March Madness

After all the drama, star performances, incredible comebacks, heartbreaking defeats and, of course, plenty of bracket busting, the NCAA Tournament is finally down to its Final Four competitors. South Carolina Vs. Gonzaga On Saturday, seventh seed South Carolina takes on one seed Gonzaga. Few...

You may have heard, but the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament starts today. CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is the official rightsholder of the tournament. These next few weeks will be a big deal for them, as ad revenue from March Madness topped $1 billion in 2016. With the tournament comes the...

Thousands of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) employees are hoping 2017 is the year they become millionaires. But they aren’t buying up shares of Berkshire stock to get there. Instead, they are filling out a March Madness brackets. Warren Buffett joined The Dan Patrick Show...

With the NCAA basketball tournament commencing, this could be a “big week” for both CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner Inc’s (NYSE: TWX) Turner Networks, Loop Capital Markets’ David Miller said in a report. “Based on recent conversations within the media...

The NCAA tournament is staying put – for a long (long) time to come. Just over a week after Villanova was crowned this year's winner of March Madness, the network that aired the game and its partner have extended their deal for broadcast rights to the tournament through 2032. Turner Networks...

Maybe the only place more excited about March Madness than the campuses of the schools that made the tournament is Las Vegas. Around $9 billion in legal and illegal bets were placed on the tournament last year, and Vegas casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), Wynn Resorts, Limited (...

It’s that time of year again when everyone with any level of knowledge (or no knowledge whatsoever) sits down and spends anywhere between a few minutes and a few sleepless nights agonizing over their NCAA March Madness bracket. Certainly there’s a lot of variables involved, but how...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN has some exciting developments ahead, on the back of some disappointing subscriber numbers out late last year. In November 2015, Walt Disney released information that over three million subscribers were "lost." According to a regulatory filing, as...

The casino businesses in Las Vegas have gone through tough times since the economic crisis in 2008. Despite improving conditions in Nevada, Atlantic City has not had the same good fortune. Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ: CZR) Chairman Gary Loveman, was on CNBC recently to discuss why things...

The most interesting part of March Madness isn't happening on the TV screen, it's what's going on behind the scenes. For the next three weeks, as America's collective attention shifts from its normal responsibilities to brackets, a not-so-small fortune is going to change hands between...

This week, inboxes across America will be cluttered with invitations to join college basketball "March Madness" brackets for a chance to win cash, notoriety or both. While deciding between Kentucky and Villanova may be at the top of the public's priorities, some investors are...

It was a huge success, but will they repeat it? Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and Berkshire-Hathaway president, recently called into The Dan Patrick Show to discuss his partnership with Quicken Loans for the "Billion Dollar Bracket" contest and whether or not March Madness college...

Warren Buffett inspired people to take a chance on a dream with the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge. Registration for QuickenLoans Billion Dollar Bracket closed on March 20 at 1:00 a.m. EDT, and the fun was over for many shortly after the games started. "If it gets down to the...

As March Madness fires up this week, office managers all over the country will on guard, to catch employees watching NCAA games or checking their brackets instead of doing their jobs. Lost productivity at basketball tournament time could cost companies up to $1.2 billion, according to...