - Forbes

There were 108,000 job cuts in January in the U.S., the most to begin a year since the Great Recession in 2009, according to a new report.

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Novo Nordisk rival Hims & Hers launches cheaper weight-loss pill - Financial Times
business 2026/02/05 15:15:45

Novo Nordisk rival Hims & Hers launches cheaper weight-loss pill - Financial Times

US telehealth group will sell product for $49 a month, a third that of its Danish competitor

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What Eikon’s modest IPO says about the future of big-money, big-name biotech - Endpoints News
business 2026/02/05 14:32:00

What Eikon’s modest IPO says about the future of big-money, big-name biotech - Endpoints News

Eikon Therapeutics IPOs at $971M valuation, down nearly 75% from peak, raising $381M despite Nobel Prize science backing and leadership by ex-Merck exec Roger Perlmutter.

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