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Disney stock slips into weekend as board flags CEO pick “early 2026” and earnings loom

Disney stock slips into weekend as board flags CEO pick “early 2026” and earnings loom

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 06:31 ET — The market has closed. Walt Disney shares (DIS) slipped 1.97% to close at $110.98 on Friday, pushing the stock further into the red for the year as investors brace for a critical series of company events. (MarketScreener) The timing is key as Disney aims to prove it can boost streaming and maintain…
Disney stock dips after proxy sets CEO search timeline, reveals Iger pay and $7 billion buyback goal

Disney stock dips after proxy sets CEO search timeline, reveals Iger pay and $7 billion buyback goal

New York, Jan 23, 2026, 21:41 EST — Market closed Walt Disney shares (DIS) dropped about 2% on Friday, closing at $110.98. The stock slid $2.23, or 1.97%, by the session’s end. (Yahoo Finance) The drop followed Disney’s filing of its annual proxy statement, which outlines shareholder votes for the upcoming annual meeting and provides details on executive compensation and…
Disney stock price stalls near $113 as proxy filing puts CEO pick in “early 2026” focus

Disney stock price stalls near $113 as proxy filing puts CEO pick in “early 2026” focus

New York, January 22, 2026, 19:56 EST — after-hours. Shares of The Walt Disney Company were mostly flat in after-hours trading Thursday following a proxy filing that set a virtual annual meeting for March 18. The filing also revealed the board plans to appoint its next CEO in early 2026. Disney’s stock edged up 4 cents, or roughly 0.04%, to…
Disney stock: DIS slid Friday — Lucasfilm shake-up, holiday break and the next catalyst

Disney stock: DIS slid Friday — Lucasfilm shake-up, holiday break and the next catalyst

New York, Jan 17, 2026, 16:18 ET — Market closed Walt Disney shares ended Friday down 1.9%, closing at $111.20 after fluctuating between $111.14 and $113.79 during the session. The drop comes ahead of a long weekend for U.S. markets, closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and set to reopen Tuesday. Investors get extra time to digest company…
Disney stock on Monday watch: Iger’s China meeting, CES ad tools and a Jan. 15 dividend

Disney stock on Monday watch: Iger’s China meeting, CES ad tools and a Jan. 15 dividend

New York, Jan 11, 2026, 15:49 (ET) — Market closed. Shares of Walt Disney Co (DIS) climbed 1.5%, closing Friday at $115.88. Investors digested a Reuters report that CEO Bob Iger met with China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing. Ding urged Iger to boost Disney’s investment in China, where Iger said the company remains “full of confidence in China’s…
Disney stock set for Monday spotlight after ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops $1 billion — what’s next for DIS

Disney stock set for Monday spotlight after ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops $1 billion — what’s next for DIS

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 21:15 ET — Market closed Walt Disney shares will be in focus when U.S. trading resumes on Monday after the company said “Avatar: Fire and Ash” has topped $1 billion in global ticket sales. The third film in James Cameron’s “Avatar” series has generated $1.03 billion worldwide, and Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian said, “These movies consistently…
Disney stock slides today as DIS tracks sector weakness despite ‘Zootopia 2’ box-office record

Disney stock slides today as DIS tracks sector weakness despite ‘Zootopia 2’ box-office record

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 13:19 ET — Regular session Walt Disney Co shares fell 1.5% to $112.11 in early afternoon trading on Friday, sliding with broader consumer-discretionary weakness. The stock traded between $111.65 and $113.98 in the session, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF was down about 1.1%. The move comes in the first trading session of…
Disney stock today: DIS slips as $10M FTC kids-privacy order, “Zootopia 2” record hit grab focus

Disney stock today: DIS slips as $10M FTC kids-privacy order, “Zootopia 2” record hit grab focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 15:25 ET — Market closed Walt Disney shares ended 0.9% lower in the final U.S. trading session of 2025 on Wednesday, before markets shut for New Year’s Day. The move came as investors weighed a fresh regulatory headline around how the company labels children’s content on YouTube. Why it matters now is less the size…
Disney (DIS) stock slips after-hours as DOJ child-privacy settlement and ‘Zootopia 2’ record hit headlines

Disney (DIS) stock slips after-hours as DOJ child-privacy settlement and ‘Zootopia 2’ record hit headlines

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:42 ET — After-hours Disney stock fell $1.01, or 0.9%, to $113.77 in late after-hours trading on Wednesday. After-hours is the session after the 4 p.m. ET close. The move kept the focus on a federal settlement over children’s privacy rules for Disney’s YouTube video content, alongside a fresh box-office milestone for the company’s animation…
Disney stock falls on $10 million YouTube kids-privacy settlement as ‘Zootopia 2’ record fails to lift shares

Disney stock falls on $10 million YouTube kids-privacy settlement as ‘Zootopia 2’ record fails to lift shares

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 15:30 ET — Regular session The Walt Disney Company’s shares fell on Wednesday after U.S. authorities said the entertainment group agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations tied to children’s privacy rules on YouTube. Reuters The case matters now because regulators have been sharpening their focus on how large media and…
Disney stock ends higher as late SEC filing flags exec sale heading into final 2025 sessions

Disney stock ends higher as late SEC filing flags exec sale heading into final 2025 sessions

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 20:23 ET — Market closed Walt Disney shares rose 0.55% on Monday to close at $114.19, after trading between $113.20 and $114.49. Volume was about 8.0 million shares, below the roughly 11.1 million average over the last 20 sessions, data showed. StockAnalysis The move matters heading into year-end because trading has been thin and price…
Disney stock dips into year-end as Fed minutes loom and ‘Avatar’ rules holiday box office

Disney stock dips into year-end as Fed minutes loom and ‘Avatar’ rules holiday box office

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:00 ET — Market closed Walt Disney Co shares slid 0.8% on Friday, easing to $113.56 as U.S. stocks finished little changed in thin post-Christmas trading. The move matters now because the market is in the final, low-liquidity stretch of the year, when portfolio rebalancing can amplify swings even without fresh company news. Reuters reported…

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