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U.S. broadcast networks head into their biggest ad-selling season this week, competing with streaming services like Netflix, battling online players for ad dollars, and fending off hits starring zombies and duck hunters on cable.The increased competition will force ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC to settle for their lowest average rate hikes in three years during the "upfront" selling season, Wall Street analysts say.During the upfronts, networks preview shows for their fall schedules, trying to persuade advertisers to buy billions of dollars worth of commercial time in advance.The broadcasters still command premium ad prices because they reach an audience that is far bigger than the viewership of any single cable channel. Upfront rates likely will rise by 6 percent on average, as the broadcasters book about $9 billion worth of ad inventory during the upfronts, Barclays Capital estimates.While 6 percent is well ahead of the 1.3 percent annual inflation rate, it is lower than the rich gains netwo...
North Carolina's Supreme Court Friday reversed a decision by state regulators that allowed Duke Energy Corp.'s (DUK) utility to increase its rates for customers.The ...
Maybe you've experienced this before: You get to the cash register, pull out your credit card, swipe it and are told it's declined. You try again. Same result. So yo...
Pressure has increased on Brazil's central bank to raise rates already during its next monetary policy meeting this month, rather than waiting until May, after April...
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones called recent rate increases by WellPoint Inc.'s (WLP) Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company "excessive an...
Dear Insurance Adviser,Why would an insurance company pull my credit report? I pay the premium upfront and in cash.-CaryDear Cary,To understand the credit report que...
Federal student loan rates are set to increase July 1 if Congress fails to act and students may be on the hook for up to $5,000 on new loans.Subsidized Stafford loan...
U.S. stocks finished with limited losses on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index stalled just points from its record close, as worries over Europe's debt troubles abate...
U.S. stocks remained lower Wednesday, but off session lows, as political uncertainty in Italy and Cyprus's financial crisis dented sentiment."Any dip triggered by Eu...
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, retreating a day after the S&P 500 Index made another run at a record close, after pending-home sales dipped in February and investors...
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, retreating a day after the S&P 500 Index made another run at a record close, after a trade group reported a drop in pending-home sales...
After years of astronomically rising prices, health care costs are increasing at their slowest rate in decades; recent health spending has been so much lower than pr...
If you're looking for a loan to help pay for an elective surgery or emergency root canal, you won't have trouble finding one. Applications for medical credit cards, ...
Duke Energy Corp , the largest power provider in the United States, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, citing weak electricity demand and hig...
Wellcare Health Plans Inc.'s (WCG) first-quarter earnings fell 58% as the managed-care services provider saw a sharp rise in coverage costs.The company raised its fu...
Traders of short-term interest rate futures continue to expect the Federal Reserve to continue to hold rates near zero for better than two more years, after the U.S....
Dear Insurance Adviser, My wife and I have long-term care insurance and are in good health. I'm 75, and she's 73. Our insurer recently increased our premiums by 78%,...
The beleaguered iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund (NYSE:EWZ), the largest ETF tracking Latin America's largest economy, is trading modestly higher Thursday, a da...
Mark Carney is gearing up for what some have called a mission impossible: turn around Britain's ailing economy, fix its banks and lead an overhaul of the Bank of Eng...
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday shaved projections for global economic growth for this year and next to take into account sharp government spending cuts i...