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May 2024
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A mixed bag from Disney

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Disney lost money on streaming but, if ESPN were stripped out, Disney+ and Hulu made a profit; BP’s latest quarterly earnings are down from the previous quarter; Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in about a decade; Uber and Instacart join forces.

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