Nomura Securities Reiterates Buy on Disney (DIS) Following Shanghai Visit

Disney (DIS): Shanghai Park is About LT Opportunities -Wells Fargo

June 15, 2016 7:46 AM EDT

Wells Fargo analyst, Marci Ryvicker spent the last few days in Shanghai, China (6/12-14) experiencing Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS)... More

Over $5.3 million raised for Orlando club shooting victims

June 14, 2016 5:24 PM EDT

(Reuters) - Corporate and individual donors have given more than $5.3 million to help victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida by a gunman who killed 49 people and wounded 53, organizers of fundraising drives said on Tuesday.

U.S. investigators were digging into what motivated Omar Mateen, 29, to attack the Pulse dance club in downtown Orlando, including whether he was inspired by militant Islamist ideology and reports that he may have struggled with his own sexual identity.

Mateen, a U.S. citizen who was born in New York to Afghan parents, was... More

Labor groups criticize Disney over worker conditions at China suppliers

June 14, 2016 6:31 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China-based labor groups have criticized Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) over conditions at a small number of its local suppliers, highlighting issues such as low wages, high rates of injury and health risks from exposure to chemicals and dust.

Disney, set to open a $5.5 billion theme park in mainland China on Thursday, said it took any violation of labor regulations "seriously" and that it would investigate any allegations against its suppliers.

A report from Hong-Kong based advocacy group Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) said some workers at... More

Disney hikes security at theme parks with 'visible safeguards'

June 13, 2016 9:17 PM EDT

By Barbara Liston

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has raised security at its theme parks, the company said on Monday after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history in Orlando, Florida, the home of Walt Disney World.

"Unfortunately weve all been living in a world of uncertainty, and during this time we have increased our security measures across our properties, adding such visible safeguards as magnetometers,... More