Bob Iger

Much like the rest of the market, shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) are trading in the red for 2020 but buying at current levels "makes sense to me," Jim Cramer said Wednesday on "Mad Money." The case for buying Disney's stock at the current level is based in part on...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares fell 4% Wednesday after the company announced Bob Iger would be stepping down effective immediately as CEO after 15 years in the position. Several large option traders were making big bets on Disney on Wednesday following the major management transition. The Trades...

As Disney focuses much of its future on streaming with Disney+, the company's new strategy will be overseen by Iger+. Bob Iger's surprise announcement that he is stepping down as CEO of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) seemed to come at a strange time. It comes just as Disney is making one of its...

As You Sow, a non-profit foundation focusing on corporate accountability, has published its annual study on overpaid CEOs in 2019. Oracle Tops Most Overpaid CEOs As You Sow has been carrying out studies like these since 2015. They provide details, such as executives' pay...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) announced Tuesday that Bob Chapek has been named the CEO of the company, effective immediately. Chapek most recently served as chairman of Disney Parks, experiences and products. He will directly oversee all of the company's business segments and corporate functions...

Wall Street applauded late last year when Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) quickly signed up 10 million subscribers for its new Disney+ streaming service. Tuesday's encore presentation brought a standing ovation. Disney's announcement that it had more than 26 million subscribers at year-end and...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) topped 26 million subscribers for its new Disney+ streaming service and reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beats. While the earnings and revenue numbers were good news, investors and analysts were closely watching the much-anticipated streaming subscriptions...

After a magical two-decade tenure at Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), CEO Bob Iger earned his wings. This week, Time named Iger its 2019 businessperson of the year. Why It’s Deserved In the last year, Iger grew Disney’s production, distribution and financial capacity with various...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) on Tuesday joined the streaming video space with the launch of Disney+ and exceeded expectations of CNBC's Jim Cramer, who counts himself among the company's biggest bulls. What Happened It was a historic day for Disney but also a testament to CEO Bob Iger's...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) posted fourth-quarter earnings of $1.07 per share Thursday, beating the consensus estimate of 95 cents. Sales were $19.1 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $19.19 billion. This is a 33.5% increase over sales of $14.307 billion the same period last year. In a CNBC...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) passed on acquiring Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) when it was briefly up for sale in 2016, and this decision has proved to be a mistake, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened Disney CEO Bob Iger and Salesforce CEO Marc...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger told The New York Times he decided against acquiring Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) because the "nastiness is extraordinary." What Happened Disney was one of several companies reportedly interested in acquiring Twitter in 2016. In a NYT interview...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s board of directors, as the two companies are poised to compete against each other in the streaming video space. What Happened Apple will launch its streaming video service Nov. 1, and Disney will launch...

Business lore often celebrates the maverick who quit school because it just didn’t have much for them — Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are all among the pantheon of dropout success stories. But they’re the exception, not the rule. Most leaders got through school,...

Global media behemoth and Dow Jones component Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) reported a top-and-bottom-line miss in its fiscal third quarter Tuesday. It would be wrong to describe the company's performance as disappointing, CEO Bob Iger told CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Quarter In Review Disney's...