{"id":5617,"date":"2026-08-06T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5617"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:34:46","slug":"world-cup-boosts-fox-ad-sales-in-q2-profit-falls-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5617","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Boosts Fox Ad Sales in Q2, Profit Falls 3%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nFox reported its latest quarterly earnings Thursday, revealing ad sales rose 108% during the period due to the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5616\">James Gray Says AI Is \u2018Worthless\u2019 and Young People Won\u2019t Stand for It: They \u2018Have a Real Hunger for Interesting, Honest Stuff\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $1.34 on $3.6 billion in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG. 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