Blockbuster stores close as Dish winds down rental empire
Dish Network will shutter about 300 Blockbuster locations in the United States by January, with 50 franchised stores remaining. Its DVD by mail service ends next month, affecting roughly 2,800 employees. Netflix’s rise to 31 million subscribers and 7.1 million DVD-by-mail customers underscored Blockbuster’s decline after bankruptcy.
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Burnout drives celebrities to sign off Twitter
LA report describes growing burnout among stars and influencers abandoning Twitter as its public offering nears. It notes Alec Baldwin Miley Cyrus Damon Lindelof Jennifer Love Hewitt Megan Fox John Mayer and others quitting or scaling back amid noise negativity and overwhelm while Twitter touts 232 million users and 500 million daily tweets as ad revenue hinges on continued engagement.
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Unemployment spike may not be so bad
The October jobs report may show the unemployment rate rising to 7.5 percent from 7.2, with job gains slowing to about 120000. Analysts caution the partial government shutdown distorts the data and future months may reveal clearer trends.
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