Will Ferrell in ‘The Hawk’ on Netflix. Photo by Colleen E Hayes/Netflix “Comedy is free speech!” yelled Will Ferrell at the packed premiere for his new Netflix series The Hawk. Animated and clearly energized, Ferrell urged the crowd to tell their friends about the show in hopes of earning a second season. Ferrell reunites with…
PwC and one of its partners was hit with more than £3 million ($4.1 million) of fines by a U.K. regulator over its audits of Babcock International Group Plc. Processing Content The Financial Reporting Council said PwC and the audit engagement partner, John Waters, “admitted serious and numerous breaches,” according to a statement on Thursday….
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky appears to have been the target of a cyberattack, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Fortune. On Monday, Chesky’s X account shared a multi-post thread setting out a bullish view on “real-world asset tokenization,” a term from the crypto world that describes converting traditional assets like stocks…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 09: L-R) Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon attend the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “The Hawk” . (Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage) WireImage Before Thursday’s call, I set out three tests for Netflix’s second quarter: what happened to viewing hours, whether management would argue that raw hours…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told senators he would support legislation to foreclose the creation of a $1.8 billion government weaponization fund in an apparent concession to win the support of skeptical lawmakers considering his nomination to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Processing Content Blanche committed to helping craft the legislation during a…
Alphabet shares fell more than 4% on Thursday, reflecting concerns that the Google parent company is falling further behind in the artificial-intelligence race.
The Netflix logo is seen on the roof of an office building in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 2026. Michael Yanow | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix reported second-quarter revenue and earnings that were roughly in line with analyst estimates on Thursday as Wall Street is keeping a close eye on the company’s advertising…
Financial Accounting Standards Board chair Richard Jones is making plans as FASB readies a number of new standard-setting projects during the final year of his tenure as well as the likelihood of a new semiannual reporting option being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Jones doesn’t believe FASB will need to make many changes if…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty Images Two Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday said they remained undecided about voting to confirm Todd Blanche for U.S. attorney general, endangering…
JLL’s 2026 Back-to-School Shopping Report reveals budgets are growing, but parents are redefining what value looks like in today’s retail environment. getty Last year, one of the biggest questions on retailers’ minds was whether they should brace for an unusually early back-to-school shopping season. High inflation and lingering inventory concerns meant nobody wanted to be…