Lord of the Rings

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported third-quarter financial results after the market close Thursday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Amazon reported third-quarter net sales of $158.9 billion, up 11% year-over-year. The total beat a Street consensus estimate of $157.2 billion,...

Peter Thiel is best known to many investors as the co-founder of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR). Here's a look at five things investors may be less familiar with when it comes to looking at the life of the famous investor and executive. First Outside...

Media company Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has another reason to celebrate with its Despicable Me franchise hitting the $5 billion milestone with the recent success of "Despicable Me 4" in movie theaters. Here's a look at the important milestone and how it stacks up to other movie franchises...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently took to social media to provide clarity on his South African heritage. Late on Tuesday, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla tweeted about his ancestry, dispelling the commonly held belief of his Afrikaner heritage. What Happened: Musk asserted his roots are of British/...

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are falling Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter (Q3) financial results. Could a boy wizard and a revival of a hit franchise help the company's future success? What Happened: Warner Bros. Discovery reported revenue of $9.98 billion for Q3...

Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is making “multiple Lord of the Rings movies” with New Line Cinema, the production company behind the original trilogy.  What Happened: Warner Bros.’ CEO David Zaslav announced that Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy — leaders of the newly-installed...

Two of the most anticipated new television shows for 2022 are “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon.” Both shows come with built-in fan bases and may be massive hits for their respective media companies. Here’s who might be in the lead....

One of the most popular shows on streaming platforms and premium cable is making its premiere episode available for free. Is this a genius marketing move? What Happened: The new “Game of Thrones” prequel show has premiered, with the first three episodes available on HBO and HBO Max....

E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently released “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” — a prequel show inspired by the J.R.R. Tolkien book series. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently celebrated the series, even making a surprise appearance at the global...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has reported that its "Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) prequel, "The Rings of Power," has attracted more than 25 million viewers worldwide on its first day, marking the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video.  The...

Two of the most anticipated new television series are launching on streaming platforms in August and September. Here’s a look at which show is more anticipated among Benzinga’s Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) followers and why the shows are important to their respective companies. What Happened: A...

E-commerce leader Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported second-quarter financial results after the market close Thursday. Here are the key highlights for investors.  What Happened: Amazon reported net sales of $121.2 billion in the second quarter, up 7% year-over-year. The total came in ahead...

One of the most successful Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) original series of all time is coming to an end with a fifth season. The good news is subscribers of the popular streaming platform will see a spinoff series and more work from the creative team behind “Stranger Things.” What...

E-commerce titan Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched its first original series in 2013 as it worked to grow out its Amazon Prime Video streaming platform. The video streaming platform can be traced back to 2006 and is a membership perk to those who pay for Amazon Prime. Recent data from The...

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported first-quarter financial results after market close Thursday. Here are the key highlights for investors. What Happened: Amazon reported first-quarter revenue of $116.4 billion, up 7% year-over-year and ahead of a consensus estimate of $116.3 billion, according...