Disney Jumps on Earnings; Border Deal Dies in Senate
February 8, 2024
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February 8, 2024
Disney Jumps on Earnings; Border Deal Dies in Senate
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<p>On today's podcast:</p> <p>1) <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/DIS:US">Walt Disney Co.</a> is acquiring a $1.5 billion equity stake in <em>Fortnite</em> maker <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/748448Z:US">Epic Games Inc.</a> as part of a collaboration involving Disney properties like <em>Star Wars</em>, Marvel and <em>Avatar</em>, the companies said Wednesday.</p> <p>2) The Senate delivered a death blow to efforts to impose new border restrictions, blocking a carefully negotiated bipartisan compromise after former president Donald Trump and House Republican leaders denounced the deal.</p> <p>3) Former <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BARC:LN">Barclays Plc</a> Chief Executive Officer Jes Staley has long maintained that he cut off his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein once he became boss of the UK bank. Legal documents seen by Bloomberg News claim that he had indirect contact with the late pedophile financier for years after that.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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