After Bob Chapek, the departing chief executive, tried to put a sunny spin on a disastrous earnings report this month, senior Disney leaders began talking about resigning.

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Shares in the entertainment giant climbed more than 9 percent in premarket trading on Monday following the ouster of chief executive officer Bob Chapek.

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Mr. Iger is returning to the company he ran for 15 years after being succeeded by Robert Chapek in 2020.

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Bob Iger replaces Bob Chapek, who had succeeded Iger as Disney’s CEO on Feb. 20, 2020.

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She created the costumes for more than 150 singing, dancing robotic children in It’s a Small World, and for the buccaneers of Pirates of the Caribbean.

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It was no surprise Disney Cruise Line landed the top award for U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking for best cruise lines for families. It’s the ninth year in a row the Mouse had commanded that category.

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Disney is planning a “targeted hiring freeze” as part of a broader strategy to cut costs after its recent quarterly earnings fell short of expectations, according to a memo by CEO Bob Chapek obtained by media outlets.

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Disney, Universal and SeaWorld are closing early Wednesday with plans to reopen later this week after Tropical Storm Nicole passes.

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The confidence generated by the subscriber growth was offset by widening financial losses for the company’s direct-to-consumer division over all.

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Orlando’s tourism workers must earn at least $18 per hour minimum wage to meet basic needs, a new report says.

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