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Investing.com — U.S. stocks wobbled were falling on Wednesday as more corporate earnings rolled out. Entertainment giant Walt Disney is expected to report after the closing bell.

Disney-owned ESPN has licensed its brand for use in a sports betting app, striking a deal in which it will receive $1.5 billion and other considerations from Penn Entertainment

Investing.com — Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) soared in premarket trading Wednesday after the company announced it entered into an exclusive U.S. online sports betting agreement with Disney's (NYSE:DIS) ESPN unit.

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Investing.com — U.S. stock futures inch up Wednesday, as investors digest a Moody's downgrade of several midsized banks that hit shares on Wall Street in the previous session. Elsewhere, Disney gears up to unveil its latest results as its ESPN division signs a partnership with gambler Penn Entertainment. Meanwhile, inflation in China contracts in July, further exacerbating concerns over the country's post-COVID recovery.

Investing.com — U.S. futures rose Wednesday, rebounding after the previous session's losses with investors digesting more corporate earnings.

ESPN agreed to a $2 billion deal to allow its brand to be used in Penn Entertainment’s online sportsbook, a strategic turn for both companies as they try to tap into the sports-betting sector’s growth. Penn Entertainment, whose shares surged more than 20% after hours on news of the pact, said its Barstool Sportsbook app would be rebranded as ESPN Bet this fall as part of the 10-year agreement. In addition to $1.5 billion in cash over the term of the agreement, ESPN will receive warrants worth about $500 million to purchase shares in Penn.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures inch up Wednesday, as investors digest a Moody's downgrade of several midsized banks that hit shares on Wall Street in the previous session. Elsewhere, Disney gears up to unveil its latest results as its ESPN division signs a partnership with gambler Penn Entertainment. Meanwhile, inflation in China contracts in July, further exacerbating concerns over the country's post-COVID recovery.

Investing.com — European stock markets are expected to open higher Wednesday, as investors attempt to recoup recent losses while digesting more quarterly corporate earnings.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Brigid Riley

start-ups, as informed by three sources who spoke to Reuters. Disney presently has 11 open job positions that call for individuals well-versed in artificial intelligence or machine learning.

ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing sports-betting app owned by Penn Entertainment, which is paying $1.5 billion plus other considerations for exclusive rights to the ESPN name. The deal, announced Tuesday, could take Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN into uncharted waters.

Investing.com — Stocks gave back some of Monday's gains as investors prepared for the consumer price index report for July this week.

(Reuters) — Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)'s ESPN and PENN Entertainment have partnered to launch a sports betting business under the brand ESPN Bet, the two companies said on Tuesday.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) is all set to release its fiscal Q3 earnings right after the market closes tomorrow, August 9th. Back in May, the

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Disney is reported to have created a task force to study artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential applications throughout the company, according to a Reuters report. 

Stocks closed higher as Wall Street regained momentum after its big rally for the year took a pause last week

«We expect the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to garner 1.6-1.9x of base price (approximately 32% higher than earlier cycle rights on a like-to-like basis, as the number of matches has come off by 15% vs the earlier cycle), as the current base at Rs 450 million per match is already 25% lower than the last cycle’s price of Rs 600 million,» Analyst Karan Taurani wrote in the report. The combined base price of TV and digital stands at Rs 3,960 crore for 88 matches to be played in the next five year cycle of 2023-2028. The TV and digital rights carry base price of Rs 20 crore and Rs 25 crore per match, respectively, Elara noted. Elara said the BCCI expects at least Rs 60 crore per game at the auction, which translates into a base price of Rs 5,280 crore via the eAuction process.«It may cancel the process if the numbers are not breached,» Taurani said.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has dropped the base price of title sponsor rights for international cricket matches played in the country to Rs 2.4 crore per match from Rs 3.8 crore per match that MasterCard and Paytm had paid in the last cycle. The overall base price for the three-year title sponsor rights works out to Rs 134.4 crore. The three-year title sponsor rights will kick off in September this year and end in August 2026.

A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials is calling Gov_ Ron DeSantis' takeover of Disney World’s governing district “severely damaging to the political, social, and economic fabric of the State.”