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Bob Iger

Bob Iger

American businessman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company (born 1951)

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  • Aug 12

    Lakers sold for record $12.5B to Kushner and Iger as Walter exits after 10 months

    Mark Walter agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger at a $12.5 billion valuation, the most expensive sports team sale ever, just 10 months after acquiring the franchise from the Buss family.

  • Jul 22

    Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across Pixar, National Geographic and ESPN in third round of 2026 layoffs

    The Walt Disney Co. is eliminating several hundred positions on Tuesday, with Pixar, National Geographic and ESPN among the divisions most affected, as CEO Josh D'Amaro continues a corporate streamlining.

  • Jul 21

    Kevin Feige says Adam Driver repeatedly passes on Marvel roles: 'It's a tradition to Zoom with him and then he passes'

    Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that Adam Driver has turned down multiple MCU offers, amid rumors he is being courted for the X-Men reboot.

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Kyiv absorbed another direct hit as American envoys prepared a weekend shuttle between Moscow and Kyiv. Elsewhere, companies and governments tried to look decisive: Volkswagen approved a harsher restructuring, Nvidia bought a pillar of open AI, and forecasters warned that El Niño may stretch public resilience rather more than official websites can.

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