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Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s theme park in Shanghai celebrated its first year by coming close to breaking even, a first for the entertainment giant in 30 years. But is the newest the best of the bunch? It’s certainly the biggest, reflective of its humongous market. At 963 acres, you could...

“Wonder Woman” passed the $600 million mark globally on Thursday and was on pace to outmuscle the testosterone-fueled flick “Man of Steel,” breaking box office records and gender barriers in the process. The movie, starring Gal Gadot and directed by Patty Jenkins, has shown...

“Wonder Woman” has some of the greatest legs in the history of show business. The commercial and critical hit, boosted by word of mouth, scored $40.775 million at the domestic box office on its third weekend of release, a tiny 30 percent drop from the previous weekend. The Time Warner...

Investors who think that Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s main growth drivers are movies, toys, or ESPN are wrong, at least according to Barton Crockett of FBR Capital Markets. Surprising or not, Disney's theme parks are the main drivers of earnings, Crockett explained as a guest on CNBC's...

KISS frontman Gene Simmons wants to trademark a hand gesture long associated with 1970s arena rock as well as Marvel Comics’ “Spider-Man,” joining a long line of dubious attempts by people to own nebulous things. Simmons trademark application refers to a hand gesture -- the two...

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers comments and picks from the Barron's Mid-Year Roundtable. Other featured articles feature energy stocks and ETFs poised to run and regional banks that should prosper regardless of interest rate changes. The prospects for a memory-chip...

The retro trend is in full gear, from fashion to entertainment, and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ABC is preparing itself to capitalize on the fad. After the recent announcement that ABC was reviving "American Idol," ABC followed up with the renewal of another nostalgic hit, "Roseanne." Over two...

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Things haven’t been going too well for traditional media companies. Very recently, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has been getting hammered by its media segment, undergoing significant layoffs in its flagship ESPN channel. Re-Tiering Pressures Deutsche Bank has lowered its rating on another media...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s earnings report Tuesday made one thing clear: the company's ESPN and cable networks is a double-edged sword. As noted by a CNBC report, Disney's cable network revenue for the quarter actually rose 3 percent to $4.1 billion. At the same time, the segment'...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) reported its second-quarter earnings report after Tuesday's market close. Here are the main highlights: Disney reports Q2 Adj. EPS $1.50, beating estimates by $0.09 Sales came in at $13.33 billion, missing estimates by $120 million Parks and Resorts revenues...

Few will fault Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) investors for holding cautious views of the company heading into its fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday. According to Rosenblatt Securities' Alan Gould, one of the more notable drivers will be the incremental costs at Disney's ESPN...

Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) hit its fifth consecutive new 52-week high of $115.12 on Friday and the stock is now higher by nearly 10 percent since the start of 2017 and 170 percent over the past five years versus a 70 percent gain in the S&P 500 index and 58 percent in the Dow Jones...

This weekend's cover story in Barron's takes a look at potential winners as the biotech industry grapples with soaring drug prices. Other featured articles offer the prospects for an apparel maker poised to rebound and a railroad-equipment supplier with global opportunities. The outlook for a...