Invest Like a Cicada: 5 Stocks to Buy and Hold Until 2030
Next month, 17-year cicadas will invade the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic. Here are five stocks you could buy and hold until the next wave emerges in 2030.
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Box Office Showdown: Iron Man vs. Harry Potter
With an impressive box office opening for "Iron Man 3," Tony Stark is showing signs of becoming a better a draw for Walt Disney than Harry Potter was for Time Warner.
Tony Stark, Meet the Real-Life 'Iron Man'
"Iron Man 3" flew into theaters this week, but there's been a real-world Tony Stark toiling among us all along: Elon Musk. Here are a few of the uncanny resemblances.
'Star Wars' Spinoffs Will Make Lucasfilm Even Bigger for Disney
Disney CEO Robert Iger told CNBC on Tuesday that his company didn't shell out $4 billion to buy Lucasfilm to merely put out a new "Stars Wars" movie every other year: Disney is also working on other theatrical properties based on "Star Wars" characters.
5 Things that Will Move the Market This Week
Among the things sure to help shape the week ahead on Wall Street, Visa will tell us whether we've been choosing plastic over paper; Disney will tell us how much magic it has in its financials; and Panera and Chipotle will serve up their quarterly results.
Are Comic Books a Smart Investment?
Rising enthusiasm for comic books has led some to view them as an investment like rare baseball cards or stamps. There's good reason for this: History shows that hard-to-find comics can command huge sums. But should you put your money in the hands of superheroes?
Dis-noir? Looks Like Disney Is About to Embrace the Dark Side
The House of Mouse is about to get darker. Positive fan reactions to more violent superhero film interpretations, plus plans for a gruesome new video game, suggest grittier days ahead at Walt Disney.
What to Watch Today: Disney's Q3 Earnings Avenge 'John Carter'
It's not a small world after all for Disney. The family entertainment giant served up mixed financial results on Tuesday night, spearheaded by the most profitable quarter in the company's history.
3 Super Ways You Can Profit From the New Comic Book Media Boom
Comic book-based media and pop culture enjoying a string of successes like they haven't had in decades. That's good news for the fans -- and for investors looking for a chance at high-flying profits.
Disney Unveils Some Welcome Surprises for Investors
It was another happy quarter for Disney: The family entertainment giant delivered $9.6 billion in revenue, 6% ahead of where it was a year earlier, and beat analysts' targets. But let's check out the real hidden gems in Disney's earnings report.
7 Movies That Will Save Hollywood This Summer
Summer may be when studios put out their biggest movies, but after a horrendous 2011 at the box office, Hollywood is going all out starting in the spring: This rapid-fire slate of potential blockbusters should turn heads this season.
Is Disney Killing Pixar and Marvel?
John Carter is just the latest disappointment: Is Disney snuffing the creativity out of its Pixar and Marvel purchases?
Blood Money: Vampires'
$10 Billion Economic Impact
Sexy, strong, dangerous and immortal, it seems that vampires have acquired another quality: lucrative. As we prepare for Friday's release of Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, we examine just how much money the vampire biz has contributed to the modern economy.
Investing in Comic Books for Fun and Profit: Super, Man!
Why not let a superhero save you from the evil economy? Investing in comic books can be a recession-proof path to steady returns, according to experts at last weekend's New York Comic Con. Just don't let ignorance be your kryptonite.
Why Are LEGOs So Expensive?
It's a question that echoes across the Internet, on blogs and message boards, and in the content of a specialty wiki called Brickipedia: "Why are Legos so expensive?" Our search for an answer starts in Denmark, and ends in the playrooms of countless children around the world.