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From Turkey Legs To 1 Million Visitors, Shanghai Disney's Success A Pleasant Surprise For CEO Iger
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 2:37pm | 360Nearly one million people have already visited Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s amusement park in Shanghai within just weeks of opening. Disney's CEO Robert "Bob" Iger said during the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, that the park's guests are staying...
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Disney's New $5.5 Billion Resort In Shanghai Opens On Thursday, But Can It Survive?
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 10:58am | 264Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) spent more than $5 billion to build a resort park in Shanghai, China, which is scheduled to open to the public on Thursday. According to Bloomberg, Disney's ambitions in China is a "prize worth fighting for" (cue "Mulan" tune), as the country's annual tourism revenue is...
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Lions Gate Entertainment Shares Trending Higher On M&A Chatter
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 9:03am | 98Shares of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) were trending higher Monday morning amid M&A chatter. Early Monday, the Dalian Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin announced the firm has been in discussion with Lions Gate about acquiring a stake in the company. The Chinese firm...