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        <title><![CDATA[Disney’s earnings plunge as coronavirus shutters parks and cruise ships]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Disney&#8217;s earnings dived in the second quarter, including a 58 percent drop in operating incomes tied to its shuttered theme parks and cruise ships, the Mouse House said on Tuesday.</p><p>The Burbank, Calif. company said that coronavirus pandemic closures, which has also delayed its summer blockbusters, have squeezed its second-quarter earnings to 60 cents a share, down from $1.60 a share in the year earlier quarter.</p><p>Shares of Disney fell nearly 2 percent in after-hours trading as Wall Street had been expecting adjusted earnings of 88 cents a share, excluding items.</p><p>The one bright spot was increased engagement on its newly-launched streaming service, Disney+.</p><p>Calling the challenges linked to the virus &#8220;unprecedented,&#8221; executive chairman Bob Iger, who <strong>stepped down as CEO</strong> in February only to <strong>resume a lead role in April</strong>, acknowledged that the pandemic &#8220;hit us hard&#8221; and advocated for a &#8220;all hands-on-deck approach.&#8221;</p><p>The company closed its theme parks globally, including Disneyland and Disney World, in mid-March, and said those closures took a $1 billion toll on operating income in its parks, experiences and products unit.</p><p>The company reported a 58 percent drop in operating income for the segment this quarter compared to the same period last year. Across all divisions, the virus shaved $1.4 billion off its income.</p><p>Newly-minted <strong>CEO Bob Chapek</strong> didn&#8217;t offer much guidance on when the parks would reopen, but said the company is mulling social distancing guidelines for when the parks do resume business.</p><p>&#8220;While the COVID-19 pandemic has had an appreciable financial impact on a number of our businesses, we are confident in our ability to withstand this disruption and emerge from it in a strong position,” Chapek said.</p><p>Revenue rose 20.7 percent to $18.01 billion for the quarter ended March 28, above Wall Street&#8217;s expectations for sales of $17.81 billion.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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