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Oprah Winfrey hasn't pulled her weight at WW: analysts
Oprah Winfrey hasn’t just slimmed down with Weight Watchers — she’s slimmed down her role as the company’s spokeswoman. That’s the concern from Wall Street analysts, who fret that the...
Weight Watchers stock tanks on slowing revenue growth
WW lost more points on Friday than a triple-cheese lasagna. Shares of the diet company formerly known as Weight Watchers — which uses a points system to track its members’...
Weight Watchers rebrands itself as WW
Weight Watchers International is looking to lose the “Weight” by slimming down its name to a two-letter acronym. The company said Monday it’s rebranding itself as WW, with the idea...
Weight Watchers loses 5 percent as new sign-ups drop
What goes up, comes down. Shares of Weight Watchers fell nearly 5 percent, to $88, in after-hours trading after the dieting company said it didn’t sign up as many new...
Weight Watchers shares spike over 7 percent
Weight Watchers is tipping the scales on Wall Street. Shares of the Oprah-endorsed diet company popped by more than 7 percent in after-hours trading Thursday, to $74.75, as it reported...
Kevin Smith thought he was high during heart surgery
Smith told his doctor during surgery that he "got blazed" before his show leading up to his heart attack.
Oprah sells a quarter of her Weight Watchers stake
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey sold a portion of her holdings in Weight Watchers International, the former talk show host’s production company Harpo said on Tuesday. A portion of the shares...
Should teens join Weight Watchers?
When Weight Watchers announced earlier this month that it would offer free memberships to teens this summer, the backlash was swift. Eating-disorder treatment center Balance tweeted its frustration, using the...
Weight Watchers will give free diet help to American teenagers
America’s young people are about to get an ally in the battle of the bulge — Weight Watchers announced Wednesday that it will give free diet help to every teenager...
DJ Khaled down 26 pounds after joining Weight Watchers
“The freestyle program is doing real big," he quipped.
Oprah's Golden Globes speech gooses Weight Watchers shares
Wall Street is hungry for Weight Watchers shares after Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing speech at the Golden Globes that prompted speculation she might run for president. Winfrey, who signed...
Weight-loss companies have a new strategy to lure in men
Dieting is so last year. The big US weight-loss companies, smack dab in the middle of their peak season, are pitching a new message this year to prospective customers looking...
DJ Khaled signs deal with Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers said it has signed DJ Khaled to be its new social-media ambassador. The hip-hop impresario will go public with his struggles to slim down by broadcasting them to...
Jennifer Hudson lost weight, and made bank doing it
Jennifer Hudson lost 80 pounds in 2010. The “Dreamgirls” singer was the spokesperson for Weight Watchers, which helped the star become more aware of calories.
Weight Watchers CEO gets giant new pad
In July, Mindy Grossman took on a big new role. She’s the new CEO of Weight Watchers International, whose stock has more than tripled this year. Grossman had previously been...
Oprah's investment in Weight Watchers is paying off big time
Oprah may be slimming down, but her wallet’s getting fatter — a lot fatter. The media mogul has seen her investment in Weight Watchers soar 617 percent over the past...
Why Oprah can be happy with Weight Watchers purchase — no matter her size
Oprah Winfrey should be happy she stuck with Weight Watchers — whether she has slimmed down or not. Winfrey bought a 10 percent stake in the diet company in 2015...
Weight Watchers' stock gets fatter thanks to Oprah
Weight Watchers’ stock continues to get fat — thanks to Oprah Winfrey. In each quarter since the media mogul bought a stake of the weight loss company in October 2015...
How this overweight dog lost half its size
A morbidly obese Jack Russell mix overfed by its previous owner and then abandoned on the streets has lost almost half her weight -- and is still shedding pounds. Pearl,...
Americans are ditching diets — and now we're fatter than ever
We’re off our diets. Frustrated with restrictions, rules and measuring, more Americans are abandoning formal diets in favor of their own ideas about what works in keeping the pounds off,...