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Netflix Hits All-Time Highs: Could Another Stock Split Be On The Horizon? Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock hit all-time highs Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results that beat analyst estimates. With plenty of attention shifting to the 2025 content lineup, investors are...

Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) started as a DVD-by-mail membership service before expanding into the growing streaming market. Over the past 25 years, the company has navigated challenges and remained ahead of trends. Here's a look back at its history and how an investment in its initial...

Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been around for 25 years and is a market leader in the streaming sector around the world. Here’s a look back at the company’s history and how an investment in its IPO would have fared. What Happened: Netflix ended the third quarter...

In response to Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) announcement about launching “Netflix House,” Blockbuster has issued a playful comment, prompting discussions about the potential success of the streaming giant’s latest venture in immersive...

Netflix Inc., once an unprofitable startup challenging Blockbuster’s dominance in DVD rentals via postal mail, has evolved into an entertainment behemoth. Reflecting on the company’s history, Co-Founder Marc Randolph recalled a pivotal moment when he attempted to sell Netflix to...

An opportunity cost of an investment decision may haunt Daimler, which currently goes by the name Mercedes-Benz Group AG (OTC: MBGAF) after some divestments. Fourteen years ago, the legacy automaker took a 9% stake in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), valued at $50 billion but eventually...

Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been around for 25 years and over time has become the go-to streaming platform that can be found in many households around the world. The company saw its share of struggles over the years before becoming the market leader. Here’s a look back at...

A comeback for video game rental company Blockbuster could come soon via the cryptocurrency market. Here’s the latest on what Blockbuster could have planned for the future. What Happened: Blockbuster filed several trademarks related to cryptocurrency and NFTs on Jan. 20, as reported on...

BlockbusterDAO — a peculiar decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) — plans to buy video rental store chain Blockbuster to bring it back to life. See Also: What is a DAO? What happened: BlockbusterDAO plans to raise $5 million in a non-fungible token (NFT) sale, according to a...

Netflix releases hundreds of new movies and television episodes each month for its subscribers. One release coming later this month may catch viewer attention with a throwback to an earlier method of renting films.  What Happened: “The Last Blockbuster” documentary, which...

Movie rental chain Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010 and has been an afterthought thanks to the rise of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX). What Happened: The remaining piece of Blockbuster is having a great week thanks to the rise of several heavily shorted stocks like GameStop Corp (NASDAQ: GME) and AMC...

Investors who owned stocks in the 2010s generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return since Sept. 23, 2010 is 276.8%. On that day in history, movie rental giant Blockbuster officially declared bankruptcy, officially marking the changing of the guard in...

The 2010s brought dozens of disruptive inventions that reshaped our routines and sent traditional tech to the dump. Here are some of the most well-loved things we tossed aside this decade. Real, Off-The-Bone Meat Veggie burgers had a resurgence, but the decade was really dominated by Beyond Meat...

RadioShack is preparing for its second bankruptcy restructuring in two years as the once-dominant electronics retailer continues its fall from grace. RadioShack currently operates about 1,700 stores, down 75 percent from its peak market presence back in the late 1990s. The company has already begun...

Happy 19th birthday, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). Here is a timeline of Netflix's history and some of its more notable events. Early Beginnings On August 29, 1997, Netflix was founded in California by Marc Randolph and current CEO Reed Hastings. The company launched its website on...