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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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With their subscription rate in the US slowing down, Netflix is looking overseas for new users.  ”But the effort adds significantly to expenses, increasing financial pressure as it tries to build its streaming-video business.  How Netflix can grow profitably emerged as a major question following the release late Tuesday of its second-quarter results, including a 91% drop in net income, which caused the company’s stock to lose a quarter of its value in the next trading session.”