Jason Aycock

Austin

Au Courant. Executive Editor, Seeking Alpha (@MarketCurrents). Ex-newspapers. Meet me on Mastodon: https://t.co/OC4pMcrQyq or on bsky as AlphaJason

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Lionsgate Studios gains as Mnuchin boosts stake to 12.6%

4 weeks ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Ethan Miller/Getty Images EntertainmentLionsgate Studios stock (NYSE:LION) quickly moved higher by 2.7% Friday on a report that former Hollywood producer and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin boosted his stake in the company. Mnuchin's Liberty Strategic Capital added 3.3M additional common shares, according to Variety
Trade court strikes down Trump's April tariffs

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty ImagesA federal trade court has struck down the "reciprocal" tariffs that President Trump imposed on what he called "Liberation Day," putting an immediate stop to the collection of a sweeping set of levies that the president imposed. The three-judge panel
Movies push for holiday record with 'Lilo & Stitch,' eighth 'Mission: Impossible' (PARA:NASDAQ)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

May 23, 2025 11:11 AM ET, , , , , , , , , , , , By: , SA News EditorSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images EntertainmentA huge weekend is shaping up for the U.S. movie industry, with two major holiday-interval releases set to jump-start what had been a slow start to the film pipeline so far in 2025. Memorial Day weekend is a traditional kick-offSymbolLast Price% Chg--Paramount Global--The Walt Disney Company--AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. --IMAX Corporation--Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
New Google antitrust challenge aims at AI deal: report (GOOG:NASDAQ)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

400tmax/iStock Unreleased via Getty ImagesGoogle (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is reportedly facing still more antitrust scrutiny as it continues investment in artificial intelligence, and the Justice Dept. looks to keep more developed companies from warding off competition in the fast-growing area. The DOJ is investigating whether
Google highlights AI acceleration at 2025 I/O developer conference (GOOG:NASDAQ)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images NewsGoogle (NASDAQ:GOOG) (GOOGL) on Tuesday launched into another artificial intelligence-heavy edition of its annual developer conference, Google I/O, and its CEO spent his opening keynote saying that the company continues to move quickly on AI rollouts. Google has released more
American cardinal selected as new pope of Catholic Church

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Maurizio Gazzetta/iStock via Getty ImagesWhite smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel just after 6 p.m. Thursday evening in Rome -- the traditional signal that Roman Catholic cardinals selected a new pope to lead the 1.3 billion-member global church. Robert Francis Prevost, an
Lionsgate, Starz businesses split after court approval (LGF.A:NYSE)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images EntertainmentLions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF.A) (NYSE:LGF.B) fully splits its studio and premium TV businesses into two stand-alone publicly traded companies Tuesday, after receiving final court approval on the long-running plan. The result will be creating a pure-play mini-major motion picture and
Key takeaways from Reddit's Q1 report, amid double-digit stock gain (RDDT:NYSE)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

stockcam/iStock Unreleased via Getty ImagesReddit stock (NYSE:RDDT) jumped by 19% in immediate postmarket reaction to its first-quarter earnings, which saw the company blowing away consensus estimates with a beat driven by broad strength in revenues, including in its home U.S. market, and a profit on a
Key takeaways from Meta's Q1 beat, with stock rising (META:NASDAQ)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Fritz Jorgensen/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesMeta Platforms stock (NASDAQ:META) jumped more than 3% after hours Wednesday, following an easy beat of expectations in its first-quarter earnings, where profits jumped 35% and the company expanded its operating margin. Revenues grew 16% to $42.3B, nearly $1B better than consensus expectations, while costs
Key takeaways from Snap's Q1 earnings, with stock slipping (SNAP:NYSE)

1 month ago | seekingalpha.com | Jason Aycock

Drew Angerer/Getty Images NewsSnap stock (NYSE:SNAP) slid 14% in immediate after-hours trading after the company posted an unexpected loss despite topping revenue expectations, and the company became the latest to omit guidance amid an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Revenue grew 14% year-over-year to $1.36B, topping analyst consensus