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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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.
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.
Lassie Is Coming to a New Home: Dreamworks Buys Classic Media
DreamWorks Animation is buying Classic Media, owners of such famous characters as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Fat Albert, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, and Rocky & Bullwinkle, to name a few. Baby boomers and Gen-Xers: Prepare to see your childhood favorites on the big screen.
Amusement Parks' Attendance Numbers Were All Fun in 2011
Amusement park turnstiles were clicking in earnest last year: The world's 25 largest theme parks saw their attendance rise by an average of 4.8% in 2011.
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?
What to Watch This Week: Retailers Report; Disney's Day
Let's go over some of the items that will help shape the Wall Street week that lies ahead: A host of retailers are reporting earnings; we'll see how Disney's 24 Leap Day event plays out; a test for homemade soda; and a wake-up call for DreamWorks.
Why Disney Will Never Be Great Again
Disney appears to be in a good groove lately, but we have to hold off on the happily-ever-after finish: The Mouse House, weakened by years of lackluster in-house animation offerings, confronts a series of obstacles unlike anything faced in its past, from Legoland to YouTube.
Cars 2's John Lasseter: Getting Fired Drove Him Forward
What can a man like Pixar genius John Lasseter, whose movies have made billions, teach us regular folks about the troubles of workaday life? Turns out, Lasseter has shared one rite of passage that too many of us have been through recently: He was fired -- from his dream job.
Joe Mantegna of Cars 2 Is Driven to Be Money-Smart
Actor Joe Mantegna has made a living at make-believe for more than 40 years. But though he could probably afford to splurge, he swears by a get-real financial credo. "Always live within your means," said Mantegna, the voice of Grem the mobster in Cars 2, which opens Friday.
10 Unusual Things About Steve Jobs
You only get to be an artist like Steve Jobs by turning everything in your life upside down, by making horrible, ugly, mistakes, and by cheating and lying. As I dug deeper into Jobs' life I discovered things about him I could never have imagined.
Apple After Steve Jobs? Disney May Hold a Clue
To get a better idea how Apple might fare without Steve Jobs's leadership, it's helpful to look at another hugely successful American company that decades ago lost its iconic CEO -- Walt Disney Co. After Walt passed away in 1966, his company didn't miss a step -- at least not for several years.
