Victoria Craig

Ben Fritz covers the entertainment industry for The Wall Street Journal. Ben, why Abu Dhabi and why now for Disney?

What does the partnership between these two companies, Disney and Miral, look like?

What does the partnership between these two companies, Disney and Miral, look like?

Now, Disney CEO Bob Iger says we could be as many as seven years away from the opening of this new Abu Dhabi theme park. But we did learn today through the company's earnings that the experience part of its business, which include theme parks and cruises, is a big part of the company's revenue stream. Walk us through how those did last quarter, given all of the global uncertainty for consumers.

Now, Disney CEO Bob Iger says we could be as many as seven years away from the opening of this new Abu Dhabi theme park. But we did learn today through the company's earnings that the experience part of its business, which include theme parks and cruises, is a big part of the company's revenue stream. Walk us through how those did last quarter, given all of the global uncertainty for consumers.

Entertainment industry reporter Ben Fritz. Thanks so much, Ben.

Entertainment industry reporter Ben Fritz. Thanks so much, Ben.

Some other corporate news to tell you about. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says it's slashing about 500 jobs or 5% of its global workforce. That's as the company tries to make its business more efficient.

Some other corporate news to tell you about. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says it's slashing about 500 jobs or 5% of its global workforce. That's as the company tries to make its business more efficient.

CrowdStrike said it expects as much as a $56 million charge from the decision, which comes after it swung to a loss last quarter and shared full-year earnings guidance that fell short of expectations.

CrowdStrike said it expects as much as a $56 million charge from the decision, which comes after it swung to a loss last quarter and shared full-year earnings guidance that fell short of expectations.

The Federal Aviation Administration is scrambling to update and improve its air traffic operations after technology breakdowns disrupted operations at Newark Liberty International Airport in recent days.

The Federal Aviation Administration is scrambling to update and improve its air traffic operations after technology breakdowns disrupted operations at Newark Liberty International Airport in recent days.

The FAA said it's working to increase staffing of controllers who oversee Newark traffic and adding new high-bandwidth connections between the Philadelphia facility and New York to improve reliability and redundancy. Finally, it's black smoke at the Sistine Chapel. The papal conclave began in the Vatican today, but cardinals did not elect a new pope in their first vote.

The FAA said it's working to increase staffing of controllers who oversee Newark traffic and adding new high-bandwidth connections between the Philadelphia facility and New York to improve reliability and redundancy. Finally, it's black smoke at the Sistine Chapel. The papal conclave began in the Vatican today, but cardinals did not elect a new pope in their first vote.

Beginning tomorrow, there will be four votes a day until the 133 cardinals select a new leader for the Catholic Church. Before we go, heads up, we ran a bonus episode of the podcast earlier today.

Beginning tomorrow, there will be four votes a day until the 133 cardinals select a new leader for the Catholic Church. Before we go, heads up, we ran a bonus episode of the podcast earlier today.

You can listen to what's news in earnings for the latest quarterly reports from the automotive sector, including how car companies are reacting to President Trump's tariff plans and whether and when consumers might see higher prices passed along to them. And that's what's news for this Wednesday afternoon. Today's show was produced by Anthony Bansi. Our supervising producer was Pierre Bien-Aimé.

You can listen to what's news in earnings for the latest quarterly reports from the automotive sector, including how car companies are reacting to President Trump's tariff plans and whether and when consumers might see higher prices passed along to them. And that's what's news for this Wednesday afternoon. Today's show was produced by Anthony Bansi. Our supervising producer was Pierre Bien-Aimé.

I'm Victoria Craig for The Wall Street Journal. We'll be back with a new show tomorrow morning. Thanks for listening.