2025 Moviegoer Attendance Hits 780M, -5% From ’24; Majority Went To Cinemas During Pics’ First 30 Days Of Release

2025 Moviegoer Attendance Hits 780M, -5% From ’24; Majority Went To Cinemas During Pics’ First 30 Days Of Release

In a 2025 that generated $8.87 billion at the domestic box office, 780 million people actually went to the movies. That’s roughly two visits a year for every person living in the United States; the nation’s population factored at an estimate of 347.3 million. However, admissions were down from E...

Stephen Colbert Says ‘Don’t Trust Billionaires’ When Asked About ‘Major Lesson’ of 2025: ‘They Don’t Get Rich by Finding That Money on the Side of the Road’

Stephen Colbert Says ‘Don’t Trust Billionaires’ When Asked About ‘Major Lesson’ of 2025: ‘They Don’t Get Rich by Finding That Money on the Side of the Road’

Stephen Colbert capped off his 2025 with a video appearance on CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper, where the former asked the late night host to tell viewers about the “major lesson” he learned during the year. Colbert’s 2025 was defined by CBS canceling �...

10/19: Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Republican Sen. Katie Britt discuss the government shutdown as an impasse in Congress nears the three-week mark, and weigh in on the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats. Plus, European Central Ban...

Get Ready to Talk About DeepSeek Again

Get Ready to Talk About DeepSeek Again

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developments in markets, finance and the economy. And sometimes it's contributions from our network of expert...

Five stars, Zero trust

Five stars, Zero trust

Five stars used to mean something. People still read reviews before buying software. They just don’t trust them the way they used to. And no, this isn’t about fake reviews or obvious scams. Those are easy to spot. The real problem is more uncomfortable. The review economy didn’t collapse. It s...

Man, 51, dies trying to rescue woman in sea off Brighton beach

Man, 51, dies trying to rescue woman in sea off Brighton beach

Death of man from Kettering comes shortly after disappearance of two men during a Christmas Day swim in DevonA 51-year-old man has died after attempting to rescue a woman who was struggling to swim at Brighton beach on New Year’s Day, police have confirmed.Sussex police were alerted at 10.35am on ...

D.E. Shaw Keeps Profits After Gains

It's a rare move from a hedge fund giant. D.E. Shaw posts double-digit gains—but won’t return a dollar to investors. Bloomberg's Nishant Kumar joined Bloomberg TV and radio to discuss why the firm is breaking tradition, what it signals about markets, and what it means for clients. (Source: Bloom...

An extraordinary life comes down to these two choices

An extraordinary life comes down to these two choices

After years of “career experiments,” two clear life paths stand out to me. Just two choices people make, sometimes without realising it. Decisions that define almost every area of our lives. The most successful people pick one of these paths early. And stick around long enough for it to work. Ev...

Trump shops for marble for White House ballroom

Trump shops for marble for White House ballroom

President Trump shopped for marble and onyx for the new White House ballroom in Florida on Friday.  Trump visited Arc Stone & Tile in Lake Worth, Fla., in Palm Beach County, a short drive from his Mar-a-Lago resort.  “President Trump is purchasing marble and onyx, at his own expense, for the Wh...