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CNBC's Pete Najarian has been a shareholder of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and like many other long-term bulls, he has been adding to his position over the years. During Wednesday's "Fast Money Halftime Report" segment, Najarian explained why he hasn't been a seller of the...

While most analysts, including those at RBC Capital Markets, maintain a bullish stance on Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), their optimism isn’t proportionately distributed among investors. RBC analyzed divergent perspectives on Disney’s future in a Friday note highlighting four shareholder...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger was expected to step down as the company's leader when his contract expires in 2018. Instead, the executive will stay on board through July 2, 2019. "Given Bob Iger's outstanding leadership, his record of success in a changing media landscape,...

PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan, the man who will forever be known as the guy that mixed up the envelopes at the Oscars, was Tweeting just minutes before handing out the wrong envelope. Despite being told to stay off social media during the show, it seems Cullinan simply couldn...

Los Angeles Lakers fans couldn’t be more thrilled by the team’s latest move, and it wasn’t on the court. Laker legend Magic Johnson has been named the President of Basketball Operations as longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak was fired. Johnson has already made a splash in his...

A visit to "the happiest place on earth" will also leave you with a tinge of sadness over the cost you pay for your happiness. This undesirable outcome is triggered by a recent price hike announced by Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) for its Magic Kingdom at Disney World–Orlando....

Boxing and MMA fans are gearing up for what could be a real-life fantasy boxing matchup between undefeated boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Mayweather, who would need to come out of retirement for the fight, holds a 49–0 career...

David Miller of Loop Capital stuck to his Buy rating on Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) despite mixed first-quarter results, which saw earnings topping Street view while weakness in ESPN dragged down sales below consensus estimate. 2016's Headwinds Disney’s Media Networks’ revenue fell 1.6...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) reported mixed Q1 numbers on Tuesday, weighed down by its struggling ESPN segment. Disney’s Q1 EPS beat consensus estimates by $0.05, but quarterly revenue of $14.78 billion missed by $480 million. The company addressed ESPN’s lackluster performance in its...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is scheduled to release its first-quarter results of fiscal 2017 on Tuesday after the market close. Can the media and entertainment conglomerate rebound in the quarter following the earnings miss in the fourth quarter? Has the struggling ESPN reached an inflection...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has become the latest company to cut ties with the Trump brand by axing President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka’s line of women’s clothing, shoes and handbags. The decision comes amid a flurry of controversy over Trump’s travel ban on seven...

ESPN (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)) and CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell has met significant backlash on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) after his latest comments suggested students should work for free. Rovell acknowledged the difficulty of breaking into the sports world as a career and that...

Star Pittsburgh Steeler receiver Antonio Brown has drawn ire from his coach and the NFL after live streaming his team’s post-game locker room speech to hundreds of thousands of people through Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) Live. Brown, who has an endorsement deal with the social media company...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s shares had a roller coaster ride in 2016, which ended with a loss of 0.82 percent. Fundamental performance was also lackluster, with the company reporting below-consensus results in the fiscal second and fourth quarters of 2016, while it trumped estimates in the first...

Sentiment for Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares has turned positive on management commentary of ESPN subscriber trends and a robust 2018 film slate, BMO Capital Markets’ Daniel Salmon said in a report. He downgraded the rating on the company from Market Perform to Underperform, while reducing...