Disney delays the release of ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ after naming J.J. Abrams director

Disney is delaying the release of “Star Wars: Episode IX” by seven months to December 2019. The change was announced Tuesday hours after the studio said it had tapped J.J. Abrams to direct and co-write the ninth film in its core “Star Wars”...

Analyst insists hurricanes ‘insufficient to derail strong trends’ in cruise industry

Despite cancelled sailings and other impacts from Irma and Harvey, it’s “insufficient to derail strong trends” in the cruise industry, according to an analyst. “August pricing remained strong, and although the two major hurricanes are likely to...