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Alexandra Canal is a Senior Reporter at Yahoo Finance, covering the latest happenings in Hollywood, media, celebrity money moves, and fast food ventures. Alexandra joined Yahoo Finance in 2018 and has a passion for helping new investors more easily understand the first steps in securing their financial freedom. Besides the markets and investing, Alexandra is focused on the entertainment industry as well as the business of food, glorious food. She has interviewed A-list celebrities from Grammy winners Jennifer Hudson and Questlove to TV powerhouses like "This is Us'" Justin Hartley, "Succession's" Alan Ruck and "iCarly's" Miranda Cosgrove. Alexandra, who also has extensive experience behind the camera as a live show production manager, graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University.
Yahoo FinanceStock market news today: Stocks slide, oil hits 5-month lows
The latest labor market data revealed a slowing jobs market furthering investor hopes for a soft landing.
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Hollywood actors approve strike-ending deal
Members of the actors union, SAG-AFTRA, completed voting on Tuesday to ratify its multiyear deal with the major studios.
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Stock market news today: Tech gains, Dow lags on heels of slowing labor market demand
Investors are looking to labor market readings as they decide whether to put hopes for an interest rate cut on ice.
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Disney activist investor Nelson Peltz gets new support in board seat fight
Activist investor Ancora said it supports the addition of Peltz to Disney's board.
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Netflix co-CEO on password sharing crackdown: ‘It was good to take it slow’
The company rolled out its password-sharing crackdown to US subscribers in May after first announcing the initiative in October 2022.
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Peacock hits 30 million users as Comcast secures $8.6 billion check for Hulu
NBCUniversal's Peacock now has 30 million subscribers.
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Spotify to lay off 17% of workers in bid to 'rightsize' costs
Spotify plans to lay off 17%, or about 1,500, of its employees — its third round of layoffs this year.
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Beyoncé concert film to debut on heels of Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' movie success
The release of both concert films has come at a critical time for theaters as the nearly five-month-long writers strike, coupled with the recently concluded actors strike, caused multiple disruptions to the film release schedule.
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Disney activist Nelson Peltz to take board seat fight to shareholders amid stock lows
Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management will seek multiple board seats at Disney — and will take its case directly to shareholders.
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Stock market news today: Stocks go nowhere after Fedspeak, strong GDP data
Dovish comments by Federal Reserve officials fueled optimism that a shift to cutting interest rates is coming.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger will 'definitely' step down in 2026; succession process 'robust'
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company is hard at work to find his replacement. Here's what he had to say on that topic, and other matters, at the New York Times DealBook Summit.
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Netflix to offer 'Grand Theft Auto' trilogy as streamer doubles down on gaming
Netflix announced Wednesday it plans to offer the "Grand Theft Auto" trilogy — one of Take-Two Interactive's most popular video games — as it looks to boost its video game ambitions.
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Stock market news today: Stocks close higher while yields fall
Investors are weighing whether a pullback is coming after a surge put stocks on course for their best month in over a year.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger 'never second-guessed' decision to return despite company hurdles
Disney CEO Bob Iger is content with his decision to return to the company — despite the many challenges he's faced so far.
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Cyber Monday, Black Friday spending: State of the consumer
Cyber Monday online spending could surpass $12 billion, the biggest US e-commerce shopping day ever, according to Adobe (ADBE). Meanwhile, holiday shoppers spent a total of $10.3 billion over Cyber Weekend, according to Adobe Analytics. Yahoo Finance spoke to experts to break down the state of the consumer with regard to the retail industry, entertainment, and everything investors need to know. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma discussed some of the record numbers this holiday season and what consumers need to watch with regard to sales. DiPalma said, "Really this period of 32 days does provide a longer timeline for shoppers to get their shopping done, and once again, they're waiting for the right price." Adobe VP of Growth & Insights Patrick Brown broke down the widespread discounts this holiday season and the increased usage of buy now, pay later flexibility services. Brown explained, "People are seeing bigger discounts, they're leveraging credit in different ways to defer payments to be able to take advantage of some of those good deals that they are seeing." SAP Emarsys Global Product Marketing Head Kelsey Jones notes that "retailers have been starting their campaigns earlier than ever this year," which is "really creating a bigger opportunity for retailers." Jones said, "It gives them an opportunity to not only find new customers now with the right discounts and the right offers, but then extend those to loyal customers as they go throughout the holiday season and into the new year." Box Office Guru Founder and Editor Gitesh Pandya broke down another lackluster holiday box office performance. Disney's (DIS) Wish was beat out by Ridley Scott's historic biopic Napoleon, released jointly through Columbia Pictures (SONY) and AppleTV+ (AAPL), as well as Lionsgate's (LGF-A) The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Pandya explained, "The good news is this is the first time that the top ten over Thanksgiving weekend broke $100 million since 2019." Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Alexandra Canal expressed some optimism with the holiday box office numbers. Canal said, "Consistently we used to see this weekend pull in $250 million or more, and we haven't seen that since 2019 ... The (Hunger Games) prequel doing very well, securing $42 million, followed by Napoleon, $32.5 million, that was a surprise from Apple and Sony. Perhaps this is a good encouraging sign moving forward." Video highlights: 00:00:03 - Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma 00:00:27 - Adobe VP of Growth & Insights Patrick Brown 00:01:06 - SAP Emarsys Global Product Marketing Head Kelsey Jones 00:01:37 - Box Office Guru Founder and Editor Gitesh Pandya 00:01:52 - Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Alexandra Canal
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Stock market news today: Rally pauses, but stocks still head for blowout month
Stocks are on track to book their best month in over a year, as upbeat investors keep rally hopes alive.
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Disney's 'Wish' delivers another box office blow: 'Excitement just wasn't there'
The disappointing debut comes as CEO Bob Iger attempts to revamp the company's film division.
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Stock market news today: Stocks close with gains for fourth straight week
Stocks teetered on both sides of the flat line amid a holiday-shortened session.
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Amazon to debut first-ever NFL Black Friday game — another blow to traditional TV
Amazon Prime Video is set to debut the first-ever Black Friday NFL game — the latest blow to traditional television.
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Disney: Will Thanksgiving reverse box office slump? Can Iger 'strengthen' studio output?
Disney is hoping to reverse its Thanksgiving slump at the box office this year. But is that just wishful thinking?