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☆ Disneyland, Disney World lift some park ticket prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Spider Bot is pictured on a backpack ahead of the opening of the Avengers Campus area at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Wednesday it is raising some theme-park ticket prices for its Disneyland resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, weeks after the entertainment giant unveiled a hefty spending plan for its parks business. The company has hiked prices at Disneyland by up to 8.9%, with the price per ticket on busy days such as holidays increasing by 8.4% to $194. Yearly pass prices at Walt Disney World in Orlando are rising by up to 10%, with the most expensive Incredi-Pass now selling for $1,449, up $50. Earlier this month, Disney said it will offer discounts on ticket prices for children at its theme parks for a limited period as it looks to spur traffic.

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REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc (PEP.O) said on Tuesday it planned "modest" price hikes next year as demand held up despite multiple increases that prompted the snacks and beverages giant to raise its 2023 profit forecast for a third straight time. Shares of the company, which owns brands including Mirinda, and Gatorade, rose nearly 2% in early trading after third-quarter profit beat estimates. Average prices jumped 11% in the quarter ended Sept. 9, while organic volume slipped 2.5%. Adjusted profit of $2.25 per share topped expectations of $2.15, according to LSEG data. PepsiCo forecast fiscal 2023 core earnings per share of $7.54, up from $7.47 earlier, while maintaining its annual organic revenue growth forecast at 10%.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Hugh Johnston, Brian Mulberry, Zacks, Johnston, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Sriraj Organizations: Pepsi, REUTERS, PepsiCo Inc, Gatorade, PepsiCo, Reuters, Zacks Investment Management, Thomson Locations: Pasadena , California, U.S, France, Bengaluru

☆ Activist investor Peltz boost Disney stake, seeks board seat for himself -WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A vehicle drives through the main gate at The Walt Disney Studios the day after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios in Burbank, California, U.S., September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has increased its stake in Disney (DIS.N) and the activist investor is expected to request multiple board seats, including for himself, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Trian is now one of Disney's largest investors with a stake worth upward of $2.5 billion after boosting its stake to more than 30 million shares, from roughly 6.4 million shares at the end of the second quarter, the WSJ reported. Trian thinks Disney shares are significantly undervalued and that the company needs a more focused board, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Disney and Trian did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Nelson, Trian, Peltz, Bob Iger, Urvi, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Savio D'Souza 私たち Organizations: Walt Disney Studios, Writers Guild of America, REUTERS, Management, Disney, Wall Street Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Bengaluru

The Wall Street Journal was first to report Peltz's push for board seats. Disney had rejected Peltz as a possible board member. Disney has undergone a period of transformation, restructuring the company and streamlining operations to make the business more cost effective. In addition, Disney is laying plans to make its flagship ESPN sports network available via streaming at some point in the future. Facing trouble last year, Disney's board brought Iger out of retirement in November for a second turn at running the company.

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☆ Krispy Kreme looks to sell Insomnia Cookies unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Krispy Kreme Doughnuts logo is pictured in Burbank, California, U.S., July 1, 2021. Insomnia Cookies, which operates in three countries with over 250 bakeries, is expected to deliver revenues of about $230 million in fiscal year 2023, Krispy Kreme said. For the full year 2022, Krispy Kreme earned a net revenue of $1.53 billion. It was not immediately clear how much stake Krispy Kreme held in Insomnia. Krispy Kreme has hired Evercore and Morgan Stanley to act as financial advisors.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Campbell, JM Smucker, Krispy Kreme, Evercore, Morgan Stanley, Granth, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Beyonce's concert film to be distributed globally by AMC
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The film follows a similar release by pop superstar Taylor Swift, whose Eras Tour concert film will be distributed in cinemas in North America starting Oct. 13. The concert films provide cinema chains such as AMC, Cinemark and Cineplex, with high-profile titles to help fill gaps caused by a prolonged strike by actors and writers in Hollywood. AMC's rival Cinemark (CNK.N) also announced that it will play the concert film in its U.S. theaters. Both cinema chains said their standard showtime tickets in the U.S. will start at $22. Entertainment website Variety first reported Beyonce's talks to release "Renaissance" through AMC.

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The iconic Hollywood sign is pictured the day after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 25, 2023. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) leadership voted unanimously to end the strike on Wednesday, the guild said in a statement. In other areas, the guild said it won guarantees of minimum staffing in writers’ rooms, a key issue for many of its members. Maher and Drew Barrymore had angered writers by saying this month that their talk shows would return before the strike ended. The end of the WGA strike does not return Hollywood to normal.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, Adam Conover, WE, Conover, David Slack, Bill Maher, Maher, Drew Barrymore, Lisa Richwine, Dawn Chmielewski, Jamie Freed, Leslie Adler, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Writers Guild of America, REUTERS, Guild of America, WGA, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, SAG, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, United States

[1/2] SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Warner Bros. The SAG-AFTRA agreement covering video game performers expired last November and has been extended on a monthly basis as the union negotiated with major video game companies. As earnings climbed, video game company staff beyond the performers covered by SAG-AFTRA have been unionizing for the first time this year. In July, Sega workers formed the largest multi-department video game union in the United States, after Microsoft's video game testers formed their first U.S. labor union in January. For video game performers, the union is also calling for more safety measures for motion capture performers, who wear markers or sensors on the skin or a body suit to help game makers create characters' movements.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Cissy Jones, Jones, Delilah, AFTRA, Audrey Cooling, Ashly Burch, Danielle Broadway, Donna Bryson Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Warner Bros ., REUTERS, Campo Santo, SAG, Hollywood, Guild of America, PlayStation, Sony, Sega, Disney, Activision, EA, Epic Games, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, United States

☆ Explainer: What to know about October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] People watch the solar eclipse on the lawn of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 21, 2017. WHAT IS AN ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE? The one that will occur on Oct. 14 is a type called an "annular solar eclipse." It does not completely obscure the face of the sun, unlike in a total solar eclipse. They advise using safe solar viewing glasses or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times during an annular solar eclipse, noting that regular sunglasses are not safe for viewing the sun.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Griffith Observatory, Rights, NASA, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Americas, United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, Canada, Oregon, California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, North America

☆ AutoZone posts strong quarterly results on auto parts demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The entrance to an AutoZone store is pictured in Temple City, California December 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 19 (Reuters) - Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc (AZO.N) on Tuesday posted better-than-expected profit and revenue for the fourth quarter, boosted by demand for its do-it-yourself (DIY) automotive parts. AutoZone, which competes with Advance Auto Parts (AAP.N) and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY.O), reported a nearly 2% jump in domestic same-store sales in the quarter ended Aug. 26. Quarterly net sales rose about 6.4% to $5.69 billion from a year earlier. Fourth-quarter net income rose to $864 million, or $46.46 per share, compared to $810 million, or $40.51 per share, a year ago.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Bill Rhodes, Nathan Gomes, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, AutoZone Inc, Advance, O'Reilly Automotive, Thomson Locations: Temple City , California, Bengaluru

☆ Disney to nearly double parks spending to $60 billion over 10 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Walt Disney (DIS.N) said on Tuesday it would nearly double its capital expenditure for its parks business to about $60 billion over the next 10 years. Disney CEO Bob Iger and Josh D'Amaro, the company's parks chief, announced the accelerated pace of investment at a gathering of Wall Street analysts and investors at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, focused on the company's parks business. Parks have become a reliable profit engine for Disney and has helped cushion losses in the Disney+ streaming business, which is expected to become profitable only next year. The announcement of the planned investment followed a slowdown at Walt Disney World in Orlando, as attendance surges at its parks around the world, particularly Shanghai Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland. Disney also plans to nearly double the capacity of its cruise line, adding two ships in fiscal 2025 and another in 2026.

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☆ Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume negotiations on Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Phoebe Price holds a sign, while pushing a dog in a stroller, as SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Sunset Bronson studios, near Netflix offices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood's major studios will resume contract talks on Wednesday to try and end a work stoppage that has disrupted production for more than four months. The WGA, in a note to members on Monday, encouraged its writers to continue picketing outside studio offices until an agreement is reached. Writers are seeking higher compensation and protections around use of artificial intelligence. Reporting by Lisa Richwine; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Phoebe Price, Mario Anzuoni, Lisa Richwine, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: SAG, Writers Guild of America, Netflix, REUTERS, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt Disney Co, Writers, Thomson Locations: Sunset Bronson, Los Angeles , California, U.S

☆ New signals about where shoppers are spending their money put one of our retail stocks in the sweet spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The consumer is expected to remain resilient this year, but some retailers will benefit more than others. Consumer spending drives the U.S. economy, accounting for 68% of gross domestic product — and several analysts on Wall Street forecasted that spending will remain strong through 2024. However, the prioritization of that spending will result in winners and losers. At the same time, they expect spending growth for essentials to slow, thereby leaving more money left over for discretionary purchases. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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Executive Producer Reese Witherspoon attends a premiere for the television series "The Last Thing He Told Me" in Los Angeles, U.S, April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Acquire Licensing RightsTORONTO, Sept 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Reese Witherspoon is putting her star power – and business acumen – to the takeover test again. Private equity firm Consortium Brand Partners said on Wednesday it had bought 70% of Witherspoon’s “steeped in Southern charm” apparel company for an undisclosed sum. For all the attention A-listers now command in deal-making, however, the financial stars often don’t align. Follow @sharonlam_ on XCONTEXT NEWSPrivate equity firm Consortium Brand Partners said on Sept. 6 that it had acquired a 70% stake in Draper James, the fashion and lifestyle brand started by Hollywood actor Reese Witherspoon.

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Discovery boss David Zaslav called for Hollywood to work together to end the writers and actors strikes, which have crippled Hollywood and which WBD this week said could cost the company as much as $500 million this year. “We really have to focus as an industry, and we are, on trying to get this resolved in a way that’s really fair,” Zaslav told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Wednesday. As soon as the strikes are resolved, he said, “everybody is ready to get back to work, us in particular.”Warner Bros. SAG-AFTRA, which represents about 160,000 actors, joined the writers on strike on July 14. We need to do everything we can to get people back to work,” Zaslav said.

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REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Acquire Licensing RightsVENICE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The make-up artist for Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein biopic "Maestro" apologised on Saturday for offending people by giving the lead character a prosthetic nose, but said he only wanted authenticity. When the first trailer of the film surfaced last month, some critics complained that the nose pandered to Jewish stereotypes. Bernstein died in 1990 but his adult children have defended the make-up in the film, saying their father had had a "nice, big nose". But his make-up designer Kazu Hiro met the press and said he was surprised by the nose criticism. It is one of 23 movies competing for the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, which runs until Sept. 9.

Persons: Bradley Cooper, Mario Anzuoni, Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein, Maestro, Bernstein, Cooper, Kazu Hiro, Lenny, Hiro, Jamie, Carey Mulligan, Jamie Bernstein, Mike Davidson, Crispian Balmer, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Guardians, REUTERS, Netflix, Hollywood, Golden, Venice Film, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, United States, Venice, British

[1/4] A helicopter makes a water drop over the Bobcat Fire burning near Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, U.S., September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International (EIX.N) unit of negligence that caused the 2020 Bobcat Fire, which burned close to 180 square miles (466 sq km) in one of the largest wildfires ever in Los Angeles County. It is common for utilities to be sued over wildfire damage, though many lawsuits are filed privately. The case is U.S. v Southern California Edison Co et al, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ 3M’s $6 bln earplugs settlement is a little sticky
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A variety of 3M products are pictured at an Orchard Supply Hardware store in Pasadena, California U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - 3M’s (MMM.N) latest legal settlement includes some curious wrinkles. Moreover, the earplugs agreement is conditioned on 98% participation from what is now roughly 250,000 claimants. The $60 billion company is trying to project the idea it’s getting past its legal entanglements, but the reality is a little stickier. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Scotchgard, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Mukesh Ambani’s, Didi, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Supply, Pasadena , California U.S, REUTERS, Reuters, Aearo Technologies, X, Thomson Locations: Pasadena , California

☆ Mugs, T-shirts and hats: Trump mug shot merchandise for sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[8/18]Share this photoT-shirts and hats with an image depicting the mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump are pictured after being printed at the Y-Que printing store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 26. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Persons: Donald Trump, Mario Anzuoni Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S

☆ Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked at Atlanta jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

T-shirts and hats with an image depicting the mugshot of former President Donald Trump are pictured at the Y-Que printing store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2023. Since appearing Thursday to have his mug shot taken in a racketeering and fraud case in Atlanta, Georgia, the former president brought in $7.1 million, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. On Friday alone, Trump brought in $4.18 million, making it the highest-grossing day of his campaign so far, Cheung said. Trump, who was elected president in 2016 but defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, is again seeking the Republican Party's nomination for president. On Aug. 15, Trump was indicted by a Georgia grand jury after an investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden in the state.

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☆ Trump trials: A unique challenge for Biden's presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Don't expect any change, Biden advisers say, until after decisions are handed down in those trials. However, sustaining that strategy, during the most contentious and consequential judicial actions in U.S. presidential history, will be severely tested in the coming months, political strategists say. Expect Trump to use a series of criminal trials from New York City to Georgia and Florida in the months ahead to fuel a campaign deeply rooted in grievance politics. The White House and the reelection campaign are content to use the upcoming months - when Republicans are embroiled in a nasty nominating race - to pitch Americans on the success of Biden's economic policies, interviews show. Instead, the reelection campaign will try to draw attention to differences between the two candidates, officials say.

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mug shot t-shirts ($34.00), beverage holders ($15.00 for two) and coffee mugs ($25.00). His son Don Jr. is marketing "FREE TRUMP" mug shot t-shirts ($29.99) and posters ($19.99). What legal rights, if any, Trump's campaign may have over the mug shot's reproduction are unclear, however. The former president told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday night that he only did the mug shot because Georgia officials insisted. Rick Wilson, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project flogging mug shot wares online, dared Trump's campaign to sue him in a Friday post on X.

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☆ Canada probing Walmart, Hugo Boss over allegations of forced labor in supply chains
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Canada's corporate ethics watchdog on Thursday announced investigations into the Canadian units of Walmart (WMT.N) and Hugo Boss (BOSSn.DE) to probe allegations of Uyghur forced labor in the companies' supply chains and operations. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) said it had published an initial assessment report after complaints filed by a coalition of 28 civil society organizations in June 2022. CORE will also investigate the Canadian unit of fashion firm Diesel, which is owned by Italy's OTB (OTB.L). In March, a U.N. committee said it was concerned about China's treatment of its Muslim minority, including the use of forced labor against Uyghurs. CORE was launched in 2019 to monitor and investigate human rights abuses, mainly by Canadian garment, mining and oil and gas companies operating abroad.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Hugo Boss, Italy's OTB, Ralph Lauren, RL.N, Sheri Meyerhoffer, CORE's Ombudsperson, David Ljunggren, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Walmart, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Responsible Enterprise, Diesel, Nike Canada, CORE, Thomson Locations: Rosemead , California, U.S, China

☆ Hollywood studios release details of new proposal to striking writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - Hollywood studios and streaming services on Tuesday released the terms of a revised proposal to writers in a bid to end one of two strikes that have halted production and cost the California economy billions of dollars. According to the latest proposal, the Writers' Guild of America (WGA) will get a compounded 13% pay increase over the three-year contract, and AI-generated written content will not be considered "literary material". "We have come to the table with an offer that meets the priority concerns the writers have expressed. The WGA, which represents around 11,500 film and television writers, walked off the job on May 2 after negotiations reached an impasse over compensation, minimum staffing of writers' rooms and residual payments in the streaming era, among other issues.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, Carol Lombardini, Nilutpal, Stephen Coates Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Walt Disney Studios, REUTERS, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt, Netflix, Writers ' Guild of America, WGA, Screen Actors Guild, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, California, Bengaluru

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