Disney’s board announced late last night that CEO Bob Chapek is out and Bob Iger is back in, marking the end of a tumultuous, nearly three-year tenure by Chapek. Financial Times’ Alex Barker gives the latest developments. Plus, the 2022 World Cup kicked off yesterday with the host nation Qatar falling to Ecuador. Washington University in St. Louis’ Patrick R ... Show More
Today
OpenAI Releases Latest GPT Model, Bloom Energy Overpromising? 7/9/26
Morning Call, anchored by Morgan Brennan, delivers the essential market intelligence that drives the trading day ahead. The program captures breaking business news as it unfolds and tracks pre‑market equity moves, commodity swings, U.S. futures, and overnight action across global ... Show More
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Yesterday
Trump on Iran-U.S. Ceasefire 7/8/26
Morning Call, anchored by Morgan Brennan, delivers the essential market intelligence that drives the trading day ahead. The program captures breaking business news as it unfolds and tracks pre‑market equity moves, commodity swings, U.S. futures, and overnight action across global ... Show More
42m 22s
Jul 7
AI demand, defense spending and SpaceX drive the market 7/7/26
AI demand remains strong as Samsung's earnings reinforce long term confidence in semiconductors despite near term profit taking. Plus, SpaceX joins the Nasdaq 100, drawing billions in passive inflows as investors weigh index inclusion and insider lockups. Later, NATO defense spen ... Show More
42m 56s
Oct 2023
Can Bob Iger Save Disney, Again?
Bob Iger, The Walt Disney Company’s hugely successful CEO, came out of retirement last November and once again took the helm of the entertainment giant. But the company, and the industry, are facing tough new challenges. Bloomberg’s Thomas Buckley joins this episode to talk about ... Show More
26m 12s
Nov 2022
🍳 “The All-you-can-eat T-Shirt” — Denny’s walking billboard. Disney’s Jedi CEO. Holiday spending, because jobs.
It’s our last pod until Monday, November 28th, so we’re looking at The Return of the Jedi in real life — 3 years ago, Disney’s Bob Iger quit, now he’s back as CEO. Breakfast icon Denny’s just launched a bottomless breakfast blouse that broke Black Friday: A $6 t-shirt worth 1,000 ... Show More
21m 45s
Dec 2024
Disney Under Siege | The ‘Bob’ of It All | 3
Bob Iger has held the keys to the Disney castle since 2005. The last time this larger-than-life CEO tried to leave, an entire proxy battle broke out under the nose of his successor. Now, with Iger’s contract up in 2026, the entertainment industry (and Wall Street) are wondering w ... Show More
37m 16s