Disney Names Its Theme Parks Chief as Bob Iger’s Successor
Podcast: WSJ What’s NewsPublished On: Tue Feb 03 2026
Description: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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