James Attwood: I don't really see how. Sure, the Brewers are a smaller market than the Dodgers. They have a much smaller payroll. But, if anything, the Brewers advancing is only going to fuel the MLBPA to get even stickier about trying to control salaries in any way, shape, or form. Also, even though plenty of fans and pundits like to give MLB front offices a hard time about making stupid decisions, those offices are by and large, stacked with incredibly intelligent people. Those people are going to be able to take a step back and recognize that one season's playoff picture is hardly a sample size large enough to be called indicative of the sport moving forward. There were questions after Arizona went to the World Series in 2023 about whether or not MLB had done enough to create obstacles for Wild Card teams in the playoffs, all because Arizona steamrolled the Brewers and Dodgers. This year, pundits are calling for the entire seeding system to be blown up because there was a team with a .500 record that not only made the playoffs, but won their division outright. Single seasons may bring some oddities, but they are usually not indicative of the reality of the game's overall health.
I suspect, both the ownership side of things and the MLBPA have already drawn their battle lines and have already started crafting their arguments. This outcome in the playoffs will do more to feed the online debates between fans and pundits than it will do for or against the CBA negotiations.
C. Wesley Baier: I think it will impact the CBA negotiations, but how much is the real question. I would be shocked if the MLBPA didn't use this as evidence against a salary cal, but I cant say if it wil be all that successful of a tactic.
Spencer: Nope. Anything can happen in a small sample size. Owners are greedy and want to abuse their employees/customers for profit still. Players are greedy and only care about the uppermost tiers of earning power. Fans will quiet down a little, but fan opinion and outrage has never been a driving force for either side.
Justin27: FTD

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New York-based Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO) is a major global video-game publisher and developer behind some of the industry's biggest franchises, including Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, NBA 2K, Borderlands, Civilization, WWE 2K, and Zynga's mobile games. Its business spans console, PC, and mobile gaming through three key labels: Rockstar Games, 2K, and Zynga.
Companies with a market cap between $10 billion and $200 billion are typically referred to as "large-cap stocks, and TTWO, with a market cap of $41.7 billion, fits the label. The company's biggest competitive advantage is its deep portfolio of highly recognizable intellectual property. Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto franchise alone has sold more than 470 million units, while GTA V has surpassed 230 million units sold worldwide. Moreover, Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2026, alongside new installments of NBA 2K, WWE 2K, PGA TOUR 2K and other franchises.
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Companies with a market cap between $10 billion and $200 billion are typically referred to as "large-cap stocks, and TTWO, with a market cap of $41.7 billion, fits the label. The company's biggest competitive advantage is its deep portfolio of highly recognizable intellectual property. Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto franchise alone has sold more than 470 million units, while GTA V has surpassed 230 million units sold worldwide. Moreover, Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2026, alongside new installments of NBA 2K, WWE 2K, PGA TOUR 2K and other franchises.
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Olivia Attwood has made another apparent reference to Emily Rose Moloney after previously writing about a "bit on the side" and a "professional bench warmer" amid the fallout from her relationship with Bradley Dack.
The former Love Island contestant reacted to a TikTok comparing women named Emily with women named Olivia, leaving a brief comment days after Dack was photographed spending time with Moloney.
Attwood did not name Moloney or explicitly state that her reaction concerned Dack.
The TikTok carried the caption, "You're either an Emily or an Olivia and I know who I'd rather be." Attwood appeared in the comment section with "OMG" and a crying emoji, according to The Sun.
Dack had recently been photographed with Moloney, whom he knew before his long-running relationship with Attwood. The photographs showed Dack and Moloney walking together and returning to a London property. Their appearance followed reports earlier in the year that they had reconnected.

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New York-based Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO) is a leading video game publisher and developer that creates, markets, and distributes interactive entertainment for consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. Valued at a market cap of $44.4 billion, the company owns some of the gaming industry's most valuable franchises and generates revenue from full-game sales, digital downloads, in-game purchases, subscriptions, and mobile gaming.
TTWO is expected to announce its fiscal Q1 2027 earnings before the market opens on Friday, Aug. 7. Ahead of this event, ******* ysts expect this gaming company to report a profit of $0.08 per share, down 81.4% from $0.43 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has topped Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in each of the last four quarters.
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In its first-quarter 2026 investor letter, TimesSquare Capital U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy highlighted Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO). Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) is a leading American interactive entertainment solutions company. On June 30, 2026, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) closed at $249.98 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $46.41 billion. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) posted a one-month return of 15.84%, and its shares gained 4.37% over the past 52 weeks.
TimesSquare Capital U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) in its Q1 2026 investor letter:
"For the Communication Services sector, we prefer to invest in media and services companies that are either well placed from an advertising perspective for their target audience or that provide differentiated services. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment, including ****** les such as Grand Theft Auto, LA Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Redemption. Its shares sold off -23% amid speculation that Google's launch of Project Genie will affect game-developing companies. In our research, we determined that Genie does not pose a threat and believe the most important aspect is each company's intellectual property. Take-Two's fiscal third-quarter results give us confidence, and management reiterated that Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch in November. We added to the position on weakness."
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. According to our database, 77 hedge fund portfolios held Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 78 in the previous quarter. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TTWO) GAAP net revenue increased 6% to $1.68 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, while cost of revenue declined 5% to $7

Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders opened at midnight on June 25, and the most anticipated video game in history now has a firm launch date: November 19, 2026.
The immediate temptation for investors is obvious. This is the biggest upcoming entertainment launch of the decade — Grand Theft Auto as a franchise has sold north of 470 million copies (1). And Rockstar is already guiding to record revenue. Surely the move is to buy Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) and ride the wave, right?
History shows it's not such a simple slam dunk.
Even Take-Two's CEO is uneasy. Strauss Zelnick has called the launch "terrifying" because the expectations are so high.
Take-Two stock rallied in the week leading up to pre-orders. Then it fell nearly 3% (2) the moment they actually opened. A standard edition priced at $79.99 came in below the $90-to-$100 some bulls had hoped for, and short-term traders did what they almost always do when there's a confirmed catalyst: they took profits and left. Unconfirmed reports put first-day pre-orders as high as 39 million and $3 billion in revenue — numbers neither Take-Two nor Rockstar has confirmed. The stock fell anyway.

Rockstar Games may have spent about as much — or more — developing Grand Theft Auto VI as it cost to build the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building on the planet, says a viral comparison (1). Both land near $1.5 billion.
Analysts believe Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO), its parent company, could earn that entire sum back within days of the game going on sale November 19 — and unverified reports suggest the early sales pace is already running ahead of those projections.
Let's take a look at how likely these viral claims are.
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Rockstar Games may have spent about as much — or more — developing Grand Theft Auto VI as it cost to build the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building on the planet, says a viral comparison (1). Both land near $1.5 billion.
Analysts believe Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO), its parent company, could earn that entire sum back within days of the game going on sale November 19 — and unverified reports suggest the early sales pace is already running ahead of those projections.
Let's take a look at how likely these viral claims are.
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