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Disney Having a Huge News Week and its Only Wednesday (DIS)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 10:30am | 546Read More...It’s only Wednesday but Disney (NYSE: DIS) is already having a big news week. First, the company announced Monday that CEO Bob Iger would remain in his current role until his contract expires on June 30, 2016. Iger was supposed to transition into the executive chairman role on April 1, 2015 for...
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A Closer Look at Disney Earnings
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 11:42am | 509Read More...On Tuesday, Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced stellar earnings. This is a stock that reached an all-time high on Tuesday, is up 50 percent in the past year and has a priced-to-perfection chart. Even the slightest hint of disappointment should have sent this stock tumbling but in pre-market trading...
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Disney: The Dow's New Dividend Dynamo
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 6:03pm | 358Read More...Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), the media and entertainment conglomerate, traded higher by nearly one percent in Wednesday's after-hours session. The company announced a 25 percent dividend increase. Disney's new annual dividend will be 75 cents per share up from 60 cents. "The dividend is...
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After-Hours: Disney Jumps On Earnings Beat
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 4:26pm | 252Read More...Shares of Dow component Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), the owner of the ABC and ESPN networks, are trading higher by over 2.1% in Tuesday's after-hours session after the company reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of 58 cents a share on revenue of $9.63 billion., topping Wall Street estimates of 55...
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Hakuna Matata: What a Wonderful Earnings Report
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 12:22pm | 591Read More...Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported fourth quarter earnings last night that were better than expected, and shares are soaring this morning, up more than 7%. The Burbank, CA.-based company reported earnings of 59 cents per share on $10.42 billion in revenues. Wall Street was looking for earnings...
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Tonight, We All "Think Different"
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 9:32pm | 1192Read More...1955-2011. There is not much more I can say about Steve Jobs. By now, we all know his accomplishments at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), at Pixar (NYSE: DIS), and at NeXt. From the iPod to iTunes, the Mac, to the iPhone, and finally to the iPad. As I sit here trying to think about how to formulate this...
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It's A World Of Tears: Disney Misses Estimates (DIS)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 4:35pm | 137Read More...Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) are down in after-hours trading, after the company missed earnings estimates, thanks in part to a later Easter holiday, and the tragedies in Japan. The Burbank, California-based company reported earnings of 49 cents per share on $9.077 billion in...
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Disney Must Get Its Movie-Marketing House in Order
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 11:29am | 91Read More...Disney (NYSE: DIS) management has decided to hire a new marketing person to sell Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, a movie that will hit theaters in May 2011, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This move should make Disney shareholders at least a little concerned. Apparently, the...
