Sling TV is raising the base price of its core packaging and creating an à la carte service the company said in a press release.
Why it matters: Sling has been there for cord-cutters since the beginning of over-the-top TV service. Now in order to compete with Hulu, YouTube TV, Amazon Channels and DirecTV Now, subscribers are now free to watch the "free-tiered content" and buy add-on packages without the base subscription, including pay-per-view.
Americans already trust newspapers and television news more than online news, and while trust in papers and TV is rising, trust in internet news is falling, per a new poll from Gallup.
By the numbers: Only 16% of those surveyed in 2017 said they trusted online news "a great deal" or "quite a lot." That's down from 21% in 1999 and 19% in 2014.
It's been a strong year for the U.S. economy, but not for Wall Street stocks.
Bottom line: The nation's biggest banks have lost value in 2018, despite generally strong earnings, increased corporate merger activity, rising interest rates and all of them passing their first round of Federal Reserve "stress tests." There is no firm consensus on why it's happening, although higher U.S. Treasury yields are a popular culprit.
Data: Yahoo! Finance through market close yesterday; Chart: Lazaro Gamio/Axios
Bill Shine, the former Fox News president who resigned last year at the height of the cable network's sexual harassment issues, is expected to be the next White House communications director, per a source familiar. The New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Michael Shear first reported the story.
The details: Shine's role, which is expected to oversee the White House's press and communications arms, will be behind-the-scenes rather than in front of the camera.
Reality check: Harley-Davidson has long had an international presence with offshore plants. About 40% of the company's bikes are sold abroad, per Bloomberg.
The Daily Beast, an American news, politics and culture website, is launching a direct-to-consumer paid membership service called "Beast Inside" for the first time in its 10-year history.
Why it matters: Publishers are creating membership and subscription offerings to diversify their revenue streams from being overly-reliant on advertising, now that technology giants are taking most of the ad dollar growth that for decades went to media.
