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ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection cinema with an immersive 270 degree field of view.CJ 4DPLEXSinging witches and blue aliens are set to hit the big screen before the end of the year and bring in droves of moviegoers. Cinemark is preparing for the high demand by adding more unique premium screens to its U.S.- and Latin America-based locations.On Wednesday, the third-largest U.S. cinema chain announced it’s adding 20 new ScreenX theaters to its portfolio, expanding its partnership with the South Korea-based CJ 4DPlex. Eighteen of those screens will be built in the U.S.The expansion marks ScreenX’s first foray into…

Private sector employers added 104,000 jobs in July, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday, in a sign of improving employment trends in some sectors, with average pay up 4.4% year-over-year.The 104,000 jobs added in July was a big improvement from a revised negative number of 23,000 in June. The service-providing sector added 74,000 jobs in July, including 9,000 in professional and business services such as accounting and tax preparation. “It was really the service sector that showed the strongest comeback, namely professional/business services, which was really the difference-maker in this report, going from 57,000 lost in June to a plus 9,000,” said…

Customers enter a Starbucks coffee shop in New York, US, on Monday, July 28, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWall Street is seeing early signs that Starbucks’ turnaround is taking hold, despite a quarterly earnings miss and another quarter of shrinking same-store sales.”The focus for Starbucks’ third fiscal quarter was less on the results (which were below Street expectations) and more on proof points on the pace of the potential recovery ahead,” William Blair analyst Sharon Zackfia wrote in a note to clients Wednesday.The company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its fiscal third quarter on Tuesday evening. Its…

Two architecture teachers discuss a student’s final project work.Erdark | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Architecture firms are reporting a drop in billings as concerns about the broader economy and tariffs impact commercial real estate development and spending.The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained in negative territory in June with a…