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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 12 MIN

Disney Names Its Theme Parks Chief as Bob Iger’s Successor

from WSJ What’s News · host The Wall Street Journal

P.M. Edition for Feb. 3. Disney has chosen Josh D’Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as its CEO. WSJ entertainment reporter Ben Fritz discusses how the theme parks executive is likely to approach the role and how investors are reacting. Plus, the House approved a measure to end the partial government shutdown, but the negotiations over immigration enforcement aren’t over yet. And in Argentina, decades of financial crises mean people have kept a stash of billions of U.S. dollars. We hear from WSJ reporter Samantha Pearson about why Argentina’s President Javier Milei is trying to get citizens to put them in the bank. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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