Investing.com -- Strong second-quarter earnings from major U.S. companies have pushed stock indexes to fresh highs and eased concerns that the rally relies too heavily on a small group of artificial intelligence companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Disney's Q3 earnings spark a stock rally. Here's a closer look at the results and the ETFs with exposure to the entertainment giant.
The entertainment giant crushed analyst profitability estimates for its third quarter.

<body><p>STORY: :: Disney's sales and profit rise, boosted by the success of ‘Toy Story 5’</p><p>:: $1 Billion</p><p>"Toy story five was another monumental blockbuster for Disney."// "The movie has brought in more than $1 billion in box office this year. This lifts the franchise to total franchise value just in the box office alone to over $4 billion, which is what makes it a significant, franchise for Disney."</p><p>:: Dawn Chmielewski/Entertainment business correspondent</p><p>"And Disney is unique in the world of entertainment in that it can take characters and stories that are really resonating with audiences and find a way to, to, to monetize that fan affection in a variety of ways. Disney in its its quarterly earnings results, which were reported on on Wednesday morning, noted that the arrival of Toy Story five in theaters fueled interest in the earlier films, so there's been more than 2,000,000,000 hours worth of streaming on Disney Plus. It spurred toy sales through Disney's consumer products. Line. So consumer product sales were reached a high a five year high during the quarter. So that, too is spurred by Toy Story. And it also brought people to the theme parks and onto cruise ships where where kids have a chance to interact with Buzz and Woody and Jessie."//</p><p>:: Disney and TikTok have reached a short-form video-sharing deal</p><p>"Disney and TikTok announced a content sharing deal just before Disney reported its earnings early Wednesday morning. The deal is novel in this respect. Disney will allow TikTokers who are fans of Disney to begin using its its characters and video in their TikTok videos, which will be distributed not just on TikTok but also on Disney Plus, which has a new, a new category of, vertical video clips called verts."//</p><p>"So these TikTok videos, which will come to the service in the coming months, will be kind of a celebration of Disney's various, characters and stories." </p><p>CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over in March, highlighted his strategy to invest in franchises like Toy Story to reach audiences outside the box office in a lengthy earnings letter to shareholders on Wednesday.</p><p>Separately, Disney and TikTok announced a deal on Wednesday that will allow TikTok creators to use characters and scenes from Disney movies and TV shows in short-form videos, the first agreement of its kind between the social media platform and a traditional media company.</p><p>The company reported revenue of $25.2 billion in the quarter, up 7% from last year, but shy of Wall Street's forecasts of $25.4 billion, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG.</p><p>Disney's per-share earnings rose 28% from a year ago to an adjusted $2.06, beating forecasts of $1.86 a share.</p></body>
Toy Story 5 generated value across theaters, streaming, merchandise and parks as Disney's operating income jumped 21%.
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Adjusted EPS of $2.06 topped estimates of $1.86, while the experiences segment posted 10% revenue growth to nearly $10 billion
The entertainment company is set to report fiscal third-quarter earnings ahead of Wednesday’s opening bell.
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Revenue in the Entertainment division climbed 10% to $11.7 billion, with its streaming unit reporting an 88% leap in operating income.This was Josh D’Amaro’s first earnings report as CEO, and the market treated it as a coronation.Disney shares

<body><p>STORY: Walt Disney is kicking off a new era, and Wall Street liked what it heard.</p><p>Shares surged as much as 8.5% in Wednesday trading after the company reported quarterly results that topped analysts' expectations.</p><p>:; Disney</p><p>It was also the first earnings call for new Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over from longtime chief executive Bob Iger in mid-March.</p><p>D'Amaro used the moment to lay out his vision for the company, vowing to stay focused on creative excellence, grow Disney's streaming business, and keep investing in theme parks and cruise lines.</p><p>At its entertainment division, operating income jumped 6% for the quarter, boosted by higher subscription and ad revenue from streaming services including Disney+. </p><p>:; Disney</p><p>Theme parks told a more mixed story. Guests who did visit spent more — but overall attendance was down, partly due to fewer international tourists. </p><p>Disney noted that it is "not immune" from the impacts of rising gas prices — and that a further increase could lead to more changes in consumer behavior.</p><p>Meanwhile, the company's sports division, home of ESPN, faced pressure from rising programming costs. But executives pushed back on any notion that ESPN is fading — calling it the world's biggest sports media brand and an "important contributor" to the company's portfolio.</p><p>:: Particle6</p><p>Archive</p><p>D'Amaro also addressed AI, saying it presented "meaningful long-term opportunities," including the potential to make production more efficient, but that human creativity would remain at Disney's core.</p></body>
Disney's (DIS) second quarter earnings results beat analysts' expectations, driven by booming streaming profit. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré and Washington Crossing Advisors senior portfolio manager Chad Morganlander chat with Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma about the earnings results and the stock's potential.
Investing.com -- Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by stronger-than-expected streaming revenue and solid performance at its theme parks.
This is the first report under new CEO Josh D'Amaro.
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Stocks were back near their highest levels on record after Wall Street turned its attention away from Iran and back to earnings season. The Dow rose 305 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 was up 0.7%. The Nasdaq was up 0.
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