DIS - The Walt Disney Company
Pre-Market:
| Previous Close | 88.59 |
| Open | 89.63 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 1300 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 900 |
| Day's Range | 89.60 - 91.34 |
| 52 Week Range | 84.07 - 126.48 |
| Volume | |
| Avg. Volume | 10,975,384 |
| Market Cap | 165.864B |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 1.30 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 39.12 |
| EPS (TTM) | 2.32 |
| Earnings Date | Aug 08, 2023 - Aug 14, 2023 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | N/A (N/A) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 13, 2019 |
| 1y Target Est | 120.19 |
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Shares of Swedish streaming company Viaplay Group fell by 60% on Monday after the company warned of a weakening business environment as rising living costs dent demand, and announced it was replacing its chief executive. The group, which competes with Netflix Inc and Walt Disney Co's Disney+ lowered its short-term organic sales growth projections for 2023 to 16%-17.5% from its previous forecast of 24%-26%. Viaplay also said cost cuts were taking longer than planned.
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ReutersExclusive-Walt Disney's Pixar targets 'Lightyear' execs among 75 job cuts
(Reuters) -Walt Disney's Pixar Animation Studios has eliminated 75 positions including those of two executives behind box office disappointment “Lightyear,” sources said on Saturday, the first significant job cuts at the studio in a decade. The cuts included "Lightyear" director Angus MacLane, a 26-year animator who was part of the senior creative team on such acclaimed films as “Toy Story 4” and “Coco.” Galyn Susman, producer of "Lightyear," also departed.
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Walt Disney's Pixar Animation eliminates 75 positions
Walt Disney's Pixar Animation Studios has eliminated 75 positions, including that of the director of and producer of the box office disappointment “Lightyear,” in the first significant job cuts at the studio in a decade, sources say. Among those targeted in a round of layoffs were Angus MacLane, a 26-year veteran animator who was part of the senior creative team on such acclaimed films as “Toy Story 4” and “Coco,” and producer Galyn Susman, who has been at Pixar since the release of the original “Toy Story” movie in 1995. MacLane and Susman could not be reached for comment.
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UPDATE 1-Report of Wuhan-Disney talks was fake, Chinese official media says
A report on Saturday that the Chinese city of Wuhan was in talks with Walt Disney Co over a potential project was fake, Chinese official media said, citing the company. The central province of Hubei deleted a statement from its official account on the WeChat social media platform that had said the commerce bureau of Wuhan, the provincial capital, had started initial talks with Disney on starting a project there. The state-backed Shanghai Securities News cited Murray King, vice president of public affairs and communications at Shanghai Disney Resort, as saying reports of talks with Wuhan were "fake news".
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China's Wuhan says it is in talks with Disney to start a project
The city of Wuhan in central China said on Saturday its commerce bureau has started initial talks with Walt Disney Co for the U.S. firm to start a project in the city. The Wuhan government gave no details on the talks in a statement on its official WeChat account. Disney opened a $5.5 billion resort in the financial hub of Shanghai in 2016.
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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - June 2
Officials from NASA and Boeing Co said on Thursday that the Starliner spacecraft's first crewed flight to the International Space Station, scheduled for July 21, had been delayed. - A federal district court judge disqualified himself from a court case brought by Walt Disney against Governor Ron DeSantis and other officials in the state of Florida. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that federal labor law did not protect a union from potential liability for damage that arose during a strike, and that a state court should resolve questions of liability.
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UPDATE 2-Federal judge disqualifies himself from hearing Disney lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday disqualified himself from hearing Walt Disney Co's civil suit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other state officials, citing a small financial interest in the company by a relative. Disney sued DeSantis in late April, asking a court to overturn state efforts to control the Disney World theme park, intensifying a battle between the global entertainment giant and the governor, who is now seeking the Republican presidential nomination. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote that the relative's financial interest, 30 shares of Disney stock, could be affected by the outcome of the proceeding.
ReutersDisney-DeSantis judge steps aside from suit because a relative owns shares
Disney sued DeSantis in late April, asking a court to overturn state efforts to control the Disney World theme park, intensifying a battle between the global entertainment giant and the governor, who is now seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
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Digital doubles, fake trailers: AI worries Hollywood actors before labor talks
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