Cruises

Media & Entertainment

Disney is Still Going Full Steam Ahead on its Cruise Division

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The House of Mouse hopes to double the size of its leisure fleet by 2031 in an “unprecedented period of growth.”

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Industries

Royal Caribbean Has a Secret Getaway That Leads to Profit

Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast for the fourth time this year. Driving the optimism is a private island in the Bahamas.

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year YouTube Became TV

YouTube may have started off as a platform for small screens, but now it’s increasingly dominating the living room TV.

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