Market review: Walt Disney reorganizes, shares rise

October 17, 2020 at 3:38AM
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Shares of Bank of America fell as the bank trailed rivals in growing revenue from trading. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Reorg boost

Walt Disney Co. climbed 3.2% to $128.96 Tuesday after it announced a major reorganization of its company to focus on Disney Plus and its other streaming services. Shares closed Friday at $126.81.

Coming up short?

Loop Industries fell 32% to $7.91 Tuesday after short seller Hundenburg Research questioned the company's claims of a plastics recycling breakthrough, calling the technology a "fiction." Shares closed the week at $7.84.

Falling short

Fastly plunged 27.6% to $89.24 Thursday after the cloud computing company trimmed its Q3 sales forecast and withdrew full-year guidance, citing lower-than-expected usage of its cloud services by its largest customer, believed to be TikTok. Shares, which had increased more than 500% so far this year, closed the week at $84.67.

No sail

Royal Caribbean Group fell 9.7% to $63.07 Tuesday after it said it would suspend all departures from Australia and New Zealand until 2021. Shares closed Friday at $58.83.

Falling short

Bank of America fell 4.1% to $23.93 Wednesday after reporting quarterly earnings that fell short of expectations. Shares closed the week at $24.24.

I will have what he's having

Dillard's jumped 32.6% to $ 55.79 Monday after an investing associate of Warren Buffett disclosed a 6% personal stake in the struggling retailer. Shares closed the week at $50.89.

Selloff

Bed Bath & Beyond rose 8.1% to $23.93 Wednesday on news it had sold assets for $250 million. Shares closed the week at $24.83.

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Guests drive toward the entrance of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The theme park reopened at limited capacity during the Coronavirus pandemic. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)
Guests drive toward the entrance of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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