US stocks closed with a narrow loss today as declining oil prices sent the energy sector lower and investors continued their jittery reactions to corporate earnings.

The Walt Disney Company is buying long-time partner Pixar Animation Studios, which made blockbuster films Toy Story and Finding Nemo.

Stocks turned higher in New York today, regaining most of the ground they lost in the previous session following a bright first-quarter outlook from semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices and upgrades of oil services stocks.

Less than a year after going public on the strength of hit films such as Shrek, DreamWorks Animation SKG is battling a DVD market slump that forced it to warn of a loss in the second quarter and to lower its full-year outlook.

The Dow Jones industrial average moved into positive territory for the year today as investors piled back into the market.

It was an incredible night for The Incredibles as the film about a family of superheros who save the day dominated the 32nd annual Annie Awards.

Wall Street closed its third winning week in a row with another rally today, advancing as a new retail sales report and a consumer confidence reading showed that Americans are growing more confident about the economy.

Miramax studio chief Harvey Weinstein, the hard-headed genius who has backed some of Hollywood’s biggest box office hits in recent years, looks like he is about to walk out on the company he founded because of a row with Disney boss Michael Eisner.

THERE may be a palace coup afoot in the Magic Kingdom.