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CMCSA... | Hot Stocks20:01 EDT On The Fly: Top five weekend stock stories - Catch up on the weekend's top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Tesla (TSLA) has fired hundreds of workers after completing its annual performance reviews, according to the Associated Press. The company confirmed the cuts but did not disclose how many of its workers jettisoned, the publication added. 2. Responding to the protest over actress Rose McGowan being banned from the service, Twitter (TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey promised to improve the social media platform's abuse and safety rules. In a series of tweets, the executive said "[...] Today we saw voices silencing themselves and voices speaking out because we're *still* not doing enough. [...] 6/ We decided to take a more aggressive stance in our rules and how we enforce them. [...] 7/ New rules around: unwanted sexual advances, non-consensual nudity, hate symbols, violent groups, and tweets that glorifies violence. [...] 8/ These changes will start rolling out in the next few weeks. More to share next week." 3. With China Single's Day - the biggest shopping day of the year - less than a month away, investors looking for growth stocks in the country may want to look to JD.com (JD), its number two online retailer after Alibaba (BABA), Jack Hough wrote in this week's edition of Barron's. JD.com stock could gain 30% or more in the next year, he added. 4. Universal (CMCSA) and Blumhouse's "Happy Death Day" ended its debut weekend with a strong $26.5M from about 3,150 theaters as Halloween approaches. The horror-thriller, directed by Christopher Landon and rated PG-13, got a 66% from Rotten Tomatoes. 5. Dominion Energy (D), SoftBank (SFTBF) and Wal-Mart (WMT) saw positive mentions in Barron's.
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TWX... | Hot Stocks18:53 EDT Box Office Battle: 'Happy Death Day' wins weekend with $26.5M - Universal (CMCSA) and Blumhouse's "Happy Death Day" ended its debut weekend with a strong $26.5M from about 3,150 theaters as Halloween approaches. The horror-thriller, directed by Christopher Landon and rated PG-13, got a 66% from Rotten Tomatoes. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Distributed by Warner Bros. (TWX) and Sony Pictures (SNE), "Blade Runner 2049" followed at number two, with $15.1M in its second weekend for a domestic cume of $60.6M. Behind it was STXfilms' "The Foreigner," earning $12.8M from 2,515 theaters. New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. horror movie "It" came in fourth with $6.1M. Rounding out the top five, Fox 2000 (FOXA) and Chermin Entertainment's "The Mountain Between Us" ended Sunday with an estimated $5.7M for a domestic total of $20.5M. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Lionsgate (LGF.A), Viacom (VIAB; VIA) and Walt Disney (DIS).
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RMD MCK | Hot Stocks16:41 EDT RedMed's Brightree appoints Robert Dean to lead Homer Heatlh & Hospice Division - Brightree, a wholly owned subsidiary of ResMed (RMD), announced that it has appointed Robert Dean as vice president and general manager of its Home Health & Hospice Division, effective October 2, 2017. Dean brings extensive experience in sales, operational and healthcare industry to his new role, having previously held the position of vice president and general manager of McKesson's (MCK) Extended Care Solutions Group. Under Dean's leadership, McKesson implemented several new sales and operational initiatives that improved products and customer satisfaction.
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