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Star Wars returned to theaters at the top of the box-office charts after a seven-year absence, but it didn’t quite hit lightspeed. While hardly a flop, the movie will virtually match 2018’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the least-successful film since Disney acquired George Lucas’s science-fiction franchise in 2012. Expectations for “The Mandalorian” were more muted given its lower budget and roots on the small screen.

Private markets are in focus, with initial public offerings (IPOs) from Anthropic (ANTH.PVT), OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), and SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) on the horizon. Powers Advisory Group managing partner Matt Powers joins Yahoo Finance to explain why he says investors should wait to buy into these names.

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, May 15 (Reuters) - India's JioStar, the TV and online entertainment venture of Reliance and Walt Disney, has initiated legal measures against rival Zee Entertainment for

Few stocks have whipsawed investors in 2026 the way Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has. Shares plunged from $126.03 in July 2025 to a $77 trough in February 2026, then clawed back to $88.27 as of May 6. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Netflix is $338.63, implying 283.63% upside. The recommendation is buy at 90% confidence. ... Netflix Just Raised Guidance. The Market Sold It Off. We See 283% Upside

NXST's $6.2B Tegna deal faces a federal injunction as states press antitrust claims over local TV dominance and rising retransmission fees.

Wall Street shares were set for a mixed start on Wednesday as investors prepare to wait for news from Donald Trump’s visit to China. Stock futures pointed in different directions ahead of the opening bell, with Dow Jones futures down 114 points or 0.2% at 49,755, while S&P 500 futures...

Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PLTK) is one of the 10 Best Penny Stocks to Buy Before They Explode. On May 7, 2026, Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PLTK) reported Q1 EPS of (15c), versus the consensus estimate of 12c. Revenue totaled $744.7M, versus the consensus estimate of $694.65M. CEO Robert Antokol said the company delivered a strong start […]

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue that declined slightly from a year earlier, while profitability improved as the digital comics and storytelling platform cited stronger gross margins, cost discipline and growth in paying users. Founder and CEO Junkoo Kim said

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While Disney first entered the cruise world in 1998 with the maiden voyage of the Magic ship, the theme park and entertainment giant has, in recent years, been making significant strides to expand its cruising footprint. The currently-expressed plan is to nearly double its fleet from seven to 13 ...

As retail media networks overtake television in ad revenue, they are also taking a page from the way TV pitches itself to marketers.

Kevin O’Leary claims that theme park attendance shows a healthy economy. But his numbers don’t show the whole story.

Disney’s earnings beat showed parks and cruises still have pricing power while streaming losses continue to narrow.

fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) reported what executives described as its strongest second quarter on an adjusted EBITDA basis, as the company completed its first full quarter following its business combination with Hulu + Live TV and outlined plans to use broader packaging, advertising integration and product t

IMAX doesn’t make movies itself, but the two companies will be going head-to-head in a way when Disney releases its next Avengers title late this year. The fifth installment of the megapopular subfranchise of Disney’s Marvel universe was moved out of a summer launch to Dec. 18. Disney’s solution is Infinity Vision, which is a certification program for other premium large-format screens that aren’t part of the IMAX system.

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) executives said the company outperformed its fiscal second-quarter guidance, citing stronger-than-expected revenue growth and continued progress in streaming, parks, sports and technology initiatives. On his first earnings call as chief executive officer, Josh D'Amaro said Di

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) reported a stronger-than-expected start to 2026, driven by rapid growth at its SuperPlay studio, record direct-to-consumer revenue and improving stability in parts of its legacy portfolio, executives said on the company’s first-quarter earnings call. The mobile gaming company

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) reported first-quarter 2026 results that included 13 days of financial contribution from its newly acquired TEGNA assets, while management also detailed the unusual post-close legal and operational constraints now surrounding the transaction. TEGNA acquisition clos

Theme parks have always been a strange place to look for an economic forecast. But for years, what American families decide to do with their summer vacation dollars has told a clearer story about the U.S. economy than most data points coming out of Washington. When that vacation money keeps ...

Disney's earnings beat, streaming momentum and parks growth put ETFs with heavy exposure to the company in focus.

<body><p>STORY: Disney reported adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.57 and revenue of $25.2 billion ​for January through March. Analysts, on average, had expected adjusted EPS of $1.49 and revenue of $24.78 billion, according to LSEG.</p><p>"All three aspects of their business did extraordinary," said Weinand, referring to streaming, theme parks and merchandise.&nbsp;</p><p>"I don't know the last time you've been to a theme park, but it's $300 to get in the door, and it's about $1,000 per person by the time you've left," he said. "Add that to almost every single streaming service is increasing their subscription prices, and people are paying it."&nbsp;</p><p>While most of those consumers are in middle- or upper-income brackets, Weinand said lower-middle class&nbsp; consumers are also spending, but at "entry-level consumer goods stores."</p><p>"That's kind of why I still like a Ross Stores or a TJ Maxx," he said, noting that shares of Ross Stores are "up about 26% this year."</p></body>

With me today are Josh DAmaro, our Chief Executive Officer; and Hugh Johnston, our Chief Financial Officer. You will notice that we've adjusted our earnings materials to shift our focus more toward the Walt Disney Company as a whole rather than its individual segments.

Moby summary of The Walt Disney Company's Q2 2026 earnings call

DIS posts higher fiscal Q2 revenues and adjusted EPS, boosted by streaming gains, parks growth and stronger SVOD profitability.

Disney shot down persistent questions about whether it will sell or spin off some of its linear television networks, as NBCUniversal has done and Warner Bros. Discovery was planning to do before agreeing to be acquired by Paramount Skydance.

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, May 6 (Reuters) - India's Zee Entertainment has sued the Reliance-Disney joint venture, the country's biggest entertainment company, alleging it used Zee's copyrighted music

The new chief executive at Disney on Wednesday laid out his long-term vision for the company, centered on using technology to reach consumers and increase profits. In a nearly 3,000-word letter to shareholders accompanying quarterly financial results and comments in a conference call with analysts, Josh D’Amaro emphasized his plans to make Disney+ a digital hub for all the company’s businesses and invest in new technology, particularly around videogames. Theme parks and cruises have overtaken television as Disney’s biggest source of profits, and the company is counting on them to fuel its growth for the rest of this decade and beyond.

Disney (DIS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +5.72% and +0.41%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Disney cleared Q2 estimates early Wednesday, driven by solid revenue growth and a spike in profits for Disney+, Hulu. Disney stock pops.

Disney exceeded most expectations for the second quarter, driven by strength in streaming and its U.S. theme parks that offset fewer visits by international travelers. The Walt Disney Co. had cautioned in February that in the second quarter its Experiences division, which includes its theme parks, would likely see modest operating income growth due in part to a decline in visits from international tourists to the U.S. There’s been a drop in foreign visitors to the U.S. attributed to several factors, including President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, tariffs, an immigration crackdown and repeated jabs about the U.S. possibly trying to acquire Canada and Greenland.