Disney hires PepsiCo veteran Hugh Johnston as CFO

Hugh Johnston, PepsiCoDavid A. Grogan | CNBCDisney said Monday that Hugh Johnston, the longtime chief financial officer of PepsiCo, will join the company as its new CFO, as the entertainment giant contends with a sagging share price and streaming losses.Johnston has spent the last 34 years with PepsiCo, holding...

Read more...

DISH, BVH, ALB and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Tesla — Stock in the electric vehicle company ticked up roughly 2% after a report from Reuters said Tesla plans to build and produce electric vehicles that will sell for 25,000 euros ($26,859) at a factory near Berlin. The move...

Read more...

Berkshire Hathaway BRK earnings Q3 2023

An Andy Warhol-like print of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett hangs outside a clothing stand during the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 30, 2022.Scott Morgan | ReutersBerkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a big jump in third-quarter operating earnings, while...

Read more...

Astra defaults on debt agreement, may not be able to raise needed cash

The company's LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida's Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission.AstraStruggling space company Astra disclosed in a securities filing late Friday that it defaulted on a recent debt agreement and may not be able to raise needed cash as funds dwindle.Astra twice...

Read more...