Walt Disney News

Equities research analysts at Miller Tabak upped their price target on shares of Walt Disney from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

Despite a fall-off in bookings in the aftermath of Carnival Corp.'s Costa Concordia accident off the shores of Italy, Walt Disney Co.

Slacker, Inc. announced that Steve Wadsworth, a former senior executive at The Walt Disney Company and a leader in the Internet and interactive digital media industry, has joined Slacker as an independent member of Slacker's Board of Directors.

One of the areas that has always been a weakness here on The Disney Blog is Disney's gaming efforts.

The Downtown DisneyA Resort Area Hotels has partnered with Walt Disney WorldA to once again honor outstanding K-12 teachers with its 2012 A+ For Teachers at Downtown Disney essay contest.

Facebook is piloting a program that would let advertisers become more visible through Open Graph apps.

With nearly 40 years practicing law, a Jacksonville attorney who has been a development leader of the City and the region has decided to take a step back and focus more on family.

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its rating of Hold for this company and changed its price target from $54 to $57. The Benchmark Company reiterated its rating of Buy for this company and changed its price target from $70 to $75. Walt Disney : WALL STREET JOURNAL: Five Wall Street banks were invited to bid this week on a multibillion-dollar bundle of ... (more)

The renovated Disney California Adventure will create 2,300 permanent jobs when the makeover is completed this year, the Disney parks' head said in a speech Thursday night.

International Game Technology CEO Patti S. Hart announced today John Vandemore is joining the Company as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective February 13, 2012, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals.

Mr. Wadsworth spent 17 years at The Walt Disney Company where he was a pioneer for the company's digital media and technology business.

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Feb 9 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned The Walt Disney Co.'s proposed issuance of five-year and 10-year debt its issue-level rating of 'A'. The company plans to use the proceeds of the issuance for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper outstanding.

Analysts say talks by India and the European Union on a free-trade pact are threatening India's ability to deliver life-saving medicines to the world's poorest.

The Michigan Historical Museum plans to screen a series of Disney animated short films produced in the 1940s to encourage Americans to support the nation's efforts in World War II.

The Walt Disney CompanyA reported net income above Wall Street's expectations for the first quarter.A Net income for The Walt Disney Company rose to $1.46 billion vs.

When I sold Walt Disney out of my Jubak's Picks portfolio on Jan.10, I flagged problems at the company's movie business as the reason.

But despite this good news, the company's Q4 financials "include $87 million of charges related to the ongoing investigations initiated upon the closure of The News of the World." That's about .06% of its operating income lost to the case, which also cost News Corp another $17 million in Q3.

EXCLUSIVE : The Walt Disney Company is near a deal to acquire Saving Mr. Banks , the Kelly Marcel-scripted saga of how Walt Disney persuaded Australian author P.L. Travers to sell him the rights to make a film out of Mary Poppins .

Equities research analysts at Credit Suisse raised their price target on shares of Walt Disney to $45.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday.