Breaking: Drama in the Tragic Kingdom

Disney bets on cost-cutting and layoffs ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Are we seeing the fall of a kingdom? Not just any kingdom. The Magic Kingdom. Disney is laying off 7,000 workers and is trying to cut $5.5 billion in costs as it tries to recover from a ruinous few months. CEO Bob Iger, who returned to run the company after the disastrous tenure of Bob Chapek, is moving aggressively to streamline the company. It will reportedly split into three divisions - Disney Entertainment (movies and streaming), ESPN, and theme parks, products and "experiences." The stock was up big yesterday - investors tend to like news about layoffs. Yet the company is still under attack from two fronts. Activist investor Nelson Peltz and Trian Management have been calling for reform for some time now, though Trian reportedly praised Disney for "listening" with its moves yesterday. Disney is also facing a potential strike from 32,000 workers after they overwhelmingly rejected a contract offered by the company. Organized labor is hardly going to be celebrating layoffs, and they are going to have no time for any talk about controlling costs. Disney does have a few aces in the hole. - Revenue from theme parks is up. - Avatar: The Way of Water was an expensive bet, but something which seems to have paid off. - And investors are confident that Bob Iger is a sure hand. Yet there are major problems even beyond the union troubles. Disney is caught in political battles, especially as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential Republican candidate for president in 2024, has seen great returns since using Big Mouse as a punching bag. And Disney+ suffered its first ever loss of subscribers. 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Cheers, Chris Hood WORD ON THE STREET Alphabet AI Fail, Twitter Chaos, JPMorgan Joins Layoffs - The Tragic Kingdom - With streaming numbers on Disney+ declining for the first time ever, Disney (DIS) is taking harsh measures. The company will cut 7,000 jobs and slash expenses across the board. Still, the stock was up 5.4% in after-hours trading. Earnings per share and revenue also both beat analyst expectations. - JPM Shifts To Small Business, Dumps Mortgage Workers - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) is reportedly firing hundreds of employees in its mortgage department. However, it's also hiring about 500 bankers who will work with small businesses, an estimated 20% jump. Despite a brief spike in after-hours trading, JPM was down on the day - Musk Unplugged Something Important - Twitter went completely down for about 90 minutes yesterday, and bugs continued to plague the platform even after it came back online. 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