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World Wrestling Entertainment, Bed Bath & Beyond, Tesla, Costco

CFO News Room

World Wrestling Entertainment — Shares advanced 9.7% Costco — Shares of the wholesale retailer dipped more than 1% in premarket even after the company reported solid sales number for December. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images. Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Costco reported net sales of $23.8

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Lessons of “Number Go Up”

Barry Ritholtz

Recently, a post utterly perplexed me: “One doesn’t get a favorable impression of crypto from Number Go Up but in fact one doesn’t learn much about crypto at all. Thus, I was entertained by Number Go Up , but didn’t learn much.” Because Number Go Up technology means it’s going higher! Jury is still out.

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A Business Upended: Streaming disrupts the Entertainment Business!

Musings on Markets

The recent troubles in entertainment, though, reflect a longer term disruption that has occurred in the business, with the rise of streaming as an alternative to the traditional platforms for movies and television shows. Embedded in these numbers are two other trends worth noting.

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Digital Solutions Economy in the Media and Entertainment Industry

Bramasol

This new episode in our ongoing series on the Digital Solutions Economy (DSE) provides an overview of how DSE is impacting the Media and Entertainment industry. In many ways, the media and entertainment industry pioneered the rise of online subscription-based offerings as streaming video burst on the scene in the early 2000s.

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The Future Of Entertainment? Try Professional Gaming

PYMNTS

“It is the juxtaposition of social networking and entertainment and sports all combined,” said Glen Calvert , chief operating officer of Fnatic , a London-based eSports outfit that hires professional gamers, runs tournaments and sells branded gaming apparel and gear. It's not just a video game.

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Square Names Blizzard Entertainment Executive As Next CFO

PYMNTS

Square , Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company, announced Thursday (January 3) that it named Blizzard Entertainment chief financial officer Amrita Ahuja as its new CFO. She has been with Activision Blizzard for eight years, holding a number of finance and strategy roles in the company.

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How AP Simplicity Can Help Entertainment Talent Get Paid On Time

PYMNTS

The already-sizable online entertainment sector is growing quickly as consumers who are staying at home during the pandemic turn to eMagazines, digital movie rentals and streaming services to stay engaged. Klaris recently spoke to PYMNTS about the processes involved in providing AP services to media and entertainment companies.