RealD (RLD) shares are higher following the announcement that Rizvi Traverse will acquire the company for $11 a share.

Jive Software, RealD and Brink's are targeted by activist investors -- and in each case a catalyst may be around the corner that could move the stock price.

Movie theater operators and theater technology companies look forward to an even bigger holiday season, with 'Star Wars 7' and the next 'Hunger Games' installment slated for release.

Theater stocks have risen in afternoon trading after the record opening weekend for "Jurassic World," which J.P.Morgan said "reinvigorates" quarterly box office estimates.

These heavily shorted stocks could get squeezed much higher if they report positive earnings this week.

"As we turn to 2023, we expect to once again set records, with potentially the largest number of new product and indication launches that we’ve ever had in such a short period of time," said CEO Albert Bourla.

UPS topped Street forecasts for its fourth quarter earnings, but a slump in international deliveries kept revenue gain in check.

GM blasted Street profit forecasts with adjusted earnings of $2.12 per share on revenues of $43.1 billion.

“While our results clearly benefited from a favorable market, the counter-cyclical investments we made before and during the pandemic provided the energy and products people needed," said CEO Darren Woods.