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6 hours agoDisney names Josh D'Amaro as its new CEO
Josh D'Amaro, a 28-year Disney veteran and architect of a $36 billion global expansion of Disney Experiences, will replace Bob Iger as CEO in March.
In the third quarter of 2025, Amazon achieved its strongest growth in its AWS cloud division since 2022. Amazon Web Services' revenue grew by 20 percent to $33 billion. This exceeded Wall Street's expectations, which had predicted $32.4 billion. Amazon's total revenue rose thirteen percent to $180.2 billion in the third quarter. Net income rose to $21.2 billion, or $1.95 per share. The figures exceeded analysts' expectations, leading to a share price increase of approximately nine percent in after-hours trading.
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