AMC’s stock climbs as improving box office boosts Q4 revenue, while CEO slams ‘crackpot conspiracy theorists’

• IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company's history

  Aiding IMAX's lofty box office goals is the Chinese title "Ne Zha 2," which has already garnered $1.6 billion globally, including IMAX screenings.
  
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  IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company's history

  An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on Friday.
  
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• Workday beats estimates for revenue and profit, stock jumps

  Workday exceeded analysts' estimates for the quarter and pointed to stronger demand from artificial intelligence products.
  
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• North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un

  Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.
  
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• Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China’s tech goals

  Chinese company improves ‘yield’ of latest semiconductor, despite US efforts to prevent manufacturing advances
  
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• Krispy Kreme’s stock heads for a new low as company warns of weaker revenue

  Krispy Kreme Inc.’s stock was down more than 23% Tuesday and heading toward a new low, weighed down by the doughnut maker’s fourth-quarter results and weak full-year outlook.
  
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• Singapore regulator to inject $4bn into stock market to boost listings

  Authorities also announce tax incentives as part of package designed to revive struggling equity market
  
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• Stock splits tend to boost a company’s shares. Here’s how to find candidates.

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• The Fed’s job is not to boost the stock market. Here’s what it should be doing.

  Getting inflation down to 2% should be the Fed’s No. 1 concern.
  
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  One analyst says the new growth goals seem achievable. Another worries competition from Apple Pay might get in the way.
  
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• Generation X is ready for senior living. Here’s what they want.

  Retirement communities are courting members of Gen X, who will outnumber baby boomers in 2028.
  
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• Lucid aims to double EV production this year, stock rallies nearly 10%

  Shares of Lucid Group Inc. shot up in after-hours trading Tuesday after the luxury EV maker narrowed its quarterly loss and announced a CEO change.
  
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• Boeing’s Stephanie Pope, once on CEO shortlist, is out as COO

  Boeing Co. said late Tuesday that Stephanie Pope, once on a short list to become the aerospace and defense giant’s chief executive, is no longer its chief operating officer.
  
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• Here’s why more than $1 billion in sales was not enough for Grocery Outlet

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  The drinks maker, whose brands include Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois, reported an 3.4% increase in fourth-quarter revenue to $14.84 billion.
  
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  The political rise of the anti-vax movement

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