What do you want me to do, sit around watching news on my down time?
"Trading contracts tied to films OK’d" by Todd Shields, Bloomberg News | June 15, 2010
WASHINGTON — US regulators approved the first trading contracts tied to movie box-office receipts, turning aside objections from Hollywood and clearing the way for financiers to hedge investments on motion pictures....
A bill in Congress would ban trading of futures tied to box-office results. Lawmakers at a hearing in April expressed concern that films may be more prone to manipulation than commodities such as corn, oil, and currencies....
Ain't that the truth?
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Of course, NO ONE is MAKING YOU GO to the MALL, are they?
Also see: MSM Monitor Movie Matinee
Related: The Futures of Hollywood
Wow, they made billions and are still struggling despite the millions in tax subsidies from state after state?
