The Ava DuVernay-directed A Wrinkle in Time, releasing on March 8, is already revving up to be the next big cultural moment of 2018. Following on the successful steps of Black Panther presales and whole theater buyouts, the word on the street is that ...
Grand Prix Gives Three-Fold Boost To Sales Yields At Mexico City Hotels
Yields at hotels in Mexico City accelerated to nearly three times the average for the year so far during the city’s 2017 Formula One auto race according to new data from industry analyst STR. The Mexican Grand Prix is one of the most popular races on the ...
Wearables Growth To Come From Apple Watch And, Listen Up, Hearables
A recent report from research firm CCS Insight has plenty to say about the worldwide market for wearables, predicting that sales will grow 20% a year on average for five years. Although wearables turns out to be a broad group of products, including ...
The Biggest Money-Saving Plug-In Hybrid Cars And Crossovers For 2018
Unless you’re choosing a new vehicle solely because of its carbon footprint, deciding whether choosing a gas/electric hybrid-powered car or a higher-mileage plug-in version of the same model makes economic sense in terms of cash saved at the gas pump.
Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Marshmello And Anne-Marie Reach The U.K. Top 10 With New Singles
Once again, Drake is in charge of the U.K. singles chart with his latest blockbuster “God’s Plan,” which is still going strong, even though it’s already been ruling for a month. The Scary Hours EP track debuted at No. 1 in January and hasn’t ...
The Year With No Cashier? Amazon Reportedly Planning To Open More Amazon Go Stores This Year
In our 18 Retail Trends for ’18: Preparing for Another Year of Change report, we noted that we expected to see more automated, cashier-free stores in 2018. Many more consumers will be buying their groceries from unstaffed, high-tech, small-scale grocery ...
Trump's Biggest Boast Is Also His Saddest: He Really Believes The News Media Need Him
It’s always a challenge trying to separate which of Donald Trump’s words are pure bluster–and which ones he truly believes. Take the president’s speech Friday to attendees of the Conservative Party Action Conference, or CPAC, where Mr. Trump spoke ...
How Hyundai Is Using Superheroes To Rev Up Its New Model
One of the keys to success for any auto maker is standing out from the crowd. The lengths they go to get visibility reached new heights this month when Tesla owner Elon Musk launched its Roadster into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Tesla’s rivals ...
The United States of Sex and Self Image
It is, obviously, a personal question. Advertisers may tell us that “sexy” is a Victoria’s Secret model traipsing down a runway. Or a photoshopped magazine cover may imply “sexy” is realized through silky skin, luscious hair, and hourglass ...
An In-Depth Look At Our $94 Price Estimate For Sina
Sina had a solid 2017, with the company reporting strong double digit growth in revenues and improvement in margins throughout the year. Growth came from improved monetization for Sina in the growing Chinese online advertising market. Net revenue was up 54 ...