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New CEO Close for Disney, Partial Shutdown Timeline, More

02 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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29.815 - 52.719 Doug Krisner

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner. The board of Walt Disney is aligning on promoting theme park division chairman Josh DeMauro to the role of CEO. Now, DeMauro has led the unit that has delivered most of Disney's profits since 2020. We are told the board will vote on naming a new leader next week. The Senate passed a spending package last Friday to avert a long U.S.

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52.759 - 70.285 Doug Krisner

government shutdown. Now the White House and Democrats are continuing to negotiate on placing new limits on immigration raids. Right now, the government is in a partial shutdown. House lawmakers will be returning to Washington on Monday. Here is House Speaker Mike Johnson on NBC's Meet the Press.

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70.585 - 88.892 Mike Johnson

I tip my hat to everybody, appropriators in both parties who got this together. After the Senate acted over the weekend, we will now have 11 of 12 separate appropriations bills approved by both chambers. Because they modified our package, they've sent it over a little differently, which means we've got to address the bills again.

88.972 - 99.929 Mike Johnson

So they're going to separate the Department of Homeland Security bill. Our intention is by Tuesday to fund all agencies of the federal government except for that one, and then we'll have two weeks of good faith negotiations to figure it out.

100.009 - 118.277 Doug Krisner

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaking to NBC's Meet the Press. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has undermined her support as she fights to keep her job, and some members of Congress are frustrated by her rare appearances for hearings on Capitol Hill. Bloomberg's Amy Morris has more from Washington.

118.392 - 141.522 Amy Morris

Republican Senator Tom Tillis blamed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for decisions that he said are tarnishing DHS's and ICE's reputation. But it's not just the fallout from Minneapolis. Noem's policy requiring her personal sign-off on expenses exceeding $100,000 has dramatically slowed recovery after hurricanes and floods, and some lawmakers feel like she's stiff-armed Congress.

141.922 - 153.255 Amy Morris

All of this has raised questions about Noem's long-term job security. with some senators calling for her job, others expressing frustration with her interactions with Congress. In Washington, Amy Morris, Bloomberg Radio.

Chapter 2: Who has been named the new CEO of Disney?

175.278 - 184.973 Doug Krisner

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch signaled that no new charges will be brought in the Epstein investigation. Here is Blanch speaking on CNN's State of the Union.

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185.174 - 198.855 Todd Blanch

The victims want to be made whole, and so we want that. The Attorney General wants that more than anything, but that doesn't mean we can just create evidence or that we can just kind of come up with a case that isn't there.

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198.835 - 222.936 Doug Krisner

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch speaking on CNN's State of the Union. In Ukraine, more than a dozen people were killed on Sunday when a Russian drone struck a bus transporting workers in central Ukraine. Officials say the strike hit civilian infrastructure, burning down a bus with people inside. Now, the attack happened as the U.S. tries to mediate peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

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222.916 - 242.626 Doug Krisner

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, another round of negotiations will be held this Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi. President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, and if confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed current chair Jay Powell, whose term as chair ends in May.

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243.086 - 247.573 Doug Krisner

Fed Governor Stephen Myron says he is expecting Warsh to be effective in his leadership.

247.553 - 269.14 Stephen Myron

I think that Chairman-designate Warsh has a long and illustrious career in history as a very insightful thinker on monetary policy. I think he's a fantastic pick from the president. I think he's got enormous credibility. I think he's got enormous gravitas. I think he's got enormous respect from financial markets, from economists, from everyone. I think he's going to do just a knockout job.

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That is Fed Governor Stephen Myron speaking earlier to Bloomberg. Meantime, White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett tells Fox News the Fed should focus on getting its balance sheet as lean as possible.

280.556 - 295.296 Kevin Hassett

The Fed should focus on its job, which is financial stability and lower interest rates and low unemployment rate, low inflation. And it should try to basically do that the old fashioned way quietly.

295.276 - 306.874 Doug Krisner

NEC Director Kevin Hassett speaking on Fox News' Sunday briefing. It's another busy week of earnings, including results from two more of the MAG-7. We have a preview from Bloomberg's Charlie Pellett.

Chapter 3: What is the current status of the U.S. government shutdown?

314.767 - 328.407 Scott Cronert

We're assuming that this, we call it the Elite 8 now, we've moved on from the Mag 7, continue to deliver a beat and raise, much as we saw for all of last year off of the April lows, but at a little bit lesser magnitude than last year.

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328.507 - 342.327 Charlie Pellett

His Elite 8 includes Broadcom, also reporting this week, Palantir Qualcomm, and AMD among tech names. We'll also hear from Disney, PepsiCo, and Chipotle Mexican Grill. In New York, Charlie Pellett, Bloomberg Radio.

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342.307 - 347.094 Doug Krisner

And that is news when you want it. With Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Krisner and this is Bloomberg.

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As a place to do business, the UK stands apart. Not because of a single advantage, but a uniquely powerful combination of many. As one of the world's leading financial centres, the UK puts over £10 trillion to work every day, fuelling innovation across every sector. Home to four of the world's top universities, it provides exceptional talent and breakthrough research.

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This sits alongside a clear 10-year industrial strategy, unlocking smarter regulation and making it faster and easier to operate. Stability with dynamism. Global connectivity with local depth. It all adds up to greater growth. Visit business.gov.uk slash growth.

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