FILE – Robert Iger arrives at the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” in Los … [+] Angeles, on Dec. 16, 2019. The Walt Disney Company announced late Sunday, N...
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Disney CEO Bob Iger to hold town hall with employees on Monday
Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger will speak to employees at 9 a.m. PT Monday in a town hall, marking his return to the company. Iger said in a memo to em...
Bob Iger’s return to Disney creates strategic ‘uncertainty,’ one analyst warns
Disney (DIS) shares rose Monday following news Bob Iger replaced Bob Chapek as CEO, effective immediately. And the longtime CEO’s impact is already being felt upon his return. On Monday, Iger ma...
How a Disney senior staff rebellion put the final nail in Bob Chapek’s CEO coffin
Almost immediately after [hotlink]Disney[/hotlink] renewed the contract of embattled CEO Bob Chapek in June, a mutiny began. According to corresponding reports by both the Wall Street Journal and Fina...
Bob Iger just made his first big move as ‘renamed’ CEO of Disney
Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is in focus this morning after Bob Iger announced his first big move as the “renamed” Chief Executive of the entertainment conglomerate. Iger fires the Head of DMED division...
Disney (DIS) Shares Up 9% as Bob Iger News Keeps Driving Sentiment
The shares of Walt Disney (DIS) may benefit and see more upward momentum before the end of the year as Iger is expected to draw on his cross-industry experience to introduce new features into the comp...
Where to buy Disney stock: Bob Iger has returned to the firm with a major shake-up
Bob Iger, a former CEO at Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), has made a comeback to the firm after the ousting of Bob Chapek. And less than 24 hours after Iger’s return, the new CEO said that he is planning ...
Top Disney exec Kareem Daniel to leave as Bob Iger returns
Kareem Daniel, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s vast media and entertainment distribution segment, is leaving the company as part of an organizational reshuffling that comes a day after Robert Iger r...
Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Rich Compensation Package Revealed, Company Says Bob Chapek Fired ‘Without Cause’
Bob Iger stunned the entertainment industry when he reassumed his role as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company on Sunday night. The former Disney chief will earn a $1 million base salary for going back ...
Can Bob Iger Fix Disney In Two Short Years?
Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney. Getty Images for Disney In one of the wildest management shake-ups in history, Bob Chapek—who has been widely praised by insiders and investors for ste...
Disney CEO Bob Iger plans restructuring, Chapek loyalist Kareem Daniel to leave
Bob Iger attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019. Jeff Kravitz | FilmMagic, Inc | Getty Ima...
Bob Iger is back. He’s the steady hand that Disney needs as CEO to get it back on track
Bob Chapek is out as chief executive of Disney (DIS), the company said late Sunday, a leadership shakeup that nearly two weeks ago we began to champion as necessary to get the entertainment giant back...
Walt Disney executives staged revolt against ousted chief Bob Chapek
Senior Walt Disney executives led a rebellion against chief executive Bob Chapek in recent weeks, which resulted in his ousting and replacement with predecessor Bob Iger, according to people familiar ...
Disney Brings Back Bob Iger as CEO to Boost Growth
As Disney faces challenging times in terms of revenue slowdown, Bob Iger is once again here to provide a strategic direction for the company. In a major announcement over the weekend, the media empire...
Jim Cramer reacts to Disney ‘renaming’ Bob Iger as its CEO
Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), on Monday, renamed Bob Iger as its Chief Executive, replacing Bob Chapek after less than three years in that role. Shares opened nearly 10% up. Cramer sees it as a positi...
Disney’s new CEO Bob Iger and crypto
A believer in the Metaverse’s promise. Bob Iger has startled the business community by stating that he would immediately resume his prior position as Disney’s CEO. Iger will succeed Bob Ch...
Bob Iger is back as Disney’s CEO. Is it safe to buy Disney stocks?
Disney (NYSE: DIS) is up over 9% in pre-market trading hours. The news that Bob Iger, its previous CEO, is back triggered a sharp rally after the company missed the estimates on the last quarterly ear...
Disney brings back Bob Iger as CEO: Here’s the crypto connection
Metaverse-backer Bob Iger has announced a surprise return to his former role as CEO of Disney, taking over from now-former CEO Bob Chapek. While Iger is most well known for serving 15 years as the CEO...
Robert Iger Returns As Disney CEO After Successor Bob Chapek Is Ousted
Disney on Sunday announced that Robert Iger will return to lead the company as its CEO in a stunning move that comes just two and half years after he stepped down from the role and handpicked his succ...
Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO in shocking upheaval
What’s old is new again at Disney (DIS) — Bob Iger is officially back as CEO. In a shocking turn of events, the media giant announced late Sunday that Iger will return to lead the company as its...
What Bob Iger’s return means for Disney and Chapek’s decisions
Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO at The Walt Disney Company speaks in Laguna Beach, California, October 22, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Bob Iger’s shocking return as Disney‘s chief executive o...
Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO effective immediately
Bob Iger is back. Disney, in a shocking late Sunday announcement, said it had re-appointed Iger as chief executive, effective immediately, after Iger’s handpicked successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, c...
Cramer says fire Disney CEO Bob Chapek; fix ‘balance sheet from hell’
Jim Cramer on Thursday called on Disney (DIS) to oust CEO Bob Chapek and clean up the company’s ugly balance sheet. Chapek is “incapable of running a fantastic company,” Jim said. &#...
Disney Plans Job Cuts And Hiring Freeze; CEO Bob Chapek Anticipates ‘Tough And Uncomfortable Decisions’
Amidst economic uncertainty, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is reportedly planning to freeze hiring and cut some jobs. In addition, the media conglomerate has reported its quarterly results with an operat...
Investing Whiz Bob Doll Says These High-Quality Energy Stocks Can Thrive in a Volatile Market
A look at the year-to-date charts of the major stock market indexes shows that the bearish trend has been choppy. It’s been marked by short rallies that sputter out until the pattern repeats. This mak...
Bob Evans Farms Recalling Over 7,500 Pounds Of Italian Pork Sausage
Bob Evans Farms Foods, Inc., is recalling approximately 7,560 pounds of Italian pork sausage … [+] products due to possible contamination with some thin blue rubber, according to a U.S. Departme...
Sen. Bob Menendez Under Federal Investigation—Again
Topline Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is under federal investigation, his advisor confirmed Wednesday, seven years after the senator was previously indicted for alleged bribery and corruption—which prose...
Disney CEO Bob Chapek wants to own all of Hulu, says chances of early deal are slim
Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said he’d love to own Comcast’s 33% stake in Hulu “tomorrow” but acknowledged the chances of an early deal are “less and less...
Disney CEO Bob Chapek says ESPN will never take bets
Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said Thursday that the company’s sports network ESPN is looking for a partner to help it step into sports gambling. “We at ESPN have the ability to do tha...
Moviegoing won’t return to pre-pandemic levels, says Disney’s Bob Iger
Robert Iger attends the Stella McCartney “Get Back” Capsule Collection and documentary release of Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” at The Jim Henson Company on November 18, 202...