Lorne Brown, President of SintecMedia discusses the Disney/Fox deal and what it means for the future of the advertising industry.
The $52.4 billion deal will see Disney acquire 21st Century Fox's international assets and its film and TV studios, expanding the media company's footprint across the industry.
Brown says that this deal can only be a good thing for advertisers, noting that competition this will create for advertising heavyweights like Facebook and Google.
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve only expects to cut rates once in 2024. But at least, as one economist says, ‘rate hikes are off the table.’
With the Fed likely set to leave rates unchanged, lower and middle income Americans will continue dealing with higher credit card interest and expenses.
Markets soared in May after Nvidia’s Q1 success, but concerns over slowing consumer spending, especially among middle—and lower-income groups, loom large.