The Walt Disney Co. is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for the three months through September on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Tuesday, 3 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit fell 60 percent as it took in less money than last year from licensing its comic book characters for movies.
Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 | Source: The New York Times
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the keenly anticipated Florida theme park, will open in the spring and allow visitors to tour Hogwarts, buy quidditch gear and drink butterbeer.
Monday, 31 Aug 2009 | Posted By:
Paul Toscano | Source: CNBC.com
Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment brings 5,000 new characters into the Disney family, and potentially huge profits. Although there are many ways to turn a profit on superheroes - toys, video games and comic books, to name a few – there is no doubt that one of the biggest money-makers in this space is on the big screen.
Stocks struggled to stay in positive territory for any length of time Tuesday as profit-taking after Monday's blockbuster rally overshadowed a fifth-straight rise in pending-home sales.
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