The movie might be more than just a toss-off on what Barbie is and what she can do. It has more something culturally important to say so it could become a really big hit. The trailers have been very sort of they cover the world and then they cover that there's a transition but they don't give you much after that. There was originally another Barbie movie that was going to star Amy Schumer Diablo Cody was writing it that never happened.
The New York Times leaves its sports desk behind as it puts its might behind The Athletic.
(00:21) Jim Mueller and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Why the New York Times announced it is shutting down its sports department. - The future of sports coverage and sports entertainment. - The Barbie movie and the potential value of Mattel’s intellectual property.
(15:53) Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma look at some ultra-luxury businesses... and why they’re beating the market.
Companies discussed: NYT, DIS, RACE, RH, LVMUY, PPRUY, HESAY, MAT
Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Jim Mueller, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd
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