Disney to axe 7,000 jobs
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Disney plans to cut 7,000 jobs to reduce costs, the UK competition regulator said Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard would harm competition for UK gamers, and the seventh-generation leader of a European banking dynasty is taking the family’s company private.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Disney to axe 7,000 jobs in $5.5bn cost-cutting plan
UK regulator deals blow to Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal
Activision Blizzard chief: UK would lose out if it blocks Microsoft deal
‘You can’t be half pregnant’: Why Rothschild is calling time on the public market
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