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The business of predicting the box office
Mar 8, 2019

The business of predicting the box office

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Moviegoers purchase tickets at an AMC theater in Arcadia, California, in August. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
The pace of hiring all but ground to a halt in February. Then: What happens to the 1,500 laid-off workers at GM's Lordstown, Ohio plant? Plus, how experts track and predict box office numbers.

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by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 8, 2019
Strikingly low job growth weighs strongly on the side of the Fed not raising rates in the coming months.
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GM shifts gears in Ohio, winding down production at Lordstown plant

by Adrian Ma
Mar 8, 2019
For 1,500 workers, the road ahead is an uncertain one.
As the final Chevy Cruze shift ended, some workers gathered outside the plant to protest GM’s decision to put the facility in “unallocated” status.
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Norway's wealth fund to divest from some oil companies

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 8, 2019
Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is planning to shed some of its oil investments. While the move has been celebrated as a big win by environmentalists, its motivations have more to do with economics than climate change. The Norwegian government, which gets 20 percent of its revenue from the petroleum sector, said Friday it […]
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How to predict box office numbers for movies like "Captain Marvel"?

by Renata Sago
Mar 8, 2019
It's a time-consuming endeavor.
In this file photo taken on March 4, 2019 US actress Brie Larson attends the world premiere of "Captain Marvel" in Hollywood, California.
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