Communications services companies were nearly flat as the U.S. box office remained in focus.
Hollywood's most ingenious-and incongruous-bit of counter-programing at the box office has continued to pay off. "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" held up well in their second weekend in theaters.
"Barbie" from Warner Bros. Discovery scored a domestic box office of $93 million, while "Oppenheimer" from Comcast's Universal took in $46.2 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
Fox is closing Fox Bet, the broadcaster's sports-betting venture, after it failed to grow as quickly as more dominant competitors in the nascent U.S. online-gambling market.
X, the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter, reinstated Kanye West's account on Saturday, roughly eight months after suspending it for violating company policy.
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