‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Haliey Welch says she’s ‘fully cooperating’ and wants to ‘uncover the truth’ after failed crypto launch

‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Haliey Welch says she’s ‘fully cooperating’ and wants to ‘uncover the truth’ after failed crypto launch

At the end of a whirlwind year that saw her transform from a viral star to a business mogul, Haliey Welch, also known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” is facing backlash for promoting a memecoin that crashed. Welch announced on Dec. 4 that $HAWK had gone live. About two weeks later, her investors, who lost … Read more

Netflix stock price target for 2025 gets reset after NFL Christmas games

Netflix stock price target for 2025 gets reset after NFL Christmas games

ESPN helped Mickey Mouse a lot in 2024. During summer, the sports channel helped Disney’s streaming business start turning profitable a quarter earlier than expected. 🎁 Don’t Miss This Amazing Holiday Move! Buy 1 Year and Get 1 Year FREE on TheStreet Pro. Act now before it’s gone 🎁 In fiscal Q3, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ earned … Read more

Stocks hit, dollar slips in illiquid year-end profit taking

Stocks hit, dollar slips in illiquid year-end profit taking

By Alden Bentley, Naomi Rovnick and Ankur Banerjee NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. stocks wrapped up Christmas week on Friday with retracements of double-digit uptrends, and, alongside the dollar to a smaller degree, succumbed to profit taking in illiquid markets heading into the last weekend of 2024. Even with its slight loss on Friday, the … Read more

‘Squid Game’ Stocks Tank in Korea on Netflix New Season Letdown

‘Squid Game’ Stocks Tank in Korea on Netflix New Season Letdown

(Bloomberg) — A less-than-perfect debut for the new season of Netflix Inc.’s blockbuster series Squid Game sent shares of related South Korean companies sharply lower Friday. Most Read from Bloomberg Artist United Inc., a movie distributor and marketing firm in which Squid Game’s main actor Lee Jung-jae is the largest shareholder, tanked by the daily … Read more

Indexes close mixed as traders hold out hope for a Santa Claus rally

Indexes close mixed as traders hold out hope for a Santa Claus rally

Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI Indexes closed mixed on Thursday in their first trading day after Christmas. The mixed results come on the second day of a Santa Claus rally, the last five trading days of the year and first two in January. Meanwhile, new jobs data shows continuing claims have surged to a three-year high. … Read more