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ESPN to remain part of Disney amid rumors of pivot strategy
ESPN and the NFL announced a deal Tuesday, granting ESPN the league's media assets, including NFL Network. The NFL will retain a 10% ownership share of the network. The Walt Disney Company is reportedly backing away from plans to…
Budget carriers including Frontier, Avelo reportedly seek $2.5B in federal
‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss investment opportunities among airline stocks. A group of budget airlines is reportedly seeking financial assistance from the federal government that could convert to an equity stake in the…
Nike lays off 1,400 workers in global operations division
Panelists Josh Schafer, Elizabeth O’Brien and Al Root discuss top stock picks for 2026 on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ Roughly 1,400 people across Nike's Global Operations team will be laid off, the company announced Thursday. In a memo…
American Airlines CEO rejects United Airlines merger as anti-competitive
Sequoia Capital partner Konstantine Buhler discusses Waymo and the companies showcased at the HumanX conference on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ American Airlines CEO Robert Isom rejected the idea of a United Airlines merger, telling…
Actively managed ETFs surpass $1 trillion in US assets under management
Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor shares ETFs worthy of long-term investment on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Investors are flocking to actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and recently pushed the amount of assets in the investment…
How a small handful of exchange-traded funds can build a sensible portfolio
Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor shares ETFs worthy of long-term investment on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Most people who delay investing aren't doing so because they think putting their money into the markets is a bad idea. They're stuck…
United merger talk shifts focus to American CEO’s future: Experts
‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss investment opportunities among airline stocks. A bold merger proposal from United CEO Scott Kirby to President Donald Trump has left American Airlines' CEO Robert Isom in the crosshairs, with…
Could S&P 500 ETFs alone fund your entire retirement plan?
Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor shares ETFs worthy of long-term investment on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Most investors have heard that investing in the S&P 500 is one of the best ways to create long-term wealth. It's probably the…
Allbirds pivots from sneakers to AI infrastructure, rebrands as NewBird AI
DreamWorks SKG co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and WndrCo general partner Justin Wexler join ‘The Claman Countdown’ to discuss the AI revolution, rising cybersecurity risks and the surge of young innovators reshaping Silicon Valley.…
Walmart to remodel over 650 stores and open 20 new locations
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management President and CIO Kevin Mahn analyzes Walmarts earnings and the state of the U.S. economy on Mornings with Maria. Walmart announced that it's planning to remodel more than 650 of its stores…