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"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because while it's an exaggeration to say that money is the root of all evil, it's true that obsession with money at the expense of everything else is the root of most of the worst evil. And that's where Goldman Sachs comes in, wearing a suit sewn from the calloused and otherwise abused skin of poor people.

Figuratively, of course.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it was kind of a rhetorical question. I already knew the answer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, but felt like elucidating nonetheless 😁

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The actual scripture says "the love of money is the root of all evil", which seems pretty accurate to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I know and agree. I did some needless paraphrasing to make absolutely sure that everyone knew exactly what I was talking about lol