DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's blockbuster concert film “The Eras Tour” will make its streaming debut on Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday. The film, now titled “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)" will land on the streaming platform March 15. “The Eras Tour” amassed more than $262 million worldwide in theaters after opening in October, setting a record for concert films. Swift partnered with AMC Theaters for the release in a first-of-its-kind deal that cut out Hollywood studios and instead sent the film directly into theaters. “The Eras Tour” film will hit Disney+ about a month before Swift's recently announced new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” drops on April 19.

Persons: — Taylor, “ Taylor Swift, “, ”, Bob Iger, Swift, Swift's Organizations: Disney, Walt Disney Co, AMC Theaters, Hollywood, Poets Department Locations: “ Cardigan

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, although Tokyo's benchmark slipped slightly. Those developments had pushed Chinese shares, including those in Hong Kong, sharply higher on Tuesday. The mostly small cap stocks traded in the southern Chinese market of Shenzhen were up 1.4%, and the CSI 1000, an index that tracks highly volatile “snowball derivatives" was up 4.2%. Wall Street drifted higher through a quiet Tuesday as the bond market calmed following some sharp swings. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury relaxed following its slingshot ride higher in recent days.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Seng, Australia's, Korea's Kospi, Brent Organizations: TOKYO, Hong, CSI, Nikkei, Toyota Motor Corp, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal, GE Healthcare Technologies, Palantir Technologies, FMC, CVS Health, Walt Disney Co, PepsiCo, Treasury, U.S Locations: U.S, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Asia, Brazil

☆ The job market for startups and Big Tech is in a weird spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The big storyCareer makersInflection AI, Maven, Forage, The GrandWhich startup would you recommend a friend or family member should work at? That was the prompt for Business Insider's VC and startups team as it compiled a list of early-stage companies to bet your career on . The list doesn't have specific parameters, Leena Rao, the deputy editor of BI's VC and startups team, told me. With so much money pouring into AI startups, founders' attention will naturally be drawn to the tech when thinking about their next project. Meanwhile, the volatility among startups comes at a time of broader instability for the tech industry.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Leena Rao, Maven, Alyssa Powell, Ben Bergman, there's, Moody's, Paul Tudor Jones, We've, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, OpenAI, Samantha Stokes, Andrea Chronopoulos, Bob Iger, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zaslav, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb, George Glover Organizations: Business, Service, Business Insider's, Big Tech, Meta, Flagstar Bank, Facebook, YouTube, Google, BI, ESPN, Warner Bros, Fox, Walt Disney Company Locations: NYCB, New York, London

“What we’ve seen with the Taylor Swift tour is something that we’ve not really seen before,” said Richard Clarke, an analyst at investment firm Bernstein. Taylor Swift performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2015. From Taylor Swift On her birthday in 2019, Swift shared this photo of herself as a child. From Taylor Swift A 13-year-old Swift sings the National Anthem before an NBA game in Philadelphia in 2002. John Mabangalo/Pool/Getty Images Swift performs during a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2009.

Persons: Tokyo CNN —, Taylor, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, we’ve, ”, Richard Clarke, Bernstein, “ It’s, TikTok she’d, curating, Kane Ishiyone, Swift, –, Ishiyone, Richard A, Brooks, Clarke, “, that’s, Christopher Polk, Scott, Andrea Swift, Jesse D, Tim McGraw, Kevin Winter, John Mabangalo, Chad Batka, Bryan Bedder, Larry Busacca, Miley Cyrus, Lucas Till, Hannah Montana, Sam Emerson, Everett, Jonas, Frank Masi, I'm, West, Beyoncé, Jeff Kravitz, Lucy Nicholson, Christopher Morris, Josh Haner, Kevin Mazur, James Taylor, Charles Sykes, Matt Sayles, Mark J, Terrill, Invision, Jimmy Fallon, Douglas Gorenstein, Nicholas Harvey, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Laraine Newman, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Kristen Wiig, Keenan Thompson, Fred Armisen, Kerry Washington, Betty White, Bradley Cooper, Dana Edelson, Andrea, Ethan Miller, Tim Boyles, Selena Gomez, Jordan Strauss, Mike Coppola, John Shearer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brandon Urie, Katy Perry, Republic Records Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Will Heath, Seth Wenig, Terence Rushin, David Eulitt, Mitsumasa Etou, Akazawa, haven’t, It’s, Michele Bullock Organizations: Tokyo CNN, People, Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor, Getty, Super Bowl, Chicago Bears, dateline, Vegas, Staples Center, NBA, of Country, Garden, New York Times, New York's Rockefeller Center, Walt Disney Co, Kanye, Madison, MTV, NBC, ACM, Academy of Country, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Universal Pictures, Coachella, Republic Records, New York University, Arrowhead, Chiefs, NET, Tokyo City University, Fuji, Tokyo, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reuters Locations: Tokyo, Las Vegas, Philippines, Fukuoka, Japan, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Shibuya, AFP, Asia, Washington, Las Vagas, Los Angeles, West Reading , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New York, Auburn Hills , Michigan, Newark , New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Frankfurt, London, Arlington , Texas, Tampa, Chicago, Atlanta, Kansas City , Missouri, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Australia, East Coast

☆ Disney is set to report earnings after the bell. Here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company will report fiscal first-quarter results after the bell Wednesday as its board battles again with activist investor Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital. The media behemoth will also post earnings a day after it announced its sports network ESPN would partner with Fox and Warner Bros. Disney stock has climbed nearly 9% this year. Entertainment contains all of Disney's streaming and media operations, sports includes ESPN and experiences includes the company's theme parks, hotels, cruise line and merchandising efforts. Tune in: CNBC's Julia Boorstin is set to interview Disney CEO Bob Iger at 4:05 p.m.

Persons: Nelson Peltz, Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Bob Iger, Julia Boorstin Organizations: ANGELES, Walt Disney Company, Blackwells, ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros, Netflix, Disney, Star, Entertainment

ESPN, Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery announced plans on Tuesday to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues. “This new sports service exemplifies our ability as an industry to drive innovation and provide consumers with more choice, enjoyment and value and we’re thrilled to deliver it to sports fans,” Warner Brothers Discovery CEO David Zaslav said in a statement. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesIt will include offerings from 15 linear networks — ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS, truTV — and ESPN+. The announcement of the bundle also comes as ESPN and Warner Brothers Discovery are preparing to enter negotiations to renew their NBA rights, which expire at the end of next season. ESPN has also been searching for strategic partners as it prepares to launch a direct-to-consumer product in the next year or two.

Persons: ”, David Zaslav, truTV —, “, Lachlan Murdoch, Bob Iger Organizations: ESPN, Fox, Warner Brothers Discovery, ” Warner Brothers Discovery, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR, FIFA, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ABC, FOX, Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS, Disney, ” Fox, ” Walt Disney Company Locations: Hulu

☆ Elon Musk's X is paying for Gina Carano to sue Disney over her firing from 'Star Wars'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's financial backing. The "Mandalorian" actor was fired from the show in 2021 after a string of social media controversies. Elon Musk's X Corporation is funding Carano's lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm, attorneys for the actor said in a Tuesday press release. AdvertisementIn a Tuesday post on X, Carano denied comparing Republicans to Jewish people. Attorneys for Carano said Tuesday that Musk's X Corporation is paying for her lawsuit.

Persons: Gina Carano, Carano, —, Disney, Elon, Cara Dune, mischaracterizing, lockdowns, Musk, Elon Musk, Carano's Organizations: Disney, Lucasfilm, Elon, Service, Elon Musk's X Corporation, Walt Disney Company, Carano, Business, Twitter, Corporation, Republicans Locations: California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Gina Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “ The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media. The lawsuit says Lucasfilm also hurt her future work prospects by making “maliciously false” statements about her. Carano had previously been criticized for social media posts that mocked mask wearing during the pandemic and made false allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. She also mocked the use of gender pronouns in profiles, listing “beep/bop/boop” in her social media bio. Carano said on social media Tuesday that X had helped fund the lawsuit.

Persons: Gina Carano, Carano, “, “ Carano, ”, Pedro Pascal, Cara Dune, X, Elon Musk Organizations: ANGELES, Tuesday, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Co, “, Disney Locations: California, Nazi Germany, Alderaan

☆ Elon Musk Is Funding Ex-‘Mandalorian’ Actress’s Suit Against Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk poked the Walt Disney Company anew on Tuesday by agreeing to fund a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by the “Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano. “Please let us know if you would like to join the lawsuit against Disney,” Mr. Musk, seemingly trawling for other plaintiffs, wrote in a post on X, which he bought in 2022. Disney dropped Ms. Carano, a former mixed-martial artist, from “The Mandalorian” in 2021 after she espoused baseless conspiracy theories and right-wing positions, some of which were seen as homophobic and antisemitic, in a series of social media posts. Lucasfilm, the Disney division that makes “The Mandalorian,” said in a statement at the time that Ms. Carano’s “social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”United Talent Agency also dropped Ms. Carano. Ms. Carano’s suit, filed on Tuesday in federal court in California, seeks a court order forcing Disney and Lucasfilm to weave her “Mandalorian” character back into episodes and recast her for the part.

Persons: Elon Musk, Gina Carano, Mr, Carano, ”, Carano’s Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Disney, Lucasfilm, United Talent Agency Locations: California

It's time to buckle up: Investors holding these stocks could be in for a wild ride this week. A review of companies set to report earnings this week shows that some names may post sharp moves following their results, according to CNBC calculations based on FactSet data. For example, Snap , which reports Tuesday, could see its stock price move up or down about 17% following the news. Here are some other stocks that may move the most in response to news this week. Affirm , the buy now, pay later financial services company, could move up or down 15% following its earnings results, which are set for release Thursday.

Persons: John Butters, Morgan Stanley Organizations: CNBC, Ford Motor, Walt Disney Company, PepsiCo, Spirit Airlines, Palantir Technologies

☆ Wall Street heads into the week ahead worrying the rally to record highs is running out of steam
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Wall Street continues to climb a wall of worry even as investors deliberate how much longer equities can maintain their record run. But questions remain for investors after some major disappointments in an intense week suggested more challenges ahead. Apple dropped 3% this week after reporting lackluster earnings, weighing on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Elsewhere in corporate earnings, regional banks as represented by the SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF slid 7% after poor results from New York Community Bank spurred investor fears of a wider contagion. Signs of market weakness For investors, there may be more issues in the market going forward in 2024.

Persons: Stocks, Jerome Powell, Apple, Scott Rubner, Goldman Sachs, Rubner, Russell, Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab, CNBC's, Sonders, Lehman, Raymond James, Josh Beck, James McCann, Abrdn, McCann, Rhys WIlliams, Williams, it's, Art Hogan, They're, Hogan, Estee, Eli Lilly, Ralph Lauren, Rowe Price, Philip Morris Organizations: Meta, Dow Jones, Regional Banking, New York Community Bank, Bank, Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Markets, Wayve Capital Management, Riley, Atlanta, PMI, Simon Property, Companies, Tyson Foods, Semiconductor, Caterpillar, Prudential Financial, Ford Motor, Enphase Energy, GE Healthcare Technologies, Consumer, Walt Disney Co, Wynn Resorts, PayPal, Brands, CVS Health, Hilton Worldwide, Uber Technologies, Costco Wholesale, Motorola Solutions, Expedia, Rowe Price Group, ConocoPhillips, The Hershey Co, Philip Morris International, PepsiCo Locations: China

☆ To Boost Profits, Disney Cracks Down on Password Sharing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Emily Schmall | More About Emily Schmall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Fans of “The Bear” won’t be able to use a friend’s Hulu account to watch Season 3. The Walt Disney Company, which owns Hulu, joined Netflix this week in banning password sharing in an effort to boost the company’s subscriber numbers and make its streaming services business profitable. In an email to its subscribers on Wednesday, Hulu said it would start “adding limitations on sharing your account outside of your household,” beginning March 14. The company added that it would analyze account use, and that it could suspend or terminate accounts that shared login details beyond their households. On Jan. 25, Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, all services owned by Disney, updated their terms of service agreements to prohibit viewers from “using another person’s username, password or other account information” to access their content.

Persons: won’t, Hulu Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Hulu, Netflix, Disney, ESPN Locations: ”, Hulu

☆ Federal Judge Dismisses Disney Lawsuit Against DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Brooks Barnes | More About Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida, a federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by the Walt Disney Company claiming that Mr. DeSantis and his allies violated the company’s First Amendment rights by taking over a special tax district that encompasses Walt Disney World. Disney and Mr. DeSantis, who recently ended his campaign for president, have been at odds for nearly two years over Disney World, the 25,000-acre theme park and resort complex south of Orlando. Before the takeover took effect, however, Disney signed contracts — quietly, but in publicly advertised meetings — to lock in development plans worth some $17 billion over the next decade. An effort by Mr. DeSantis and his allies to void the contracts resulted in dueling lawsuits, with Disney suing Mr. DeSantis and the tax district in federal court and the new appointees returning fire in state court. On Wednesday, Judge Allen Winsor in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in Tallahassee dismissed the federal case in its entirety.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Disney, — Mr, —, Judge Allen Winsor Organizations: Gov, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney, Disney, Northern, Northern District of Locations: Florida, Orlando, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee

HONG KONG (AP) — Nicole Kidman's latest project is set in Hong Kong, but people who live there are blocked from seeing it, prompting speculation about censorship in a city where civil liberties are shrinking fast. The first two episodes of “Expats,” a six-episode drama about expat women, were released on Amazon Prime on Jan. 26. But when viewers in Hong Kong try to watch it, they instead get a message saying that “this video is currently unavailable to watch in your location.”The city has hardened its controls over political speech after 2019 anti-government protests rocked the city. In 2020, China passed a National Security Law that criminalized political activities, such as protesting for independence. On Tuesday, the Hong Kong government announced plans to enact a local version of the 2020 National Security Law.

Persons: — Nicole Kidman's, “, ” Organizations: Amazon Prime, Security Law, Walt Disney Co, Disney, ”, Amazon, Hong Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, China

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth in the final three months of 2023, closing out a comeback year that included a crackdown on viewers freeloading on the video-streaming service and a smattering of price hikes. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe rising tide of customers left Netflix with more than 260 million global subscribers at the end of 2023 — an annual increase of nearly 30 million subscribers. Last year’s performance was a stark contrast to 2022’s increase of 8.9 million subscribers — a lackluster showing that raised questions whether the video-streaming pioneer was losing steam amid stiffening competition for viewers. The revenue exceeded analysts' forecasts, while earnings per share missed analyst targets, partly because of a $239 million charge tied to its foreign debt. The company's shares rose nearly 7% in Tuesday's extended trading after its fourth-quarter numbers came out.

Persons: ”, Oscar, “ Maestro Organizations: FRANCISCO, Netflix, Research, Revenue, Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros, Discovery Locations: Gatos , California

☆ Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates wants ultra-wealthy individuals to pay more tax — and now a growing chorus of billionaires agree. Gates doubled down on his calls to tax the rich in a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. It seems others agree, as more than 250 ultra-wealthy people signed an open letter calling for global leaders to impose a wealth tax. "Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the very richest in society," the letter says. The open letter's signatories includes Abigail Disney , whose grandfather Roy O. Disney cofounded The Walt Disney Company.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Abigail Disney, Roy O, Disney, Brian Cox, Valerie Rockefeller, Rockefeller Organizations: Service, Business, Microsoft, Economic, Walt Disney Company, Patriotic Millionaires, Patriotic Millionaires UK, TaxMeNow, Humanity, Oxfam, Boeing, Disney Locations: Davos, California, New York

☆ Abigail Disney regrets that she once flew alone on her family's private Boeing 737 from California to New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Abigail Disney expressed regret for flying solo on her family's private jet nearly two decades ago. The Disney heiress made the comments in a report titled "Proud to Pay More." AdvertisementThe Walt Disney Company heiress and filmmaker Abigail Disney said it was "wrong" for her to fly on her family's private Boeing 737 plane alone. Abigail Disney is the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who cofounded The Walt Disney Company alongside his brother, Walt Disney. AdvertisementShe said that "one of the greatest luxuries" she experienced growing up was her family's private jet, but one of her strongest memories of using the plane was "actually not so fond."

Persons: Abigail Disney, —, Roy O, Walt Disney, Disney, She's, Bob Iger Organizations: Disney, Service, Walt Disney Company, Boeing, Financial Times, SEC Locations: California, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was published in 2020. “At one point, a high-profile director said to me, ‘I heard you got the book,’” DuVernay says. “That’s what I thought.”Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“Origin,” DuVernay’s new film, isn’t a direct adaptation of Wilkerson’s book. It feels like a miracle.”DuVernay calls “Origin” the film she’s proudest of, partly because of how she made it outside the studio system. To not feel like ‘Oh, I didn’t go to film school and I’m just skating by,'" DuVernay says.

Persons: — Ava DuVernay, Isabel Wilkerson’s, Oprah Winfrey, ‘, ” DuVernay, ’, ”, George Floyd, Wilkerson, ” “ Selma ”, “, DuVernay, Aunjaneu Ellis, Taylor, “ She’s Indiana Jones, She’s, Ellis, Taylor hadn’t, Paul Garnes, Garnes, —, Robert Wood Johnson, Melinda Gates, Chris Paul, Trayvon Martin, Jim Crow, Jon Bernthal, Emily Yancy, ” Ellis, Oscar, “ King Arthur, she’s, Selma ’, I’ve, I’m, Martin, doesn’t, it’s, Jake Coyle Organizations: “, Venice Film, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, NBA, Suns, LBJ, Venice, Walt Disney Co Locations: “, United States, Venice, Nazi Germany, Mississippi, India, American

Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond Sports has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the Southern District of Texas since it filed for protection last March. Under the terms of the restructuring agreement, Amazon will make a minority investment in Diamond and enter into a commercial arrangement to provide access to Diamond’s content via Prime Video. Customers will be able to access their local team's content on Prime Video channels where Diamond has rights. Under an agreement with creditors last year, Diamond Sports Group became a separate company from Sinclair.

Persons: Diamond, Sinclair, David Preschlack, ” Diamond, ___ Organizations: Amazon, Diamond Sports, Bally Sports, —, NBA, NHL, Southern District of, MLB, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Padres, Diamondbacks, Diamond, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets, YES, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Walt Disney Co, Disney, Department of Justice, Diamond Sports Group, Sinclair, RSA, Major League Baseball Locations: Southern District, Southern District of Texas, Diamond’s

☆ Premarket stocks: Why Wall Street should worry about retail
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of America’s gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the US economy, so a recession is nearly impossible as long as consumer spending is growing. Wednesday’s report is expected to be a good one — economists polled by FactSet expect that a strong holiday shopping season boosted consumer spending by 0.4% in December from the month prior. But new data from the New York Federal Reserve on Tuesday has soured the mood on Wall Street. The outlook for consumer spending doesn’t look so bright, either. The trend marked the deepening of a demographic challenge set to have significant implications on the world’s second largest economy, report my colleagues Laura He and Simone McCarthy.

Persons: Alicia Wallace, shutdowns, It’s, Brian Moynihan, ”, CNN’s Richard Quest, they’ve, Bob Iger, Samantha Delouya, Walt Disney, Iger’s, Disney, Laura, Simone McCarthy Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, FactSet, New York Federal Reserve, Consumer, Hamas, Federal Reserve, Bank of America, Economic, Disney, National Bureau of Statistics, Communist, NBS Locations: New York, Suez, Iranian, Asia, Europe, United States, Drewry, Davos, Switzerland, China, Communist China

☆ Bob Iger made $31.6 million as Disney’s CEO last year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Disney CEO Bob Iger raked in $31.6 million in compensation last year – a multi-million-dollar boost from his income the year before. Iger’s 2023 pay package included a base salary of $865,385, stock awards totaling $16.1 million, $10 million in stock option awards, $2.1 million in performance-based compensation and $2.48 million in other compensation, according to The Walt Disney Company’s annual proxy statement, which was filed Tuesday. In 2022, Iger brought in $15 million in total compensation, according to the filing. Iger served as Disney’s CEO from 2005 to 2020, but he reemerged from retirement in November 2022 to replace his hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek, less than three years after Chapek took over the role of Disney CEO. Although Chapek left the entertainment company in 2022, he still made $9.9 million in total pay from Disney last year, according to the filing.

Persons: Bob Iger, Walt Disney, Iger, Bob Chapek, Chapek, Disney Organizations: CNN, Disney

Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “ Mean Girls. Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend. This iteration of “Mean Girls” stars Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho and Reneé Rap, who played Regina on stage. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesAmazon and MGM’s “The Beekeeper" debuted in second place with an estimated $16.8 million from 3,303 theaters. The Walt Disney Co. sent its 2020 Pixar film “Soul” to movie theaters this weekend as well, where it made $429,000 from 1350 locations in North America.

Persons: Tiny Fey, Martin Luther King Jr, Jason Statham, Jay, Clarence, “ Barbie, ”, hadn’t, Regina George, Angourie Rice, Auli’i, Regina, Fey, Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr, bode, “ Wonka, Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor, Jeymes Samuel, “ Luca Organizations: Paramount, Golden Globes, “, Rotten, Miramax, Sony, Universal, Walt Disney Co, Pixar, Disney Locations: North America, British

☆ DeSantis is fighting for his political life along Iowa’s icy campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But on the eve of the caucuses, DeSantis is on the brink in a state where he’s banked his entire campaign. Big donors soon discovered that the Florida governor could be a flat and uninspiring candidate. It was a cringeworthy moment that could become a pitiful emblem of busted hopes if the Florida governor doesn’t mount a comeback on Monday. “If the number that we have is anywhere close to reality, he’s going to have a very, very good night,” Vander Plaats said. An Iowa defeat for DeSantis would be especially bitter, because after months on the trail, he’s a far more polished candidate.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Trump, “, ” DeSantis, he’s, – Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Haley, ”, Jake Tapper, It’s, Trump’s, Anthony Fauci, invigorated, weaponizing, she’s, DeSantis remorselessly, Ron, doesn’t, Mike Huckabee, Pennsylvania Sen, Rick Santorum, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Bob Vander Plaats, ” Vander Plaats, He’s, “ Donald Trump, Steve Deace, “ Ron DeSantis, ” Deace, postmortems, “ He’s, That’s, I’m, Fox, Bob Rommel Organizations: Des Moines , Iowa CNN, Florida Gov, Republican, GOP, Republicans, Des Moines Register, NBC, South Carolina Gov, PAC, Wisconsin Gov, South, Trump, Iowa, Walt Disney Company, Yale, Harvard, Elon, Twitter, CNN, West, Arkansas Gov, Texas, Fox News, Fox Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Florida, Iowa, South Carolina, New Hampshire, “ State, Texas, West Des Moines, Pennsylvania, Urbandale , Iowa, Naples

☆ Haley, DeSantis clash over Disney and government's role in business
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley participate in the Republican presidential debate hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10, 2024. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley butted heads Wednesday night over the role of government in regulating private business practices during the final Republican primary debate before the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses. "Now, Nikki Haley sided with Disney. The exchange between Haley and DeSantis about Disney served to highlight a fundamental difference between the two candidates.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley butted, DeSantis, Haley, Ron, Bob Chapek, Chapek, Disney Organizations: Florida Gov, U.S, United, CNN, Drake University, WASHINGTON —, WASHINGTON — Florida Gov, Walt Disney Co, Disney, CNBC PRO Locations: Florida, Des Moines , Iowa, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON — Florida, Iowa, South Carolina, The Florida

☆ China, debt and Disney: Three economic themes that will dominate the Republican primaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis sparred on a wide range of economic issues during the CNN GOP presidential debate on Wednesday evening. But as Haley and DeSantis duked it out to crown themselves the most fiscally prudent candidate, some clear economic themes began to emerge that will likely have a big influence on the upcoming Republican primaries and beyond: China, debt levels and the government’s role in business. ChinaBoth Haley and DeSantis sought to prove how tough they could be on China. But as my colleague Elisabeth Buchwald points out, the US and China are the first- and second-largest economies in the world. President Joe Biden has also made reducing economic dependence on China a platform in both his 2020 and 2024 campaigns.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis sparred, Nancy Pelosi’s, ”, “, Ron, you’re, Haley, Haley, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Elisabeth Buchwald, Joe Biden, DeSantis didn’t, Trump, wouldn’t, ” DeSantis, Gary Gensler, “ I’m, ” Sen, Sherrod Brown, Brown, Nick Smart, It’s Taylor, Taylor, Swift, Ramishah Maruf, “ Taylor Swift, Pollstar Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Republican, CNN, Social Security, Walt Disney Company, FBI, SEC, Securities, Exchange, SEC’s, ”, Banking Committee, Spotify, AMC, Bloomberg Locations: New York, China, Iowa, Beijing, United States, South Carolina, Florida, DeSantis

Search resuls for: "Walt Disney Co"

25 mentions found